A HONDA Jazz was deliberately sideswiped by a car, which allegedly drove onto the wrong side of the road in a road rage incident on Monday (January 7). The Honda was travelling northbound on William Hovell […]
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Thunderstorm might bring damaging winds
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Lampl opens up about shock resignation
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Review / ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’ (M) *** and a half
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Review / ‘Loro’ (MA) *** and a half
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Holiday movie review / ‘The Kid who would be King’ (PG) ****
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Confronting footage urges Canberrans to be ‘fire ready’
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Lampl steps down as School of Music head
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Chalmers’ dire warning on leaving kids in hot cars
‘Raged’ driver allegedly sideswipes car
A HONDA Jazz was deliberately sideswiped by a car, which allegedly drove onto the wrong side of the road in a road rage incident on Monday (January 7). The Honda was travelling northbound on William Hovell […]
Lightning bushfires still being monitored
TWO areas where bushfires were started by lightning in the ACT yesterday (January 18) are being monitored by the ACT Emergency Services at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve and Mount Gingera, west of Corrin Dam The fire at Tidbinbilla […]
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Driver speeds through road block
IT was a “near-miss” at an accident site this afternoon (Friday, January 18) when a vehicle, which is of interest to police, sped through a road block, putting people in danger. A motorcycle officer, who […]
Thunderstorm might bring damaging winds
A SEVERE thunderstorm predicted to hit Canberra this afternoon will likely produce damaging winds, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Braidwood, Goulburn, Cooma and Yass also might be affected. ACT emergency services says Canberrans can […]
Lampl opens up about shock resignation
PROF Ken Lampl’s move back to teaching and composition is entirely of his own volition, “CityNews” discovered this afternoon in an exclusive interview with the head of the School of Music, who will step down […]
Review / ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’ (M) *** and a half
HISTORY does not record any face-to-face meeting between the Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I. The daughter of Scottish king James V, Mary acceded to the Scottish throne when she was six days […]
Review / ‘Loro’ (MA) *** and a half
WRITER/director Paolo Sorrentino has made a curate’s egg of a biopic about a very rich man who achieved world fame by the way he dabbled in Italian politics. Watching it, you might be forgiven for […]
Truck rolls over closing Parkes Way
ALL eastbound lanes on Parkes Way have been closed eastbound and access will be restricted for the next hour after a small tipper truck rolled over. A man has been taken to hospital and ACT […]
Holiday movie review / ‘The Kid who would be King’ (PG) ****
THIS fantasy/actioner, which doesn’t open in the US until next week, has crept up on Australia with little if any warning. After a stylishly-animated introduction summarising the Arthurian legend, writer/director Joe Cornish’s second feature segues […]
Review / Magical ‘Coppelia’ mesmerises young audience
ballet / “Coppelia – Storytime Ballet”, Australian Ballet, at Canberra Theatre until January 19. Reviewed by BILL STEPHENS.
Arts / Drama school gets new name
THE Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art will now be known as Perform Australia. The new name, CEO Elizabeth Avery Scott says, will reflect the school’s increasing national presence beyond Canberra as a performing arts education […]
Confronting footage urges Canberrans to be ‘fire ready’
ON the anniversary of the January 2003 bushfires, the ACT Emergency Services Agency has released confronting footage from the fire to urge Canberrans to get “bushfire ready”. The video, shot by “Channel 9” cameraman Richard […]
Lampl steps down as School of Music head
PROF Ken Lampl has stepped down as head of the ANU School of Music, it was announced to staff yesterday (Thursday, January 17) by Dean of the College of Arts and Social Sciences Rae Frances. […]
Earthquake shakes Mitchell building
MITCHELL workers were left confused just after 10am this morning (Friday, January 18) when a commercial building on Flemington Road in Mitchell shook for a few seconds. Not long after earthquakes.ga.gov.au reported a 3.1 magnitude […]
Tuggeranong home destroyed by fire
A FIRE has ripped through and “extensively damaged” a home in Isabella Plains this morning (Friday, January 18). Multiple firefighting crews tackled the fire on Bucknel Circuit at about 10.15am after neighbours noticed the home was […]
Coombs woman accused of vehicle theft
A COOMBS woman was arrested after a series of vehicle thefts from July 2018 to early January. The 24-year-old was charged yesterday (Thursday, January 17) with five counts of riding or driving a motor vehicle […]
Lightning ruptures gas line overnight
LIGHTNING hit and ruptured a gas mainline at 2 Barkly Crescent, Forrest, during last night’s (January 17) storm. The street was closed off in both directions until ACT Fire & Rescue isolated the gas leak. Contractors […]
Canberra haze caused by dust
THE fire-like haze visible across the ACT is caused by dust from southern Australia. ACT ESA says the haze is expected to last into the evening. There are currently no fires in the ACT. ACT […]
Chalmers’ dire warning on leaving kids in hot cars
CHILDREN have died from being left alone in cars, yet media reports show parents and caregivers are still ignoring warnings, according to the ACT Children and Young People Death Review Committee and Kidsafe ACT. Kidsafe CEO […]
