Morrison 'taken aback' by virality of YouTube speech

David Ellery A video showing Australia's top soldier, Lieutenant General David Morrison, ripping into sexual abuse in the army has been viewed more than a million times.

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Call to honour indigenous servicemen

David Ellery Next year's Anzac centenary is a chance to belatedly recognise the efforts of Aboriginal servicemen during both world wars, Australian War Memorial council member Graham Edwards believes.

Dry autumn made burnoff sensible move

David Ellery Controlled burn in Canberra's north a pre-emptive strike to keep residents safe come summer.

Airport's plan a stop-gap measure

David Ellery Sydney Airport's draft 20-year masterplan is only a stop-gap solution, Canberra Airport's Stephen Byron believes.

Military, PS take the most honours

David Ellery Soldiers and public servants have scored the lion's share of Queen's Birthday honours for ACT and Queanbeyan residents.

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Bombs away: the final battle for Tuggeranong

David Ellery Forty years ago, Flying Officer Bill Mayne led a bomb disposal team into a sheep paddock to Canberra's south.

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The building that never gave up

David Ellery If there was a competition for Canberra's longest running development project it would be difficult to beat the John Gorton Building.

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Same faces at firm that rose from ashes

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Taxpayers burnt by Mitchell fire costs

David Ellery Canberra taxpayers are picking up the $1.72 million tab for extinguishing the 2011 Mitchell fire and monitoring the decontamination effort.

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WWII crash mystery solved

David Ellery The mystery of Canberra's second World War II air crash has been solved.

One family's sacrifice never to be forgotten

David Ellery Paul Liversidge has vowed to spend the rest of his life making sure the world learns of his family's remarkable contribution to the defence of Australia during World War II.

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A new chapter, but no verse

David Ellery You must have noticed by now that the Centenary of Canberra celebrations have been suffering from a terrible lack of poetry.

Tale of a pasture-prized car

David Ellery Kate Moss' glorious transformation left me with an agonising dilemma.

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You call that a budget cut?

David Ellery Tough times called for tough medicine and Scullin was willing to deliver it.

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Plane mystery on Mt Ainslie

David Ellery The year is 1943 or thereabouts; a young boy named Bill Guard is hanging with his mates in Ainslie when they observe a plane in trouble ...

Watcher of the skies urges action

David Ellery Meteor strikes can be life-changing: ask a dinosaur. DAVID ELLERY writes

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Building up to be an engineer

David Ellery The brains behind Canberra's built environment were celebrated with an orgiastic display of engineering enthusiasm on the summit of Mount Stromlo.

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Time to torpedo Emden 'link'

David Ellery The Canberra Times has been anointed with an unwarranted dose of venerability by a German film producer celebrating the exploits of the World War I raider SMS Emden, Gang-Gang has been told.

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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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