Homeless man charged with starting bushfire
A 48-year-old homeless man will face court today charged with causing a bushfire during the total fire ban on January 16. Police will allege the man had been found hiding under a bridge after a fire...
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Machete robbery at Florey pizza shop
A MAN threatened staff with a machete before stealing cash from a Florey pizza store last night. Around 10.10pm, the man entered the Domino’s Pizza store armed with a machete and demanded money. The...
View ArticleWater usage remains at record high
CANBERRA’S water consumption remains at record high levels, with usage over the last seven days 300 megalitres higher than it was the previous week. According to ACTEW Water, last week’s total...
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Timomatic headlines Multicultural Festival
SINGER-songwriter and former Canberran Timomatic will be the headline act at the 2014 National Multicultural Festival next month. Timomatic…back in town for the Multicultural FestivalTimomatic, real...
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Beatles a challenge to certainty
“ALL the lonely people”…..Sounds familiar? Yes, as any fan of the Fab Four knows, it comes from the Beatles’ song, “Eleanor Rigby”. It is also the title of the fourth in the “Without a Voice” series...
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ACT to help fight NSW bushfires
THIRTY five personnel from the ACT Rural Fire Service and ACT Emergency Services were sent yesterday to help battle bushfires in the Wagga Wagga region. Two specialists from the Emergency Services...
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Guide to Canberra a swipe away
THIS year’s Canberra capital region visitors’ guide is now available using an iPad for the first time. Based on the 64 page print edition available from the Canberra and Region Visitors Centre, the...
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Explosive device found in southside school
POLICE have seized an Improvised Explosive Device found on the grounds of Caroline Chisholm High School this morning. About 10am, Tuggeranong Patrol members were led to the device by an employee of...
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Opinion: Dear has-been, bunk off!
I’M going to buy myself a 60th birthday gift later this month. A pet monkey that I can train to rip the face off the next person who tries to buoy me with the stupid saying: “Sixty is the new fifty”....
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Design work begins for new hospital
DESIGN work will begin on a new hospital in Belconnen after the University of Canberra and ACT Government signed a deed today. The University of Canberra.The sub-acute medical facility, at UC’s Bruce...
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Weak economy based on ‘uncertainty’: Gallagher
CHIEF Minister Katy Gallagher says uncertainty in the Commonwealth public service has contributed to the territory’s weak economic performance. Chief Minister Katy GallagherA State of the States...
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Vandals strike Gungahlin homes, cars
POLICE are investigating reports of vehicles and homes being damaged across several Gungahlin suburbs Sunday night. At least ten Harrison, Bonner, Palmerston, Forde and Amaroo residents were targeted,...
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Insights from a shell for blind author
LEONIE Pye may be blind, but that hasn’t stopped her from writing a children’s book with a powerful message. Her debut book, “The Little Shell”, tells the story of a broken shell washed up on a beach...
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Coles to pay injured employee
COLES Supermarkets will pay an additional workers compensation to an employee who was injured while on the job, after the Supreme Court ruled the supermarket had underpaid the employee yesterday. In...
View ArticleClark of the discourse
IF there’s anyone who could slip easily into the well-worn chair of ABC 666 breakfast radio host Ross Solly, it’s Philip Clark. The 57-year-old broadcast veteran and former Canberran is days into his...
View ArticleFor Jessie, the team comes first
ROAD cycling may seem like an individual sport, but for professional cyclist Jessie Maclean and the other members of Orica-AIS, teamwork is everything. Orica-AIS is Australia’s first professional...
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Digital Edition January 23
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The race to be the Face
THE search for Canberra’s finest fashion filly is off and running as the Myer Face of Canberra Racing competition returns. 2013 Myer Face of Racing winner Kate Goodwin Now in its fifth year, the...
View ArticleElderly man mauled by dog, assaulted
A 71-year-old man been hospitalised after he was allegedly assaulted by another man and mauled by his dog on the front lawns of Old Parliament house yesterday. Around 10.40am, police were called to...
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‘Low act’: Burglars target charity store
JEWELLERY and cash were stolen from a St Vincent de Paul store in Greenway yesterday, in what police describe as a “low act”. Police believe the offender/s gained access to the store through the front...
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