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Electoral commissioner clears Canberra Times ad

October 16, 2008 20:10:00

Electoral commissioner dismisses concerns about an anti-Liberal Party sticker posted across the masthead of the Canberra Times.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, print-media, act, canberra-2600

Stanhope 'likes' Labor's election odds

October 16, 2008 18:40:00

ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has made another pitch to voters at an address at the National Press Club.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, health, act, canberra-2600

Greens accuse candidates of "greenwash"

October 16, 2008 18:33:00

The ACT Greens say they want the community to look hard at all parties' policies relating to the environment ahead of Saturday's election.[MORE]

Tags: environment, government-and-politics, elections, greens, states-and-territories, act, canberra-2600

Man jailed over deliberate car crash

October 16, 2008 18:00:00

A Canberra man who was charged after deliberately crashing his car into another vehicle in October last year will spend three months in jail.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, prisons-and-punishment, act, canberra-2600, wanniassa-2903

National Gallery to host Degas exhibition

October 16, 2008 17:51:00

The National Gallery of Australia will host the first exhibition of French impressionist artist Degas.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, visual-art, painting, sculpture, libraries-museums-and-galleries, act, canberra-2600

Bryce to address families conference

October 16, 2008 17:36:00

Governor-General Quentin Bryce will give a major speech about family issues at the Families Australia Symposium in Canberra tonight.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, family-and-children, welfare, government-and-politics, governors-general-and-state-governors, australia, act, canberra-2600

ACT warned to expect hotter days, less rain

October 16, 2008 17:08:00

The Canberra region has been warned to expect hotter days and less winter and spring rainfall as the effects of climate change start to bite.[MORE]

Tags: environment, climate-change, weather, water, act, canberra-2600, bega-2550, eucumbene-2628, jindabyne-2627, queanbeyan-2620

Labor promises to make subdivisions solar efficient

October 16, 2008 13:16:00

The ACT Government has promised to put water tanks in every public school and make new developments more solar efficient if it is re-elected.[MORE]

Tags: states-and-territories, solar-energy, act, canberra-2600

Goodwin given good behaviour order

October 16, 2008 12:10:00

Suspended Canberra Raiders back Bronx Goodwin has been placed on a good behaviour order for assaulting two men outside a Canberra bar.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, nrl, assault, act, canberra-2600

Rent rises ease in capital cities

October 16, 2008 12:00:00

A national report suggests rental prices for houses are easing in many capital cities.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, industry, housing, australia, canberra-2600, sydney-2000, nt, darwin-0800, qld, brisbane-4000, adelaide-bc-5000, hobart-7000, vic, melbourne-3000, perth-6000

Festival attracts Australia's best short films

October 16, 2008 11:48:00

A number of Australia's top short films will premiere in Canberra over the next few days. [MORE]

Tags: short-films, act, canberra-2600

Canberra Times editor defends political ad

October 16, 2008 11:08:00

The Canberra Times editor Peter Fray has defended a decision to run election advertising across the paper's masthead.[MORE]

Tags: elections, labor-party, liberal-party, print-media, act, canberra-2600

Security firm moves to lock out drivers

October 16, 2008 08:30:00

The Transport Workers Union says Chubb Security has moved to lock out armoured car drivers at its Canberra depot.[MORE]

Tags: unions, work, act, canberra-2600

Canberra rental prices softening: report

October 16, 2008 08:11:00

New figures indicate Canberra's tight rental market may be easing but rents remain among the highest in the country.[MORE]

Tags: housing, act, canberra-2600

Job losses inevitable if Libs cut spending: CPSU

October 16, 2008 07:50:00

The CPSU says the ACT Liberals cannot make $200 million in spending cuts without sacking public servants.[MORE]

Tags: elections, liberal-party, unions, act, canberra-2600

Man faces jail time over deliberate car smash

October 15, 2008 18:00:00

A Canberra man who was charged with deliberately crashing his car into another vehicle is likely to face a jail term.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, prisons-and-punishment, act, canberra-2600, wanniassa-2903

Liberal funding cuts will cost 200 jobs: Stanhope

October 15, 2008 17:36:00

ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has warned of up to 200 job losses after an ACT Treasury Report released today pointed to large scale funding cuts by the Canberra Liberals.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, act, canberra-2600

Man to stand trial on child sex charges

October 15, 2008 16:37:00

A 21-year-old Canberra man who is alleged to have had sex with young girls he met through a scouts group has been committed to stand trial in the ACT Supreme Court.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600

Libs flag extensive cuts to fund election promises

October 15, 2008 13:04:00

A report on election spending released by the ACT Treasury shows the Liberals have committed to spend more than twice as much as the Labor Party but they are proposing large cutbacks to cover most of the difference.[MORE]

Tags: elections, labor-party, liberal-party, act, canberra-2600

Pay dispute compromising carbon capture program: CPSU

October 15, 2008 11:03:00

The CPSU says the Federal Government is compromising its development of clean coal technology by failing to resolve a pay dispute with scientists.[MORE]

Tags: federal-government, unions, work, act, canberra-2600

Labor plan to turn empty offices into homes

October 15, 2008 10:32:00

ACT Labor says it will provide incentives to convert office space to cheap housing if it wins Saturday's election.[MORE]

Tags: elections, housing, labor-party, act, canberra-2600

French league team says bonjour to coast

October 15, 2008 09:43:00

The French rugby league team is on Queensland's Sunshine Coast preparing for the World Cup.[MORE]

Tags: sport, rugby-league, australia, act, canberra-2600, nsw, sydney-2000, qld, brisbane-4000, caloundra-4551, maroochydore-4558, surfers-paradise-4217, fiji, new-zealand, samoa, tonga, united-kingdom, england, scotland

Calls for Queanbeyan-Canberra bus lane

October 15, 2008 08:41:00

Both major parties are being asked to make an election promise that would make it easier for buses to travel between Canberra and Queanbeyan.[MORE]

Tags: elections, political-parties, labor-party, liberal-party, road-transport, act, canberra-2600, queanbeyan-2620

Major parties urged to address affordable housing

October 15, 2008 08:29:00

ACT Shelter says the major political parties need to do more to help Canberrans struggling with soaring rents.[MORE]

Tags: elections, housing, political-parties, labor-party, liberal-party, act, canberra-2600, queanbeyan-2620

Stanhope gets personal in election debate

October 14, 2008 17:05:00

ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has personally attacked Opposition Leader Zed Seselja at an election debate.[MORE]

Tags: education, government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, health, act, canberra-2600