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Why Australia's Canberra is popular with buy-to-let investors

If you had visited Braddon, an inner-city district in Australia's capital Canberra, a decade ago, its central stretch of road would have been dominated by wannabe rally drivers. In summer, impromptu drag races took place on Lonsdale Street, a short ... >> view original

The Bachelorette Australia 2015: Sasha Mielczarek's rugby playing past in Canberra

We all know Canberra's Sasha Mielczarek showed some quick moves in winning the heart of The Bachelorette's Sam Frost - and he also had them on the rugby field as well. The Canberra Times' own Graham Tidy captured an action shot of Sasha playing for ... >> view original

Canberra chic

It's all about scale, order and proportion, award-winning Canberra architect Terry Ring of Architects Ring and Associates says. These are the most important aspects that you'll find in a classic home. The use of materials and attention to detail are ... >> view original

Canberra Vikings into NRC grand final with win over Melbourne Rising

Canberra Vikings flyhalf Christian Lealiifano might have been brilliant, but coach Brad Harris said locks Rory Arnold and Blake Enever were even better. Harris was simply "relieved" to get through to the National Rugby Championship final with a 50-34 ... >> view original

It's fir real: Canberra's Christmas tree lights world record attempt is all go

SIDS and Kids chief executive Lisa Ridgley, Chief Minister Andrew Barr and the man behind Canberra's world record Christmas lights, David Richards, with some of the additional 1.5 kilometres of fir that will be added to Canberra's traditional Christmas ... >> view original

Figures show Canberra's commercial market is holding its own

JLL data on the national office market shows Canberra is holding its own when compared to other capital cities, with vacancy tightening to 15.1 per cent. “Sydney and Melbourne remain at the forefront of the lease recovery with leasing activity expiry ... >> view original

Joe Burns notches century for Aussie XI against NZ in Canberra

Joe Burns pressed his claims for a coveted test recall with a strong century on day one of Cricket Australia XI's two-day tour match against New Zealand in Canberra. The hosts were 2-206 at tea on Saturday, with Cameron Bancroft out on 42 and Burns ... >> view original

Homes in SA, Canberra searched over murders of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and her ...

Police have searched homes in Canberra and South Australia in what they call a "fast-paced investigation" into the double murder of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and her daughter Khandalyce. Detective Superintendent Des Bray said the searches had been ... >> view original

Weekly snapshot: Canberra house price rise bucks trend for capital cities

The Domain house price report for the September quarter revealed that the Canberra median house price increased by 2.3 per cent over the quarter to $625,092. This was the highest quarterly rate of growth recorded by the local market so far this year ... >> view original

Mexico international Veronica Perez to make Canberra United debut against ...

She scored a wonder goal at the Women's World Cup, has made 78 appearances for Mexico and after constantly asking, Canberra United have finally lured Veronica Perez to the W-League. The 27-year-old will make her United debut against Sydney FC at ... >> view original