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Changes to Canberra’s tenancy laws

SIMON Corbell has announced the introduction of legislation granting property owners and tenants in the ACT more rights and protections including a broader range of options to respond to domestic violence. “The Residential Tenancies Legislation […]

Liberals move for seperate water meters for unit owners

ALISTAIR Coe says many Canberrans living in complexes are paying unfair water bills because of laws that force them to split costs with other unit holders. In some cases unit owners have to split bills […]

ACT makes national housing hotspot list

THE Housing Industry Association (HIA) has released the latest edition of its Population and Residential Building Hotspots Report, with ACT taking the top spot nationally. The report ranks the fastest growing metropolitan and regional areas […]

Tuggeranong Hookers office changes hands

LUTON Tuggeranong directors Richard Luton and Christine Bassingthwaighte have announced Luton Tuggeranong’s purchase of LJ Hooker Tuggeranong. They say the purchase will result in Luton becoming the largest real estate office in Tuggeranong. Richard Luton […]

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When Christmas joy turns to stress

by Danielle Nohra

ARGUING relatives, overspending and retail madness can all turn Christmas joy into holiday stress but, according to Canberra psychologist Kerry Howard, a big problem around Christmas is expectations. One expectation which Kerry, who is the […]

New year, new (increased) bus fares

by CityNews

FROM January 5 public transport fares will be increased by 2.5 per cent, according to executive director for Transport Canberra Operations, Judith Sturman. Cash fares will also increase by 2.5 per cent, rounded to […]

Letters / Socialist capitalism at its worst

by CityNews

I HOPE that ACT environment bureaucrats and political advisers read Paul Costigan’s incisive column on ACT tree laws (“Growing mysteries of ‘significant’ trees”, CN, December 6). His IQ probably exceeds the sum total of the […]

Santa myth: do you tell them lies or not?

by CityNews

By Sophie Heizer

Search over as Shane heads Public Prosecutions

by CityNews

BRINGING with him more than 16 years experience in the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Shane Drumgold has been appointed the new ACT Director of Public Prosecutions. Attorney-General Gordon Ramsay says Mr Drumgold, who is […]

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Changes to Canberra’s tenancy laws

Liberals move for seperate water meters for unit owners

ACT makes national housing hotspot list

Tuggeranong Hookers office changes hands

News

When Christmas joy turns to stress

New year, new (increased) bus fares

Letters / Socialist capitalism at its worst

Santa myth: do you tell them lies or not?

Search over as Shane heads Public Prosecutions

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