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Scotty and Nige no more as Canberra 104.7 announces new breakfast team

Scotty and Nige are no more, with Scott Masters (left) leaving 104.7. His on-air partner Nigel Johnson is staying put. Photo: Supplied. Scotty and Nige are no more, with the shock announcement that Scott Masters is leaving Canberra FM 104.7. Canberra ... >> view original

Warm weather with a chance of rain

The warmer weather has allowed patient Canberrans to get behind the camera and snap some intimate photos of wildlife for The Canberra Times spring photo competition. Philipp Brandl​ of Yarralumla captured a swamp wallaby eating golden blooms from ... >> view original

Westside Acton Park on a Thursday morning. Photo: Rohan Thomson

The promised throngs of new customers to Canberra's beleaguered Westside shipping container village have largely failed to materialise despite high hopes from the ACT government that Floriade would see the precinct rebirthed. Traders have expressed ... >> view original

Canberra Weekender: What's on in Canberra October 9-11

FLORIADE It's the final weekend to see the flowers, live entertainment, fitness sessions, kids activities, markets and more at Commonwealth Park. See the full program at floriadeaustralia.com. GARDEN FESTIVAL Tuliptop Gardens is open for its annual ... >> view original

Canberra man who beat partner in drunken rage told by judge not to blame ...

A 37-year-old man who beat and raped his partner in a drunken and jealous rage has been told by the ACT Supreme Court not to blame his behaviour on alcohol. Patrick Stanley was arrested in June last year for violently assaulting his partner after he ... >> view original

Refugee whistleblower will tell Canberra rally he saw a child bashed on Nauru

Nauru whistle-blower and former Save the Children worker Toby (Tobias) Gunn will speak about his experiences at a protest in Canberra at the weekend. Photo: Karleen Minney. A whistleblower will give a harrowing account of seeing a toddler bashed at the ... >> view original

Business coalition hits Canberra with competition communique

Master Grocers Australia has rallied as many as 20 industry groups to descend on Canberra next week in an attempt to convince the government to back the introduction of an effects test into competition law. It's the first time this broad coalition ... >> view original

Review confirms bullying culture among training staff at Canberra Hospital

An independent review into the training of new doctors at the Canberra Hospital has confirmed a culture accepting of bullying, discrimination and harassment. The ACT Government has accepted all seven recommendations from the review, including ... >> view original

Canberra Raiders recruit Aidan Sezer didn't leave Gold Coast Titans because of ...

Gold Coast Titans recruit Aidan Sezer has revealed the messy Daly Cherry-Evans saga had no impact whatsoever on his decision to join the Canberra Raiders, adamant he always had his heart set on moving closer to home. The general belief is Cherry ... >> view original

Blue skies and water: NASA's surprising announcement about Pluto

It has blue skies and water, but don't expect to take a holiday there any time soon. NASA on Friday announced that the first colour photos of Pluto's atmosphere show that the dwarf planet's skies are blue and its surface has patches of ice. "Who would ... >> view original