Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Public service job cuts are another attack on Canberra: Labor and other top stories.

  • Public service job cuts are another attack on Canberra: Labor

    Public service job cuts are another attack on Canberra: Labor
    The Turnbull government has launched another attack on Canberra and its local economy with the latest round of public service job cuts, according to local Labor politicians. Angry: Andrew Leigh says the federal government is "fixated" on attacking Canberra. Photo: Elesa Kurtz Fairfax Media revealed on Wednesday that between 300 and 800 jobs are set to be slashed from the Immigration Department and The Australian Border Force, with many of the axed positions expected to be among the 5500..
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  • Pakistan loses dispute over cost of building its Canberra high ...

    Pakistan loses dispute over cost of building its Canberra high ...
    The Pakistan government has been ordered to pay more than $1.6 million to the company that built its high commission in Canberra.But collection of the payment has hit a snag; the builder, Denham Constructions, is not yet allowed to enforce the order, after the court heard it was put into administration earlier this week. The Pakistan High Commission in Canberra. Photo: Rohan Thomson The case came before the ACT Supreme Court after Denham alleged the Islamic Republic of Pakistan owed it $..
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  • Canberra schools 'disappointed and disgusted' over revelations of ...

    Canberra schools 'disappointed and disgusted' over revelations of ...
    Canberra schools 'disappointed and disgusted' over revelations of national child pornography ring Updated August 17, 2016 20:03:25 The principal of a Canberra school whose students may be linked to an online child pornography ring says the school community is shocked and saddened by the revelations. Key points: Website in the form of a "message chat forum" had photos and requests of naked schoolgirlsFive ACT schools among a total of 70 schools being investigatedLocal s..
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  • Become a Canberra Times member today

    Become a Canberra Times member today
    Raiders fans Jamie and Jack Bradnam, and Catherine Pitt are excited about the Green Machine's season. Photo: Jay Cronan TODAY'S TOP STORIES Chief Minister Andrew Barr has called on NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg to change the rules to allow the Canberra Raiders to play a home preliminary final at Canberra Stadium if they earn one.Fairfax Media revealed last week the Raiders had contacted the NRL to see if there was the possibility of hosting a prelim final, but were told there was n..
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  • Stephen Parry: the bravest man in Canberra

    Stephen Parry: the bravest man in Canberra
    Talk about knowing how to win friends and influence people! President of the Senate, the Liberals' Stephen "The Undertaker" Parry has sparked a near riot down Canberra way with his party laying claim to some two-thirds of the Senate chamber press gallery to accommodate VIP guests for the opening of Parliament on August 30.Determined not to take the eviction lying down, long-standing president of the press gallery – and defender of the downtrodden everywhere – the barnstorming Andrew Meares has ..
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  • Universal lessons: Canberra experts fight alcohol, domestic abuse ...

    Universal lessons: Canberra experts fight alcohol, domestic abuse ...
    Dr Kamalini Lokuge​'s heart broke when she heard how a Sri Lankan preschool child told his teacher that "his dad always drinks and his mum runs around the house at night saying she's going to kill herself".His teacher was telling the senior research fellow at ANU, who recently set up a preschool education program in Sri Lanka targeting family violence and alcohol abuse, how the once cheerful, fast-learning boy became a destructive, inattentive student when his father returned to the family home..
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  • Vietnam veterans honoured at Last Post ceremony

    Vietnam veterans honoured at Last Post ceremony
    Vietnam veterans honoured at Last Post ceremony in Canberra Updated August 17, 2016 21:49:50 More than 100 Vietnam War veterans gathered at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) in Canberra for a special commemoration ceremony ahead of Vietnam Veterans Day.As the sun set over the AWM on Wednesday, veterans gathered in the Hall of Memory for a private performance by John Schumann of the song I was only 19.The song tells the story of a Vietnam veteran dealing with life after ..
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  • Eerie Ghost Stories at the Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre

    Eerie Ghost Stories at the Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre
    Ghost Stories. By Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman. Directed by Peter J. Snee. Co-directed by Jennifer Sarah Dean. Prince Moon Productions and the Canberra Theatre Centre. Canberra Theatre. Until August 21. Bookings: canberratheattrecentre.com.au or 6275 2700.The disclaimer has the ring of foreboding expectation. Children under 13, pregnant women and those with a nervous disposition are advised to avoid Prince Moon Productions' performance of Jeremy Dyson and Andrew Nyman's Ghost Stories. To add ter..
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  • Beijing to Canberra: expect investments to be scaled back

    Beijing to Canberra: expect investments to be scaled back
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New signs welcome visitors to Canberra .Former Canberra Raider Matt Orford undergoes brain surgery .
Public service job cuts are another attack on Canberra: Labor .NRL: Hotel bonding sessions behind Canberra Raiders' top four ... .

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