Curtin developers deny playing hardball
Bully or straight-shooter? That is the question on Canberrans lips as they see the community tussle over development of Curtin shops unfold.
Owners of a 50-year-old block in Curtin Square have vowed to hoard up the building indefinitely if an application to redevelop it into a six-storey mixed use building is rejected.
Katie Burgess looks into whether the move bullies opponents of the project or is rather an attempt to put an end to an expensive problem.
Simon Maddox, Owner of Beyond Q bookshop, at Curtin which will be affected by the proposed redevelopment of Curtin Square. Photo: Jamila Toderas
Steve Doszpot's shock cancer diagnosis
It is sad news like this that reminds us all the politicians are not bullet-proof workaholics but are real people juggling everything that life can throw at you.
Dropping dramatic amounts of weight during and after the October election prompted ACT Parliamentarian Steve Doszpot to see a doctor.
But the news he had cancer came as a huge shock.
Kirsten Lawson talks with the ACT Liberal member who is now on chemotherapy about his unwavering focus on his work and how he is coping.
Steve Doszpot MLA and his wife Maureen. Steve has been diagnosed with cancer and is on chemotherapy while staying in the job and at work. Photo by Karleen Minney.
The ANU cracked the world's top 10 global universities
The ANU has shot up in global standing ranking seventh in a list of the 200 most international universities of 2017.
The university said being international was part of its make up and it drew great strength from the diverse backgrounds of its students, faculty and researchers.
Clare Sibthorpe has the full story.
ANU had more than 5000 master's students enrolled last year, 10 times the amount of 1995, while the overall student population roughly doubled in the same period. Photo: Louie Douvis
Riders can continue lane-filtering
Motorcyclists or scooter riders have been allowed to move between stopped or slow traffic in strict conditions since a lane filtering trial began in February 2015.
Different to lane-splitting in higher speed environments, lane-filtering is legal in NSW and will continue to be allowed for ACT riders until the government finishes up the trial evaluation mid-way through the year.
Katie Burgess has more.
A lane-filtering trial was launched in Canberra in 2015. Photo: Melissa Adams
Why Canberra's 2XX is playing back-up music on loop
We can all empathise with putting our lives on hold waiting for a telco to fix things.
But a tech issues has forced community radio station 2XX to suspend transmission in a "last resort" step while ongoing signal issues get cleared up.
Bree Winchester finds out more about the shut down and the signal challenges between the emitter at Black Mountain Tower and their studios in Civic.
The image that appears on the Radio 2XX Facebook page. Photo: Supplied
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