Saturday, January 30, 2016

Canberra Cavalry-Adelaide Bite suspended as ABL prelim final ... and other top stories.

  • Canberra Cavalry-Adelaide Bite suspended as ABL prelim final ...

    Canberra Cavalry-Adelaide Bite suspended as ABL prelim final ...
    Canberra Cavalry players line up during a moment of respite from the weather. Photo: Rohan Thomson It was an omen of biblical proportions. A peal of thunder crashed around Narrabundah Ballpark in the brief silence before the national anthem.Just seven pitches into game two of the Australian Baseball League preliminary final on Saturday night, a hail storm worthy of the Old Testament sent both the Canberra Cavalry and the Adelaide Bite scurrying for shelter.Th..
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  • Sydney storm: Wild weather lashes NSW and Canberra; tens of ...

    Sydney storm: Wild weather lashes NSW and Canberra; tens of ...
    Sydney storm: Wild weather lashes NSW and Canberra; tens of thousands lose power Updated January 31, 2016 09:31:13 A severe storm has wreaked havoc on Sydney and other parts of New South Wales, with major roads flooded and power out across the city in the second day of wild weather for NSW and the ACT. Key points:Severe thunderstorm warning for parts of NSW and CanberraDamaging winds, rain brings flash flooding to parts of SydneyCheck BoM for latest updates Severe th..
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  • NRL Auckland Nines: Past, present and future of the Canberra ...

    NRL Auckland Nines: Past, present and future of the Canberra ...
    Raiders legend Jason Croker, left, with his nephew Lachlan Croker and captain Jarrod Croker (no relation). All three will play for the Raiders at the Auckland Nines. Photo: Elesa Kurtz Exciting Raiders prospect Lachlan Croker can't wait to see how his uncle fares at the Auckland Nines at the ripe old age of 42.Croker's uncle is, of course, none other than club legend Jason Croker."I'm interested to see how it pans out, it's been 10 years now since he last pla..
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  • W-League grand final: Canberra United campaign for full home-and ...

    W-League grand final: Canberra United campaign for full home-and ...
    Canberra United defender Ellie Brush (left) wants the W-League to have a full home and away season. Photo: Getty Images Canberra United defender Ellie Brush will be raising the issues of improving the standard of refereeing in the W-League and the importance of a full home-and-away season at Sunday's Players Football Association meeting in Melbourne.More than 60 of Australian soccer's top female players will gather for the first mass union meeting of W-League..
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  • Canberra "eco-system" helps lower gender pay gap, despite step ...

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    ACCI chief executive Kate Carnell said cultural shifts in family care arrangements were happening. Photo: Louise Kennerley Two of Canberra's key business leaders have attributed a mix of circumstance and active awareness for the ACT's relatively limited gender pay gap. As the ACT's successful candidate for Australian of the Year promised to target gender equality, Robyn Hendry and Kate Carnell said the national capital was a leader on the issue, even though ..
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  • Canberra's no front fence policy is ripe for review

    Canberra's no front fence policy is ripe for review
    It is time Canberra's "no front fence" policy was reviewed. Photo: Anton Kross Duncan Hall is a graduate architect who has recently returned to Canberra after living in Timor LesteĆ¢€‹, where he worked with local communities on affordable housing programs. This is the first of a two-part interview.TT: Having just returned from India myself I am interested in your views of what conceptual ideas can be ­­­learnt from more chaotic cities? Do you see a connection ..
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  • What will it be for Canberra Capitals star Abby Bishop - WNBL or ...

    What will it be for Canberra Capitals star Abby Bishop - WNBL or ...
    Abby Bishop is yet to decide if she will return to the WNBL or play in Europe for the 2016-17 season. Photo: Jay Cronan Canberra star Abby Bishop is contemplating another stint in Europe, but admits the demise of the Capitals is weighing heavy on her heart and she wants to help rebuild the club which kick-started her career.Bishop will delay a decision on her WNBL future until she is settled in the United States with the Seattle Storm as she prepares for a wo..
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  • Bryce display sexist

    Bryce display sexist
    Letters to the Editor Quentin Bryce was respected and admired during her tenure as Australia's 25th and first female governor-general.Her personal accomplishments and public service have been an inspiration to us all, but particularly to Australian women. Yet she is represented in the Museum of Australian Democracy (Old Parliament House) through the display of a very fetching yellow dress. While the dress displays her stylish and colourful taste in clothes, its display is a crass and sexist rep..
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  • International flights for Canberra; app lets you trade plane seats

    International flights for Canberra; app lets you trade plane seats
    Capital flight News that Singapore Airlines is to start flights to Canberra later this year might otherwise have been overlooked were it not for the fact that this will be the first-ever scheduled international air service to or from the Australian capital's airport. The new Capital Express route, due to start in September, will continue on to Wellington, in New Zealand, giving Canberra two international air links in one fell swoop. It seems remarkable that it has taken so long for Canberra Airp..
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  • Malcolm Turnbull and wife Lucy move from Sydney to Canberra

    Malcolm Turnbull and wife Lucy move from Sydney to Canberra
    It’s taken a year and a half of delays and a cost of $9 million in renovations, but the Prime Minister’s home in Canberra - The Lodge - is finally finished and the country’s most powerful couple have been having people round already.Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy spent their first night at The Lodge on Saturday and only three days later they were hosting events on Australia Day. But it wasn't like the builders were still in.The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the couple had just moved int..
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Canberra Contractors fined $82500 for building site death of Wayne ... .Giant hailstones to batter Canberra .
Canberra mornings: January 28, 2016 .Canberra feeling the aftermath of wild storm .

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