Sunday, July 24, 2016

NRL: The game that turned the Canberra Raiders' and Warriors ... and other top stories.

  • NRL: The game that turned the Canberra Raiders' and Warriors ...

    NRL: The game that turned the Canberra Raiders' and Warriors ...
    It's the game both teams would circle as the moment they turned their seasons around, but for vastly different reasons.Canberra's 38-12 ambush of the New Zealand Warriors on their home turf kick-started their current stretch of six wins from seven games, putting them just a point outside the top four. Joey Leilua congratulates Blake Austin after scoring against the Warriors in New Zealand back in May. Photo: Getty Images It was arguably the Warriors' worst display of the season, promptin..
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  • Zed Seselja promoted into ministry, first Canberra Liberal to reach ...

    Zed Seselja promoted into ministry, first Canberra Liberal to reach ...
    ACT Senator Zed Seselja says shifting Australians off welfare and into work will be a priority for his tenure as the new assistant minister for social services and multicultural affairs.Senator Seselja was promoted to the frontbench in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's cabinet reshuffle on Monday, a widely-tipped move that has made him the first Canberra Liberal in history to reach the ministry. Senator Zed Seselja has been shifted to the frontbench. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen The senator ..
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  • Canberra's heritage-listed Gus' Cafe in Civic will re-open with new ...

    Canberra's heritage-listed Gus' Cafe in Civic will re-open with new ...
    Canberra's iconic Gus' Cafe in Civic will re-open within about a month with new owners.The first cafe in Canberra to introduce outdoor dining in the 1960s, Gus' Cafe in Garema Place, has been closed for three weeks. Then general manager, Jamie Morris, at Gus' Cafe in Civic in 2014, when the outdoor area was enclosed with timber-sash windows.  Photo: Jeffrey Chan Owner Janice Glenn says negotiations with new owners are continuing. "They want to refurbish it before it re-opens," Ms Glenn ..
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  • Michael Taylor: A Survey: 1963-2016 at Canberra Museum and ...

    Michael Taylor: A Survey: 1963-2016 at Canberra Museum and ...
    Sandfly Point, Michael Taylor, 2010 (collection of the artist). Photo: Rob Little Canberra Museum and Gallery. Until October 2.Michael Taylor belongs to the generation of Sydney artists who were born in the early 1930s and who after their initial training in Sydney travelled abroad and returned to Australia with a non-figurative style. Fellow travellers include John Olsen, who is a few years older, and Dick Watkins, a few years younger. Flash Flood, Michael Taylor, 1997. Photo: Rob..
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  • Rugby league: Kangaroos to hold court in Canberra for 2017 World ...

    Rugby league: Kangaroos to hold court in Canberra for 2017 World ...
    Canberra's reputation as a home for international sport continues to grow with the Australian Kangaroos to play in the capital during next year's Rugby League World Cup.The schedule has been kept a closely guarded secret before it is announced on Tuesday, but Fairfax Media understands a Kangaroos game has been pencilled in as one of three fixtures in the capital. Australian star Greg Inglis playing for the Kangaroos at Canberra Stadium in 2013. Photo: Graham Tidy Given co-hosts New Zeal..
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  • Private Ryan: How Todd Carney helped Canberra sign English star ...

    Private Ryan: How Todd Carney helped Canberra sign English star ...
    HOW Todd Carney helped Canberra sign an English gun, more pain for Benji Marshall and Eels star Tepai Moeroa talks hair care.Private Ryan takes you behind the scenes of the greatest game of all.HOW TODD HELPED RAIDERS SIGN STARYou’d think Todd Carney would be the last guy to help out Canberra but it turns out he played a significant role in helping the club sign English import Elliott Whitehead.Carney spent a season playing alongside the backrower at Catalans in the Super League when the Raiders..
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  • National Gallery of Australia brings the bedroom exploits of ...

    National Gallery of Australia brings the bedroom exploits of ...
    The life of a museum director is rarely dull. The National Gallery of Australia's director Gerard Vaughan has announced its new exhibition, Versailles: Treasures from the Palace. Photo: Jamila Toderas Take Gerard Vaughan, the head of the National Gallery of Australia, whose research into the gallery's next summer blockbuster, Versailles: Treasures from the Palace, has led him into the boudoir of Louis XIV​."I've made myself a bit of an expert in the royal mistresses," he says. The P..
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  • Multiple crashes bring Monday madness to Canberra roads

    Multiple crashes bring Monday madness to Canberra roads
    Monday morning mayhem joined the blanket of fog clouding Canberra roads as police attended at least four crashes during the morning peak.No one was seriously injured in any of the crashes, although paramedics treated a mother and child after a two-car crash in Turner at around 9am.Neither needed to be taken to hospital but police said traffic was blocked at the intersection of McCaughey Street and David Street. A crash in Gilmore at the roundabout of Isabella Drive and Coyne Street added to t..
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  • Temporada, Civic, is a Canberra dining treasure

    Temporada, Civic, is a Canberra dining treasure
    Tucked up one end of Moore Street, a few doors down from the Hellenic Club, you will find one of Canberra's worst-kept secrets. Temporada is Canberra ...
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  • Publicly funded homebirths to be trialled in Canberra

    Publicly funded homebirths to be trialled in Canberra
    Publicly funded homebirths to be trialled in Canberra Posted July 18, 2016 15:27:27 Women seeking homebirths in the ACT have one less hurdle to jump with the introduction of a publicly funded trial through the Canberra Midwifery Program.From October, women can apply to take part in the ACT Health Publicly Funded Homebirth Service, which will begin in February.ACT Health Minister Simon Corbell said to qualify expectant mothers would have to be at a low risk of complica..
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Pokemon Go: Canberra goes wild for augmented reality game .New bike rack winners unveil designs set to brighten Canberra .
New PIDF chair keen on new EU deal .F!nk Design founder and Canberra artist Robert Foster dies .

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