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Robbery victim 'wishes she was dead'
03 Nov 09 |
The victim of an armed hold-up wishes the robber had pulled the trigger when he pointed a gun at her head, a Canberra court has heard.
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Religion program 'replacing teachers'
03 Nov 09 |
Parents & Citizens Council president Elizabeth Singer has received numerous complaints from parents that ''the lines are being blurred between religious and secular concerns'' in Canberra's public school system.
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Four-day weekend clogs Clyde
03 Nov 09 |
Traffic chaos on Clyde Mountain and ringing cash registers between the national capital and the South Coast are signs many Canberrans are enjoying a four-day weekend.
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Uni to help school students
02 Nov 09 |
Two north Canberra schools have joined the University of Canberra in a partnership aimed at improving access to higher education.
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Spring growth fuels fire fears
02 Nov 09 |
There are fears the spring rain that has brought nearly 100mm of rain to the capital in the past two months could result in a curate's egg for firefighters.
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Life now a cruise for Smiley Miley
02 Nov 09 |
Last year Miley Opie couldn't make it to her own charity event. The 14-month-old was born three months premature and weighed just 735g.
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Explorers take a shine to old diggings
02 Nov 09 |
The director of Geological Survey, NSW, Lindsay Gilligan, says exploration companies often start picking over old workings, such as those at Majors Creek.
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Free concert music to senior ears
02 Nov 09 |
Colin Slater and his 100-strong Sing Australia choir got about 300 seniors rockin' and a-rollin' and movin' and a-groovin' at a special Albert Hall concert yesterday.
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Architect's Civic vision wins award
02 Nov 09 |
The courtyards and laneways around the Sydney and Melbourne buildings in Civic are quiet, rarely visited places, some covered in graffiti and filled with rubbish bins. But if Ben Walker had his way, these forgotten spaces would be transformed into thriving ''pod communities''.
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Canberrans splash out in sunshine
02 Nov 09 |
Canberrans were out in droves trying to keep cool at public pools yesterday as the mercury soared to 30 degrees.
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Majors Creek's gold divide
02 Nov 09 |
Historic mining village Majors Creek near Braidwood is a step closer to joining Australia's third gold boom, with Cortona Resources proposing a $30 million underground mine.
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Cup day 'disaster' for local businesses
02 Nov 09 |
Businesses in Canberra expect to suffer again on Melbourne Cup day tomorrow because of the public holiday, with one industry leader describing the impact on hospitality as an ''unmitigated disaster''.
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Court delays extend to 2011
02 Nov 09 |
The crisis confronting the ACT courts has deepened, with delays for criminal trials in the territory's Supreme Court pushed out until 2011, leaving some alleged criminals behind bars for years awaiting their day in court.
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Who cares? ACT child-care centres struggle to find staff as standards bite
01 Nov 09 |
THE NUMBER of child-care centres in the ACT seeking exemptions from tough new staffing requirements has almost tripled since May as operators struggle to find qualified employees. The
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Super levy increase on the cards
01 Nov 09 |
THE GOVERNMENT is considering increasing the 9 per cent superannuation guarantee paid by employers, industry sources say. Treasury chief Ken Henry, in the draft report of his tax review,
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Scent of victory in 13th omen win
01 Nov 09 |
YOU JUST can't keep Bart Cummings out of the spotlight. The master trainer was, as usual, the centre of attention at yesterday's Derby Day meeting at Flemington. Down on the fence on t
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Child care in limbo over qualified staff shortage
01 Nov 09 |
THE NUMBER of child-care centres in the ACT seeking exemptions from tough new staffing requirements has dramatically increased in recent months as operators struggle to find qualified empl
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Bay doctors paid to stay put
01 Nov 09 |
FEDERAL member for the bellwether seat of Eden-Monaro, Mike Kelly, has wasted no time in heaping special attention and government funds on the newest members of his electorate. The c
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Motorcycle fans revved up at big day out
01 Nov 09 |
HUNDREDS of enthusiasts took advantage of the perfect spring weather to enjoy Bike Fest at the Sutton Road Driver Training Centre yesterday. Closing motorcycle awareness week, the fe
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Blokes offer up lip service for a cause
01 Nov 09 |
IT'S THE first day of Movember, the month when that most unfashionable of facial hair arrangements makes a brief comeback. Just six years after founder Luke Slattery and some friends c
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