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Review / ‘And So It Goes’ (M) **and a half
THIS is a re-jigging of a 1991 rom-com of the same title by the same writer, Mark Andrus. Michael Douglas plays real estate salesman Oren, an all-round curmudgeon and widower for a decade, father to an...
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The coldest week in Canberra since 1971!
Weatherzone reports that Canberra has survived a week of overnight minimums colder than any in over 40 years. “In the past seven days, Canberra has seen an average minimum temperature of -5.8 degrees,...
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Facefit of suspected Banks burglar
ACT Policing is seeking to identify a man involved in the burglary of a Banks home on July 30 and have released a face-fit of the offender. About 1.40pm, a resident of the Banks home in Bellchamber...
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Did you see the Phillip collision?
ACT Policing has released the details of nine vehicles located in the area of a serious collision in Phillip on Sunday August 3, in a bid to urge witnesses to come forward. Around 5.45pm, police...
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Gungahlin park and ride is good to go
SHANE Rattenbury has opened a new $350,000 park and ride facility in Gungahlin to improve transport options to north Canberra residents ahead of the introduction of Network 14, and also provide...
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Indonesian women poets celebrated in cultural evening
THAT indefatigable Indonesia expert and arts-lover, Dr George Quinn, has told “CityNews” of an unusual event coming up in the Embassy of Indonesia’s beautiful room, the Balai Kartini, named after the...
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Did you see Friday’s Belconnen collision?
ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a collision which occurred yesterday afternoon (Friday, 8 August) at the intersection of Belconnen Way and Coulter Drive, Belconnen. About 4.30pm a blue Toyota...
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International drug smuggler busted in Wright
ACT Policing arrested a 25-year-old Wright man yesterday morning for the importation of drugs into Australia. Between 13 June and 7 August, the AFP was alerted to several packages that were...
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Socials / At Meyer Vandenberg donation night to the RSPCA, Civic
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Record nominations for ACT Book of the Year
AFTER recent dramas over eligibility for the ACT Book of the Year award, a record number of nominations have been received for books published in the 2013 calendar year, and all but one were from ACT...
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Macklin / How Eric boggled our collective mind
SOMETIMES it’s a toss up whether you laugh or cry. Robert Macklin.When Senator Eric Abetz, Government Leader in the Upper House, firmly defended those who say there’s a link between abortion and breast...
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Brumbies old boys get together to run the Capitals
SWIMMING Australia’s Lachlan Searle is moving to take up the new General Manager role at the Canberra Capitals. The proud Canberran and University of Canberra graduate said he’s looking forward to...
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A Community Expert Reference Group to join the Mr Fluffy head scratching
KATY Gallagher is going to announce the membership of the ACT Government’s Asbestos Response Taskforce’s Community Expert Reference Group (CERG) at Midday. The Community and Expert Reference Group is...
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The Bard ‘unbound’
SHAKESPEARE leaps into life from today with the announcement by Bell Shakespeare of the release today of a new video series “Shakespeare Unbound”, on the ABC education portal “Splash”. The online...
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Simon moves to protect event organisers and corporate sponsors
SIMON Corbell says he is going to introduce the Major Events Bill 2014 to establish new legislation for security management and commercial protections for major events. “This legislation is a critical...
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Individualistic trio performs at Wesley
THIS Wednesday, August 13, the Wesley Music Centre Lunchtime Live series will feature three outstanding musicians, violinist Lauren Davis, pianist Elaine Loebenstein and trumpeter Justin Lingard...
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A climate of terror?
By David Holmes, Monash University THE Abbott government’s shift from Voltaire to Orwell last week is an act of political desperation. Replacing divisive changes to the Racial Discrimination Act...
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Free art workshops for housing tenants
ORGANISERS of the International Tenant’s Day Art Competition for 2014, the Tenant’s Union ACT and the ACT Community Cultural Inclusion Program, are providing free art workshops conducted by local...
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Gardening / A fortnight to spring fever!
An example of the effect of plants in a group.WITH just two weeks until the official start of spring and planting fever starts in earnest for gardeners. It’s that time when you get excited about that...
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Shining a light on laneways
LET’S bring our city’s laneways into the light. Catherine Carter.Imagine turning the Sydney and Melbourne Buildings inside-out to reveal laneways lined with restaurants and hole-in-the-wall bars....
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