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Woman indecently assaulted while riding
POLICE are searching for a man who pulled a woman off her bike and indecently assaulted her in an underpass Kambah on Sunday . About 6pm, the woman was riding her bike through the underpass at...
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Canberra Confidential: ‘Winging’ it on social media
FOUR years in the writing and composing, cabaret collaborators Karen Strahan and Jill Walsh have launched their musical comedy “Winging My Way to the Top” into a crowd-funding site to soak up the last...
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How Jason reaches the unreachables
SOCIAL worker Jason Hayduk found his calling at the AIS Arena in 1985, and he’s been sharing the love ever since. “I met God,” he says casually. “It was full on; it was really cool.” He goes on to...
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Arts in the city: List confirms Adam’s appeal
THE Stage UK’s “Stage 100” annual theatre power list is out. Right up the top, along with luminaries such as actor/director Kevin Spacey and “Downton Abbey” director Edward Hall, is Canberra’s very...
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It’s hot, don’t panic!
IN heatwave conditions the aim is not to panic, plants are much tougher than most of us think. It is important that trees and shrubs are watered out at the drip line, not by the trunk. Recently, I saw...
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Miss Marple to the rescue
JUDI Farr’s acting career is nothing if not varied. Judi Farr in the role of Miss Marple… “A genteel lady and something of a busybody, but very clever”.She’s played in everything from “Boeing Boeing”...
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Parents urged to immunise new school kids
PARENTS are being urged to ensure children starting school this year have had their four-year-old vaccinations completed before their first day on February 3. Dr Rashmi Sharma, chair of ACT Medicare...
View ArticleTuggeranong grass fire ‘suspicious’
A GRASS fire near Athllon Drive in Greenway this afternoon has been deemed “suspicious” by police. The fire, which has now been extinguished, was reported at about 1:50pm. The fire was approximately 5...
View ArticleGunning man flees police
A 28-year-old Gunning man will face court this morning after fleeing from police yesterday afternoon. About 2.55pm, police attempted to stop the man’s green Holden Commodore on Antill Street in...
View ArticleSecond machete pizza store robbery in week
POLICE are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a pizza store armed with a machete in Weston last night. Around 10:15pm, the man entered Domino’s Pizza on Trennery Street, armed with a machete and...
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Civic office evacuated after gas smell
ALMOST 200 workers were evacuated from a Civic office building this morning after a strong smell of gas was reported. Crews conducted a sweep of the nine storey building, on Moore Street, but no gas...
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New residents urged to update address
THE ACT government has called on new Canberrans to update their residential details with Medicare between now and March 2 to increase the ACT’s share of GST revenue. Chief Minister Katy Gallagher...
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Australia Day Weekend in the arts
WHAT a cultural weekend we have coming up! Annie and the ArmadillosASOC, the Artists’ Society of Canberra, is staging ”Showcasing ASOC Regional Art” at Mount Stromlo featuring over 100 paintings by...
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Review: ‘La Grande Bellezza’ (The Great Beauty) ****
THE uncredited star of this thought-provoking meander among lifestyles of the rich and famous is the city of Rome, its buildings ancient and modern, places little changed over the centuries, cultural...
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Review: ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ (MA) ****
IN Martin Scorsese’s filmography ranging from the gangster viciousness of “Goodfellas” to the sweetly compassionate humanity of “Hugo”, “The Wolf of Wall Street” fits into no single category of styles...
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Socials: At Chandon Sculpture Bar, National Gallery
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Police investigate Holt shotgun blast
POLICE are investigating a shotgun blast which shattered the front window of a real estate agent in Holt overnight last Saturday to Sunday morning. On Monday police were called to the Barrett Elton...
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Deek and Jon top the local honours list
MARATHON running legend Robert DeCastella and former Chief Minister Jon Stanhope (pictured), have been appointed Officers of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day honours list. Other well-known...
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Review: ’12 Years A Slave’ (MA) ****
FROM London-born director Steve McQueen comes a quasi-documentary dramatisation of Solomon Northup’s account of spending 12 years as a slave in America’s deep south. In 1847, Solomon, free born in New...
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Further developments for real-time bus system
ANOTHER 15 LED display screens will be installed over coming weeks at ACTION bus stations and selected major bus stops as part of the roll out of the NXTBUS real time system for ACTION Buses. The 15...
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