Canberra airport campaigning for marriage equality
CANBERRA Airport will be lighting up its new terminal in rainbow colours this week to say ‘yes’ to marriage equality, along with signage supporting the #WeCanDoThis campaign. “We are attempting to...
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The infographics flow for Simon’s renewables annoucement
WITH today’s announcement of another wind power auction to bring a great deal of renewable energy to the Canberra market there has also been a slew of social media infographics from Government MLA’s....
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Gardening / The growing ways of wisteria
A magnificent display of wisteria.WISTERIAS can be pruned at this time by counting, from the base of each stem, three leaf nodes (joints) or where a smaller branch joins the larger or main branch. This...
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Socials / At the Property Council’s ACT Gala Awards Night, Parliament House
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View ArticleElephants at CMAG for PTSD awareness
A program to increase awareness of PTSD was launched yesterday. Mental Illness Education ACT has developed workshops in collaboration with Melbourne University, Phoenix Australia, local organisations,...
View ArticleCoe says no, once again, to light rail
ALISTAIR Coe says the Canberra Liberals are not supporting the Barr government’s plan to spend $24 million on light rail this financial year. “The Canberra Liberals do not support the Barr government’s...
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A feast for the spirit – stage version of ‘The Wasteland’ returns
AT FIRST glimpse you wouldn’t think of T.S. Eliot’s “The Wasteland” as meat for theatrical exploitation, but it turns out that it is. Full of learned allusions to Greek and Sanskrit classical...
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Review / Ancient ink art marches into the 21st century
FOR thousands of years, Ink has been the primary medium of painting and calligraphy in China. YANG Yongliang, Rising Mist, animation. Courtesy of the artist The tradition is culturally and historically...
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Letters / Flying economy from now on?
WITH the public now aware of the largesse of the “entitlements” that federal and state politicians enjoy, it was refreshing to see that the ACT Speaker sought advice before converting her overseas...
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Carter / Running on empty
EMPTY office buildings have an impact on Canberra’s street level vibrancy – particularly in our CBD. Catherine Carter.High office vacancy rates should be the concern of all Canberrans wanting Civic to...
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No EIS for the Williamsdale solar farm
Nicole Lawder NICOLE Lawder has expressed disappointment that the proposed solar farm at Williamsdale won’t be subject to a rigorous environmental impact statement (EIS), given the concerns raised by...
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Arts in the City / Unsinkable Mico up for a musical
Irish singer Carmel Conway… doing it for Domenic.THE unsinkable Domenic Mico is back in the industry he loves best – showbiz – as he directs a new musical coming up at Theatre 3 on August 21-22 about...
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Grattan / Abbott delivers to the conservatives on same-sex marriage, but at...
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra A ruthlessly determined Tony Abbott has got his way on same-sex marriage. Coalition MPs came out two to one in favour of the government’s current policy and...
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Gavel / Why no one wants to go to Bruce
WHAT will it take to get fans back to Canberra Stadium? That’s the question raised in an independent survey commissioned by the ACT Government into what fans want when they go to a sporting event at...
View ArticleKnitters dig in for Canberra’s abandoned dogs
DOGS in the Domestic Animal Services (DAS) shelter have received a donation of home-knitted woollen jumpers this cold Canberra winter, to help keep the impounded dogs happy, healthy and warm. “The...
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Dining / Savoury side of the sweet sensation
Pâtissez has the most amazing selection of sweets in Manuka, no doubt about it. Your eyes pop wide open when you stand before the pastry cabinet. Besides the cakes, éclairs and tarts, Pâtissez is the...
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Greens put the kibosh on Manuka land swap deal
SHANE Rattenbury says plans to move the Manuka Occasional Child Care (MOCCA) to land occupied by Telopea Park School have been quashed after negotiations with the community and other MLAs. “Amendments...
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Griffiths / Safe cash, without a card!
IF you bank with a major bank, you might have noticed the teller machines lately have been offering “Cardless Cash”. Last week I gave it a spin and the implications are interesting. I’m with...
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Arts / Sex, lies and revelations
BETRAYAL is an inevitable part of human relationships – that’s what Nobel laureate Harold Pinter seems to say, anyway. Canberra-raised performer Alison Bell is at the eye of the storm in a play coming...
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Postcards from distant strangers
Samantha Simpson… “I like the sharing, and it’s lovely to get something other than bills in the post.” Photo by Andrew FinchSAMANTHA Simpson’s days of having snail-mail penpals may be over, but now...
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