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Auditor-General finds inadequacies in the ACTTAB sale
AUDITOR-GENERAL Maxine Cooper has presented the report on the Sale of ACTTAB. “The sale of ACTTAB successfully realised $105.5 million for the Territory. This far exceeded expectations. The sale was...
View ArticleCanberra CBD cries foul at light rail land grab
CANBERRA CBD Limited has launched an unprecedented attack on the Capital Metro draft environmental impact statement: The EIS states that the Melbourne building / Magistrates car park will be a Works...
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Greyhound racing reforms as suggested by the greyhound racers
JOY Burch has written to Shane Rattenbury seeking a review of animal welfare laws as they apply to live baiting in the greyhound industry. “Like all Canberrans, I was revolted and appalled by the Four...
View ArticleReview / ‘Ted 2′ (MA) ** and a half
COARSE humour has been around for millennia and only prudes would gainsay it. Satire of public institutions, human frailties and cultural habits has nourished literary invention throughout written...
View ArticleReview / ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ (M) *** and a half
IN 1967, John Schlesinger directed Julie Christie as Bathsheba Everdene and Terence Stamp as Sgt Troy in a 157-minute adaptation of perhaps the least gloomy of Thomas Hardy’s Wessex novels. The...
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Lyn Mills’ social event of the week
SNOWY Hydro SouthCare’s Women in Business Lunch is an annual event where there’s some fundraising of the “experiential” kind, meaning eating, walking, painting and canoeing packages, a significant...
View ArticleReview / ‘Love and Mercy’
IF you seek a soft-bodied film with comfortable dramatic values, “Love and Mercy” will not meet your need. Which is not to say that you should shun it. Of all the songs by ‘60s band The Beach Boys, I...
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Shooting in Wanniassa
ACT Policing’s Criminal Investigations is investigating a shooting incident in Wanniassa last night (Friday, June 26). Police were called to a house in Wanniassa after residents reported hearing the...
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This man wanted for an indecent act in Belconnen
ACT Policing has released a face-fit of the offender involved in an indecent act in Belconnen on Thursday (June 25). Between 11am and 11.30am, a woman was walking her baby in a pram along Diddams...
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Socials / At the Master Builders excellence awards, Civic
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House fire in Crace
ACT Fire & Rescue has responded to a house fire in Crace this morning. Several crews rushed to the home in Punyibah Street after the alarm was raised at 10:57am. Update to follow. 11:13 The fire...
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Letters / Potholes from ‘poor’ road
IN the last three years I’ve driven from Belconnen to Fyshwick on Parkes Way almost every day. Recently the road has been extended to three lanes in both ways so traffic flows easier especially in...
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Carter / Putting the car space into play
WHEN a car space can add an extra $30,000 to the cost of an apartment, not everyone puts secure parking on top of their house-hunting wish list. Catherine Carter.A recent survey of apartment renters –...
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All the judges turn for Canberra’s Amber Nichols on ‘The Voice’
LAST night on “The Voice” Canberra Mum Amber Nichols made a spectacular debut. Performing London Grammar’s “Strong” all five judges wanted Amber on their team. She’s chosen to join Team Madden and...
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Gardening / Blossoms don’t mean it’s spring
BLOSSOMS from the flowering apricot are tricking some people into believing spring has come early this year. The trees in blossom over the last few weeks are almost certainly the flowering apricot,...
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Auditor-General unveils plans for the coming years
THE ACT Auditor-General Maxine Cooper has announced the Performance Audit Program 2015-16 and Potential Audits to Commence over 2016-17 to 2017-18. “The Audit Office has developed the Program having...
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Gavel / The best… better than all the rest
I WAS recently asked which sportsperson I find the most inspiring. Tim Gavel.There is no easy answer because, during any particular sporting moment, I extract an element of inspiration. Some, though,...
View ArticleBehold the 2015 ACT Arts Policy
JOY Burch has released the 2015 ACT Arts Policy, following extensive consultation with the local arts sector and broader Canberra community. “artsACT received feedback from over 300 individuals and...
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Arts in the City / Michael gets a kick out of musical
The Griffyn Ensemble’s footballing Michael Sollis… proud member of the Gungahlin Bulls.COMPOSER and director of The Griffyn Ensemble, Michael Sollis, is game. A proud member of the Gungahlin Bulls,...
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Magpies City Club busted for 11 underage patrons
ACT Policing identified 11 underage persons in a licensed establishment during a multi-agency Liquor Licensing inspection on Sunday (June 28). Between 7.30pm and 9.30pm, ACT Policing Regional...
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