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Canberra's Deep Space Station 36 antenna finally gets liftoff

It joins the most recently completed Deep Space Station 35 and brings Canberra on par with networks in California and Madrid, working to allow information discovered in outer space to safely make its way back to earth. The largest dish in the southern ... >> view original

John Hargreaves joining charge to change Canberra's pokie laws

Former Labor minister John Hargreaves has joined calls for $50 notes to be allowed in Canberra's poker machines, telling an assembly committee the financial viability of community organisations was at risk. Mr Hargreaves, active in the Labor Party and ... >> view original

Canberra man Joshua Thomas Hile sentenced to three years for sex attacks in Civic

High risk offender attacked strangers from behind in publicThe Canberra Times >> view original

Hong Kong digital artist Hung Keung brings 'ambiguous' interactive artwork to ...

Hong Kong media artist Hung Keung enjoys creating digital artworks which are ambiguous and confronting. He is visiting the national capital this week as part of the INK REMIX exhibition of contemporary art from mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong at ... >> view original

Canberra Short Film Festival to hone filmmakers' storytelling skills

Most of us are only warming up by the time we hit the minute mark, but Canberra Short Film Festival director John Frohlich believes being succinct is a skill sharpening the talents of the next generation of filmmakers. The two-minute filmmaking ... >> view original

Canberra artist wins $30000 scholarship and place at Sydney's Sculpture by the Sea

Canberra artist Samantha Small will exhibit a life-size army tank sculpture at this year's Sculpture by the Sea on Sydney's east coast, after being selected from a pool of sculptors from 41 countries around the world. The popular sculpture event ... >> view original

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan says success in Canberra 'inevitable'

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan knocked back the nation's capital getting its own team, but he says "success in Canberra is inevitable" on the back of Greater Western Sydney on-field glory. Giants boss David Matthews says they would consider ... >> view original

Canberra construction company fined $1.1 million over death of truck driver

A Canberra construction company has been fined $1.1 million over the death of a truck driver in 2012 under new national work safety laws. Michael Booth, 48, was electrocuted when his tip truck touched low-slung power lines on a work site of Canberra ... >> view original

Harold Pinter's 'Betrayal' to make Canberra theatre audiences 'squirm'

The Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter's critically acclaimed play Betrayal has come to Canberra Theatre Centre and is promising to make audiences "squirm in their seats". The State Theatre Company of South Australia presents one of the ... >> view original

Public transport is still the future for Canberra

The Australia Institute's recent report addressing the role of ridesharing in Canberra's transport challenges contends that public transport use in Canberra is stagnant and that because of the city's low residential density it is hard for public ... >> view original