The National Capital Authority has led the awards for Canberra’s tourism industry for its Lights on the Lake event in the Events and Festivals category at the 2023 Australian Tourism Awards in Darwin on Friday night.
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A 31-year-old Fraser man, who was subject to an Intensive Corrections Order, has been charged with 16 offences in relation to a string of incidents, including motor vehicle thefts, failing to stop, theft and pay wave offences.
Roundabout Canberra founder and CEO Hannah Andrevski is the 2024 Canberra Citizen of the Year in recognition of her commitment to supporting families in need.
A residential complex at Denman Prospect has tested positive to a small amount of friable asbestos in its garden mulch, says WorkSafe ACT.
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"The shortcomings in Molonglo’s planning to date does not inspire confidence that the government is capable of delivering good outcomes," writes former planner MIKE QUIRK.
"As the most visible of migrants, often because of their means of arrival, refugees have become a lightning rod for Islamophobia and opposition to non-white migration," writes JOHN MINNS.
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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"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.
In Brisbane on March 17 1948, Australia's only Communist Party MP Fred Paterson was savagely smashed from behind by a policeman. The assault became known as The Great St Patrick's Day Bash. ROSS FITZGERALD tells the story.
