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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.
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I'll show you a horror budget
David Ellery In addition to lending his name to one of our city's nicer suburbs, Sir Arthur William Fadden also deserves the credit for imprinting the ''horror budget'' concept so deeply into the national psyche...
Engineer appeals against oversight
David Ellery Structural engineer linked to 2010 Barton Highway bridge collapse appeals against Supreme Court decision.
Fixing on spiritual dimension
David Ellery Australia's new apostolic nuncio, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, is a humble but highly intelligent man from a working class family in Liverpool in England's north.
Goodbye old Cotter … may we never see you again
David Ellery Canberra's 101-year-old Cotter Dam wall is expected to disappear forever this week after having saved the capital from draconian water restrictions ''one last time'' during the 2004 drought.
We need protection: home owner
David Ellery A Bonner man forced to finish his own home as an owner-builder after his contractor defaulted says social media should be used to protect ACT consumers looking for a builder.
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Chance to own a piece of history
David Ellery Back in the dark ages, when mammoths still roamed the earth and I was looking to buy my first home, I entered a real estate agent's office for the first time.
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Downfall of the Jingera Mob
David Ellery While recently perusing the early editions of The Golden Age, the original name of Queanbeyan's long-lived newspaper, I came across evidence the infamous ''Jingera Mob'' of bushrangers was active...
Abbott gets his karma in bike ride
David Ellery Yesterday's gruelling Fitz's Challenge bike ride in the Brindabellas was a great way to ''get my karma for the week'', Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.
Territory's housing collapse driving builders to the wall
David Ellery A dramatic collapse in Canberra housing starts has led to a spike in the number of builders going bust, industry analysts, administrators and liquidators say.
ACAT rules builders must use materials on plan
David Ellery An ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruling that could cost Canberra building companies tens of millions of dollars is headed for the Supreme Court.
Builders must stick to plans: tribunal
David Ellery An ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruling that could cost Canberra building companies tens of millions of dollars is headed for the Supreme Court.
A night to reinforce my faith in people
David Ellery Sometimes I think there just may be hope for the human race.
Mission to make Curiosity count
David Ellery For Len Ricardo, the operations manager at the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, Monday will be just another day of making history at the office.
Architects' recycled reputation
David Ellery One of the many factors responsible for making Canberra such a unique, diverse and eclectic place in which to live lies in the fact its former waste disposal site is now considered a place of...
Cyber security lab becomes reality
David Ellery Lockheed Martin has lifted the lid on its $10 million cyber fortress on Canberra's Wentworth Avenue ahead of tonight's official opening.
Struggle to survive after bombing
David Ellery David and Eric Griffith nearly became casualties of World War II before they were even born.
Widows keep connection to war alive
David Ellery Doreen Godtschalk's friends and family said she was mad when she announced her intention to marry a World War I Anzac 30 years her senior in the 1950s.
