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Uber launches in ACT as Canberra becomes first city to regulate ride sharing

Uber X has been launched in the ACT today, with Canberra becoming the first city in Australia to regulate ride sharing. Yesterday the ACT Government passed legislation to allow ride share services, like Uber, to operate in the Territory. As of 12:00pm ... >> view original

Former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard speaks after receiving a ...

The country's first female Prime Minister said she was delighted to accepted the award, but returning to Canberra “invoked a series of mixed feelings”. “Some of the greatest highs and some of the hardest lows of my life have been here in this city,” Ms ... >> view original

Welcome to the Canberra Cup, please stand for our new anthem

The Canberra Cup – it really is the race that stops a nation (as opposed to mending the deficit). Justin Chin. Share on twitter · Share on Google Plus. by Rowan Dean. It's the race that stops a nation (from actually getting on with reforming the ... >> view original

Possible showers set to dampen Canberra's sunny weather

A chance of up to 20 millimetres of rain in parts of the ACT is set to dampen Canberra's string of sunny weather. Friday is forecast to reach 25 degrees but cloud cover is expected to settle over the capital in the afternoon, signalling the arrival of ... >> view original

Independent Metro Petroleum pressure puts Canberra on discounting cycle

Its E10 unleaded price on Thursday was 116.7¢ a litre, a cent higher than Costco's lowest price but at least 6¢ cheaper than other outlets throughout Canberra. NRMA director for the ACT Kate Lundy said average unleaded petrol prices in the ACT had ... >> view original

Are you living in one of Canberra's bushfire prone suburbs?

While tens of thousands of hectares across the ACT will be backburned, slashed and grazed coming into summer, including a seven-hectare burn near the University of Canberra which happened on Wednesday and burns in Hume, Bruce and Aranda on ... >> view original

Duplication for NBN in Canberra?

NBN Co has failed to rule out the possibility of duplicating broadband infrastructure in Canberra. NBN's recently released three-year rollout plan opened up the possibility of duplicating fibre to the node and hybrid fibre copper networks in the ... >> view original

Canberra abortion clinics to get protest-free 'privacy zones'

Anti-abortion protesters will not be allowed to congregate outside ACT medical clinics under new laws passed by the Legislative Assembly. The Health (Patient Privacy) Amendment Bill 2015, introduced by the Greens in July, establishes privacy zones ... >> view original

Canberra student Ineka Voigt wins national Doodle for Google competition with ...

The year 10 Canberra High School student's winning design was selected from more than 26,000 student entries across Australia. Google's 2015 design competition called for Australian students from years 1 to 10 to draw a doodle for the search engine's ... >> view original

Police won't charge Canberra medical marijuana campaigner Mark Heinrich over ...

Police won't pursue prosecution of a Canberra medical marijuana campaigner whose home was raided after he provided cannabis oil to a 2½-year-old girl. Officers raided Mark Heinrich's home last year after he wrote to former ACT chief minister Katy ... >> view original