ACT Budget 2016: Canberra economy can't escape public service ...
The ACT economy has avoided recession after cuts to the federal public service although Chief Minister Andrew Barr has forecast an extra 1400 job losses and stagnated wages due to ongoing pay disputes.Budget papers reveal 532 Canberra-based public servants were retrenched in the final six months of 2015 although the ACT unemployment rate fell to a national low in April due to diversification. Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Photo: Elesa Kurtz Mr Barr has warned the extension of the federal g..>> view originalCanberra National Zoo and Aquarium's Bakkar the Bengal Tiger ...
Canberra's National Zoo and Aquarium's elderly Bengal tiger, Bakkar has died.The 21-year-old tiger was put down on Saturday due to ailing health, the zoo said on its Facebook page on Monday. Bakkar the tiger was euthanised on Saturday. Photo: Jay Cronan "As an elderly tiger he had begun to show a decline in his appearance in recent times and every possible measure was taken to maintain his health, comfort and well-being," the zoo said."He remained mobile and alert right up to his last da..>> view originalCanberra woman carjacked after stopping to help crash victims
Police in Canberra are investigating an alleged carjacking after a man drove off with a woman's car after she stopped to help at the scene of an accident.Dashcam video of the incident shows the aftermath of what appears to have been a head-on collision in Belconnen, prompting motorists to pull over and offer assistance.But an opportunistic thief at the scene had another idea, jumping behind the wheel of one of the helpers' cars.She realises at the last moment what is happening and rushes over t..>> view originalCanberra weather: What's closed due to the rain
While the worst of the rain has passed, the big wet is still causing big problems in Canberra.With more than 100 millimetres dumped on the city in the past week and more on the way, authorities have been forced to close all unsealed reserve and forestry roads around Murrumbidgee, Cotter and Molonglo Rivers. Gibraltar Falls after the a strong East Coast low dumped rain in the area. Photo: Jay Cronan Recreational areas, including Uriarra (East, West and Swamp Creek), Casuarina Sands, Kamba..>> view originalMan wanted after robbery and carjacking in Canberra CBD
ACT Policing is searching for a man armed with a shotgun after a carjacking and armed robbery in Canberra this afternoon. The armed man approached a ...>> view originalNRL: Canberra Raiders insist they have no interest in signing Zak ...
The Canberra Raiders have ruled out a bid to sign English fullback Zak Hardaker, but they've opened the door for Frank-Paul Nuuausala to make a move to the Super League if he can get a deal.Raiders recruitment boss Peter Mullholland insists the Green Machine has no interest in signing last year's Super League Man of Steel Hardaker despite hitting Pommy pay dirt with Josh Hodgson and Elliott Whitehead. NRL permission: Zak Hardaker, centre, in action for Leeds Rhinos. Photo: Daniel L Smith ..>> view originalDeath Cap mushroom alert after heavy rains in Canberra
Canberrans are being warned deadly mushrooms could be growing in the ACT after recent heavy rains and sunny days.ACT chief health officer Dr Paul Kelly urged Canberrans to avoid picking or eating wild mushrooms in case they were poisonous. Death cap mushrooms are one of several toxic wild species. It could be "extremely difficult" - even for experienced mushroom collectors - to tell the difference between edible varieties and potentially deadly ones, such as the Death Cap fungus, he said..>> view originalCanberra Vikings call on capital talent to boost National Rugby ...
New Canberra Vikings coach Wayne Southwell will put 34 of the capital's best players through an intense training schedule to see who can handle the step up to the National Rugby Championship.Southwell has taken the reins of the NRC side and has called in new and old faces to compete for selection alongside the team's ACT Brumbies' contingent. Queanbeyan Whites captain Dan Penca has been named in the Canberra Vikings squad. Photo: Matt Bedford The Vikings have proved a successful stepping..>> view originalCanberra psychologist disciplined after labelling children with ...
A Canberra psychologist has been disciplined for claiming in a report that his client's children suffered from "parental alienation syndrome", a condition not formally recognised by psychology bodies.A tribunal was also critical in its assessment of the psychologist's report, saying that it went beyond opinion or reasonable inference and "attributes fault and deliberately dishonourable behaviour factually to the [ex-wife]"."It uses emotive, extreme and exaggerated language. It does not purport ..>> view originalLabor slow to warm to Canberra buses
Editorial Photo: Canberra-Times Convenience, efficiency, affordability and reliability: it's the public transport gold standard to which all governments and oppositions aspire, particularly those about to face the electorate. So when Transport Minster Meegan Fitzharris announced bus services across Canberra will receive a $17 million boost in Tuesday's budget, the optimism and good cheer in her media statement was manifest. The investment (which will enable the acquisition of 20 new ACTION..>> view original
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