ACT News
Skywhale arrogant, self-indulgent: Stanhope
Sally Pryor and Stephanie Anderson 10:07am The Skywhale has embarrassed the ACT government, Jon Stanhope says.
Time to torpedo Emden 'link'
DAVID ELLERY The Canberra Times has been anointed with an unwarranted dose of venerability by a German film producer celebrating the exploits of the World War I raider SMS Emden, Gang-Gang has been told.
Interns complain over placements
PETER JEAN The ACT Health Directorate has refused to back down from controversial changes to the way medical internships are allocated at the Canberra Hospital.
Super bug cases on rise
LISA COX The number of golden staph cases detected in the Canberra Hospital rose in 2011-12, new figures show.
The Rubens lead charge in 'guerilla gig'
TOM MCILROY Darlings of the indie music scene the Rubens have taken their place on the hallowed roster of acts to perform at the Australian National University, headlining a ''guerilla gig'' on Wednesday.
Councils push for telework centres
PETER JEAN Canberra residents looking for cheaper housing or a lifestyle change would be able to work from ''Smart Work Centres'' in commuter towns, under a proposal being floated by regional councils.
Just like clockwork, more of the old ultraviolence
RON CERABONA Beethoven, Bowie, beatings and brainwashing are all part of the mix in Action to the Word's A Clockwork Orange.
Property group seeks changes to City Plan
MEREDITH CLISBY The success of the ACT government's City Plan will be limited if ''punitive'' development fees remain, says the property council.
Artwork has rival for public dislike
MEGAN DOHERTY Until the Skywhale, it was perhaps Canberra's most maligned piece of public art - and it got the green light from John, rather than Jon.
Unlikely duo unite over 'ugly' Skywhale
MEGAN DOHERTY Jeremy Hanson never thought he would find himself agreeing with Jon Stanhope, and especially not about public art, but the day has finally come.
A military tune up for Canberra's orchestra
SALLY PRYOR Angus Houston has barely missed a CSO performance during his time in Canberra, and has this week taken his devotion to a new level, having been appointed chairman of the orchestra's board.
Malaysia revs up for car festival
TOM MCILROY Just days after Skywhale caught global attention, another Canberra export is set to go international.
One in five nursing home residents malnourished, study finds
LISA COX One in five residents of Canberra's nursing homes is malnourished, new research has found.
Senior moment in music puts a song in their hearts
MATTHEW RAGGATT Canberra's aged care residents can now listen to music with a digital audio stream of their own.
Vikings Erindale club evacuated
4:04pm The Vikings Erindale Club has been evacuated after reports of smoke in the building.
Call to close loophole and speed up courts
MICHAEL INMAN 5:01pm The government will consider closing a legal loophole that is adding to the ACT Supreme Court's already burgeoning workload.
Canberra's richest residents could be 'flying under radar'
HAMISH BOLAND-RUDDER 3:16pm Just because the BRW Rich List for 2013 has only one Canberran on the list does not mean there is only one person from the ACT worth more than $235 million, according to the man who helps compile the list.
Victim 'a rag doll' in bashing, court told
CHRISTOPHER KNAUS 11:23pm Prosecutors say a tiny Canberra man allegedly left gurgling in his own blood after a fatal bashing "must have seemed like a rag doll" to the 110-kilogram, 189-centimetre tall man accused of his murder.
Busker's secret weapon in quest to win The Voice
MEGAN DOHERTY 1:37pm Busker Alex Gibson not only has the support of his superstar coach Seal on The Voice - he also his gym plan.
Supermarket worker robbed at knifepoint
8:23am A man has stolen a sum of cash after robbing a supermarket worker at knifepoint in Bonython on Tuesday.
Congestion to ease on Parkes Way
10:26am Congestion for commuters is expected to ease as workers open an additional westbound lane on Parkes Way on Wednesday.
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Gang-gang
From close crop to porn prop
DAVID ELLERY Canberra's Museum and Gallery is hoping an ACT sex addict may be able to shed some light on the provenance of a recently acquired item in its collection.
Accused to take stand on 'drug kill'
Michael Inman Court Reporter An accused killer is expected to enter the witness box on Wednesday to tell a jury his version of events.
Entrepreneurial incubator heats up
MATTHEW RAGGATT Entrepreneurs unite. The first community-run shared work space is set to give the city's start-ups a home.
