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Saturday Gardening 10 February 2024
Saturday Gardening 10 February 2024
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Horticulture
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 47 seconds
Federal government commits to keeping the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra
The Australian Institute of Sport will remain in Canberra as recommended by an independent review into its location, facilities, and level of investment needed — prompted by calls to move the institute to Queensland ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sport
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The ACT's budget is in the red, but government spending reveals a lot about priorities as polling day approaches
Chief Minister Andrew Barr says the territory budget's deficit increased 75 per cent due in part to a revenue shortfall from GST and payroll tax, but government spending has also increased — and drawn criticism from the Canberra Liberals.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Budget
Why you should support the Canberra Lifeline Bookfair.
What does the bookfair mean to the community?
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Charities
Duration: 9 minutes 7 seconds
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Cheap hacks for your water workout
Cheap hacks for your water workout.
Published: Source: ABC Radio CanberraTopic: Fitness and Exercise
Duration: 12 minutes 55 seconds
Canberra court hears major riot was started over lack of cigarettes and dessert
Detainee George George, 33, pleads guilty to arson over his involvement in starting a riot in Canberra's jail, which the court heard was sparked over COVID restrictions and because prisoners weren't given cigarettes or dessert.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Prisons and Punishment
'Dog leg' past national institutions back on the table for Canberra's light rail extension
An updated planning document for the Canberra light rail's extension over Lake Burley Griffin to Woden has seen a previously discussed route option resurface.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Transport Industry
Man's body found in the Murrumbidgee River near Canberra
Police say the 23-year-old man entered the river near Uriarra Crossing bridge yesterday evening and failed to resurface. His body was found three hours later.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Death and Dying
Canberra landlord's attempted 'excessive' rental increase rejected by ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Empire Global Developments, which owns the entirety of the complex where the property is located, attempted to introduce a 20 per cent rent increase on their tenant, which the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal rejected.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Rental Housing
"The housing market is cooked"
How Canberrans are saving money while the Greens propose more freezes
Published: Source: ABC Radio CanberraTopic: Rental Housing
Duration: 12 minutes 14 seconds
The mystery of the tinned beetroot
Why has it been absent from the supermarket shelves?
Published: Source: ListenTopic: Vegetables
Duration: 9 minutes 48 seconds
'Do not give up on Papua New Guinea': PNG prime minister addresses parliament in historic speech
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape urges Australia to not "give up" on his country during an historic address to the federal parliament.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: World Politics
Duration: 3 minutes 40 seconds
Bob Katter's 'cashgate' shines the spotlight again on your legal tender rights
Disgruntled MP Bob Katter made headlines this week after his cash was rejected by a café — in Parliament House, of all places. The incident sparked national debate again, so what are your rights when it comes to paying in notes and coins?
Published: Source: ABC North West QldTopic: Government and Politics
Andy and his assistance dog should be able to catch new buses, but the ACT government is yet to receive them
A fleet of new buses that would bring the ACT into compliance with disability laws is yet to arrive in full.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Disabilities
Crown calls for hit man to receive life sentence over Newcastle grandmother's execution
A judge is urged to put Canberra man Jason Paul Hawkins, 48, in prison for life, over the "incomprehensible" shooting of a 61-year-old Newcastle woman.
Published: Source: ABC NewcastleTopic: Courts and Trials
Canberra man jailed for 15 years for murdering partner who fell from bonnet of his car
Michael O'Connell is sentenced to 15 years in jail for the murder of Danielle Jordan, who fell from the bonnet of his moving car in April 2022.
Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Courts and Trials
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