Canberra Times - Local Canberra News, World News & Breaking News in ACT, Australia

6:11AM Sat Jun 24, 2017

The Store
Our Network
News and Weather

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Age

Brisbane Times

Canberra Times

WA Today

Weather Zone
Business and Finance

AFR.com

afrmagazine.com.au
Lifestyle

traveller.com.au

essentialbaby.com.au

essentialkids.com.au

goodfood.com.au

oversixty.com.au

findababysitter.com.au
Classifieds

domain.com.au

drive.com.au

commercialrealestate

allhomes.com.au

adzuna.com.au

rsvp.com.au

Jillian Edwards and Martin Shanahan of Mr Spokes and Jim Seears of the paddle boat business, in 2014 at the height of ...

Land deals at Glebe Park and lake under investigation

The cladding installed on Grenfell Tower had quickly burst into flame in a fire safety test, police say.

Grenfell cladding ignited in fire safety test, charges considered

ATABDH A woman female air passenger reading in the cabin on a relatively empty plane flight Etihad airline. Image shot ...

The airline that wants you to pay for its empty seats

Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has said an audit report into the pesticides authority shows the government needed to ...

Labor, union leap to defence of pesticides authority

Australia Day in Perth is expected to reach a very hot and sunny 39 degrees.

Australia has just hit new population milestone

COMMENT

News. Generic. Asbestos, Warning Sign in Lyneham. 23 March 2015. Canberra Times photo by Jeffrey Chan.

Government planning to build a pond at this old ACT asbestos dump

Greyhound racing to be banned in Canberra by end of next year

UPDATED

'The news isn't good': Thurston fears for long term health after injury

Canberra private schools secure millions in Gonski funds

Queanbeyan-based weapons developer lands $170m contract

NRA will hate a new survey on Americans' gun attitudes

ANALYSIS

Owner Peng Hui with a shiitake mushroom log inside one of the greenhouses.

Meet Mr Wu and his sporing emporium

Kody-Leigh Hirst 22-years-old at Skating At Canberra, at the heart of the city in Garema Place. Photo: Jamila Toderas

Ice magic: pop into Garema Place for a skate date

The fermentation process.

The kombucha craze is disgusting, no matter what it does for the gut

COMMENT

Oliver Curtis did not make an statement on his release.

Jailed banker Oliver Curtis boards private jet after walking free

Donald Trump commits one of golf's greatest crimes

null

The Irwin's big surprise

Bill Cosby is facing charges of sexual assault.

Cosby's team wants to educate people about sexual assault

heatwave

Statistics that put the UK 'heatwave' into perspective

Glencore's late bid for Rio assets

5:58AM

Obama ordered 'cyber bombs' for Russian network: ...

5:28AM

Copper touches 2 1/2 month high

4:26AM

Subaru Fyshwick dealership principal Adam Clearihan with the new XV. SUVs continue to do well in the Canberra market.

Car sales stall in the ACT

Canberra couple completes 147km Centenary Trail in under 17 hours

The ACT apprentices sworn off 'high risk activities' after accidents

The Nomads bikie gang crest.

Canberra Nomads bikie chief arrested

Nicky Bazley-Smith and Jeremy Thompson are worried about the government's plans to put a large pond on an old asbestos ...

ACT govt plan to build a pond at asbestos dump has locals worried

2CC's Chris O'Brien and Phil Small will be calling their 500th Canberra Raiders game this weekend. They are in the ...

This Canberra radio duo are about to call their 500th Raiders game

Greyhound racing is to be banned in the ACT.

ACT makes final decision on greyhound ban

UPDATED

Greyhound racing is to be banned in the ACT.

ACT government to ban greyhound racing in Canberra

UPDATED

West Australian Treasurer Ben Wyatt says the idea of a bank levy is attractive.

SA big bank levy attractive: WA treasurer

WA

The Queensland Police Service has asked for public help naming its latest litter of puppies.

Gary? Greg? Gina? Police need help naming puppies

QLD

<p></p>

Apology to Atkinson Charan

Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has said an audit report into the pesticides authority shows the government needed to ...

Labor, union leap to defence of pesticides authority

CSIRO staff have reluctantly agreed to accept a new pay deal.

CSIRO staff narrowly approve new enterprise agreement

$880,000 man: Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Martin Parkinson.

Nation's top public servants now earning almost $880,ooo

Education Minister Simon Birmingham was smiling on Friday after successfully negotiating the passage of the government's ...

'It's a bit rich': state governments forced to increase school funding

Matthew Knott

Climate forces consolidate as coal backers rush for government help

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

Politicians' overseas travel bill slashed amid expenses crackdown

Eryk Bagshaw

Clarity in stillness is a lesser-known Canberra trick around this time of year.

Schools win salves Malcolm Turnbull's winter of discontent

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Michael Sukkar, Greg Hunt and Alan Tudge.

Ministers escape contempt charges after making apology to court

Nino Bucci

Senator Derryn Hinch, pictured at Parliament House in Canberra this week.

That's life - now for the legacy. Derryn Hinch plots his future

Amy Remeikis

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has been the driving force behind the pesticides authority's forced move to Armidale.

