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Mating rituals of the Hollywood jungle

07 Nov 09 | It's yet to be penned but the planned Reform School or Hollywood by international best-selling author Jackie Collins could be her most scandalous book of all.

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ACT babies exposed to TB

07 Nov 09 | Four babies including a 10-week premature newborn were exposed to active tuberculosis at the Canberra Hospital and will be treated for the next six months.

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Depot's future still open for discussion

07 Nov 09 | The ACT Government will start community consultation next year about the future of the Old Bus Depot building in Kingston, maintaining that no decisions have yet been made.

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Rudd feels climate is ripe to take gloves off

07 Nov 09 | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has launched a savage attack on the Federal Opposition's approach to climate change one month out from the Copenhagen summit.

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Wreaths laid for ghost of the republic

07 Nov 09 | What becomes of the broken-hearted? For the diehards of the Australian Republican Movement the answer is simple they cling to the dream.

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Stadium banked up for night of supercross mayhem

07 Nov 09 | Canberra Stadium has been transformed into a cauldron of motorcycle mayhem for tonight's fourth round of the Australasian Supercross Championships.

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Service providers on the fast track

07 Nov 09 | China's insatiable appetite for Australian minerals has added to the momentum of stand-out Canberra services business The Citadel Group.

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Public housing 'rushed through'

07 Nov 09 | Residents fear the rush to spend millions of dollars in economic stimulus money to build public housing in the ACT could be at the expense of good planning and proper community consultation.

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Proposed development 'too big for the street'

07 Nov 09 | A 21-unit townhouse development proposed for Wanniassa has been knocked back by the ACT Planning and Land Authority because it was too big for the suburban street.

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Govt backs independent Cotter inquiry

07 Nov 09 | The ACT Government has backed a Greens push to have Canberra's independent water pricing regulator hold an inquiry into the Cotter Dam cost blow-out.

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Civil unions bid for Rudd approval

06 Nov 09 | The ACT Greens are likely to agree to Labor amendments to their civil union legislation, giving same-sex ceremonies some legal recognition for the first time.

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Greens push for Cotter review

06 Nov 09 | The ACT Greens are pushing for an independent review of the $218 million cost blow-out of the Cotter Dam expansion.

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Capital tops schools report

06 Nov 09 | ACT students are significantly ahead of their state and territory counterparts on almost all educational measures under the first national baseline performance report prepared by the Council of Australian Governments. |

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Now, to succeed beyond comfort zone

06 Nov 09 | ACT Education Minister Andrew Barr said it would be more surprising if the ACT did not lead the nation in educational outcomes.

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Public lane leads to art for art's sake

06 Nov 09 | Now this is a different kind of public art. A public laneway in Farrer has been turned into a virtual outdoor art gallery by resident Ray Eshpeter, who lives next door and wants nothing more than to create a pleasant space for his neighbours and passers-by to enjoy.

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