The National Gallery has acquired The Blue Roof or Farm at Le Pouldu painted by French impressionist by Paul Gauguin in 1890.
Here are today’s “CityNews” headlines.
A Canberra Liberals government will add 200 new police officers in the ACT along with a standalone police station in Molonglo as part of its community safety package.
"The failure to meet the housing needs of residents brings a focus to the election promise Labor and the Greens made, to establish an Aboriginal Housing Corporation. A promise neither party has bothered to meet," writes JULIE TONGS.
Police are investigating the death of a 35-year-old man at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC).
Canberra is about to get only the third IMAX cinema screen in Australia when Dendy sparks up the laser projector on to a giant screen in November. But what is IMAX and where did it come from? SIMON COBCROFT has the answers.
Virgin Australia has offered a free transfer to passengers displaced by Rex Airways woes, but only to those ticketed before August 14.
Here are today’s “CityNews” headlines.
Bungendore primary school students, Robbie Sanderson, 10, and his sister Sarah, 7, have both won gold medals at the Pan Kids Jiu Jitsu IBJFF Championships in Florida.
Police are seeking to identify three men following incidents including damaging graves and attempting to break into a visitor's car at Gungahlin Cemetery.
"Voting is a social responsibility. Australia’s 90 per cent plus turnout is, on average, 30 per cent higher than most countries… We should be proud that Australians take their social responsibility seriously," writes MICHAEL MOORE.
"Snow White realised he would need to say something to the seven Daves from the CFMEU. While they still remained the closest of bedfellows, the festering smell of the Daves was beginning to rub off on Snow White." It's KEEPING UP THE ACT.
