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Canberra soccer officials push for spot in elite National Youth League

While an A-League team seems to be unlikely in the near future, soccer officials in Canberra are pushing for the ACT to be included in the elite national youth competition. Capital Football has put forward a bid to be part of the revamped National ... >> view original

Pinball enthusiasts get ball rolling at first official ACT championship in ...

"I thought it would be a good idea to give something back and have something like this in Canberra on a regular basis", Mr Menzel said. "We've noticed the rise in pinball happening over the last couple of years and we've got quite a keen group of ... >> view original

Lethargic Canberra Raiders smashed by Gold Coast Titans in ugly loss

The Canberra Raiders have produced arguably their worst performance of the season in a lacklustre 28-12 loss to a Kane Elgey-inspired Gold Coast on Sunday. A late inclusion returning from a hip injury, halfback Elgey scored a try and set up three more ... >> view original

Canberra to run entirely on renewable energy by 2025, leading Australia in targets

Environment Minister Simon Corbell said shifting the target to 100 per cent would make Canberra a leader both nationally and abroad. "It means more jobs and more investment in the ACT economy, it means a complete decarbonisation of our electricity ... >> view original

Canberra athlete Emily Brichacek withdraws injured from world championships

Canberra runner Emily Brichacek has decided putting her Olympic hopes in jeopardy was too big a risk to take after withdrawing from the world championships with injury. The 25-year-old was due to run the 5000 metres on Thursday at Beijing, but a ... >> view original

Canberra's Thai community prays for Bangkok bombing victims

The Thai Students Club at the University of Canberra Joyce Lee, Stephanie Au, Bella Hongprapus, vice president Tatsanee Benjaananpong and Rosa Moller with white preceptor Chengphiv Kim prepare food for the monks of Dhammadharo Temple. >> view original

Easter Sunday declared a public holiday in Canberra

Canberra Business Chamber chief executive Robyn Hendry said the extra public holiday would not impact on the working week, being bookended by Good Friday and Easter Monday, but came with costs. "Broadly speaking we're not looking for more public ... >> view original

Canberra market records clearance rate of 75 per cent

Canberra's auction clearance rate hit 75.8 per cent on Saturday as buyers competed for homes throughout the territory. The ACT has recorded the best auction clearance rate for about five years in 2015 as stock has dried up during winter and interest ... >> view original

Dale not expecting repeat success

Matt Dale-trained gallopers occupied the top three in the feature at Canberra's last meeting, and although a near identical race is available to the trio on Friday, a repeat of that result is not on the cards. More Beautiful narrowly beat home stable ... >> view original

'Rumbler' sirens not ruled out for Canberra fire trucks

"The 'rumbler' sirens might be effective in alerting drivers to the presence of a fire truck in busy traffic, but the traffic situation in Canberra is very different to the inner suburbs of Sydney." The ACT set the standard when it came to response ... >> view original