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Canberra Times Letters to the Editor: Spectre of the same-sex spectrum does Canberra taxpayers no good
I am very disappointed that the money I pay in taxes will be used to fund rainbow-coloured buses.
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Pensioners claim rebates on $31 million worth of rates
Canberra pensioners have received rebates on $31 million worth of rates in the past three years, on land worth a cumulative $14.4 billion dollars.
- by Katie Burgess
Aranda Primary to receive new classrooms to help ease capacity issues
The tender for an extension at Aranda Primary has been released.
- by Emily Baker
Jobs for the boys and girls: nine out of 15 defeated Liberal MPs win cushy government jobs
Lose your seat, collect $293,000: dumped Liberal MPs score cushy government jobs
- by Adam Gartrell, Amy Remeikis
Ngunnawal bush healing farm clients to take the bus, after residential proposal abandoned
Clients of the new $11.7 million Ngunnawal bush healing farm will be bussed 30 minutes to and from the farm near Tharwa each day,
- by Daniel Burdon
What prison staff confiscated from Canberra inmates last year
Mobile phones the size of your thumb are being smuggled into Canberra's jail, as ACT Corrective Services grapple with tight restrictions on who and how they can search.
- by Katie Burgess
Electoral Commission to redraw electorate boundaries by July
Final decisions should be well clear of the next federal election.
- by Tom McIlroy
Labor sought legal advice over Katy Gallagher's citizenship status
The Labor senator has moved to draw a line under controversy about her citizenship status.
- by Tom McIlroy
Greens MLA Caroline Le Couteur pushes for more natural burial sites
Le Couteur says natural burials should be allowed at the site of a proposed Tuggeranong cemetery.
- by Katie Burgess
Canberra Times Letters to the Editor: Trashing of loyalty means this shopper won't be coming back
The proprietors of the former Kingston IGA have treated their customers with contempt.
Thousands pound the pavement in The Canberra Times Fun Run 2017
More than 4000 participants traded their weekend sleep-in to tackle 14km, 10km and 5km courses.