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Bicycle bandit strikes in Braddon
ACT Policing is appealing for witnesses to an aggravated robbery of a hotel in Braddon yesterday morning (Sunday, June 29). About 9.00am a woman, armed with a knife, entered the reception of the...
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Are you afraid yet Canberra? The Liberal Democrat is coming
BRACE yourselves Canberrans. Incoming Senator David Leyonhjelm has announced he wants us to be afraid. Indeed he’s headlined his media release of this morning to that effect: Be afraid Canberra – here...
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Federation white paper will look at a slimmer role for Canberra
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra THE Abbott government’s strong preference for limiting the role of Canberra and boosting that of the states is a central thrust in the terms of reference...
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Griffiths / When it comes to dogs…
WANT to know what feels great? Being part of an angry mob baying for blood on the internet! I should know, I’ve led plenty of them and been a part of quite a few more. Justen Storay’s dog, Laps, being...
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Tactile exhibition leads to insight
HAVE you ever wondered what it’s like to spend your entire life in darkness, as blind and sight-impaired people do? Touch- the setup Tuggeranong Arts Centre and the Canberra Blind Society are offering...
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New mum takes cover
Amy Luttrell… “I got so many comments on the pram cover; other mums said they needed one and wanted to know where I got it from.” Photo by Gary SchaferALL Amy Luttrell wanted was for her newborn to...
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Welsh / I know a girl who killed a wild pig
“Bounding through the bush, knife drawn, in pursuit of an angry and unpredictable boar; Gary Ablett became a blur amid the trees moving expertly across uneven terrain. Such was his strength and primal...
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Dance of a lifetime leaps from an old diary
Bangarra’s Jasmin Sheppard and Thomas Greenfield… “I’ve always been the kind of person who looked for something more spiritual,” says Jasmin. Photo by Jess BialekJASMIN Sheppard counts herself a very...
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Moore / The troubled track ahead for light rail
SORTING the chaff from the grain over light rail is quite a challenge. Greens’ Minister with responsibility for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, whose party is ideologically married...
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arts in the city / Freedom songs from Soweto
The Soweto Gospel Choir… Canberra Theatre, July 10.AFTER the death of Nelson Mandela, the Soweto Gospel Choir participated in commemoration services around the world, not least the televised memorial...
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$22,500 to change give way to stop signs on Coulter Drive
SENATOR Seselja has announced some Commonwealth black spot road funding for Canberra. It’s a worthy enough list. And it comes with some worthy words: The Australian Government is delivering on its...
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Canberra Confidential / Shooting cockatoos
Cockatoos on Wentworth Avenue, Kingston. Photo by Gary SchaferSNAPPER Gary Schafer was heading home the other day and couldn’t resist slamming on the brakes, leaping out and shooting this lovely...
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Passionate love story inspires artistic collaboration
BACK in 2012, the Australian Chamber Orchestra staged, as part of its pop-up concert series at Pier 2/3 in Sydney, an unusual collaboration with Bell Shakespeare. Gordan Nikolic Conceived by...
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Anyone up for a deal on Polish beer?
THE fire earlier in the year at O’Connor’s Polish Club was an unmitigated tragedy for Canberra’s live music scene and no doubt the Polish community. The historic building had been originally opened by...
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NRMA road safety trust to fund a P.A.R.T.Y. !
The NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust has announced a record allocation of almost $1m for 18 projects to support research and events which will benefit road safety in the ACT and region. Chair Don Aitkin was...
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Housing for apprentices
Shane Rattenbury has announced government support for Apprentice House, a housing project providing affordable, short to medium term accommodation to first and second year building and construction...
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Canberra hoofers head for Bangkok
EIGHT of our brightest and best from QL2 Dance’s “Quantum Leap” ensemble young Canberra contemporary dancers are high on the skies, on their way to Thailand for a contemporary dance exchange. Dancers...
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Musical sunsets and other arts. The weekend in arts
YOU can watch the sun go down over Lake Ginninderra this Sunday July 6 at 5pm, as Shortis and Simpson, Worldly Goods Choir and the Canberra Mandolin Orchestra. Canberra Mandolin Orchestra THEY will...
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Some decent crisp flavours finally reach our shores
FOR far too long Australians have languished in the thrall of an inferior selection of potato chip flavours. What little innovation we have seen has been throwing more adjectives on the same old thing...
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