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    KEEPING UP THE ACT
    "In fact, we have no policies at all, so no-one can criticise us in the slightest". KEEPING UP THE ACT catches up with Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee.

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    NEWS

    Green Shed dumped in tip recycling shock

    Green Shed dumped in tip recycling shock
    St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn (Vinnies) is the new operator of the reusable facilities at Mugga Lane and Mitchell resource management centres, replacing long-time contractor The Green Shed.

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    Cbr bushwalker dies on remote Tasmania hike

    Canberra bushwalker dies on remote Tasmania hike
    A 72-year-old man from Canberra has died while bushwalking in Tasmania's remote southwest.

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    Bus driver accused of 10 deaths 'devastated'

    Bus driver accused of causing 10 deaths 'devastated'
    Brett Button says he is devastated by the crash that killed 10 wedding guests last year in the NSW Hunter Valley and in which he was the driver.

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    NAPLAN results arrive within weeks of testing

    NAPLAN results to arrive within weeks of testing
    Schools hosting NAPLAN examinations will receive marks within weeks, in what will be the fastest results delivery in the tests' history.

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    Steep discounts needed to buoy EV sales

    Steep discounts needed to buoy EV sales, cut emissions
    The Greens are threatening to block new fuel efficiency standards for Australian vehicles if Labor goes ahead with a change for gas projects.

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    Swifties boost, overall consumer pulse weak

    Swifties boost, but overall consumer pulse weak
    Households are cutting back on clothing, footwear and meals to afford things they cannot do without like insurance, education – and Taylor Swift concerts.

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    Drug use jump, booze dips in wastewater tests

    Illicit drug use jumps, booze dips in wastewater tests
    Authorities say the drug methylamphetamine is now costing Australia some $10.5 billion per year.

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    Hawker's got a shed full of stuff to get fixed

    Hawker's got a shed full of stuff to get fixed
    The Hawker Men’s Shed has evolved to be an integral part of the North Canberra community, and its popular repair café and local market will return to Hawker on March 17, reports KATARINA LLOYD JONES.

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    FEATURES

    Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
    Meta has decided not to pay Australian media outlets for news appearing on its Facebook platform. Cartoonist PAUL DORIN has a view.

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    Pressure to prosecute in world of change

    Pressure to prosecute in a pressing world of public opinion
    "A nightmare scenario is that a DPP decides a matter will not go to trial. Thereafter, the accused embarks on a series of sexual assaults before being arrested, tried and convicted." HUGH SELBY looks at the pressure to prosecute on DPPs.

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    Hollow logs, spin and fuzzy budgeting

    Hollow logs, spin and fuzzy budgeting
    "What's notable is a complete absence of a coherent and simple explanation of what has driven the government to add about $100 million a year in new expenditure." More forensic revelations of the ACT budget from JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED.

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    Early taste of Labor in next Assembly term

    Early taste of Labor in the next Assembly term 
    "Labor is showing why they are the number one political act in town. A nice presser by wannabe chief minister Steel with some tough leadership-like words and angry frowns for the Greens," writes ANDREW HUGHES in his first CityNews column.

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    Dutton's sledge, but who remembers Rex?

    Dutton's sledge, but who remembers Rex?
    Peter Dutton sledges Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen as today’s Rex Connor – but who remembers Rex, asks political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.

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    ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

    Queen Mary portraitist has his own show

    Queen Mary portraitist has his own show
    Performance, concerts and gallery news pepper HELEN MUSA's latest Artsweek column that rounds up what's what and where in the Canberra arts scene.

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    Playwright Dylan's hot theatrical property

    Playwright Dylan's hot theatrical property
    There's no other way of putting it – Canberra playwright Dylan Van Den Berg is hot property in Australian theatre circles, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.

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    SPONSORED CONTENT

    A lesson in claiming for self-education

    A lesson in claiming for self-education
    Chartered accountant GAIL FREEMAN says that when it comes to tax deductions for self education, there are 38 ATO examples to make things easier, but even then…

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    Help with home storage or moving homes

    Here's help with home storage or moving homes
    “CityNews” sources some of the stars of Canberra’s best storage solutions and moving services.

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    This week's digital edition

    Digital edition March 14
    In a new column, political commentator ANDREW HUGHES explains why Labor is the number one political act in town: "A nice presser by apprentice and wannabe Chief Minister Steel with some tough words and angry frowns for the Greens."

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