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Murder suspect in court today

A 25-year-old Florey man is expected to be charged today in ACT Magistrates Court for the murder of Miodrag Gajic, who was found dead in his Phillip flat on New Year’s Day. Police say they will oppose...

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Gungahlin also wants government offices

THE Gungahlin Community Council (GCC) is calling for a share of Government offices as Tuggeranong and Woden battle to retain their own public service employment base. “The Gungahlin Community Council...

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Awards show Australians embrace multiculturalism

A GROUP of committed organisations and individuals have been honoured in The 2014 Migration and Settlement Awards, presented in Canberra on Wednesday. Lifetime Achievement Awardee, Joseph Assaf The...

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Canberra reaching out to Chinese students

CHIEF Minister Katy Gallagher is attempting to overcome apathy towards Canberra in the Chinese student market with a shiny new website. “It was evident during my visit to China in September last year...

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Crowds protest ACT investment in fossil fuel

CROWDS have gathered with their placards outside the Legislative Assembly to protest against the Territory’s investments in the fossil fuel industry. More than 20 groups combined for the protest,...

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ACT teachers receive national awards

HUGHES Primary School principal Kate Smith and Melrose High School science teacher Geoff McNamara have both won awards for excellence in teaching from the Australian Scholarship Group. Ms Smith and Mr...

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Marymead and DUO win contracts for disability respite care

Joy Burch. JOY Burch, wearing her Minister for Disability hat, has announced new contracts to run properties providing respite care to children and teenagers with disabilities. “From mid-2014, Marymead...

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Socials: At Uruguayan sculpture unveiling, Latin American Plaza, Civic

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Shane sends the ACT to the vilification front lines

GREENS MLA Shane Rattenbury has announced his intention to again pit the ACT Government against the Commonwealth, this time on the vexed subject of racial villification laws. “The Federal Race...

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Tralee blocks going under the hammer

THE Village Building Company has announced the first 30 blocks of the controversial Tralee Village development will be auctioned this weekend. After years of fighting with Canberra Airport a variety...

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The Encounter comes to Latin American Plaza

CANBERRA’s long love affair with talking about public art has had a new chapter added in Latin American Plaza with the launch last night (as covered in CityNews social pages) of Hugo Morales “The...

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Consultation on streamlining environment regs

CHIEF Minister Gallagher has joined with Commonwealth Environment Minister Greg Hunt to open for public comment a draft bilateral agreement on streamlining environmental regulation. “This agreement...

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Shiva comes off display as heat piles up on the National Gallery

THE National Gallery’s long fight to retain the bronze statue of Shiva it bought for $5 million from the disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor has taken a turn for the worse this week. The Commonwealth...

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Constitution Avenue makeover kicks off

SHANE Rattenbury has launched new works to transform Constitution Avenue into a shared zone of bicycle and bus lanes with $42 million in Commonwealth funding as a Centenary gift. “The Constitution...

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Socials: At ‘Top Secret 2014′ dinner, Old Parliament House

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Review: ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ (M) ****

THE title of UK-based writer/director Biyi Bandele’s debut feature describes the Biafran flag. In 1960, Nigeria became independent with borders not reflecting its ethnic composition. In 1966, coup and...

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No Smartphones Group starts Canberra campaign

NO less august figure than the Canberra Town Crier has been roped into declaring the launch of the No Smartphones Group. The group, started by one John Berry, has a presence on his blog which states...

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Review: ‘Nymphomaniac’ (R) ****

FOUR stars for Lars von Trier’s massive (236 minutes) two-part film, screening in Canberra as one, reflect its cinematic values less than its unabashed treatment of a topic that “polite” society tends...

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Review: ‘Noah’ (M) **

MYTH? Legend? Fable? Allegory? Parable? The story of the flood and Noah’s building of the ark was oral tradition before men, endeavouring to explain what was then (and remains to some extent in our...

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Police pursuit down Mugga Way

ACT Policing has apprehended a 29-year-old Griffith man after he fled from police while riding a Suzuki GSXR 750 last night (Friday, March 28). Around 10pm members from Traffic Operations attempted to...

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