Noel Towell

Noel Towell

Auditor slams Canberra's car parking

Lisa Cox and Noel Towell The ACT government is failing in almost every aspect of its management of the territory's car parks, a new report has found.

Woman denied compo, 30 years after elevator crushed man to death

Elevator door

Noel Towell A former Canberra public servant has lost a bid for workers' compensation lodged 30 years after she allegedly witnessed a fatal workplace accident.

No relief in sight for users of Parkes Way

The Parkes Way roadworks have been delayed by 6 months.

Noel Towell Canberra commuters face more months of traffic misery on Parkes Way with a building company collapse and bad weather blamed for the delay.

Camera speed traps put back to August

Speed Red Light Camera

Noel Towell Canberra's second point-to-point speed camera system planned for the city's south, will be delayed by at least eight months, the ACT Government has conceded.

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ACT poll funding breaches incur fines

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Lisa Cox and Noel Towell Two industry lobby groups face fines from electoral authorities after breaking political funding laws in last year's territory election.

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Ready for fight of his life

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New ACT Liberals Leader, Jeremy Hanson at home in holder with his family, Robbie (6), William (14), and Fleur.
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Noel Towell Katy Gallagher got a surprise in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.

CSIRO bully accusations 'dodgy', says executive

CSIRO

Noel Towell Some of the bullying and harassment claims from within the CSIRO are ''pretty dodgy'', according to a senior executive.

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Public housing in line of fire

Shooting at Block 4 Stuart street flats, Kingston. ACT forensic police officers at the scene. The bullet hole.

Noel Towell, Hamish Boland-Rudder and Christopher Knaus The troubled Stuart Flats public housing complex in Canberra's inner-south is at least a decade away from redevelopment, despite its history of drugs, crime and poverty.

Libs call for 'proper' parking plan at Manuka Oval

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ODI cricket match in progress. These vehicles were fined outside
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Noel Towell The Canberra Liberals want a comprehensive car parking plan to go with the new floodlights at Manuka Oval.

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Parkes Way builders walk off the job

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Noel Towell Workers have walked off a key Canberra road building project amid a dispute about a contractor on the job.

Parkes Way work resumes

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Noel Towell A key Canberra road building project is scheduled to get back under way on Friday after two days of industrial strife.

Raiders' cut price offer for prime site

The Braddon Club.

Noel Towell The Canberra Raiders want to demolish the Braddon Club and build a multimillion-dollar retail and apartment complex on the site.

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Construction chaos hits capital

Workplace safety officers Alan Chipperfield and Mark McCabe are part of a team of officers that made a surprise visit to the Nishi building site in Canberra today. An unhappy worker.

Noel Towell There have been two days of chaos in Canberra's building industry with several sites shut down or stalled because of safety disputes, a compliance blitz and a large sub-contractor going broke.

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Fraud probe on ANU students' missing $125,000

ANU.

Noel Towell, Christopher Knaus The ANU Student Association admits more than $125,000 of its members' money is missing due to alleged fraud.

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100 men 'scarred' by ACT colleges

Jason Parkinson.

Noel Towell More than 100 Canberra men have come forward saying they were abused while at school at two Canberra Catholic colleges between the 1970s and 1990s.

Sport, small businesses set to profit

ACT Liberal Party leader Zed Seselja.

Noel Towell The Canberra Liberals promised yesterday to spend $350,000 on netball courts in Canberra's south if elected this month, while the ACT Greens launched a $2.

20yo fighting for life after worksite accident

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Noel Towell A young Canberra apprentice, aged just 20, is fighting for his life after a serious workplace accident in the city’s south yesterday.

ACT Liberals pledge to build autism-specific school

3rd September 2012, Story by Peter Jean  , Canberra Times Photo, Colleen Petch,   Liberal party leader Zed Seselja overlooking houses in South Canberra  from Mt Taylor this afternoon.

Noel Towell The Canberra Liberals will officially launch their election campaign today with a promise to build Canberra's first autism-specific school.

Worker hurt, as asbestos fears emerge

Canberra Hospital.

Noel Towell Another Canberra workman was in hospital last night after a workplace accident, while an inner city building site was shut down because of fears over asbestos handling.

Painter injured in 4m fall

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Noel Towell A painter was hospitalised after falling up to four metres from a ladder in Canberra's inner north today.