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Big plans for solar energy

by CityNews

THE ACT Government has invited renewable energy companies to submit their proposals to establish large scale solar generation in the ACT. “Companies will be able to submit proposals to establish solar facilities to support the development of up to 40 megawatts of large-scale solar generation capacity,” Minster for Environment and Sustainable Development Simon Corbell said. [...]

Knife pulled in Kingston fight

by CityNews

A MAN was arrested today after he allegedly pulled a knife on another man. About midday, police received a report of an altercation on Giles Street, Kingston. Police said the victim was at the ATM outside the IGA when the alleged offender approached and an altercation between the two took place with the alleged offender [...]

Seselja questions Gallagher over office decision

by CityNews

ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja has said today’s announcement that the Government will scrap the plan for $432 million office block, is a blow to Chief Minister Katy Gallagher’s credibility. “This is a building which ACT Labor said Canberra simply could not do without, that it would not compete for funding for hospitals, and that [...]

ACT Government back flips on office block plan

by CityNews

THE ACT Government has made a drastic back flip on its plan for a $432 million office block, announcing today they will instead pump the funds earmarked for the project into public health. The back flip was welcomed by the Property Council ACT with executive director Catherine Carter saying: “While the property industry has always been [...]

Rush named Australian of the Year

by CityNews

ACTOR Geoffrey Rush has been named Australian of the Year 2012. Women in engineering advocate Marita Cheng was named Young Australian of the Year 2012, Murrungga Island elder Laurie Baymarrwangga named Senior Australian of the Year 2012 and NSW foster parent Lynne Sawyers named Australia’s Local Hero 2012. Over Rush’s 40 year acting career he has won the “Triple Crown”, winning an Oscar, Tony and Emmy awards. He also [...]

The ‘Shepherd’s’ stupid, black sheep

by Freyla Ferguson

Political wailing greeted the whaling protesters who recently boarded a Japanese ship in the Southern Ocean. DON AITKIN says the witless action came unfairly at the expense of Australian taxpayers

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