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Gardening / Playing favourites with flowers
The Cornus capitata… for late spring flowers.I AM often asked what my favourite flower is, particularly during garden talks. Cedric BryantTaking the cue from the famous English gardener Christopher...
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Labor names their field for the 2016 election
THE LABOR Party has selected its candidates for the 2016 ACT Legislative Assembly election. Last night the ACT Labor Administrative Committee endorsed 25 candidates – five for each of the new...
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Parton / Now’s not the time to worry
THE terrorists are doing their best to create fear and, after Paris, you’d have to say they’re succeeding. Mark Parton.Should we be worried in Canberra? That’s up to you, but I’m not in the least bit...
View ArticleTerribly British Day coming to Weston Park
THE CHAIR of the Terribly British Day organising committee, Paul Sutton says that more than 300 British vehicles are expected to be displayed at the 40th anniversary of the event. “It is fitting that...
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Macklin / Malcolm laps up a little wooing
IT’S been travelling week with PM Malcolm Turnbull streaking across the zones to engage with the international leadership. And what a time to be doing it as ISIS struck another fearful blow at a...
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Letters / Sad and depressing sights
I RECENTLY returned from overseas visiting many towns and villages in Holland and France in particular. Invariably, entering these towns one is met with avenues of healthy trees, the nature strips and...
View ArticleDigital edition 26 November
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Canberra under scrutiny in Parliament tomorrow
THE REVIEW of the National Capital Plan, the Capital Metro light rail project and the future of Floriade are all matters which may be discussed tomorrow when the National Capital Authority (NCA)...
View ArticlePolice need your help to find Barton burglars
ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying three people linked to two burglaries within the Realm precinct during October 2015. Between the evening of 17 October and the early hours...
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Dining / Where less is definitely more
BICICLETTA is a relaxed Italian café nestled in the pretty and inviting New Acton courtyard. It’s part of the Pepper Gallery Hotel and is, once again, open for lunch on weekends. Wendy Johnson.This is...
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Griffiths / Hard lessons still not learnt
MOST of us will have experienced poor management in our working lives. John Griffiths.Given that active psychopathic bullying is frowned upon, it more usually manifests as a form of benign neglect. And...
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Shane wants your thoughts on waste management
SHANE Rattenbury is inviting industry and commercial stakeholders and other interested groups to provide feedback on the draft Waste Management and Resource Recovery Bill. “The new Waste Management...
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Your libraries now ‘eSafe spaces’
THE OFFICE of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner says reporting cyberbullying to is now easier with a new pilot program “eSafe spaces” rolling out in the ACT’s libraries. Libraries ACT are trialling...
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Moore / Penny pinching that crimps community spirit
THE new, card-operated parking machines; convenience at last? Well, a great idea, but all downhill from my first exposure. Michael Moore.On the plus side, no more searching for those elusive coins nor...
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Canberra Confidential / The power of 1 penis
THE Old Parliament House-housed Museum of Australian Democracy launched an online exhibition called “The Power of 1” in which it called for people to share their views about Australian democracy, to...
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Mick calls in the Northbourne demolitions
MICK Gentleman has used his ‘call-in’ powers to approve the demolition of several public housing buildings along the northern parts of Northbourne Avenue. “I have made the decision to call in this...
View ArticleCanberra kids show off their tech chops to parliamentarians
CANBERRA students have showcased their creativity and STEM skills at a Coding and Innovation Boot Camp for parliamentarians today. Senators and MPs inspected a range of innovative projects from five...
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Arts / A Hamlet we recoil from
Drew Wilson.THIS one-man-show with Drew Wilson as the unlucky prince of Denmark recreates the title character as a flippant and crass modern teenager who gives dramatic readings of his famous...
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Review / ‘Elegant and functional’ furniture by Skeehan
IN this exhibition of a limited number of pieces from the HOSHI Collection, young designer/maker Tom Skeehan is showing three seating options – a chair, a three seat lounge and a bench, and a coat rack...
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Grattan / Martin Parkinson has last laugh over Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin
THE yet-to-be-announced appointment of former treasury secretary Martin Parkinson to head the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet is a tale of justice restored, with a touch of Gilbert and...
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