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Canberra golf courses warn ACT Government water prices could force closures

The ACT Government has warned the golf industry needs to look at how many courses Canberra's population can support, as concerns grow about the cost of water. Golf courses across the territory have called on the ACT Government to reduce the price of ... >> view original

Homeless may have travelled north due to Canberra's cold winter, Safe Shelter ...

Canberra's past winter was so cold it may have forced some of the city's homeless to travel north, a homeless shelter says. Safe Shelter provides accommodation for homeless men in a church hall in Braddon, in Canberra's north. It opens three nights a ... >> view original

Suspicious package found in Canberra CBD

Police have blocked off part of the Canberra CBD as they investigate a suspicious package. Specialist bomb response officers are at the scene in Garema Place. ACT Police has urged people to avoid the area, which has been sectioned off with police tape. >> view original

Any increase to the GST would damage housing affordability in Canberra

A GST increase of 5 per cent would have an immediate impact on housing affordability in Canberra with average property prices likely to increase by $25,000. The Urban Development Institute of Australia has warned Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull against ... >> view original

NRC: Canberra Vikings set up blockbuster against Brisbane City after thrashing ...

Canberra Vikings have set up a blockbuster clash against premiers Brisbane City next week after a thumping win over Melbourne Rising on Friday night. The Vikings' 42-16 win at Viking Park against last year's runners-up was the club's sixth straight to ... >> view original

Assaults on kids lead to worse injuries than accidents

IN AN effort to ensure domestic violence policy does not forget kids, a researcher has highlighted statistics showing assaults on children lead to more severe injuries than accidents. The University of Queensland's Professor Justin Kenardy said assault ... >> view original

Two more Tasmanian devils road-killed in vaccine trial takes death toll to four

Tasmanian devil released at Narawntapu National Park in Tasmania's north as part of the facial tumour vaccine trial. Picture DPIPWE. TWO more Tasmanian devils, part of a groundbreaking facial tumour disease vaccine trial, have been road-killed taking ... >> view original

Codein painkillers could soon be prescription only

CODEINE MEDICINES: Pharmacist Campbell Gradon with a few of the products which could possibly require a prescription from 2016. Photo: Mike Knott / NewsMail Mike Knott. Popular Stories. Damaged notes spark forgery fear · Codein painkillers could ... >> view original

Manning up to mental health

Broadcaster, author and sports journalist Craig Hamilton didn't know he had a mental health issue until he was 37 years old. When he realised he had acute depression, Hamilton treated it as he says many Australian men do. "I ignored it, and denied it ... >> view original

HIV Caught Spreading on Tape

This week, a team of Yale researchers published a paper showing that they had successfully videotaped HIV spreading in real time. Until now, doctors and researchers didn't know exactly how the retrovirus and its associated disease, which kills 1.5 ... >> view original