Monday, June 20, 2016

Canberra Airport welcomes Uber nine months after service ... and other top stories.

  • Canberra Airport welcomes Uber nine months after service ...

    Canberra Airport welcomes Uber nine months after service ...
    The Canberra Airport has officially welcomed Uber with a dedicated pick-up lounge, while Uber says its smartphone app no longer blocks Canberra Airport pick-ups.The agreement was announced on Monday, after six months of discussions and nine months after Uber was legally introduced in the ACT. Canberra Airport formally welcomed ridesharing platform Uber to the range of ground transport options on Monday.  But it appears Uber drivers had been collecting customers from the airport despite th..
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  • Canberra Raiders hooker Josh Hodgson backs Shaun Fensom for ...

    Canberra Raiders hooker Josh Hodgson backs Shaun Fensom for ...
    England international Josh Hodgson says Shaun Fensom's recent omission shows "what a good pack" the Canberra Raiders have and he's predicting the workhorse lock will "come back firing".The depth of the Raiders forward pack – bolstered by the arrival of prop Junior Paulo and versatile forward Joe Tapine, along with the emergence this season of lock Luke Bateman – means Fensom is facing a battle to regain his No.13 jersey to face the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday. Canberr..
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  • An aerial diagram of the City to the Lake development area. Photo ...

    An aerial diagram of the City to the Lake development area. Photo ...
    The government is rethinking its plan to send Parkes Way underground into a tunnel after a report highlighting costs that well outweigh the benefits. An aerial diagram of the City to the Lake development area. Photo: Supplied It is also looking for an alternative site for a 50-metre lap and a diving pool, rather than trying to build them on the lakeside at West Basin. Auditor-General Maxine Cooper is investigating the Land Development Agency's purchase of Glebe Park and two businesses on..
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  • Canberra men appear in court over alleged assault of drug dealer

    Canberra men appear in court over alleged assault Updated June 20, 2016 19:20:57 Two men have pleaded guilty in the ACT Supreme Court after a hold-up over a drug deal gone wrong.Bevan Smith, 20, and Phimelo Ndlovu, 22, were accused of offences after an incident in May last year.Ndlovu pleaded guilty to possessing a shortened double-barrelled shotgun and confining three people.Smith pleaded guilty to confining the three people.They will be sentenced in August. Topics: c..
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  • How you can help to bring Canberra petrol prices down

    How you can help to bring Canberra petrol prices down
    Burra's Michael Lloyd bypasses plenty of petrol stations on his half-hour drive to fill up his car in Fyshwick every week but he reckons the savings are worth it ."I had a look at the sharemarket and the crude oil prices are half of what they used to be and it hasn't been passed on in Canberra. It doesn't make sense," he said. Michael Loyd drives from Burra to Fyshwick to fill up.  Photo: Jamila Toderas Like Mr Lloyd,  Australian Consumer and Competition Commission chairman Rod Sims want..
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  • Tearing up Canberra light rail contracts could cost $300–400 million ...

    Tearing up Canberra light rail contracts could cost $300–400 million ...
    Tearing up Canberra light rail contracts could cost $300–400 million, Chief Minister says Updated June 20, 2016 16:15:34 The ACT Chief Minister says the Canberra Liberals' plan to cancel contracts to build light rail could cost $300–400 million.It is the most precise figure the Government has put on cancelling the contract since signing it earlier this year.The Liberal Opposition has promised to cancel the light rail project if they win October's ACT election, but to da..
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  • Canberra Olympic celebrate progression to FFA Cup Round of 32

    Canberra Olympic celebrate progression to FFA Cup Round of 32
    Canberra Olympic will represent the ACT in the Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 after a comeback win in their decider over the weekend. In a tight affair, Olympic were forced to come-from-behind to down Cooma Tigers 3-1 at Deakin Stadium in the nation's capital.  @FFACup Tigers FC & Canberra Olympic head out onto Deakin Stadium ahead of kick-off! #TIGvOLY pic.twitter.com/VTE94BHzFu — CapitalFootball (@CapitalFootball) June 18, 2016 The Tigers started brightly and took a deserved lead in..
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  • Aquis Entertainment Ltd makes case for $307M Canberra casino ...

    Aquis Entertainment Ltd makes case for $307M Canberra casino ...
    Aquis Entertainment Ltd www.aquisentertainment.com/ Aquis Entertainment Ltd (ASX:AQS) operates the Canberra casino in the Australian Capital Territory. Aquis Entertainment Ltd makes case for $307M Canberra casino redevelopment Monday, June 20, 2016 by Proactive Investors Aquis Entertainment Ltd (ASX:AQS) has lodged a plan for a $307 million redevelopment of the Canberra Casino with the ACT Government. The plan evisages an integrated resort development and expansion of leisure and night ..
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  • Greens keen to take steel all the way to Canberra

    Greens keen to take steel all the way to Canberra
    With their steel bill due to go to the vote in state parliament this week, the NSW Greens want to make it a national issue. Steel deal: Greens candidates Tom Hunt and Cath Blakey talk about steel procurement with Senator Lee Rhiannon and NSW MP David Shoebridge. Picture: Georgia WattsWith their steel bill due to go to the vote in state parliament this week, the NSW Greens want to make it a national issue.The Greens procurement bill to mandate Australian steel in publicly-funded in..
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  • Public service ends epic 'Coon cheese' racism struggle

    Public service ends epic 'Coon cheese' racism struggle
    Former Education Department boss Lisa Paul was among the people accused of racist conduct.  A five-year legal battle over the terms "Coon cheese" and "black babies" in a public service workplace has been quietly settled.But the government is trying to keep secret the amount of taxpayer money it spent defending its workers, including former Education Department boss Lisa Paul, who were accused of racist conduct.The news of the hushed-up settlement comes in the wake of scathing academic r..
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