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Death caps allegedly from Dickson Woolies strike down three
ACT Health is warning they’re investigating the suspected poisoning of three people with death cap mushrooms. “Three patients from the same household have presented to Calvary Hospital in the last 48...
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A new con for Canberra
THE organisers of GAMMA.CON have been in touch to let us know they’re planning a day of pop culture fun at the Woden Hellenic Club on May 24 from 9 to 6pm. “GAMMA.CON will be a showcase of everything...
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You’re more likely to have a heart attack today
THE Heart Foundation are warning that you’re more likely to have a heart attack on a Monday. But which ever day it strikes fast treatment is the key. “People who are treated within an hour of their...
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Dickson Woolies cleared of death cap poisonings
THE ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Paul Kelly has declared the Dickson Woolworths was not the source of the recent poisoning of three people due to death cap mushrooms. “Investigations by ACT Policing in...
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$1 bus fares for early risers
SHANE Rattenbury is trying to entice commuters onto earlier ACTION bus services with discount fares before 7.30am. “From next Monday 5 to Friday 30 May 2014, we will be rewarding ACTION early birds by...
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ACT economy slumping
THE Liberals’ Brendan Smyth is making merry with recent data on the ACT’s economic performance. “The lack of economic planning from the ACT Labor government is continuing to rear its ugly head with...
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Brown water predicted for Pialligo and Greenway
ACTEW Water are warning that their maintenance works could lead to discoloured water this week in Greenway and Pialligo. The water utility is also urging customers not to try and flush the water by...
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Partial solar eclipse for Tuesday afternoon
IT’S been a busy time in the skies over Canberra lately but a partial eclipse is being promised for tomorrow afternoon which, clouds permitting, should be reasonably spectacular. The Time and Date...
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14 arrested at Groovin the Moo
ACT Policing took 14 individuals, including four youths, into custody during the 12-hour music festival ‘Groovin the Moo’ yesterday (Sunday, 27 April) at the University of Canberra. Six adults and...
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The Dancing Shiva fiasco should shift attitudes in Australia
By Robyn Sloggett, University of Melbourne THE announcement today that the Australian government will return the US$5 million Chola-era Dancing Shiva to India, after months of scandal focused on the...
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Moore: And so the poor will pay
SO pensioners and the poor will be slammed by Joe Hockey to pay for shiny new jet fighters! Michael MooreAfter months of complaining what a poor Budget position Australia has been left by Labor, the...
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Socials: At Red Shield Appeal breakfast, Hyatt Hotel
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Guns and drugs in Isabella Plains
ACT Policing’s Drug and Organised Crime Team has seized two firearms, ammunition and a quantity of drugs during a search warrant at a residence in Isabella Plains this morning (Wednesday 30 April)....
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St John Paul II College opens in Gungahlin
To celebrate the canonization of Pope John Paul II the new Catholic St John Paul II College was officially opened yesterday by Christopher Prowse the Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn. Mrs Moira...
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Trivia night for Eisteddfod
LIKE far too many arts organisations in Canberra, the Australian National Eisteddfod Society faces challenges, especially around funding and volunteer recruitment. New president Sylvia Tulloch Loyal...
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Quilty supports ‘Solder On’ with art donation
ARTIST Ben Quilty and the Australian War Memorial are donating to the charity ‘Soldier On’ the proceeds of limited edition prints of some of Quilty’s artworks from Afghanistan. Dr Brendan Nelson with...
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Canberra’s newest brewery, The Bent Spoke under construction and close to...
BentSpoke Brewing Company: the evolution of a brewery from Megan Watson on Vimeo. BRADDON’S Bent Spoke Brewing Company is close to opening the doors to their Mort Street brewpub and have posted a...
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Housing affordability worsens
THE Liberals’ Nicole Lawder has seized new statistics from the Anglicare Rental Affordability Snapshot showing housing affordability in Canberra is terrible. “The report reviewed 3371 properties and...
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Nominations open for export awards
THE 2014 ACT Chief Minister’s Export Awards are looking for entrants. Nominations open on 1 May 2014 and will close on 1 September 2014. The winners of the 2014 Chief Minister’s Export Awards will be...
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Gowrie groper to face the court
A 34-year-old Gowrie man will face the ACT Magistrates Court later this month after allegedly indecently assaulting a 10-year-old girl on a bike path in Gowrie yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, April...
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