Saturday, February 6, 2016

Youngest Croker impresses as Canberra Raiders win at Auckland ... and other top stories.

  • Youngest Croker impresses as Canberra Raiders win at Auckland ...

    Youngest Croker impresses as Canberra Raiders win at Auckland ...
    Sam Williams sets up a try in the Raiders' win over the Dragons. Photo: Getty Images After a year and a half ruined by serious injury, emerging half Lachlan Croker feared his Canberra Raiders career could be in jeopardy.But he gave a glimpse of why they showed faith by re-signing him with an eye-catching display in Canberra's 28-20 Auckland Nines win over St George Illawarra on Saturday.His first hitout since shoulder surgery, the 20-year-old half scored a tr..
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  • Canberra real estate predicted to push forward in 2016

    2016 is shaping up to be the year Canberra’s property moves forward according to those on the ground in the nation’s capital. Once in a similar realm as markets such as Sydney, Canberra’s real estate has not enjoyed the same trajectory as seen in other areas of Australia recently, but 2016 could be there year that changes as the city begins to evolve. “Last year was the year we moved out of neutral, and this is the year I think the market will really begin to kick into ge..
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  • Accused Canberra cocaine trafficker caught in undercover sting

    Accused Canberra cocaine trafficker caught in undercover sting
    A 27-year-old Canberra man who allegedly supplied cocaine and MDMA to an undercover police officer has been refused bail.Rory Coghlan was arrested on Friday night after he allegedly supplied 40 capsules believed to contain MDMA to the officer in a Kingston car park in exchange for $600. A police search of the defendant shortly after 8.40pm allegedly found another four capsules, court documents said.The defendant also allegedly supplied the officer, via a clip seal bag with a Ned Kelly motif, ab..
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  • Wallabies set to play Argentina in Rugby Championship clash at ...

    Wallabies set to play Argentina in Rugby Championship clash at ...
    Tomas Cubelli could play for Argentina in Canberra next year. Photo: Steve Haag One ACT Brumby could be playing for the "enemy", with the Wallabies "a very good chance" of playing Argentina at Canberra Stadium in next year's Rugby Championship.Pumas halfback Tomas Cubelli made his first appearance for the Brumbies in a pre-season trial against the NSW Waratahs in Wagga Wagga on Saturday and he could find himself representing his country on what will be his ne..
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  • Reclaim Australia Rally drowns out counter protesters

    Reclaim Australia Rally drowns out counter protesters
    Reclaim Australia national rally on Parliament House Lawns was the first in a series of globally coordinated Anti-Islam protests Photo: Graham Tidy Reclaim Australia protesters held their largest rally yet on Saturday in Canberra kicking of a wave of Anti-Islam demonstrations in cities across the world.Canberra organiser Daniel Evans labelled it "preservation of Australia Day" and at the podium congratulated 250 "fellow patriots" for making the journey to the..
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  • Hubble Space Telescope inspires creator of Voyage art exhibition in ...

    Hubble Space Telescope inspires creator of Voyage art exhibition in ...
    Hubble Space Telescope inspires creator of Voyage art exhibition in Canberra Posted February 06, 2016 14:19:30 A set of paintings inspired by thousands of images from the Hubble Space Telescope goes on display in an "immersive" art exhibition titled Voyage at a Canberra gallery.Canberra artist Tommy Balogh studied thousands of examples of Hubble's deep field imagery before putting paint to plexiglass."With these works I tried to create a link between the quantum world..
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  • PM tries 'freakshake' in Canberra

    PM tries 'freakshake' in Canberra
    Malcolm Turnbull tries a Golden Gaytime-flavoured milkshake. (AAP) Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has braved a dose of diabetes in a jar, tasting one of Canberra's famous "freakshakes" while on a street walk.Mr Turnbull hit the cafe strip in Manuka for a leisurely Saturday morning coffee with Liberal senator Zed Seselja.He was offered a "Gaypat" - or Golden Gaytime flavoured shake - from Patissez, the cafe which started the freakshake phenomenon in the national capital last year. My Kitchen Ru..
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  • Canberra's Matthew Millar in contention after third round of Victorian ...

    Canberra's Matthew Millar in contention after third round of Victorian ...
    Canberra's Matthew Millar in contention after third round of Victorian Open Canberra's Matthew Millar is in contention for the title after a strong third round at the Victorian Open on Saturday. Photo: Quinn Rooney Canberra golfer Matthew Millar has continued where he left off last season by surging into contention after the third round of the Victorian Open at Thirteenth Beach on Saturday.The Gold Creek professional carded six birdies in his five-under 6..
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  • Canberra Capitals skipper urges coaching hunt to end ''as soon as ...

    Canberra Capitals skipper urges coaching hunt to end ''as soon as ...
    Canberra Capitals captain Carly Wilson wants the coaching hunt to be completed ''as soon as possible''. Photo: Jay Cronan Canberra Capitals captain Carly Wilson has urged the club to appoint a head coach as soon as possible to avoid giving WNBL rivals a head start on recruitment.Wilson and fellow Capitals star Lauren Jackson described the end of Carrie Graf's long tenure as sad after she announced last week she would step down at the end of the season after ..
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  • Oliver murders, 30 years on: crime led to stronger ACT domestic ...

    Oliver murders, 30 years on: crime led to stronger ACT domestic ...
    The Canberra Times' next-day coverage of the February 12, 1986 shootings. Photo: Fairfax The front-page photo, depicting a bloodied, unconscious boy carried out of a suburban Canberra house with a breathing mask, generated horror and more than a few outraged letters to the editor in early 1986.The 16-year-old pictured was the sole survivor of a domestic violence attack at the hands of his sister's former partner that left her, their mother and father dead.The..
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