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Public Service cuts back on the Abbott Government agenda
FINANCE Minister Matthias Cormann has announced a fifth round of the Smaller Government Reform agenda, better known to Canberrans as public service job cuts. Attorney-General’s and Immigration have...
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Glass’ music at its finest
“MAIS ce n’est pa la musique” – but it is not music! Bree van Reyk, Jason Noble, Jim Nightingale and Alister Spence This was the offensive slur hurled at Philip Glass by French colleagues prior to his...
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Grattan / We’ve had the endless budget warm up – now it’s game on
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Budget day is high risk for all the political players. Think of it this way. Fast forward two months. By early July, will we look back on the Coalition’s...
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Interim domestic violence orders on the way
SIMON Corbell says the ACT Government will introduce amendments to interim domestic violence orders and change the definition of family violence to ensure victims receive greater support. Simon said...
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Gardening / When the sap stops flowing, start pruning
Pyracantha or Firethorn… a major environmental weedy shrub.AUTUMN and winter are the times to prune. Once leaves have fallen from deciduous trees, it is an ideal time to prune fruit and ornamental...
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Letters / How did the Cubans do it?
MICHAEL Moore’s column “Cuba wins the cigar for public health commitment” (CN April 30) raises a number of issues. The Cuban experience indicates the benefits of a health system that is not driven by...
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Woman and child burned in Red Hill disturbance
AROUND 9:40am this morning, ACT Policing responded to an incident in La Perouse Street, Red Hill. Police were called to attend the house after reports of a disturbance and a house fire. ACT Fire &...
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Parton / Be here – in Canberra – now
MY mate Simmo has lived in Canberra for twice as long as I have and never ventured inside Parliament House. Mark Parton.“Why would I want to see those mongrels and that place?” he said to me. “Greatest...
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Arts / Camilla grows into growing old
Theatre artist Camilla Blunden… starring in a one-woman play, “All This Living”. Photo by Lorna Sim“WHEN I grow up I want to be an old woman” is the eye-catching headline on posters for veteran...
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Seasoned face of small-business survival
Recruiter Kate Prior… “Businesses are loyal here. If you don’t give them a reason to go elsewhere they’ll usually stick by you.” Photo by Holly TreadawayWHEN Kate Prior opened her recruitment company...
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‘Treasure troves’ in new stamp issue
AUSTRALIAN cultural treasures from the 18th to 21st centuries, housed in some of Australia’s unique and significant museums and collections will feature in a new Australia Post stamp issue. Australia...
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Moore / Thinking small’s big price
QUESTIONS of fairness and equity come to the fore in Budget week. It is not that fiscal management issues are dismissed – over the long term we should be living within our means. Michael Moore.However,...
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Toni’s crusade to save the shops
Retailer Toni McLennan… “I don’t want to see a world where you didn’t have shops!” Photo by Andrew FinchQUEANBEYAN councillor and Canberra small-business owner Toni McLennan’s love of shopping stops...
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Google StreetView taking on the National Gallery
THE National Gallery has tweeted intriguing pictures of a man portable Google StreetView unit documenting their sculpture garden. Great to see #Google at the Gallery today capturing #StreetView of our...
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Canberra Confidential / Snapper falls for autumn leaves
YOU can take the snapper out of the newsroom, but you can never take the fascination with action photography from the news snapper. And so it is for latter-day commercial lensman Andrew Campbell who,...
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Fladun / Out of whack and out of luck
MY children called it our “bad luck week” – one of those weeks when everything just seems to go wrong. Sonya Fladun.I’m not saying bad luck didn’t play a part, but our work-family balance has been...
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Carter / Cool and how to get it
CHIEF Minister Andrew Barr wants to steal Wellington’s crown as the world’s “coolest little capital”. So, how do we do it? We’ve got pockets of cool – from the hipster vibe of Lonsdale Street to the...
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Hail over Canberra
IT’S only a smattering so far, but ice is most definitely falling from the sky in the form of hail down on Petrie Plaza. According to the radar it’s an isolated cell and there are no warnings beyond...
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Arts / Something about Mary
Jenna Roberts in the role of Mary Magdalene… “I am eternally fascinated by the story of Magdalene.” Photo by Andrew Campbell“EVERYTHING’S alright, yeah, everything’s fine,” the words to the Andrew...
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Dining / Craving the slow-cooked comfort
WE’VE had a fair few nippy days even though winter has not officially whipped in. That makes me want comfort food. And comfort food makes me crave roasted meat, cooked ever so slowly. Wendy...
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