Latest ABC News for the Canberra region http://www.abc.net.au/news/ http://abc.net.au/news/img/newslogo88.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ABC News Online Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:19:03 +1100 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:19:03 +1100 Daily Telegraph editor Gary Linnell defends MP James Bidgood over his controversial photo of a Parliament House protester. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437524.htm 2437524 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:13:00 +1100 federal-government information-and-communication print-media australia act canberra-2600 qld mackay-4740 A new survey released today shows business confidence in Canberra has plummeted in the last three months. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437334.htm 2437334 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:03:00 +1100 business-economics-and-finance small-business act canberra-2600 The nation's best portraits given room to breathe in a $87m tailor-made gallery. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/03/2437015.htm 2437015 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:40:00 +1100 arts-and-entertainment visual-art libraries-museums-and-galleries act canberra-2600 Federal politicians are working towards new laws to prevent the return of the death penalty in Australia. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437415.htm 2437415 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:50:00 +1100 federal-parliament prisons-and-punishment australia act canberra-2600 The ACT Government has played down the possibility of a Victorian-based betting agency ending ACTTAB's involvement in the SuperTAB pool. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437382.htm 2437382 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:27:00 +1100 gambling states-and-territories act canberra-2600 The ACT Opposition has questioned why it is taking so long to move residents into Canberra's new youth justice centre. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/04/2437365.htm 2437365 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:21:00 +1100 states-and-territories prisons-and-punishment act canberra-2600 Federal Immigration Minister Chris Evans says the Government is trying to help a family involved in several protests around Parliament House. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/03/2437139.htm 2437139 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:38:00 +1100 immigration government-and-politics federal-parliament act canberra-2600 A Canberra woman accused of stabbing her former partner has been granted bail in the ACT Magistrates Court. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/03/2437059.htm 2437059 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:19:00 +1100 law-crime-and-justice courts-and-trials act canberra-2600 Organisers of the annual Summernats car festival are asking the ACT Government to reduce the rent at Exhibition Park in Canberra. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/03/2437055.htm 2437055 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:18:00 +1100 entertainment-events carnivals-and-festivals motor-sports act canberra-2600 The head of the Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service in the ACT says more resources are required for carers in the Territory. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/03/2437013.htm 2437013 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:37:00 +1100 community-and-society indigenous federal-government health healthcare-facilities act canberra-2600 The ACT Government is looking to release more land for hotel and motel accommodation. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/03/2437007.htm 2437007 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:26:00 +1100 business-economics-and-finance industry tourism government-and-politics states-and-territories act canberra-2600 A former music teacher has been jailed for accessing and possessing child pornography. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/03/2436964.htm 2436964 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:00:00 +1100 courts-and-trials sexual-offences act canberra-2600 Reinvigorated and enjoying career-best form, Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock says he will consider playing on until the 2011 Rugby World Cup. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/03/2436885.htm 2436885 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:24:00 +1100 sport rugby-union australia act canberra-2600 A big traffic blitz continues in south-east New South Wales as part of an Australia-wide clamp down on bad drivers. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/03/2436667.htm 2436667 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:50:00 +1100 crime police bega-2550 bungendore-2621 Canberra Airport's expansion plans have been given a boost by the Federal Government's green paper on aviation. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/03/2436158.htm 2436158 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:49:00 +1100 federal-government air-transport act canberra-2600 A Canberra architecture firm is taking the National Library of Australia (NLA) to court over claims its storage facility incorporates features of the company's failed tender proposal. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/02/2435929.htm 2435929 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:11:00 +1100 libraries-museums-and-galleries law-crime-and-justice courts-and-trials act canberra-2600 The ACT Government has committed to reviewing the operations of the ACT Planning and Land Authority. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/02/2435450.htm 2435450 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:50:00 +1100 urban-development-and-planning states-and-territories act canberra-2600 The Federal Government has ruled out imposing a night-time curfew at Canberra Airport for the time being. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/02/2435877.htm 2435877 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:05:00 +1100 business-economics-and-finance industry government-and-politics federal-government federal-state-issues states-and-territories air-transport act canberra-2600 A Chinese national who allegedly stabbed his friend during a fight over an online computer game will plead not guilty to a charge of intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/02/2435869.htm 2435869 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:02:00 +1100 law-crime-and-justice courts-and-trials assault act canberra-2600 ACTTAB says it has no idea why Victorian-based betting organisation Tabcorp is moving to end the ACT's involvement in the SuperTAB pool. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/02/2435571.htm 2435571 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:13:00 +1100 gambling act canberra-2600 A 24-year-old Canberra man has been given a suspended jail sentence for threatening a babysitter with a cordless drill at her Melba home last year. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/02/2435494.htm 2435494 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:16:00 +1100 courts-and-trials act melba-2615 Students and teachers from the Australian National Academy of Music have played classical music in Parliament House to protest against the school's closure. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/02/2435286.htm 2435286 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:08:00 +1100 arts-and-entertainment music classical-music education university-and-further-education government-and-politics federal-government australia act canberra-2600 The ANU, UC and CIT have agreed to work together to market the ACT as a destination for overseas students. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/02/2435012.htm 2435012 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:10:00 +1100 university-and-further-education states-and-territories act canberra-2600 Canberra recorded the best spring rain in three years with 160 millimetres falling in the national capital over the last three months. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/02/2435011.htm 2435011 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:10:00 +1100 rainfall act canberra-2600