Last Top Stories: Canberra property stages a comeback after a roller-coaster year

• Canberra property stages a comeback after a roller-coaster year

  

  What a difference a year makes. Just 12 months ago Canberra was lamenting cuts to the public service, house prices were at a standstill – some even selling at a loss – and confidence was low among buyers and sellers alike. Now the market is one of the top performers in the country with median house price growth trailing only Melbourne and Sydney.“It’s been a roller-coaster ride for Canberra for the past three or four years,” Domain senior economist Andrew Wilson says.“It’s worked its way back to becoming a more consistent market – a market that’s now clearly on the upswing.”Recent Domain data shows that the median house price ($625,092) increased by 7.8 per cent over the past year ending the..

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• Ben Mitchell hoping to turn former home Canberra into happy hunting ground

  

  Robin Stanek is through to the semi-finals of the Canberra International.Photo: Jay CronanBen Mitchell has "great memories" of Canberra after honing his game at the Australian Institute of Sport as a teenager.And he hopes to create more moments to reminisce on after advancing to the final four of the Canberra International with a 6-4 6-2 shutout of Alex Bolt on Friday.Mitchell, the world No.305 from the Gold Coast, won 81 per cent of first serve points and capitalised on four of five break point chances to set up a semi-final match with Matthew Reid, who beat Chinese seventh seed Zhe Li 7-6 6-2.Mitchell, 22, trained in the national program at Canberra during his late teens, before it relocat..

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• New editor and deputy editor announced for The Canberra Times as audience grows

  

  New editor of The Canberra Times Grant Newton.The Canberra Timeshas appointed a new editorial leadership team of experienced Canberra journalists as it continues its audience growth.Grant Newton was confirmed on Friday as editor of the capital's daily newspaper andleading breaking news website.Scott Hannaford will be deputy editor and news director.The Canberra Times's deputy editor and news director Scott Hannaford.The announcements come as the Fairfax Media masthead recorded audience growth of two per cent year-on-year in the latest readership survey, with a total monthly audience of 774,000 across print and digital platforms in September.AdvertisementNewton, who has been on staff atThe Ca..

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• Canberra not on track to achieve goals for faster, more convenient public transport network, audit finds - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  Canberra not on track to achieve goals for faster, more convenient public transport network, audit findsUpdatedNovember 06, 2015 22:24:00 The ACT Government is not on track to deliver its ambitious 2012 vision for a faster, more convenient public transport network by 2031, an audit has found.On Friday ACT auditor-general Maxine Cooper delivered a scathing assessment of the ACT Government's progress in meeting the goals outlined in its long-term transport policy, Transport for Canberra."Achievement of modal shift targets is an important part of the ACT Government's Transport for Canberra [policy]," she said."The targets are not being achieved and there is a significant risk that actions m..

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• Canberra milliner's big win in the fashion stakes at Oaks Day

  

  Model Alice Anderson wearing a headpiece from Canberra milliner Cynthia Jones-Bryson which won the Oaks Day Millinery Award 2015 in Melbourne.Photo: Zak KaczmarekThere were a lot of big winners this week at the race track – and it wasn't just Michelle Payne making a bit of history.For the first time ever a Canberran has taken out the National Millinery Award at Oaks Day, with Cynthia Jones-Bryson winning top headwear honours.Her winning creation featured three black and red spiked balls, stacked high on top of one another."It's fireworks inspired. I think it came to me New Year's Eve watching the fireworks over Sydney Harbour and I just thought wow, bang, it looks like a hat," she said.Adver..

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  The Canberaa Times has appointed deputy editor Grant Newton as editor having been acting editor for much of the year, succeeding James Joyce who is now ...

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• Browning plays 500th match for Weston Creek Molonglo

  

  Chris Browning is playing his 500th grade cricket match for Weston Creek this weekend.Photo: Jeffrey ChanIt's a remarkable achievement that won't be broken any time soon, but Canberra club cricket stalwart Chris Browning is already planning to go well past the 500-game milestone.The Weston Creek Molonglo fast bowler's reason for playing on for another decade — to have a game with his youngest son.Browning has no thoughts of putting the pads away any time soon as he brings up the remarkable achievement in a Cricket ACT fifth grade match on Saturday.The 48-year-old first played for Weston Creek in the under-15 age group in 1981-82 before playing his first senior match in the sub-districts comp..

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• Music Review: James Muller and Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra...

  

  Jazz guitarist James Muller who had composed and performed most of the works at the concert.Photo: suppliedJames Muller and Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra. The Street Theatre. Wednesday, November 4.Reviewer:Tristan KaneJames Muller embodies the classic image of a jazz guitarist. Tall and lean with a coif of light brown hair, he has a calm, secure stage presence, shuffling and bobbing gently along to the groove. It's a laid-back and casual approach which matches his clean jazz-fusion sound.Tonight he performs with the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra, an outfit that's established a rep for supporting contemporary Australian jazz musicians. Artistic director David Theak points out during the n..

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• Canberra Capitals season descends further into turmoil with big loss in Sydney

  

  Jess Bibby's record-equalling match in Sydney on Friday night was one to forget for her and her Canberra Capitals teammates.Photo: Jeffrey ChanCanberra's WNBL season has plunged further into turmoil after a Carolyn Swords-inspired Sydney thrashed them 68-45 to extend the Capitals' winless start to seven games on Friday night.Although they have battled injuries and the withdrawal of key players, questions will be asked about the club's direction after the Flames went on a 28-2 run in the first half to set up a massive 41-16 advantage.The Caps failed to score for seven straight minutes, and went over 10 minutes without a field goal at one point. Similar offensive droughts have plagued them all..

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• ACT children dancers to join Wiggles on stage at Canberra Theatre

  

  Dancers from the Jayz Dance Company are getting ready for their performance with the Wiggles at the Playhouse Theatre. From left, Sinead Andrews 14, Matisse Kovac 14 (kneeling), Natalie Sandlant 13, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Mia Meli 13, Dakota Tulk 13 (kneeling), and Olivia Frazer 12.Photo: Jamila ToderasMillions of children around the world have boogied in their loungeroom to The Wiggles classics such as Hot Potato, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing and Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car.But not many have had the chance to dance up on stage with the group in a full-house of joyous little fans.Six Canberra dancers from the Jayz dance school in Pialligo will be in that lucky minority on December ..

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