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Greyhounds seek new homes at Mitchell adoption day
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (232+ words) More than 20 retired racing greyhounds will be looking for new homes when a special adoption day is held in Mitchell next week. The Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) NSW will bring the dogs to All Round Good Hounds, 20 Essington Street, 9. 30am-1pm, on…...
PM still hedging on extension of fuel tax discount
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (543+ words) With the deadline looming on whether Australians can expect an extended discount on runaway petrol prices, Anthony Albanese continues to play his cards close to his chest. The fuel excise was cut by 32 cents a litre three months ago following…...
Yeah, baby! Fourth Austin Powers film in the works
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (428+ words) More than two decades after the last instalment, the Austin Powers franchise is set for a comeback after its creator confirmed a fourth film is in development. Mike Myers has finally given Austin Powers fans the answer they have been…...
Labor faces hard fight to pass watered-down tax changes
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (682+ words) By Jacob Shteyman and Zac de Silva in Canberra Labor faces tough negotiations to pass its landmark tax changes even after watering down a contentious overhaul of capital gains breaks. Both the Greens and the coalition criticised the tax changes…...
Melodrama and satire collide in Good Boy Game
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (391+ words) Theatre / The Good Boy Game by Patrick Vermillion, directed by Caitlin Baker. Q the Locals, The Q until 20 April 2026. Reviewed by JOE WOODWARD. What begins as a clich" develops into a melodrama that is both comic and savage at the…...
Winter festivals set to warm Canberra's cold months - Queanbeyan City News
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (283+ words) By arts editor HELEN MUSA Every so often, Canberra is touted as the place to be with a new winter festival, and it's happening again. Back in 1990 Gorman House Arts Centre (now Gorman Arts Centre) staged a Winterfest full of…...
Moncrieff man charged with firearms, drugs possession
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (183+ words) A 30-year-old man has been charged after police allegedly found two firearms, ammunition and drugs during a search of a Moncrieff home. Police attended the property on Tuesday to execute a search warrant but were initially refused entry. After forcing…...
'Supercharged': El Ni'o brings drier, hotter conditions
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (565+ words) By Poppy Johnston and Alex Mitchell Climate scientists are warning an El Ni'o event in the Pacific brings bushfire conditions, with drier and warmer weather expected for parts of Australia. The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed the weather event and said…...
Remembering the car that carried Australia
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (804+ words) Public reaction to Australia's first locally made car in 1948 was extraordinary. Now an aptly titled exhibition at the National Archives, Rear Vision: the Holden Collection, brings to life the memories and stories of GMH, reports HELEN MUSA." "We love football,…...
Coach Laurie doesn't fancy Wallabies' World Cup hopes - Queanbeyan City News
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (690+ words) By Darren Walton in Sydney Outgoing assistant coach Laurie Fisher has made the alarmingly frank confession that the Wallabies "have a massive hill to climb" to win next year's Rugby World Cup on home soil. "I wouldn't sit here and…...