Andrew Barr urges PM Malcolm Turnbull to stop 'Canberra bashing'
Andrew Barr urges PM Malcolm Turnbull to stop 'Canberra bashing' Updated February 12, 2016 11:00:42 ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has lashed out at a series of Federal Government funding cuts and the relocation of public service jobs away from the capital.In a strongly worded letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Mr Barr called for a stop to funding cuts such as those imposed on Canberra's national institutions. It was revealed on Thursday that several of the nati..>> view originalCanberra weather: severe thunderstorm warning issued for the ACT ...
Kristel Shelley looks at the damage to her carport after a storm hits Queanbeyan. Photo: Melissa Adams Queanbeyan and south Canberra were battered with heavy rain and large hailstones on Thursday night causing disruption and in some case, destruction. The Queanbeyan State Emergency Service responded to more than 140 calls for help as residents reported golf ball size hail stones across the town. A section of the Woolworths store in Queanbeyan collapsed durin..>> view originalCanberra Weekender: What's on in Canberra February 12-14
Stalls, music and colour will fill Civic for the 2016 Multicultural festival. Photo: Rohan Thomson All weekend Advertisement MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL A favourite of many Canberrans, the three day festival will again take over City Walk with multicultural stalls, performances, activities, music and more. Free. For the full program visit multiculturalfestival.com.au.BOOKFAIR The much-loved Lifeline Bookfair is on next weekend at EPIC. There will be more t..>> view originalCanberra man pleads guilty to stealing $530000 from ATMs to fund ...
Salesi Toumo'ua gambled money he stole from Canberra ATMs in a string of transactions over five months. Photo: Erin Jonasson A former security company employee who stole more than $530,000 from four Canberra ATMs in one night gambled the money in multiple transactions, including a $53,000 bet on an AFL premiership.Salesi Latu Toumo'ua, 29, pleaded guilty to theft, money laundering and four burglary charges stemming from his crimes when he appeared before Jus..>> view originalCanberra's 12-year-old beatboxer
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Canberra beatboxer shows off his moves 12-year-old Canberra beatboxer Satvik Sharma shows of his vocal skills ahead of the National Multicultural Festival. PT1M56S 620 349 "Do I possess the flow of the heavenly African waterfall?", 12-year-old Satvik 'Renagzy' Sharma asks in a video showing off his beatboxing skills.And with over 15,000 views on YouTube and 900 "thumbs up" it would appear the Canberra year 7 student does.Satvik is making a name f..>> view originalCanberra mornings: February 12, 2016
Kristel Shelley looks at the damage to her carport after a storm hits Queanbeyan. Photo: Melissa Adams A top FBI forensic expert who helped cement the case against David Eastman was embroiled in an explosive misconduct probe that was scathing of his competence and reliability. Fairfax Media can also reveal that federal police and Commonwealth prosecutors may have known of serious concerns about the FBI examiner's credibility since 2000, but did not pass it o..>> view originalCanberra woman calls for inquiry into management of Domestic ...
Renee Dean of Conder and daughter Chloe McGregor, 3, with their rescue dog Poppy. The family's two other dogs, Midge and Neo, were mauled to death by a neighbour's dogs in their own backyard in April, 2014. Photo: Jeffrey Chan A Canberra woman whose dogs were mauled to death in her own backyard is calling for an inquiry into the management of Domestic Animal Services, saying it didn't investigate her case, and others, properly.Renee Dean's petition on change..>> view originalCanberra region schools evacuated after more phone call bomb ...
ACT police outside Canberra's Lanyon High School last Tuesday, following a bomb threat. Photo: Rohan Thomson Hundreds of school students have been evacuated across the wider Canberra region after another wave of threatening phone calls.At least two schools in NSW and three in the ACT received phone calls on Thursday morning. Theodore Public School, Neville Bonner Public School and Forrest Public School also received threatening phone calls, ACT Public Schools..>> view originalUniversity of Canberra starts company to develop new cancer ...
Professor Sudha Rao. Photo: Supplied University of Canberra researchers hope to develop a new treatment aimed at preventing the spread of cancer within the body with the launch of a new company.EpiAxis Therapeutics, backed by investment fund ANU Connect and two private, local investors, will soon take clinical trials of the drug into Canberra Hospital.University of Canberra's Sudha Rao, professor in molecular and cellular biology, and her team were first to i..>> view originalRaiders snare Knights young gun on monster deal
Mick Ennis on why All-Stars match has to stay1:08NRL: Players have come out in droves to support the NRL All-Stars match concept, saying it provides benefits in terms of match fitness and to Indigenous communities across Australia. BOOM Newcastle backrower Joseph Tapine may have played his last game for the club after signing a four year deal with the Canberra Raiders worth around $1.7 million. Tapine, 21, is contracted to the Knights for this season but coach Nathan Brown could not give a cast..>> view original
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