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• Joe Hockey visits John Howard at his home on Saturday to get advice

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  JOE Hockey sought out John Howard at his Sydney home for advice on whether to run for leader of the party to end the crisis enveloping the Opposition. During a two-hour lunchtime meeting, Mr Hockey asked his old boss about whether he should succumb to mounting pressure to unite the hopelessly divided Liberal Party at ...
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• The best in the world returns to Canberra

  
  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion — Authority: 502
  We rarely focus on female sport, even when there are events that are more than worthy of our attention. One such scenario has been quietly bubbling away in the background over the past week, and that is the impending return of Lauren Jackson to the Canberra Capitals for the remainder of the WNBL season. The story ...
  8 hours ago

• The ACT continues to produce AFL talent

  
  The Roar - Your Sports Opinion — Authority: 502
  The ACT ceased to be a strong Aussie Rules territory over 25 years ago – its demise corresponding with the Swans moving to Sydney in the same year that the Raiders were admitted to the then NSWRL. It was also around this time that the legendary Cowboy Neil, a St Kilda and Ainslie FC icon, hung up his boots. The ...
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• Australian Government Okays F-35 Purchase

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  The Australian government has decided to buy 14 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters now and not review its larger commitment for operational squadrons for another few years. After weeks of discussions, Canberra says it will put A$3.2 billion ($3 billion) into the U.S.-based Lockheed Martin program to start receiving aircraft ...
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• Australian Parliament condemn Mumbai attacks

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Canberra (Australia), Nov 26 (ANI): Australian Parliament on Thursday joined hands with India to condemn the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.Both the treasury and the opposition sides of the Australian Parliament made statements in both houses during the first anniversary of the terror strike on India’s financial ...
  2 days ago

• Canberra planning forum agenda

  
  Net Traveller — Authority: 139
  Greetings from Parliament House Canberra, where the National Capital Authority (NCA) is holding a public forum on planning in Canberra. THere are about three hundred people present. Sitting next to me is Senator Kate Lundy, chair of the parliamentary committee which delivered recommendations on planning Canberra: "The ...
  2 days ago

• 2010 Liberal Candidates ?

  
  The RiotACT — Authority: 148
  Is there any thruth to the rumour that having sought candidates for Canberra and Fraser in next year’s federal election, the Liberals can’t find anyone?They had two good candidates last time in Natalile Coulbert and Troy Williams, both of who seemed to have been undermined by powers that be.
  2 days ago

• “Hot to Trot”: New short contemporary dance pieces

  
  The RiotACT — Authority: 148
  [ 28 November, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm. 29 November, 2009; 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm. ] Hot to Trot is a favourite with Canberra dance audiences, playing to sell out crowds. Youll see just under an hour of  short dance works created by dancers from Canberras own Quantum Leap ensemble. Its not a hip hop show or a ballet ...
  2 days ago

• Public Spaces For Public Life

  
  Net Traveller — Authority: 139
  Professor Jan Gehl will present the 2009 Walter Burley Griffin Memorial Lecture in Canberra, 30 November 2009. Professor Gehl is conducted the "Sydney CBD Public Life and Public Spaces Survey" and is the author of "Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space". Free Public Lecture: 2009 Walter Burley Griffin Memorial ...
  3 days ago

• Dame Mint Pattie’s Canberra Wineries A2Z – D is for Dionysis

  
  Progressive Dinner Party — Authority: 112
  It’s been some time since we visited Dionysus , so I’m going to have to rely on my crap scant notes and even crappier less than perfect memory. The mere suggestion that we should revisit the cellar door (and the thought of having to pay for more wine) had Our Man idly speculating whether the national library ...
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• John Curtin

  
  The Girl Who Wished She Was Australian — Authority: 424
  John Curtin was a Prime Minister. He was the Prime Minister of Australia during World War II. Im pretty sure he was part of the Labor Party. Thats about all I know. Well, I also know that he vetoed the idea of Jewish refugees coming to settle in the Kimberley. But I dont know much about his decision. Im ...
  3 days ago

• buUuk – Canberra restaurant review app

  
  The RiotACT — Authority: 148
  iPhone wankers enthusiasts may be interested in taking a look at buUuk, an eatery and bar review application for iPhone and Android which has pretty good coverage of the Canberra region.* Ratings are based on an average of how many people like a place (100% nice), kinda like it (50%), or don’t like it at [...]
  3 days ago

• Canberra planning forum agenda

  
  Net Traveller — Authority: 139
  The National Capital Authority (NCA) will hold a public forum on planning in Canberra, at Parliament House Canberra, 6pm, 26 November 2009. One controversial topic on the agenda is the new ASIO Building.I have lodged the question: "What changes have been made to the national capital planning process to take into ...
  3 days ago

• Image Of The Day

  
  A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS — Authority: 150
  Canberra - Lake Burley Griffin original image Matthew James 2008
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• Creative Ecologies and New Business Models

  
  Net Traveller — Authority: 139
  John Howkins, author of "The Creative Economy: How People Make Money from Ideas" (2002) and the forthcoming "Creative Ecologies: Where Thinking is a Proper Job" (UQ Press, April 2010) will talk on "Creative Ecologies and New Business Models", in Canberra, 26 November 2009:How can we harness creative ecologies and ...
  3 days ago

• Generate Launch This Friday

  
  The RiotACT — Authority: 148
  ACT Community Arts Office, Music For Everyone and the Canberra Musicians Club invite you to attend the launch of GENERATE canberra arts access network at the Ainslie Arts Centre this Friday evening. GENERATE is an inclusive initiative arising from the demand for one central arts and disability hub for artists to ...
  3 days ago

• Handmade Photos

  
  Red Instead BLOG — Authority: 110
  Handmade Market on the weekend was absolutely fantastic - again!  So many wonderful stalls and so well organised - thanks Julie.  It was stinking hot (38.9 Celcius) but the people of Canberra still came in their thousands. I was the “official photographer” for the event and I have posted a CD off to Julie ...
  4 days ago

• Do you feel safer in Canberra?

  
  The RiotACT — Authority: 148
  Being the seat of Federal Parliament and with so many Dept of Defence facilities in the area, do you feel safer living in Canberra than anywhere else in the Nation?I recall when the previous U.S. President (was it Bush or Clinton) stayed a few nights in our Capital city, the F18 flew overhead constantly 24 hours a ...
  5 days ago

• Image Of The Day

  
  A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS — Authority: 150
  Canberra Sunset original image Matthew James
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• Debate on same-sex civil union continues …

  
  The RiotACT — Authority: 148
  The debate on same-sex civil unions continues, with a press release from Jon Stanhope stating the new legislation is not ‘anti-Christian’, as the Australian Christian Lobby asserts, but about ‘inclusiveness’. Jim Wallace has in turn responded that Stanhope has no mandate as claimed.There has been some vigorous ...
  5 days ago

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