Sunday, August 28, 2016

Become a Canberra Times member today and other top stories.

  • Become a Canberra Times member today

    Become a Canberra Times member today
    Tigerair has announced its flight schedule and prices for its new Canberra to Melbourne route.  Photo: Jon Hewson TODAY'S TOP STORIES The first 2000 one-way Tiger Air tickets between Canberra and Melbourne will go on sale from 11am today – and the first 200 bookings through the Tiger Air website will be free.TRAFFIC Road Closures:Dickson Place in Dickson will be closed in both directions from the eastern side of The Dickson Tradies Club car park to Cowper Street from 7am-12am on Tuesday..
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  • How you could score a free flight from Canberra to Melbourne

    How you could score a free flight from Canberra to Melbourne
     It's been five years since they last flew out of Canberra but now Tigerair is coming back, you could be on your way to Melbourne for free.The budget airline confirmed it would reinstate the link between Canberra and Melbourne on Monday, after three years of negotiations. Tigerair has announced its flight schedule and prices for its new Canberra to Melbourne route. Photo: Jon Hewson The first 2000 one-way tickets between Canberra and Melbourne will go on sale for $59 from 11am on Thursda..
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  • Friends mourn Canberra woman Patricia 'Trish' Riggs after husband ...

    Friends mourn Canberra woman Patricia 'Trish' Riggs after husband ...
    Canberra friends have remembered Patricia "Trish" Riggs as a "dedicated and devoted mother" after her husband was charged with her murder in Queensland this week, nearly 15 years after she went missing.Mrs Riggs went to Griffith Primary, Telopea Park School and Narrabundah College. Former Canberra woman Patricia Anne Riggs disappeared in 2001, aged 34.  She was just 17 when she married Edmund Ian Riggs, who on Wednesday was charged with her murder after skeletal remains were found in the ..
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  • Canberra public servants refuse to move to Wagga Wagga

    Canberra public servants refuse to move to Wagga Wagga
    Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce's bid to move government agencies to rural towns has suffered another setback, with a majority of staff refusing to leave Canberra. The Canberra-based Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation will relocate to Wagga Wagga within weeks, but only three staff are expected to move, including managing director John Harvey. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce want to see more government agencies move to the bush.  Photo: James Brickwood The small..
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  • Canberra asylum seekers granted access to regional long-term visa ...

    Canberra asylum seekers granted access to regional long-term visa ...
    Canberra asylum seekers granted access to regional long-term visa program Posted August 25, 2016 06:21:53 Asylum seekers living in Canberra will have access to longer visas with a pathway to permanent residency, as part of the Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (SHEV) program.The SHEV program was designed to encourage asylum seekers who arrived by boat to work or study in certain parts of regional Australia, and until now only applied to Tasmania and some parts of New South W..
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  • Victoria's biggest hurdle is Canberra, says Premier

    Victoria's biggest hurdle is Canberra, says Premier
    Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says the federal government is one of the biggest challenges for the state. Alex Ellinghausen One of Victoria's biggest economic challenges is the federal government, Premier Daniel Andrews says, hoping the newly elected Coalition would change the way it partnered with the state to fund productivity-driving infrastructure projects.With the new federal Parliament resuming next week, Mr Andrews told a business br..
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  • NRL: Canberra Raiders playmaker Blake Austin in danger of ...

    NRL: Canberra Raiders playmaker Blake Austin in danger of ...
    Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart has called on his entire squad to "pick up the slack" of Blake Austin's absence after the star playmaker broke his hand at training on Wednesday.In a massive blow to Canberra's preparations, Austin will have surgery on Thursday to repair his hand and the club will wait to see if he will be able to play in the NRL finals. Raiders Blake Austin Photo: Jay Cronan Sam Williams will return to the Raiders' starting side for the first time in four months after..
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  • Will Tigerair fly the most profitable jets on Canberra routes?

    Will Tigerair fly the most profitable jets on Canberra routes?
    Two threatened species, a Tiger, and one of its soon to go A320s By rights the big money on Canberra flights comes just before and after parliamentary sessions, when politicians and those seeking their support are in a hurry to arrive or depart herd like at the national capital’s airport. But will Tigerair actually make more money averaging all the peak days, and the ‘ordinary’ days, with its reinstated Canberra-Melbourne flights from this December? The fares and schedules announced today (see ..
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  • Canberra woman banned from owning animals for life after failing to ...

    Canberra woman banned from owning animals for life after failing to help dying dog Posted August 24, 2016 17:29:05 A Canberra woman has avoided jail time after she failed to get treatment for her dying dog because it was "just an animal".Nora Kalolo, 58, pleaded guilty earlier this year to not getting vet help for her Pomeranian cross as it lay dying in her backyard in Lyons.The ACT Magistrates Court heard RSPCA officers were called to Kalolo's house by a neighbour wh..
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  • Sione Taula the odd man out in Canberra Vikings side boasting 14 ...

    Sione Taula the odd man out in Canberra Vikings side boasting 14 ...
    Sione Taula will be the odd man out when he stands next to 14 Super Rugby players on Sunday, but the Canberra Vikings hardman is on a mission to make sure he doesn't look out of place.Prop Taula is the only non-ACT Brumbies player in the Vikings' starting XV for their National Rugby Championship season-opener against Queensland Country at the Gold Coast. Sione Taula celebrates the Tuggeranong Vikings' Canberra grand final win. Photo: Jay Cronan Queensland Country will roll out Wallabies ..
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