GST rise a 'godsend' to ACT
LISA COX An increased or broader goods and services tax would be welcomed by the territory's finances, say economists.
Accused man a regular 'customer' in Braddon
CHRISTOPHER KNAUS Man was on bail at time of alleged theft and burglary, court told.
Households $100 better off from tax reduction
LISA COX The ACT government will cut about $25 million from insurance tax revenues in the next financial year.
Life imitates art in Clockwork Orange incident
JENNA CLARKE One of the producers of the highly anticipated stage show A Clockwork Orange was attacked in Canberra on Tuesday afternoon.
A former Canberran scoring local ballet? That's symmetry!
RON CERABONA How do you score a ballet about Parliament House? That was the challenge for composer Huey Benjamin. As he is a former Canberran, it seemed appropriate he should compose the music for Monument, one of the works in the Australian Ballet's Symmetries, which opens on Thursday as part of the Collected Works Australia: 2013 centenary program at the Canberra Theatre.
Birthday dance concept concrete nod to House music
JENNA CLARKE Garry Stewart wants to make one thing clear. His dance production, Monument, only focuses on the grandiose architecture of Parliament House and has nothing to do with the personalities that dwell underneath the spire.
Junior tax officers stretched: union
NOEL TOWELL A cull of dozens of senior ATO officials has left junior staff to "match wits" against vastly more experienced corporate tax experts, according to a public sector union.
Precious archives at risk from moat leak
HAMISH BOLAND-RUDDER The moat around one of Canberra's unique structures is close to springing a leak, putting a priceless archive of science and architectural material and the very foundations of the building at risk.
Sick diners discharged from hospital
STEPHANIE ANDERSON Diners affected as part of Canberra's largest salmonella outbreak have all been discharged from hospital, more than one week after being exposed to bad mayonnaise.
Limited options upset medical students
PETER JEAN The ACT Health Directorate has been accused of bullying final-year ANU medical students.
ANU freezes non-academic hiring
EMMA MACDONALD The Australian National University has frozen all new recruitment for non-academic administrative staff.
Housing beyond reach of most vulnerable
PETER JEAN Canberra's property market may be softening but finding affordable accommodation still remains a struggle for many of the most vulnerable people in the city.
Cultural shift in ADF: Morrison
Army chief says there's an ''unstoppable momentum'' for cultural change in the Australian Defence Force.
RM Hope building wins redevelopment award
MEREDITH CLISBY One of the first buildings built in the Parliamentary Triangle has received a national award.
Drug bust bail bid on hold for a week
CHRISTOPHER KNAUS Police believe a Canberra man arrested in a drug bust on Monday may have been working with a larger crime syndicate, a court has heard.
Search for hiker goes on after 'voice' heard
Stephanie Anderson, Tom McIlroy A land and air search for missing Canadian bushwalker Prabhdeep Srawn will begin again on Thursday, a day after reports of voices or a dog's bark within the Kosciuszko National Park.
Boom gates to keep workers out of church car parks
HAMISH BOLAND-RUDDER Community and church services in and around a proposed Parliamentary Triangle paid parking scheme are concerned the plan could lead to further encroachment on already tight space for their own patrons should it go ahead.
Burglar on parole jailed for series of break-ins
MICHAEL INMAN A man who committed a series of break-ins days after he was released from jail has been sentenced to another four years behind bars.
Gas leak closes Fyshwick street
A Fyshwick street was shut down after workmen ruptured a gas line on Tuesday morning.
Walkley nominations for Canberra Times staff
Canberra Times staff have been named among the finalists for the 2013 Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Awards.
Centenary plates go for more than $9000
A Wanniassa plasterer is the proud owner of the first set of Centenary number plates after placing a winning bid in excess of $9000.
Man arrested in one of capital's biggest ecstasy busts
Canberra detectives have carried out one of largest single ecstasy seizures on record in the ACT, finding drugs with a street value of more than $150,000 in a residential home.
Midnight snack ends in kitchen fire
Emergency services have treated a woman for smoke inhalation following a house fire in Chifley in the early hours of Tuesday.
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Colonel and Bella's big day out
DAVID ELLERY A lot of Canberrans have taken Harry S. Truman's alleged line ''If you want a friend in Washington then get yourself a dog'' to heart and applied it to Australia's capital.
Salmonella victims all home from hospital
Staff reporters Diners affected as part of Canberra's largest salmonella outbreak have all been discharged from hospital, more than one week after being exposed to bad mayonnaise.