Joyce's delicate dance in preparation for a post-Brexit world

Amy Remeikis

The Brexit vote still divides Britain.

'No cake ever came': Brexit anniversary reopens wounds

Nick Miller

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha, Qatar. Acting as ...

'Close Al-Jazeera': Arab states issue 13-point ultimatum to Qatar

Chinese social media service slapped with video ban

Kirsty Needham

A family heading home for the Idul Fitri holiday on the streets of Jakarta.

Motorbikes go for free: How Indonesia is saving lives over Eid

Jewel Topsfield

Out on a limb: Senator Pauline Hanson debating in the Senate.

The age of hyperbole, when facts twist until they hurt

COMMENT
Tony Wright

David Pope

The latest cartoons from David Pope

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

Politics needs gravitas, not liteness

COMMENT
Jack Waterford

Geoff Richards

The retirement racket: How retirees sold a dream are being ripped off

26 mins ago

West Australian Treasurer Ben Wyatt is watching South Australia's bank tax "with interest."

'The precedent is very significant' – bank fears mounting

Clancy Yeates

Australia's highly-indebted housing market could slow in the second half of the year if banks raise their rates to pass ...

The home loan borrowers bering left out to dry

ANALYSIS
Elizabeth Knight

Globalisation has exposed workers in developed nations to competition from cheaper, lower wages workers in developing ...

Workers' share of economic pie is too low: here's how to reverse it

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Australia not yet ready for whistleblower bounties: ASIC

Nassim Khadem

Building manager charged over threats to female safety officer

Nick Toscano

South Australia's levy spoils bank recovery on ASX

Myriam Robin

No appetite: Red Rooster float fails to fly

Patrick Hatch

The demolition of public housing in civic, the ABC flats (Allawah, Bega and Currong buildings).

Braddon's Allawah Flats demolished opposite Canberra Centre

Canberra Domain Allhomes. Yarralumla House, by AJ Bala?of DNA Architects.?

Landscapes inspire stunning ACT architect awards finalists

The journey from domestic cat to feral cat can be short.

This cat-themed house is one for the feline enthusiast

<b>CELEB PREGNANCY NEWS IN PHOTOS:</b> Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have welcomed their sceond child, son named Dimitri.

Aston Kutcher and Mila Kunis buy $13.2 million beach house

Newman House in St Kilda West.

Canberra and beyond: Australia's underrated architectural gems

St Agnes' XO proves how good Aussie brandy can be.

The underrated spirit you should be drinking tonight

Smart Sipping

George Clooney with the lucrative Casamigos Tequila.

Clooney's $1 billion windfall shows the true power of celebrity

Fine Drinks

Anonymous member of the Un-Rich List of world's poorest 100 citizens, produced by Fund for Peace.

The Un-Rich List you need to read

Georgina Dent

The Rule of 72 makes complex calculations easier to do in your head – without an abacus or calculator.

How to figure out compound growth in your head

Noel Whittaker

The impact of male unemployement affects female partners too.

Unemployment in men wreaks havoc on their female partners

James Adonis

Wei-Jien Tan and Robert Quinn are winning grants for the vital signs monitoring patch.

Prize-winning business inspired by 200 days in a hospital room

null

Prince Harry claims 'nobody wants the throne'

null

Socceroos and Cameroon draw in Confederations Cup

null

Trump drives golf cart onto green

null

Fact check: Sean Spicer saying things

Two girls, just one day away from the war in Vietnam, gazed starryed at the lights of Sydney last night and said, "It's ...

Rewind - On leave

better call saul stan

The brand new season of Better Call Saul - now streaming on Stan.

twin peaks stan

It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks is now streaming. Only on Stan.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

Advertiser Content

The business rules of attraction

Advertiser

Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

Advertiser Content

Colin Fassnidge has paid tribute to his "sparring partner" Darren Simpson.

'One of the best': Celebrity chef Darren Simpson has died

Ronny Chieng was headhunted for The Daily Show in 2015.

Ronny Chieng on The Daily Show and his comedy bout life at uni

The Good Life
Kylie Northover

Mick Molloy and Jane Kennedy will host Triple M's first national drive show.

Radio royalty join Triple M's first national drive show

Nathanael Cooper

A three-judge panel has determined that Brendan Dassey was coerced into confessing and should be released from prison.

Another victory for the Making a Murderer subject Brendan Dassey

Sopan Deb

Steve Irwin is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Steve Irwin to be honoured with star on Walk of Fame

Rob Moran

Ron Howard has stepped in to direct the Star Wars spin off about Han Solo after Lucasfilm removed the previous directors ...

Ron Howard Takes Over Han Solo Film

CARA BUCKLEY

Sam Newman is again in the firing line for insensitive and offensive comments.

Calls for Newman to resign over Jenner comments

Kerrie O'Brien and Luke Michael

Hamish Blake and Andy Lee interview everyday Aussies about their incredible tales in True Story.

Hamish and Andy's latest shows there's life in free TV

Hindsight
Debi Enker

Can you capture the best image of a Canberra icon lit up in red and white for Canada Day on July 1?

