From backyard to food bowl
Phillip Thomson A burgeoning movement in Canberra is aiming to be one step ahead of the looming world food crisis
Making ends meet
Phillip Thomson Phillip Thomson talks to three Canberra people in different professions about how they manage to pay the bills.
Authority urges end to leakage
Phillip Thomson THE National Capital Authority will ask ACTEW Water why raw sewage from some of Canberra's richest homes is leaking and continually shutting down large sections of Lake Burley Griffin.
Rider fights for life after crash
Phillip Thomson A female motorcycle rider was fighting for her life on Saturday night after a collision with a four-wheel-drive in Florey.
Orthopaedic surgeons put on their boots and walk out
Phillip Thomson CANBERRA'S most powerful group of orthopaedic surgeons has been broken up following a legal dispute.
Insurance for cyclists would limit pain and hurt
Phillip Thomson A man left quadriplegic in a collision with another cyclist has called for a public insurance scheme for injured riders.
Still well-suited, win or lose
Phillip Thomson THE MOST powerful lobbying firm in Canberra would shrink to almost nothing and be replaced by its ''evil twin'' if the Gillard government lost the election.
Cafe couple's dream had unusual beginning
Phillip Thomson THEY served 400,000 cups of coffee but after 15 years, Elaine and Brent Richter are moving out of Yarralumla and remembering the day the dream began on the back of an envelope.
So they play golf or cycle: big deal
Phillip Thomson WARSHIPS costing billions of dollars have been sold after a round at the Royal Canberra Golf Club.
Power likely to stay up on lines
Phillip Thomson SPENDING millions of dollars a year replacing timber power poles appears likely to continue because it would cost billions to put Canberra's electricity underground.
Rich slice of hospitality history for $10m
Phillip Thomson SIXTY-ONE years after its most famous resident, prime minister Ben Chifley, died there, the historic Hotel Kurrajong is being sold.
Egypt: from revolution to evolution
Phillip Thomson TWO years ago, from his office in the Egyptian ministry of foreign affairs in Cairo, Hassan El-Laithy was watching a revolution sweep his country.
Ivory chess set beats embargo
Phillip Thomson THE ivory chess set sitting in this Deakin house would probably be banned from sale if it wasn't so old.
Renovators no longer a delight
Michael Inman, Phillip Thomson ONCE the bastion of energetic bargain hunters, Canberrans appear to be falling out of love with the slightly battered properties optimistically described as the renovator's delight.
Chocolate treats provide sweet relief from naming controversy
Phillip Thomson PRINCE CHARLES and the Duchess of Cornwall found a very Australian way to defuse the controversy over the renaming of Parkes Place to Queen Elizabeth Terrace on Saturday - by using a packet of Tim...
Auction Watch
Signs of confidence emerge
Michael Inman and Phillip Thomson FOUR registered bidders battled for the right to call 83 Banambila Street, Aranda, home yesterday, with the four-bedroom property selling under the hammer for $830,000.
Killer prices: Still time to grow your own tomatoes
Phillip Thomson WHEN tomatoes go bananas, go it alone and grow your own.
Wasp menace growing
Phillip Thomson Canberra's southside residents are more likely to be stung by a European wasp than their northside neighbours.
Auction Watch
Oxley auction record broken
Phillip Thomson An Oxley home sold at auction for $862,000 yesterday, the second week in a row the suburb's price record has been broken.
Earthquake 110kms north of Canberra
Phillip Thomson Earth tremours were felt at Boorowa and Young over night.
