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Love Junkies showcase new album
“BLOWING on the Devil’s Strumpet” may be a pun but it’s also the name of The Love Junkies’ second album. The Love Junkies Recorded and produced at the Astor Theatre in the Perth suburb of Mt Lawley by...
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Review / ‘The King and I’— entertainment, not history
THIS revival of John Frost’s 1991 Tony award-winning production of “The King and I” is spectacular, but it seems to have tied a few Australian observers into knots of guilt. McCune and Tahu Rhodes as...
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Lucy Wise at Smith’s tonight
SINGER-songwriter Lucy Wise and her trio will be at Smith’s tonight. Lucy Wise Wise has entertained audiences across Australia, New Zealand and the UK with her unique blend of folk, chamber and pop...
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Dining / The modern Indian innovator
Chef Rishi Desai… “‘MasterChef’ taught me to think hard about cooking. Before the show I wanted to create modern Indian food but didn’t know how. I discovered how through my experience.” Photo by Gary...
View ArticleA new website for car registration!
SIMON Corbell has launched a new website for car registrations. Simon said the new website would provide a more efficient service for the ACT community. “New features include a search function,...
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The mamas are baking it for themselves
Karen Swan… “The domestic stuff has to happen, no matter what, so you need to find a way to manage it that doesn’t make you resentful.” Photo by Gary SchaferCOOK with a group of friends, make it fun,...
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Bookings about to close for open day in Namadgi and Tidbinbilla
Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre is staging a unique FREE artist-in-residence open day in Namadgi National Park and Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve from 9am to 2pm this Saturday, September 20, but you’d...
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Chief Minister kicks medical marijuana to the feds
KATY Gallagher has thrown the subject of medical marijuana to the untender mercies of the Abbott Government. In a letter to a constituent the Chief Minister writes she has referred the matter: I...
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They simply shine: It’s Dance Festival time again
IT’S that time of year when Canberra’s most creative young dancers burst into action in a festival that is totally uncompetitive. 1986, dancers take a bow. Ausdance Youth Dance Festival, this year with...
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Shane waits to hear from the union on needles in the prison
SHANE Rattenbury and Katy Gallagher have reaffirmed the ACT Government’s ongoing commitment to the implementation of a needle and syringe program (NSP) at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC). “The...
View ArticleVideo / So just how does recycling work in Canberra?
THE ACT Government has posted a surprisingly interesting video about how recycling works here in Canberra. It should settle a lot of household arguments around town. The post Video / So just how does...
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ACT Health begs Canberrans to stop using the Emergency Department for...
ACT Health’s Director-General Dr Peggy Brown, is urging Canberrans to save the Canberra Hospital Emergency Department (ED) for genuine medical emergencies following a succession of extremely high...
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Police officer who pepper sprayed a chained dog escapes with counselling
IN June Canberra was shocked by video of a police officer spraying a dog with pepper spray in the dog’s backyard. Here’s the video again, the action occurs around the one minute mark: Today ACT...
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Canberra’s Apple Superfan revealed!
“CITYNEWS” has had the misfortune this morning to be spammed by Telstra on their launch of the new iPhone. But intriguingly Telstra have crowned a “Canberra Apple superfan” to enthuse about the new...
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Green and Labor force Vicki Dunne to write to her federal colleagues on...
SHANE Rattenbury is celebrating a vote in the Legislative Assembly forcing the Speaker, the Liberals’ Vicki Dunne, to write to her colleagues on the big hill. “Following successful action from the ACT...
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Yvette Berry steps in for Andrew Barr to accept divestment letter
THIS morning outside the Legislative Assembly representatives of Uniting Church, United Voice, Public Health Association and Conservation Council launched an open letter, signed by over 20 Canberra...
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Architects looking for ways to make compact affordable housing in Canberra
THE Australian Institute of Architects’ ACT Chapter has launched a competition set to shake up housing options for Canberra’s growing population. In collaboration with the Land Development Agency,...
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Capital Metro costs blow out by tens of millions more
ALISTAIR Coe has winkled out of the Government that the cost of running the Capital Metro agency isn’t included in the budgeted cost of the project. “The cost of the government’s ill-conceived light...
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The Merry-Go-Round is happily back in action
“CITYNEWS” is happy to report that as promised Civic’s iconic Merry-Go-Round has indeed returned to operation after a slightly protracted refurbishment. Parents and children have been sighted once...
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Simon says the Energy Efficiency Improvement Scheme is working well
A review of the Energy Efficiency Improvement Scheme has found that the program saves participating households about $1,600 each. Simon Corbell tabled a review of the scheme in the Legislative...
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