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Canberra home values fall in year since August

It meant Canberra values were down by 0.9 per cent on a year earlier and the city joined Darwin (down 4.6 per cent) and Perth (down 1.6 per cent) as the three cities to experience a fall in value over the year. Sydney, Adelaide and Darwin were the only ... >> view original

Workers demolish a Mr Fluffy home in Farrer. Photo: Rohan Thomson

The face of 56 of Canberra's most established suburbs is set to change dramatically with the ACT Asbestos Response Taskforce unveiling its demolition schedule for 671 Mr Fluffy homes over the next three years. 2017 will be the peak year for demolitions ... >> view original

Canberra gymnastics coach Zou Li Min killed in fishing accident

Renowned Canberra gymnastics instructor Zou Li Min has been named as the man killed in a fishing accident on Sunday. He was swept from the rocks at Dark Beach in South Durras on Sunday afternoon, while he was fishing with two friends. Mr Zou was ... >> view original

[VIDEO] Canberra Raiders vs Penrith Panthers Highlights: NRL scores, blog

Interchange player, Kurt Baptiste, added another try to Canberra to seal the two points. They would add one more try, with Penrith scoring two consolation tries, to make the final margin 16 points. The contest wasn't without injury though as both Jamie ... >> view original

Art review: Embedded In You by Lucas Davidson at Canberra's ANCA Gallery

Lucas Davidson is a Newcastle-born, Sydney-trained and Sydney-based artist in his mid-40s who is having his first solo exhibition in Canberra. The show, Embedded In You, is a three-channel video installation, where polychrome kinetic patterns are ... >> view original

Coffee and tea under lock and key at Canberra Hospital emergency department

Doctors and nurses at Canberra Hospital's emergency department have been told their coffee and tea supplies will be kept under lock and key due to budget restrictions and suspected theft. One staff member described the tension in the department as ... >> view original

Get your free Canberra bomber here! Conditions apply

The Department of Defence is giving away two nuclear capable bombers which, at one time, would have cost the equivalent of hundreds of millions of dollars to buy. And, wait for it, they'll even throw in a Neptune anti-submarine aircraft for free ... >> view original

Blake Austin, Jamie Soward injured as Canberra Raiders farewell David ...

CANBERRA RAIDERS 34 (Sam Williams, Jarrod Croker, Jarrad Kennedy, Shaun Fensom, Kurt Baptiste, Sisa Waqa tries; Croker 5 goals) bt PENRITH PANTHERS 18 (James Segeyaro, Lewis Brown, Will Smith tries; Api Koroisau 2, Jamie Soward goals) at ... >> view original

Science says climate change is bringing more 'grey swan' storms to Australia

Climate change will bring more frequent and powerful “grey swan” storm events across coastal regions, including Cairns in Queensland, according to the latest research. Grey swan storms are extreme tropical storms with devastating ocean surges. >> view original

NASA's Terminator-Style Artificial Skin Self-Heals from a Bullet Wound in Less ...

Self-healing plastics, like the ones presumably used on the T-1000 in the second Terminator film, are now a reality, as NASA has discovered a material that can instantly repair itself when punctured by a bullet. >> view original