Didge a can-do chauffeur

Chris Johnson There are number of must-have qualities needed to be a personal chauffeur to a foreign diplomat.

Unused 'embassy blocks' scattered around ACT

Chris Johnson Nearly two dozen vacant blocks of land in Canberra's diplomatic precincts are being held in reserve for foreign embassies, even though many of the nations holding onto them already have established...

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10 minutes to clear the air and the decks

Chris Johnson It was a long time coming, but in the end it took just 10 minutes for Zed Seselja to make it clear to Gary Humphries that he wanted his job.

Bookshop may be in gun again over manuals

Chris Johnson Curtin's Beyond Q Bookshop is bracing itself for another military police raid.

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Embassy projects to face scrutiny

Chris Johnson Plans to build nine foreign embassies on a controversial site at Stirling Park could be seriously impeded by the establishment of a high-level parliamentary inquiry.

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Federal calling, but Zed denies plans to move

Chris Johnson, Michael Inman ACT Liberal leader Zed Seselja insists he has no plans to move into federal politics, despite party insiders suggesting that he does and political pundits saying that he should.

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Brodtmann queries embassy enclave at Yarralumla

Chris Johnson Member for Canberra Gai Brodtmann is sceptical about what is being described by some as an urgent need for a new diplomatic enclave located in Yarralumla.

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Slow NBN hook-up: ACT suffers fast-connect woes

Chris Johnson The nation's capital will take a back seat to regional Australia and marginal federal electorates in getting connected to the government's high-speed broadband scheme.

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Katy uses COAG to defend capital

Chris Johnson Chief Minister Katy Gallagher has used a gathering of the nation's leaders to call for an end to Canberra bashing.