PASSENGERS allegedly got out of a Toyota Tarago, which was stopped at traffic lights on Hindmarsh Drive, and smashed the rear window of a Mazda with a baseball bat or metal bar. The grey Mazda […]
Passengers smash car at traffic lights
PASSENGERS allegedly got out of a Toyota Tarago, which was stopped at traffic lights on Hindmarsh Drive, and smashed the rear window of a Mazda with a baseball bat or metal bar. The grey Mazda […]
Broad quits frontbench amid ‘sugar baby’ allegation
VICTORIAN Nationals MP Andrew Broad has been forced to quit as assistant minster to Deputy Michael McCormack after extraordinary claims about his exchanges with a young woman he met through a “seeking arrangement” website […]
Council searches for the face of Queanbeyan
THE Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council is searching for a Queanbeyan local who best represents the area. It could be someone from the past or the present, it could be a grandparent, a family member, a coach, […]
Have you seen Laura?
POLICE are concerned for teenager Laura Kelly after she went missing on Friday (December 14). The 15-year-old was last seen in Dunlop wearing a navy blue hoodie, black jeans, black sneakers and carrying a black shoulder […]
Vinnies’ emergency grants cut despite demand
DESPITE seeing growing demands from locals for St Vincent de Paul’s emergency relief funds, the Federal Government has announced it will cut grants to Canberra and Goulburn Vinnies by 25 per cent. The grants, which […]
Opinion / Have yourself a plastic-free Christmas
BY Manuela Taboada, Glenda Amayo Caldwell, Hope Johnson, Leonie Barner and Rowena Maguire.
Grattan / David Hurley will be Australia’s new Governor-General
YESTERDAY (December 16) Scott Morrison announced that NSW Governor David Hurley will become Australia’s next Governor-General, succeeding Sir Peter Cosgrove. The Prime Minister timed his news conference in Canberra with the governor-general designate to coincide […]
Review / Festive music moves beyond familiarity
music / “Christmas with Luminescence”, All Saints’ Anglican Church, December 15. Reviewed by CLINTON WHITE
Review / A ‘memorable’ evening of dance
dance / “On Course”, directed by Ruth Osborne, QL2 Theatre, Gorman Arts Centre. December 15-16. Reviewed by BILL STEPHENS.
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
McDonald stays on as head of health
BERNADETTE McDonald, who was appointed interim CEO of Canberra Health Services in October, will stay on in the role. Ms McDonald replaced Janet Anderson who quit three days after it was publicly announced she would be […]
Air quality ‘poor’ as dust lingers over Canberra
AIR-quality monitoring is registering today’s air quality as poor, in particular in Tuggeranong, as a result of the dust, lingering over Canberra for the second consecutive day. ACT Health is warning people with hay-fever, asthma and other […]
Review / Bach and Handel together in music
“JS Bach & GF Handel”, Canberra Sinfonia. At Wesley Uniting Church, December 15. Reviewed by CLINTON WHITE
Review / Life and death in works of feeling
Visual art / “Love and Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces from the Tate”. At the National Gallery of Australia, until April 28. Reviewed by JOHN LANDT.
Man trapped after truck hits tree
A MAN was trapped after the truck he was driving hit a tree on Canberra Avenue, outside HMAS Harman, this morning (December 15). ACT ambulance paramedics, working NSW paramedics, stabilised the patient on scene while […]
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
‘PACES’ headlines New Year’s Eve concert
BLURRING the lines between club and pop music, this year’s New Year’s Eve in Civic Square will be headlined by “PACES”, who recently released his second album, “Zag”, which features collaborations with well-known artists like […]
Review / ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ (PG) **
DRAT! I forgot to pick up the spray-can of insecticide before leaving home to see joint directors Bob Persichetti and Peter Ramsay’s foray into fantasyland in search of a serious message delivered by an arachnid […]
Canberra organisations hit with bomb threats
THE Education Directorate and other establishments have received emails regarding potential bomb threats, according to ACT police. This follows the evacuation of Lyneham High School today (December 14) but police haven’t said whether the two are […]
Review / ‘Peppermint’ (MA) ***
With holidays almost here, movie reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD enjoys “Peppermint”, effective summer holiday escapist cinema that makes few demands of its audience.
