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14 Nov 09 | When Paul Gauguin was dabbing lime green paint on to Jesus' chest in his painting Portrait of the Artist with Yellow Christ, Canberra did not exist.
08 Nov 09 | Tasma Walton is the first to admit she's a bit of a sucker when it comes to happy endings.
''As a reader and as a human being I want to know that good prevails in the end,'' she s
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.
18 Oct 09 | THIS MAY have been the strangest protest Canberra has seen in a long time.
Sex workers, satanists, pagans, atheists, witches, gay rights activists and curious onlookers mixed with m
17 Oct 09 | Spanish is Magaly Solier's first language, but the 22-year-old Peruvian actress and singer has risen to prominence on the international film stage.
19 Sep 09 | Dickson, one of the most overlooked suburbs in Canberra's inner north, is one of the country's ''hotspots'', according to a study issued this week.
St George Bank commissioned the Natio ...
12 Sep 09 | Jeff Lindsay seems like a pretty normal sort of guy.
05 Sep 09 | Suzi Quatro may be three months into her 60th year, but she is showing no signs of slowing up.
30 Aug 09 | FLYING is quicker, catching a bus is cheaper and driving can be more convenient.
And with only 1300 people a week using the train for a trip to Sydney, it appears our snail rail is not ...
16 Aug 09 | I just don't have the time .. how many times have you used that excuse when it comes to exercise? According to the Obesity Policy Coalition lack of time is the most common reason we give for not exerc...
15 Aug 09 | The architect of Parliament House, Romaldo Giurgola, says ASIO's new glass facade headquarters being built at Constitution Avenue is a monster.
The eminent 89-year-old Italian-American, who became an...
08 Aug 09 | It's a boy's own Puberty Blues, complete with surf, sex, heroin and humour.
02 Aug 09 | I must admit I was a tad cynical going into the interview with Debbie Hodgson, author of Sustainable Baby, a new book for new parents who are looking for ways to consume less and live greener lives.
01 Aug 09 | Big dollops of gloomy news are on the agenda when leaders from Pacific nations fly to Cairns this week for a summit with Kevin Rudd. As host of this year's Pacific Islands Forum, Rudd has listed the i...
26 Jul 09 | Everyone from European royalty to a 100-year-old great-grandmother will compete at the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games in October.
25 Jul 09 | Wild hares are taking refuge in St John's Anglican Church in Reid. They're thriving on unused land east of the church on Constitution Avenue, near the heart of the city, as are rabbits. The Reverend ...
11 Jul 09 | They say it's lonely at the top, so why not form a trio? Country music stars Gina Jeffreys, Beccy Cole and Sara Storer joined forces to create Songbirds, the genre's equivalent to a supergroup.
27 Jun 09 | Local music shops are expecting a rush on Michael Jackson music and memorabilia as news of the pop star's death continues to send shock waves through the community.
20 Jun 09 | Shortly after midday Des ''Tuppence'' Moran hobbled out of the Ascot Pasta and Deli Cafe in Union Road, a place near his northern Melbourne home where he regularly enjoyed a coffee.
06 Jun 09 | On the sixth day of every month, Reesha Stefek places flowers at a roadside memorial in south Canberra for her son Toby Stefek and his mate Phil Sandeman.