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Canberra to retain iconic concrete bus stops during accessibility upgrade, ACT ...

Canberra is set to keep its iconic concrete bus shelters during an accessibility upgrade of stops, according to the ACT Government. Recently, some of the concrete shelters were moved from their original locations and there were fears they might be ... >> view original

Canberra man has lucky escape after being caught in Angle Crossing Road ...

An elderly man has had a lucky escape after driving his car into floodwaters at Angle Crossing Road in Canberra's west. The 75-year-old driver from Isabella Plains ignored two flood warning safety signs and drove into moving floodwaters about 1.5 ... >> view original

Canberra Raiders vs Cronulla Sharks: NRL live scores

The Canberra Raiders and Cronulla Sharks kick of Saturday's NRL triple-header when they meet at GIO Stadium in Canberra. Join The Roar for live scores from 3:00pm (AEST). Two teams on the cusp of breaking into the top eight clash heads today on what ... >> view original

Circus school NICA holds classes in Canberra for aspiring students

Some of Canberra's budding circus performers got the chance this weekend to see if they have what it takes to join Australia's top circus school. Eight aspiring acrobats from troupes across the capital tested out their skills in pre-audition workshops ... >> view original

Canberra's Macedonian Orthodox Church loses bid to avoid $2m development fee

Canberra's Macedonian Orthodox Church has lost a bid to avoid paying a fee of more than $2 million to develop its land. The church at Narrabundah in Canberra's inner-south plans to redevelop the site with one area set aside for religious use and ... >> view original

Canberra finals hopes depend on life without 'perfect' halves combo, says ...

Billy Moore believes Canberra's finals hopes rest on how they fare without their "perfect" halves duo Sam Williams and Blake Austin, comparing their complementary styles to Maroons stars Cooper Cronk and Johnathan Thurston. With halfback Williams to ... >> view original

ACCC to hold Canberra public forum on Coles takeover of Supabarn chain

The Australian competition watchdog will hold a public forum for Canberrans to have their say on Coles proposed acquisition of independent supermarket chain Supabarn. Supabarn announced last month it was selling all its supermarkets in Canberra and ... >> view original

Canberra's weather to remain cool for the weekend

Canberra has shivered through below freezing temperatures almost every morning this month and it looks like the city will continue to do so over the weekend, with morning temperatures set to remain below zero. Recent low temperatures have been the ... >> view original

ISIS deploys poison gas against Kurds in Syria, Iraq

Observatory organizations confirm use of projectile-delivered chemical weapons in ISIS battles with Kurdish peshmerga, YPG. Reuters. Published: 07.18.15, 10:05 / Israel News. The Islamic State group used poison gas in attacks against Kurdish-controlled ... >> view original

Brush Fire Jumps Southern California Freeway

LOS ANGELES — Flames from a nearby brush fire on Friday afternoon quickly overtook a stretch of a packed highway that leads from Southern California to Las Vegas, causing pandemonium on a stretch of road that is routinely gridlocked at that time. >> view original