Canberra icons to be lit up red and white to celebrate Canada Day

2CC's Chris O'Brien and Phil Small will be calling their 500th Canberra Raiders game this weekend. They are in the ...

Radio duo call their 500th Raiders game

You can get your skates on in Garema Place from this weekend.

6 things to do in Canberra this weekend

Lorde is currently on her press tour.

Lorde praised on social media for her views on feminism

Nicole Economos

Senator Larissa Waters with her baby Alia, puts forward a motion on lung disease, in the Senate at Parliament House in ...

Why Larissa Waters breastfeeding in parliament still matters

Clementine Ford

Gymnast Aly Raisman and former NHL player Marcel Dionne present onstage during the 2017 NHL Awards and Expansion Draft ...

'Look at those legs!': Olympic gymnast's cringeworthy intro

Mary Ward

Product placement: Never one to miss a publicity opportunity, Roxy Jacenko had placed a small white bag from Pixie's ...

'Daddy!' Oliver Curtis' emotional reunion with his children

Amy Croffey

The two bags side by side.

Balenciaga's $1457 'shopping bag' sells out

Nicole Economos

Pauline Hanson

The student who opened my mind about difference

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Clem B in her drag makeup

'Watershed moment,' how Ru Paul made me re-think my femininity

Clem Bastow

Saudi women's rights activist Manal al-Sharif.

'Women should be treated as adults:' Saudi Arabian activist

Heba Kanso

Clockwise from top left: Gado gado, turmeric coconut rice, braised beef, and smoked trevally braised in a mild curry at Kaum.

Bali is turning into a proper food destination. Here's what's hot

Pizza at the new Trecento Woodfired Pizzeria and Bar in manuka.

Just open: the Manuka pizzeria using a 300-year-old recipe

Freestyle: Adam Liaw's free-form chicken and mushroom pie.

Adam Liaw's rustic chicken and mushroom farmhouse pie

Some newborn babies can't handle too much commotion.

Eight things you should not do when visiting new parents

<i></i>

Is it a crime to admit you love co-parenting after divorce?

<i></i>

I struggled to find a connection with my baby

Thailand's cheapest beach: Railay Beach, Krabi.

Not Thailand or Bali: The world's cheapest beach named

Kylie McLaughlin

Employees remove cockpit window covers from an Embraer SA E195-E2 aircraft during the 53rd International Paris Air Show ...

Photos: The coolest planes (and flying cars) at the Paris Air Show

Crocodile pool at Crocosaurus Cove.

The Traveller quiz: In which Australian city is Crocosaurus Cove?

Mal Chenu

Mario + Rabbids

Mario shooter shouldn't work, but it does

A home WiFi map can help troubleshoot your flaky wireless network.

The best tools for escaping WiFi hell

COMMENT

Smartphone makers will be just like any commodity and Aitken thinks the smartphone cycle is peaking so is also cautious ...

iPhone storage not going as far as it used to? It's not just you

OnePlus 5

OnePlus 5 is a cheap, amazing flagship killer

Kotaku

FreeviewPlus makes it much easier to find something worth watching on free-to-air television.

FreeviewPlus Catch Up TV gets a revamp

COMMENT

2017 Toyota Yaris ZR 2017 Toyota Yaris

Toyota on track for best month yet

Stephen Ottley

A man walks past a Honda on display at Honda headquarters in Tokyo. Honda recalled an additional 4.89 million vehicles ...

Honda halts production after cyber attack

Wires

2017 Subaru XV 2.0i-S.

Driven: The Subaru for hipsters

Peter McKay

2017 Mazda CX-3 Maxx.

Is the Mazda CX-3 still one of the best small SUVs?

Stephen Ottley

2018 Toyota Camry.

Driven: Most exciting Camry yet

Stephen Ottley

2017 Ford Transit Custom automatic.

New Ford Transit Custom reviewed

Drive Staff

ACT Brumbies flyhalf Christian Lealiifano made his return in Singapore on Thursday, 10 months after being diagnosed with ...

Lealiifano returns to rugby 10 months after cancer diagnosis

Tuggeranong Buffaloes under-12s players Owen Lewis, Will Purcell, Kai Callaway, and Reece Petrovic are happy to help Eli ...

Young Buffaloes are fighting for mate battling cancer

Portrait of Laurie Fisher who has signed as a coach with the ACT Brumbies next year.

Brumbies' prodigal son Laurie Fisher returns to Canberra

Raiders captain Jarrod Croker is wary of a Brisbane side without Darius Boyd and Anthony Milford.

Croker wary of a Broncos team without Boyd and Milford

Mathew Hayman wins the 'Hell of the North' for Orica-GreenEDGE - without a cast.

Canberra's Mathew Hayman makes third Tour de France

Blake Austin says the Raiders are looking to "release the pressure gauge" against the Broncos.

Stewed Raiders to release pressure against Broncos

Happy homecoming: Hayne starred at 'his house' once again.

House of Hayne: Jarryd jump starts Titans at Campbelltown ... again

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 23: James Graham of the Bulldogs looks on from the bench during the round 16 NRL match ...

No Foran but Dogs can't find way past Warriors