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Hopes new weather stations for Canberra's wine region will reduce disease

Canberra's winemakers are hoping new weather stations will provide more reliable data for the region. Two weather stations costing $10,000 each have been installed just outside Canberra, one at Four Winds Vineyard in Murrumbateman, and another at ... >> view original

Zed Seselja says Canberra won't take brunt of Gosford public servants move

As new figures showed the proportion of federal public servants in Canberra had been lowered each year since 2012, the first-term senator said he expected "much less than half" of the jobs to be moved to Gosford would involve Canberra workers ... >> view original

Shane Rattenbury rules out light rail between Queanbeyan and Canberra

While the ACT government was still working on a master plan for a light rail network, any extension into Queanbeyan would be after a Canberra-wide rollout, and subject to NSW or federal government funding, said the ACT minister assisting the Chief ... >> view original

Summer Heat Invades Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney Early Next Week

While a brief shot of warmth reached Sydney during the middle of September, the warmth that is coming to Melbourne and Canberra will result in by far the highest temperatures since March. Even the brief glimpses of heat that were felt in Sydney and ... >> view original

Fair Canberra reveals Canberra consumers' top 10 complaints

Fair Trading Commissioner David Snowden said the increase in phone calls was due to a change in responsibilities, with liquor licensing inquiries now coming through to the fair trading line, part of Access Canberra. About one in 14 inquiries – 481 ... >> view original

Canberra's worst intersections revealed as NRMA backs Barton Highway flyover

Former Labor minister Kate Lundy says figures on the capital's worst crash intersections back the Canberra Liberals' argument for a Barton Highway flyover. Latest figures showed more than 500 crashes occurred at the Barton Highway-Gundaroo ... >> view original

Civic2Surf runners bound down the highway from Canberra to Bondi Beach

Civic2Surf runners bounded down the highway from Canberra to Bondi Beach as part of a 48-hour fund-raising event for mental health awareness. After a 5am start on Friday runners from ANU tackled 5km legs in pairs all the way, stopping for the night in ... >> view original

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

Labor Day weekend takes heat out of Canberra property auctions

Canberra's auction market has cooled off for the second week in a row, with both property and buyer numbers down in quantity over two consecutive long weekends. The outcome is not a true indication of the state of the market, with clearance rates ... >> view original

Who should be world's policeman?

It is obvious that as far as the Western media is concerned the old Cold War continues. What a sceptical press poor Mr Putin receives. His support for the embattled Syrian government of Bashar Al-Assad is being blamed for the emergence of Isil, despite ... >> view original