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Police seek answers to mystery car crash
A 52-year-old man is in hospital after his car hit a traffic light and another car in Bruce yesterday afternoon and police are trying to work out why. Police say the man’s green Daewoo Nubira station...
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Suspicious fire in Richardson
POLICE are asking the public to help with the investigation of a suspicious grass fire in Richardson yesterday afternoon. The small grass fire, between Monks Creek and Ashley Drive in Richardson, was...
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Gun, sword, drugs and cash seized in Wanniassa
A BONYTHON man was arrested yesterday after police searched a house in Wanniassa and found a gun, sword and knife, along with a small bag they believed to contain methylamphetamine. Police officers...
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Gardening: Unexpected herald of autumn
LOOK for potted Cyclamen hederifolium, just coming into flower. These delightful miniature pink cyclamen pop up unexpectedly in gardens at this time. Cyclamen hederifolium… the true herald of autumn.I...
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Opinion: Success when the government listens
HOWEVER liveable the city, ripples of an economic downturn are still being felt across Lake Burley Griffin and additional federal public sector job cuts threaten our fragile consumer confidence....
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Cartoon: dose of dorin
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Chefs to star in oyster festival
CHEFS from three of the south coast’s “hatted” restaurants will be the stars of April’s Narooma Oyster Festival. Chef Josh Tyler.Huw Jones, of Zanzibar, Merimbula; Josh Tyler, of Tyler’s Pantry, Mogo,...
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Cricket World Cup coming to Canberra, volunteers wanted
VOLUNTEERS are wanted for next year’s Cricket World Cup, which has three matches scheduled for Canberra. The Cricket World Cup’s local CEO John Harnden.More than one million people are expected to...
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Burch ‘kickstarts’ Molonglo’s first school
The ACT Government has allocated $7 million this financial year to build Coombs Primary School, to cater for the new suburban area of Molonglo Valley on Canberra’s western fringe. Joy Burch.The first...
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Seven Days: Week that blew hot and cold, wet and dry
HOW good for the soul it’s been to hear that gentle patter of rain on the roof this week, especially after one of the hottest summers on record. The excellent start to autumn ended our only...
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Look out for travelling con artists
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Simon Corbell warns Canberrans that several families of travelling con artists are on the move from Victoria and could be headed our way. Simon CorbellMr Corbell says the traveling...
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Review: Pleasure of the refreshing ‘Onegin’
IT IS refreshing indeed for Opera Australia to have introduced this production into its repertoire. Nicole Car as Tatyana and Opera Australia Chorus,. Photo by Lisa TomasettiWith a regular diet of...
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Canberra Confidential: For whom the road tolls?
WE know she was kidding, but at the opening (or is it closing?) of the Centenary time capsule and monument on City Hill the other day, Chief Minister Katy Gallagher told the assembled: “[City Hill] is...
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Review: Serious ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ deeply affecting
Martin Hoggart, left, and Paul Robertson as the young and old Chief“ONE flew east, one flew west, one flew over the cuckoo’s nest” – it’s a children’s nursery rhyme, but the location of this play is no...
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Dining: New York times in Green Square
A NEW menu has been rolled out at Little Brooklyn, Green Square, Kingston, with many dishes celebrating the famous New York “street food” classics you can buy anywhere, any time in the Big Apple. This...
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Liberals say Chief Minister ‘lied’ on health
ACT OPPOSITION leader Jeremy Hanson has accused Chief Minister Katy Gallagher and the ACT Labor Party of “lying”, after it was announced in February that the Walk-In Centre at Canberra Hospital would...
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Opinion: A ‘most unusual’ adoption
I AM fortunate enough to have an adopted child in our extended family. However, it is certainly one of the most unusual adoptions in Australian history. Nick Jensen.Zoe, my niece, was adopted 14 months...
View ArticlePublic meetings on ACT bushfire plan
CANBERRANS have been invited to have their say on the bushfire management plan for the ACT. Emergency Services Agency Commissioner Dominic Lane says the upcoming review of the Territory’s bushfire...
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Gabby sets the starry-eyed straight
EACH year, Gabrielle Tozer is contacted by dozens of young graduates vying to land a spot in Australia’s competitive magazine industry. Author Gabrielle Tozer… “It’s a bit daunting putting something...
View ArticleCar crashes through shop
A CAR crashed through the window of a Vietnamese restaurant on Lachlan Street in Macquarie just before midday today. A crew from ACT Fire and Rescue that responded to the accident arrived to find the...
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