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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 […]
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 […]
By Sophie Heizer
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 […]
SIX organisations, two schools and one individual have been recognised in this year’s ACT Violence Prevention Awards. The annual ACT Violence Prevention Awards recognise projects, organisations and individuals who make a significant contribution towards the […]
“THE Canberra Times” is likely to be sold within months along with the wider regional newspaper group formerly part of Fairfax Media, now owned by Nine, “The Guardian’s” Amanda Meade reports this afternoon. She says Nine […]
NEW collaborative research between the Australian National University (ANU) and Indiana University is aiming to make democracies more resilient at a time when they are under increasing strain. One key finding is that the US […]
STARTING tomorrow (December 11) slight delays are expected along Sutton Road due to road resurfacing. Road resurfacing will be carried out between 7am and 4.30pm along a 1.6 kilometre section north of the intersection of […]
THE October housing finance figures released today (December 10) by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the number of loans for housing continues to decline, according to the Real Estate Institute of Australia. Despite this, […]
OLD Well Station Road has reopened to road users. Work to improve the condition of the road began in September following the completion of signalisation works at Old Well Station Road and the Federal Highway […]
THE number of drivers caught in Canberra with alcohol or drugs in their system has already exceeded last year’s numbers. In the Territory in 2017 police charged 1029 people with drink driving and 472 with […]
SCOUTS ACT is saluting member number 1, Leon Tannahill, for 65 years of service to young people through the Scouting movement. Chief Commissioner Rick Goode said: “I am extremely pleased we can recognise Mr Tannahill […]
WITH weekend predictions of about 34C on both Saturday (December 8) and Sunday, RSPCA ACT is sharing its tips to help keep pets cool in the heat. “Did you know that your pet can experience […]
IMAGES have been released after a man, armed with a knife and wearing a makeshift balaclava, robbed McDonald’s in Charnwood about a fortnight ago. The man entered McDonald’s at about 10.20pm on Monday, November 26, approached […]
REBUS Theatre has been awarded the Chief Minister’s Award for Excellence for its inclusion training. This year, Rebus Theatre’s “Open Doors Open Minds” project delivered an experiential program to staff and volunteers from community clubs and […]
IN the topsy turvy Liberal universe, just when the right is trying to tighten its grip on the throat of the party, the government is haring off to the left, with this week’s legislation to […]
STAFF at a liquor store in Conder were threatened and robbed at knifepoint yesterday morning (Wednesday, December 5). It is alleged the offender, a 28-year-old Isabella Plains man, threatened staff with a large knife before […]
THE government’s bid to legislate this year to protect LGBT students from discrimination at religious schools has failed because of an impasse over the detail. After weeks of negotiation and tactical manoeuvring between the government […]
POLICE are searching for a man after he stole two white gold rings from a jewellery store in the Gungahlin Marketplace. The man, who was wearing a “distinctive” T-shirt with a white skull on it, left […]
THE future of one of the ACT’s oldest buildings is in doubt following the sudden closure of the Green Herring Restaurant, says owner Max Terribile. Located in Ginninderra Village the restaurant is housed in a […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Sophie Heizer
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 […]
SIX organisations, two schools and one individual have been recognised in this year’s ACT Violence Prevention Awards. The annual ACT Violence Prevention Awards recognise projects, organisations and individuals who make a significant contribution towards the […]
