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Socials / At Deloitte Discussion event, National Press Club
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Socials / At ‘Intimate Obsessions’ opening, CCAS Manuka
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We’d have had it worse under Labor says Deloitte
AN extensive assessment of both the Federal and ACT budgets was presented to a Deloitte business forum in Canberra yesterday. The event included a panel discussion featuring ACT Treasurer Andrew Barr,...
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Mary Porter tucks her baton back in the napsack
LONG serving Labor back bencher Mary Porter has been moved to inform the media that she has her “FEET FIRMLY ON THE GROUND” and does not, in fact, want to be a Minister. “The Chief Minister and I have...
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Gas up a lot, electricity up a little. Nearly $300 a year more on average
ACTEWAGL have announced big price rises for electricity and gas. ActewAGL General Manager Ayesha Razzaq said “From 1 July 2014, there will also be a 14.5 per cent increase in ACT gas prices. For an...
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Kambah Caltex robbed with syringe of yellow liquid
ACT Policing is investigating an aggravated robbery that occurred at the Caltex service station in Kambah this morning (Friday 13 June). About 4am, a man entered the store and allegedly threatened the...
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Review / ‘The Face of Love’ (M) ***
IN his second feature, director and co-writer (with Matthew McDuffie) Arie Posin stretches credulity close to bursting point. Never mind. It just possibly might be possible. Annette Bening plays Nikki,...
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Melrose High gets a new bicycle dirt track
JOY Burch and Paralympian Michael Milton today officially opened the Melrose High School’s new dirt bike track. The track, which is the first stage of a $105,000 project, has been built in a...
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Review / ‘Blended’ (PG) ** and a half
THIS family-based comedy is lazy film-making. Director Frank Coraci could have, should have, imposed more rigorous control over Ivan Menchell (after a career in TV sitcoms) and Clare Sera’s screenplay....
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Queanbeyan’s Ellerton Drive to get $50 million
THE NSW and Federal Governments will be contributing $25 million each towards the construction of the Ellerton Drive Extension in Queanbeyan. “This is fantastic news for Queanbeyan and the $50 million...
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Review / ‘The Rover’ (MA) ** and a half
CO-WRITER (with Joel Edgerton) and director David Michöd’s powerful outback thriller hit the ground running with expectations of great promise. After a decade of economic stagnation accompanied by the...
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Once more unto the breach: ‘Henry V’
IT was “once more until the breach, dear friends” at the Canberra Playhouse today as Bell Shakespeare Co gave media a brief glimpse of what is to come in their production of Henry V”. But wait on,...
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Lyn Mills’ social event of the week
THE formula for national days may vary, but putting on your best look is a must. And Russian National Day had a handsome bunch of young diplomats who make up the embassy list of all levels of...
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Katy makes a pitch to the Republicans
CHIEF Minister Gallagher last night addressed the Australian Republican Movement at the ACT Legislative Assembly. This is the text of her speech. I would like to begin by acknowledging the Ngunnawal...
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In the land of the trampolines, a visit to Flip Out
People love to bounce, if the early success of trampolining franchise Flip Out is anything to go by. Weekends and public holidays have been full to capacity, says Meredith Hetherington, manager of the...
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Justice catches up with the Narrabundah Tyre Slasher!
ACT Policing arrested a 68-year-old man last night for damaging a tyre on a car in Narrabundah in the early hours of yesterday morning (Saturday 14 June). About 8.15pm last night, ACT Policing...
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Taxi driver robber at knifepoint in Fisher
ACT Policing is seeking assistance to identify a man in relation to a robbery which occurred in Weston Creek yesterday morning (Saturday, June 14). About 4.20am, a taxi driver arrived at the Rivett...
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Review / Innovative ‘Henry’ vibes with comic absurdity
Bell Shakespeare revives theatre’s power to transform in its startling production of Shakespeare’s “Henry V”. The innovative collaboration between director, Damien Ryan, and designer, Anna Gardner,...
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Socials / At Bell Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ opening night, The Playhouse
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The first snow of the season arrives on Canberra’s peaks
After a warmer than usual start to winter, Canberra’s first snow of the season is finally here with Mount Ginini and Mount Gingera in Namadgi National Park dusted with snow earlier today. “This year’s...
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