Monday, February 1, 2016

Return of Kings head Daryush Valizadeh plans to visit Canberra and other top stories.

  • Return of Kings head Daryush Valizadeh plans to visit Canberra

    Return of Kings head Daryush Valizadeh plans to visit Canberra
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Who is Daryush Valizadeh? A self-styled pick-up artist who thinks rape should be legalised wants like-minded Sydney men to meet up and bond later this month. PT1M34S 620 349 The founder of a "neomasculinist" group which advocates the legalisation of rape is considering adding Canberra to Saturday's scheduled "tribal meetings", saying there is an "unmet need" in the Australian capital. Men's advocacy group Return of Kings will hold supporters mee..
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  • Bomb threats made as Canberra schools evacuated

    Bomb threats made as Canberra schools evacuated
    Bomb threats made as Canberra schools evacuated Schools evacuated after bomb threat. Three Canberra schools were evacuated before midday on Tuesday after a bomb threat.ACT Police said the schools were being evacuated as a precaution after a threatening call was made. They are currently investigating.Lanyon High School, Forest Primary and Kingsford Smith School in Holt were all temporarily evacuated. Students were returned to school around 1pm and classes wer..
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  • How four teenagers escaped a night stranded in Canberra bushland

    How four teenagers escaped a night stranded in Canberra bushland
    Loren Madrid and Anna Skaljac say they could have been lost in a state forest south of Canberra all night without a smartphone app. Photo: Rohan Thomson It only took seconds to install but without a smartphone application, two Canberra teenagers believe they could have been stranded in remote bushland for hours.Their leisurely picnic on the river could have turned to disaster were it not for three bars of mobile reception, a quick-thinking Triple-0 operator a..
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  • Spanish-made trams to run on Canberra's city to Gungahlin light rail ...

    Spanish-made trams to run on Canberra's city to Gungahlin light rail ...
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Capital Metro Light rail tram route from Gungahlin The Government has revealed the route its planned Gungahlin tram will take down Northbourne Avenue to the City. Vision supplied by the ACT Government. NO SOUND PT0M0S 620 349 Spanish-designed trams will run on Canberra's light rail line from early 2019.The ACT government's announcement of the Canberra Metro consortium as the winning bidder for the city to Gungahlin tram line confirms new rolling ..
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  • Canberra mornings: February 2, 2016

    Canberra mornings: February 2, 2016
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  • Hail damages hundreds of cars in Canberra car yards

    Hail damages hundreds of cars in Canberra car yards
    Hail on Saturday night caused damage to about 30 vehicles at the Capital Subaru dealership in Fyshwick. Dealer principal, Adam Clearihan, with some of the cars. Photo: Graham Tidy Saturday's hail storm damaged hundreds of vehicles at Canberra car dealerships with one repairer predicting there could be an average of 500 dents per car.  As of Monday repairers were still fixing vehicles from the previous hail storm on January 25 which put up to 1000 dents in so..
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  • ACT government faces calls for more psychologists in Canberra ...

    ACT government faces calls for more psychologists in Canberra ...
    The panel was commissioned after a 10-year-old boy with autism was locked in a cage in a Canberra primary school in 2015. Photo: Supplied The Australian Education Union and advocacy groups have called on the ACT government to increase the number of counsellors and psychologists in Canberra's schools.In an open letter to Chief Minister Andrew Barr, union branch secretary Glenn Fowler is joined by eight co-signatories from education and welfare organisations in..
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  • The wisdom and virtue of living in Canberra

    The wisdom and virtue of living in Canberra
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Canberra is the perfect family holiday destination With plenty of sights and activities on offer for the kids, Australia's capital is an easy way to keep everyone entertained. PT2M22S 620 349  Over the summer I had the chance to experience everyday life in Sydney and Melbourne.While there's much to be said for the two cities in terms of culture, business and leisure; I returned home with a greater appreciation of the wisdom and virtue of being a..
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  • Self-interested schmoozers descend on Canberra

    Self-interested schmoozers descend on Canberra
    It will be back to the future on Wednesday night (as much as any night) in Canberra. Or back to the past, or at least the bar – as a range of industry, interest and passionate self-interest groups begin their latest lunar round of schmoozing decision-makers in this, an election year.Both the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (where there are more hands out than at a Midnight Oil concert, or a Brian Houston revival) and Commercial Radio Australia are hosting drinks at Parliament House in the e..
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  • Cricket: Canberra women's competition in disarray despite national ...

    Cricket: Canberra women's competition in disarray despite national ...
    Kris Britt is the only Canberra junior in the ACT Meteors squad. Photo: Matt Bedford The Southern Stars and the rise of the Women's Big Bash League have taken women's cricket to unprecedented levels in Australia.But Eastlake women's captain Petra Bright says sadly that improvement isn't reflected at the grassroots level in the ACT.Bright described the Canberra women's competition as being in "disarray" and "dire straits" after two teams dropped out due to lac..
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Some flawed Canberra apartment towers cheaper to rebuild than fix ... .Canberra Cavalry-Adelaide Bite suspended as ABL prelim final ... .
Canberra Contractors fined $82500 for building site death of Wayne ... .Giant hailstones to batter Canberra .

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