Ordinary gods and heroes in over 50s

David Ellery The gods and heroes of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome have much to say to contemporary Canberrans and are continuing their dialogue with humanity at the Belconnen Arts Centre.

Builders warned to avoid pouring concrete in the heat

David Ellery This week will be much better than next to pour the slab for your new home, according to the ACT Master Builders Association.

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Two brave survivors helped after tsunami

David Ellery S ix of the 10 Australians honoured for their part in the nation's response to the earthquake and tsunami that struck eastern Japan, killing about 16,000 people on March 11, 2011, are Canberrans.

John's journeys are all about his passion

David Ellery P earce's John Dunkley is the type of teacher we all wish we'd had at school. The retired educator, who turns 70 this year, has a passion for life and a curiosity about the world around him that...

Mentor example of tact, patience in line of duty

David Ellery Canberra's Major Anthony Bennett has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in today's Australia Day honours list.

Admiral praised for post-scandal role

David Ellery Rear-Admiral James Goldrick AM (retired) has been appointed an Officer in the military division of the Order of Australia.

Lateral thinkers promote technological advances

David Ellery The Australian who took part in the ''mother of all demonstrations'' has been honoured for services to science and innovation.

Firebomb victim points finger at kids

David Ellery A security guard whose $40,000 Ford Ranger went up in flames on Tuesday night is the latest Canberran to fall foul of car firebombers who have struck almost 140 times in just over a year.

Fence repair will soon crimp dogs' freedom

David Ellery Jadha and Mahal's days of breaking out and running riot on Northbourne Avenue are numbered now ActewAGL has promised to repair a fence that their master, David Creech, says was damaged during pole...

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Warranty attack to distract: retailers

David Ellery The ACT Chamber of Commerce and Industry says Simon Corbell's "crackdown" on warranties is only a distraction..

Building crisis from bad deals, poor work

David Ellery The ACT building industry is suffering a crisis of confidence, the Master Builders Association says.

Car firebombings hurt people, ruin lives, says victim

David Ellery Chisholm's Mark Zezulka wants the ''idiots'' set people's cars alight for fun to realise their pranks are not victimless crimes.

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Immigrants weave carpet magic

David Ellery If the test of a truly multicultural city is the ability of the people you meet to transport you to another world then Abdollah Saeedi and Mehrak Osloubi help Canberra pass with flying colours.

Shotgun blasts to car were 'criminal damage'

David Ellery ACT Policing classified the shotgunning of a car in Kambah on December 27 as an act of criminal damage because it was reported several hours after it happened, giving them 48 hours to respond.

Police deny inaction on car fire bombings

David Ellery ACT Policing has defended its decision not to make public the fire bombing of a car outside a townhouse in Isabella Plains that hospitalised a Cromwell Circuit resident at 2am on Saturday.

Know your rights on 'extended warranties': Corbell

David Ellery ACT Attorney General, Simon Corbell, has questioned the value of extended warranties offered at extra cost by retailers on the grounds consumers are already protected under Federal laws.

Firebomb victim unhappy with ACT police

David Ellery Monday's report of ACT Policing's apparent lack of action over a shotgun attack on a car at Kambah just after Christmas was ''deja vu all over again'' for Curtin nurse Anne Duffy.

Father unloads on police over drive-by shooting

David Ellery An irate Canberra father says ACT Policing fell well short of the mark in its response to a drive-by shooting in Kambah.

'Anti-art movement' invading Mt Stromlo... in the DeLorean

David Ellery A dream came true for Canberra's own Marty McFly when he lured Barbarella into the driver's seat of his 1981 DeLorean on Thursday.