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Uber, other ride-sharing services able to enter Canberra market from late October

Uber and other ride-sharing services will be legally able to enter the Canberra market from October 30 after reforms to ACT legislation. The ACT Government said the territory would be the first jurisdiction in Australia to regulate ride-sharing before ... >> view original

Police operations underway at two separate hotels on Northbourne Avenue in ...

Police operations are underway at two separate hotels on Canberra's main road Northbourne Avenue after ransom calls were made to the businesses. There are multiple police cars surrounding the Pavilion Hotel and the Novotel Hotel, which are just over ... >> view original

Central Coast versus Canberra: Will public servants love moving to Gosford?

Since being completed in 1963, there have been no recorded shark attacks in Lake Burley Griffin. Or in any of the other artificial lakes in the national capital. With the chances of a shark making its way into our inland man-made swimming hole ... >> view original

ABC 666 overtakes 104.7 in Canberra radio ratings

Canberra's radio wars have heated up with 666 ABC overtaking 104.7 Canberra as the capital's most popular radio station. The latest GfK Radio Ratings Survey reveals 666 Canberra has reined in 17.9 per cent of listeners in 2015's third quarter, a jump ... >> view original

Canberra sheep Chris claims official world record for 41kg fleece

After taking the world by storm earlier this month, Canberra's very woolly sheep Chris has officially been handed the title of world's heaviest fleece. Chris was shorn for the first time in years after being found wandering on a nature reserve outside ... >> view original

Conor Simpson, Canberra Irish dancer, is in Lord of the Dance

Conor Simpson, who grew up in Canberra, is one of two Australians to join the cast on this tour of Lord of the Dance. The 21-year-old is eminently qualified to do so: this year he became the world Irish Dance Champion in his age group, having begun ... >> view original

Canberra International Film Festival launched

Neon lighting is an older art form that is being renewed, so it's a fitting symbol for the new version of the Canberra International Film Festival, manager Andrew Pike says. To mark the launch of the 19th annual festival from November 5 to 15 the ... >> view original

Japan says ready to build all submarines for Canberra in Australia

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is ready to match European rivals and build a fleet of submarines for Canberra entirely at Australian shipyards, a senior Japanese official said on Tuesday, after stumbling in its effort to win the A$50 billion ($34.76 billion ... >> view original

Man kicks, punches car in road rage incident at Canberra intersection

A man has been caught on camera aggressively kicking and punching another driver's car in a bout of extreme road rage at a Canberra intersection. The incident appears to have been filmed on Kingsford Smith Drive in the Belconnen region. A Canberra ... >> view original

Dorothy in Wonderland opens the door to the Canberra school holiday party

Rabbit, played by Imogen Baggoley, 8, is very late to an important date. She is joined by the Tin Man, left, played by Joss Kent, the Lion (Karissa Nicholson), the Queen of Hearts (Shaylah McClymont) and the Scarecrow (Charlotte Gee). Photo: Graham Tidy. >> view original