Animals’ fate worse than death

Animals’ fate worse than death

By COURTNEY KEOGH
Imagine being dragged by your legs into a small room and your throat being cut over a drain while someone looks down on you and waits for you to bleed to death. Or imagine your eyes being gouged out and all your tendons slashed so you slump on the ground unable to move. Disturbingly, this is the way many Australian sheep, cattle and goats die to Australia’s live stock trade.

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Restaurant has its day

Restaurant has its day

Canberra New Restaurant of the Year has been awarded to Du Jour in New Acton, coinciding with two-year high consumer confidence as JEFF VON DREHNEN reports. VIDEO

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Yass escapes asbestos dumping

Yass escapes asbestos dumping

THOUSANDS of tonnes of asbestos contaminated waste from the Parkes ASIO site will now not be dumped over the border. Murrumbateman residents are relieved 35,000 tonnes of building rubble won’t be dumped at their landfill, after talks between the Yass Council and the ASIO site broke down. SAM HUNT reports. VIDEO

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Qbn hospital ‘not working’

Qbn hospital ‘not working’

SEVERAL mishaps and staffing issues have raised questions over the management of Queanbeyan’s new hospital. The Opposition is calling for a change of structure and even the government admits it is not perfect. DIANA BUSHBY reports.
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End of the line for Kingston

End of the line for Kingston

THE argument for a light rail in Canberra has risen again with the Government’s proposal to move the Kingston railway station. PIPPA BRADSHAW reports. VIDEO

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ACT’s Cup holiday changed

ACT’s Cup holiday changed

CANBERRA has chosen to keep the Community and Family Day public holiday after an overwhelming response from the local community. More than 1000 submissions were received and the government decided to move the day earlier in the year. But not everyone is happy. LAUREN PRITCHARD reports. VIDEO

Companion card welcomed in Canberra

Companion card welcomed in Canberra

The finishing touches of the companion card are in production and local disabled persons and their careers say they welcome the ACT Government’s initiative. They say the card will help disabled persons be more physically and socially active. TAMARA CANDY reports. VIDEO

Dickson set for upgrade

Dickson set for upgrade

THE ACT Government is looking to improve the Dickson shopping and business precinct. SARA JIANG reports.
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Queanbeyan preschoolers missing out

By REBECCA ANGOVE
More than half of children in Queanbeyan are missing out on a preschool education, according to the Queanbeyan and District Preschool Association.

Rest in virtual peace

By JO JOHNSON
IT WAS only a few hours ago that a father stood at his son’s funeral. Upon returning home, he heard the steady buzzing of a mobile phone – his son’s. He found a number of new messages on the screen.

Migrant groups support typhoon flood victims

By ALICIA AGUILERA
Members of Canberra’s Filipino community who have been directly affected by recent Typhoon Ketsana are working hard to secure aid to assist with the relief efforts.