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Two clever and questioning exhibitions

Gabi Briggs, QWE3NZ (stills), 2015 at Huw Davies Gallery, Photoaccess, Manuka Arts Centre.

Peter Haynes 8:40 PM   Claire Capel-Stanley, the curator and one of the exhibiting artists in The Bends, takes her title from the Radiohead song.

ACT and NSW governments' greyhounds ban could lead to suicide

Canberra breeder Alan Tutt with one of his retired greyhounds, La Pearl, who now lives on his couch.

David Polkinghorne 8:18 PM   Canberra breeders concerned for those who will lose their livelihood and the thousands of dogs set to lose their lives.

Police call for help identifying alleged carwash burglar

Police want to speak to this man in relation to burglaries at Canberra car washes.

8:09 PM   Police have published footage of a man they allege burgled three self-serve car washes in Calwell, Tuggeranong and Belconnen.

Expert urges food companies to stop hiding salt and sugar in favourite meals

Chairman of Action on Sugar, Consensus Action on Salt and Health and World Action on Salt and Health, Professor Graham ...

Natasha Boddy 12:00 AM   That slice of toast, the piece of cheese and even your favourite tomato sauce. It may not taste like it but it's probably laced with hidden sugar or salt. And it could be slowly killing us.

Erin Molan and Alan Tongue Canberra Times Fun Run ambassadors

Erin Molan is an ambassador for the Canberra Times Fun Run.

Alexandra Back 12:00 AM   Sports reporter Erin Molan and Canberra Raiders legend Alan Tongue will join thousands of people at this year's Canberra Times fun run.

How do we get Indigenous children to succeed in school?

Professor Robyn Jorgensen.

Natasha Boddy 12:00 AM   Improving school results for Aboriginal children can only be achieved with teaching methods that factor in cultural and language barriers, a leading expert says.

Behind-the-scenes look at 70 years of parliamentary radio

Jeremy Mann who is helping presenting tours of Old Parliament House to celebrate 70 years of parliamentary broadcasting.

Clare Sibthorpe 12:00 AM   This weekend, Canberrans can step back in time to the year more than half of all Australians lived just 68 years, earned seven pounds a week, and tuned into the first live radio broadcast from the Federal Parliament.

Race to save greyhounds after NSW and ACT governments ban industry

Greyhound racing will be banned in the ACT and NSW.

Henry Belot 11:30 PM   Thousands of dogs likely to be killed unless re-homed.

Airport takes Olympian's portrait to new heights

Zoe Young says her portrait of Torah Bright reflects the drive that propels young athletes.

Callum Marshall 5:55 PM   The painting of snowboarding superstar Torah Bright that took artist Zoe Young to the 2014 Archibald Prize finals has been acquired by Canberra Airport.

Free running training in lead up to CT Fun Run

The Canberra Times Fun Run is on September 4.

Jil Hogan 4:55 PM   It's just under two months until The Canberra Times Fun Run, which is the perfect amount of time to get prepared – and there's free training to help you get there.

'We could be dead': trio's lucky escape after car rolls on Majura Parkway

The wreckage off Majura Parkway.

Alexandra Back 4:36 PM   Instead of celebrating his 25th birthday, Rodney McGrory was pulling himself from the wreckage of his friend's Peugeot 306, sore but alive.

Back for round two

The first Canberra Scavenger Hunt in May saw teams explore Canberra city, including New Acton.

Jil Hogan 3:43 PM   The first Canberra Scavenger Hunt was a huge success, so now it's coming back for a full weekend of adventures.

Impressive etchings create a mesmerising universe

<I>Magical dandelion<I> by  Kyoko Imazu in <I>Storytellers<I> at Megalo.

Sasha Grishin 3:32 PM   The strength of her art lies precisely in her ability to enthral the viewer with this mass of intriguing detail and to create a web of fantasy through which to catch our imagination.

Could a Wellington ecosanctuary hold the key to saving Australian wildlife?

It is now a paradise for native wildlife, reintroducing 18 species, six of which had been lost from the mainland for ...

Christopher Knaus 2:56 PM   The urban eco-sanctuary has come under fire from some conservationists, but its results speak for themselves.

'Frustrating': ACT to have credit rating outlook changed to negative

Andrew Barr's says the outlook down grade " is frustrating because it's not our doing" but he doesn't believe it will ...

Christopher Knaus 2:12 PM   A state or territory cannot have a higher credit rating, or a different outlook, than that given to the federal government.

How to keep the kids entertained for the next week

Winter Festival in the City is on for another week in Garema Place.

Jil Hogan 1:20 PM   The school holidays are only half over. If you're left scratching your head about how to keep everyone entertained, here's what's on in the coming week. 

Steering clear of lycra

The award-winning Culture Cycle range on the catwalk at the 2016 Australian Wool Fashion Awards.

Jil Hogan 12:05 PM   If wearing lycra is enough of a deterrent to keep you off the bike, Angelina Russo believes she has the perfect alternative.

Canberra's rents increase as national rates dive

Canberra rents now sit at an average $505 per week.

10:40 AM   Canberra was among the capital cities that recorded a rise in rents over the past year.

Man who punched ACTION bus driver identified

Police wanted to speak to this man in relation to the alleged assault of a bus driver.

9:57 AM   Police have identified a man who was caught on CCTV punching a bus driver after refusing to pay his fare.

Greyhound racing industry has no future in Canberra after NSW ban: ACT government

NSW will ban the sport of greyhound racing after a damning report tens of thousands of dogs were being killed.

Henry Belot 9:29 AM   Greyhound racing will become illegal in NSW from mid next year.

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Alcohol driving Canberra emergency departments to despair

The number of ambulances called to licensed venues in Canberra each month have nearly doubled compared to five years ago.

Natasha Boddy   Alcohol-related harm has become the number one public health issue in Canberra's emergency departments, a leading specialist says.

Canberra Casino loses bid to suspend industrial action and protect 'James Bond types'

Daniel Craig as James Bond in Casino Royale.

Henry Belot   Industrial action at Canberra Casino would dissuade James Bond types, casino claimed.

Meet the National Zoo and Aquarium's newest residents

A pair of Siamang gibbons settle into their new enclosure at the National Zoo and Aquarium.

Callum Marshall   The National Zoo and Aquarium unveiled its latest attraction on Thursday, Cian and Tunku, two Siamang gibbons.

Step away from the iPad kids

Two Canberra children enjoy playing outside at the Nature Play CBR launch on Thursday.

Natasha Boddy   Children in Canberra are being asked to turf the tablets and get back to the good old fashioned way of having fun by climbing trees and getting dirty in the great outdoors.

Coalition's 'tin ear' on public's health expectations cost it votes

Luke Canty, of Canty's Bookshop, says it would be "bloody beautiful" if Medicare were retained in its present form forever.

David Ellery   The Coalition paid a high price at the polls for its failure to grasp that Australians regard free access to healthcare as a basic right.

Canberra's free-to-air feed of junk TV restored

JoJo Fletcher of The Bachelorette US

James Joyce   Canberra fans of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and the US version of The Bachelorette will have their free-to-air feed of junk TV restored on July 17.

Gang-gang: What would be the Mozart Effect on your neighbourhood?

A "white Australia" Christmas greetings postcard (1907).

Ian Warden   Just as the election results had us despairing about the dumbing down of our nation along came this week's 22nd Annual International Conference On Auditory Display (AICAD 2016).

Gang-gang100 years ago: Legless boys hobble to the races

Soldiers show of their wooden legs

Ian Warden   At the races "Clio" saw "a vista of khaki" and counted nine soldiers with legs missing.