SENATOR Gary Humphries says increases to Canberrans’ cost of living look set to occur following the recommendations of the Quinlan review into ACT taxation. The review, released today with the ACT Government’s in principle response,…
NEW Legislation passed in the Assembly today will require ActewAGL to provide households with subsidised or free energy efficiency upgrades. About 70,000 households will be affected, providing ongoing energy bill savings of up to $300, per annum, by…
DRIVERS will get extra time to pay traffic and parking penalties after a new law was passed in the Assembly today that allows an extra six months to pay a fine. Attorney General Simon Corbell…
MICHAEL MOORE says the exposure of manipulated hospital statistics comes at a politically bad time for the Chief Minister
MINISTER for Education and Training, Dr Chris Bourke yesterday announced that any plans for the amalgamation of Canberra Institute of Technology and the University of Canberra has been placed on hold. In a report to…
LATE yesterday, staff at the ANU School of Music received a letter from head of school Prof Adrian Walter via an email from the general manager’s office, saying that he was no longer on leave….
ANU Music staff have greeted stories of a “backdown” over staff cuts by the vice chancellor, Ian Young, with disappointment and scepticism. A senior faculty member who preferred not to be named said staff were…
CANBERRA’S music community will be saddened to hear of the death in Denmark of pianist and former director of the Canberra School of Music, John Winther. Winther was born on August 20, 1933 in Copenhagen,…
IT WAS undoubtedly the noisiest, and the coolest, rally in town as staff, students and members of the public gathered at the ANU’s Union Court today to protest against cuts and changes at the School…
