Organisers hold torch for peak-hour parade
Megan Doherty Canberrans are being asked to turn out to support a centenary-year parade of emergency services personnel in Manuka.
Canberra company licensed for flying drones
Megan Doherty A Canberra company is the first local operation to get approval to fly unmanned aerial vehicles or "drones" commercially.
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Note to Giants: hands off Buddy
Megan Doherty Treasurer Andrew Barr has been keeping a stiff upper lip in the face of bad news this week.
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Laurie flags retirement
Megan Doherty After 24 years as Canberra’s flag man, Laurie Corey is retiring at the end of the year.
ACT pushing to finish projects in wake of ASIO fiasco
Megan Doherty The ACT government says it is working as quickly as possible to resume projects left unfinished as a result of the financial collapse of a company that worked on the controversial ASIO building.
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Mum's on board for tour of duty
Megan Doherty Not all mums will be enjoying breakfast in bed with their kids on Mother’s Day on Sunday morning.
Govt reduces blood test centres
Megan Doherty The ACT government is reducing the number of centres where blood tests can be performed in Canberra by two.
Paintball game for children draws flak
Megan Doherty City Reporter Canberra children as young as 10 will be the first in Australia to play a modified form of paintball that uses guns imported from the United States that look like mini pump-action shotguns but are...
Circus makes presence felt
Megan Doherty Here’s one way around anti-billboard laws – put a ruddy great inflatable clown in someone’s backyard.
Family supports monument as symbol of workplace safety
Megan Doherty SKYE VICKERY turned 17 on Tuesday, without her father by her side. Five days later, she will attend Sunday's opening of the National Workers Memorial to honour people like her father Wayne who lost...
Sultan touches down in Canberra
Megan Doherty One of the world’s richest men, the Sultan of Brunei, has arrived in Canberra on Wednesday morning as part of a three day visit to Australia.
Private drive for the public good
Megan Doherty Jane Easthope has taken on the role of chief executive officer of Canberra CBD Limited after the fight of her life.
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Timomatic diplomatic
Megan Doherty Former Narrabundah College student Timomatic laughs when asked if he’s going to be a nice or mean judge on Australia’s Got Talent.
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Le Nevez up for Logie
Megan Doherty Canberra's own Matt Le Nevez has scored a Logies nomination for his role in the Channel Ten show Offspring.
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A heart for Canberra and the Raiders
Megan Doherty The star of former Canberra reporter Erin Molan continues to rise with Channel Nine - as a sports reporter and regular panellist on The Footy Show.
Canberra a city of rat runners
Megan Doherty New studies are showing cars are consistently speeding through suburban streets in Canberra while traffic loads on residential streets are above acceptable levels, with "rat running" a likely...
Froth and bubble as Human Brochure tourists come to town
Megan Doherty A South Australian family who post about their hunt for the best babycino in the nation are among the final contingent of 250 social media-using tourists arriving in Canberra on Friday as part of the...
Disabled hit as Pegasus hobbled by donation drought
Megan Doherty Disabled children are being charged for the first time in almost 40 years to use the services of Pegasus Riding for the Disabled.
Plan to prevent asbestos escaping
Megan Doherty A plan is in place to prevent asbestos fibres escaping from a construction site close to the Australian War Memorial.
