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• Consumer confidence on the rise in Canberra, survey shows - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  Consumer confidence on the rise in Canberra, survey showsPostedNovember 24, 2015 09:09:33 Spending by Canberra consumers has surged by more than 8 per cent over the past year, a survey has shown.The Commonwealth Bank survey showed the ACT had one of the highest increases in consumer spending in the country.Canberra Business Chamber chief executive Robyn Hendry said low interest rates, the low Australian dollar and the easing of cuts to federal expenditure had contributed to a nationwide incr..

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• ICON: Mathias Cormann won't rule out selling Canberra dark fibre communications channels - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  ICON: Mathias Cormann won't rule out selling Canberra dark fibre communications channelsUpdatedNovember 24, 2015 15:39:44 Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has moved to quashconcerns the Government is selling off its dark fibre communications networkthat spans 400 buildings across Canberra, but has not ruled out its sale.Key points:Government network provides 88 government agencies, departments with dark fibre channels for secure communicationGovernment assessing whether to sell networkNetwor..

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• Local musicians band together to produce Canberra Songbook - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  Local musicians band together to produce Canberra SongbookUpdatedNovember 24, 2015 16:14:42 Songs composed by a collection of Canberra's musicians have been transcribed and bound together in a new book.The Canberra Songbook features a mix of local favourites composed by 17 songwriters including The Cashews, Fun Machine, Julia Johnson and Ben Drysdale.Canberra Musicians Club past president Rob Thorman and convenor Nigel McRae were the driving forces behind the book."We wanted to give local mu..

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• Gallop hoses down Canberra A-League speculation | : The World Game

  

  Follow @TheWorldGameFFA CEO David Gallop said "taking World Cup qualification matches outside the main metro cities has been a deliberate strategy following the Socceroos’ AFC Asian Cup success".He said it was great to see the interaction between the Socceroos and their fans in the lead-up to such matches as the one against Kyrgyzstan in Canberra, but he made it clear FFA was not planning to put an A-League team there."My football friends in Canberra are always very polite, but insistent about p..

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• Canberra man Nicholas Sofer-Schreiber stabbed in back before fatal wounds to neck, court hears - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  Canberra man Nicholas Sofer-Schreiber stabbed in back before fatal wounds to neck, court hearsPostedNovember 24, 2015 15:41:57 Canberra man Nicholas Sofer-Schreiber was stabbed in the back before fatal wounds were made to his neck, a forensic pathologist has told an ACT court.Mr Sofer-Schreiber was found with more than 70 stab wounds in his Lyneham townhouse in Canberra's north.His former housemate, Christopher Navin, 29, is on trial charged with his murder on Boxing Day in 2013.Navin has pl..

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• Goulburn skydiving accident: Community rallies behind Canberra's Elijah Arranz, 14

  

  Elijah Arranz, at the age of 12, ran every day for 12 months, and then competed in the Australian Running Festival to raise money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation.Photo: Graham TidyParents of the Canberra teenager who was critically injured while skydiving at the weekend say they will be forever grateful to the instructor and "incredible hero" to whom their son owed his life.On Saturday a sudden gust of wind swept Elijah Arranz​ andAdrenalin Skydive instructor Tony Rokov​- who were tandem skyd..

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• Canberra physicists working on 'unbreakable' cyber security systems - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  Canberra physicists working on 'unbreakable' cyber security systemsUpdatedNovember 24, 2015 14:40:14 A group of Canberra physicists have received global recognition for their work to create "unbreakable" cyber security networks.QuintessenceLabs work closely with experts from the Australian National University to protect the defence, government and banking sectors from cyber attacks.The global Security Innovation Network, which includes the US Department of Homeland Security and the Home Offi..

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• Canberra Critics' Circle names Elizabeth Cameron Dalman as Artist of the Year

  

  Elizabeth Cameron Dalman has been a trailblazing dancer for 50 years.Photo: Karleen MinneyDancer and choreographer Elizabeth Cameron Dalman was named the 24th Canberra Critics' Circle Artist of the Year, it was announced on Monday night at Canberra Museum and Gallery.Dalman, who is teaching at Taipei National University of the Arts until early February, was awarded the prize – $1000 and a porcelain bowl by artist Avi Amesbury – for her worksFortuityandL, with which she celebrated her 50th annive..

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• ACT Government aims to keep alive Canberra sport Hall of Fame and star award

  

  Inducted into the ACT Sport Hall of Fame during a ceremony held in the Bradman Room are, front left, Craig Bolton, back from left, Geoff Larkham, Adam Jeffery, Brian Franklin (representing Sue Geh), Errol Raiser (representing Sue Geh), Lisa Llorens, John McIntyre, Michael Milton, Chris Nunn and Graham Carter.Photo: Melissa AdamsThe ACT government is searching for the best "vehicle" to recognise Canberra's elite and grassroots sports people to ensure a generation of stars isn't lost in the reco..

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• Eastlake's Harrison Himmelberg Canberra's 'most likely' in AFL draft

  

  Eastlake's Harrison Himmelberg is an athletic forward.Photo: Melissa AdamsEastlake forward Harrison Himmelberg is shaping as Canberra's best prospect for Tuesday's AFL draft, but Chris Jansen and Kaine Stevens could follow in the footsteps of Melbourne's Aaron vandenBerg.Originally from Wagga Wagga, Himmelberg played for Eastlake in the NEAFL last season and wasnamed best on groundin the junior curtain-raiser to the AFL grand final at the MCG.While he's considered Canberra's best prospect to mak..

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