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Prince Charles and Camilla to visit Canberra

The tour, from November 4 to 15, will see the pair fly into New Zealand and tour a number of cities and sites before crossing the Tasman Sea to Australia where they will visit Adelaide, Tanunda, Canberra, Sydney, Albany and Perth. Other Australian ... >> view original

Canberra International Riesling Challenge launched

The biggest Riesling event in the southern hemisphere was launched this week in Canberra, with almost 500 wines from seven countries up for judging. Canberra International Riesling Challenge chairman Ken Helm said there would be plenty of opportunity ... >> view original

ACT public servants take to riding bikes to meetings around Canberra

ACT government directorates have begun to provide public servants with bikes for travel to meetings and appointments around Canberra, just in time for Ride to Work Day on Wednesday. The Justice and Community Safety Directorate is the latest to offer ... >> view original

New agreement planned between Canberra and the Smithsonian in Washington DC

Canberra could sign an new co-operation agreement with the world's largest museum and research complex, Washington DC's Smithsonian Institution. ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr will arrive home from a week-long trade mission to California, Texas and ... >> view original

Prince Charles will attend the Remembrance Day service in Canberra this year

Australia will welcome prince Charles and his wife Camilla, duchess of Cornwall in November, to commemorate Remembrance Day in Canberra on the centenary year of the ANZACs. During their five day visit from November 10, Their Royal Highnesses will ... >> view original

Woman apologises for stealing $71000 from Canberra shoe shop

A 58-year-old Canberra woman has sobbed as she apologised in the ACT Supreme Court for stealing more than $71,000 from a shoe shop where she worked. Donna Louise Hogan pleaded guilty to the thefts carried out between 2011 and 2014 at the shoe ... >> view original

Matildas: Canberra United receive unexpected boost from duo missing out on ...

Canberra United's hopes of retaining its W-League title have taken an unexpected boost with the shock omission of Ashleigh Sykes and Ellie Brush from the Matildas' tour to China. Sykes was part of the Matildas squad which reached the quarter-finals at ... >> view original

Strange quiet descends on Canberra as Turnbull dividend pays off

Strange quiet descends on Canberra as Turnbull dividend pays off. October 14, 20151:43pm. High fives for Malcolm ... PM Turnbull greets some young fans. Picture: Kym Smith. Malcolm Farrnews.com.au. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share ... >> view original

Injured Canberra worker sent to jail over Comcare fraud

Comcare reviewed Allred's claim and video surveillance showed him repeatedly driving a Canberra Elite Taxi on weekdays over the course of a few weeks in December 2010. In a taped interview he later made admissions he had been paid to work as a taxi ... >> view original

Chinese space telescope project making great leaps forward

China is set to probe the universe for alien life with a $169 million space telescope built on a mind-boggling scale and hidden in a valley in the country's remote southwest. A drone-mounted camera has offered the first glimpse of the awe-inspiring ... >> view original