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Strength, sensuality and space to be seen

In an industrial pocket of Fyshwick, behind the roller doors and warehouses, the founder of a bold new movement space is reshaping how Canberra views pole dance, striptease and self-expression. This is a sponsored post.

Lifestyle

Ask the expert: what sort of door should I choose?

Over coming months, Handyman's Trading Post owner and manager JOHN RIVERS will discuss practical renovation ideas. In this first column, John discusses one of the most common questions he's asked: what sort of door should I choose?  

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Doctors back findings of ACT health review

The ACT’s peak doctors’ body says an independent review of the territory’s health system has validated longstanding concerns about governance, transparency, workforce pressures and access to care.

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Company and director fined after worker loses toe

A Canberra construction company and its director have been convicted and fined after a worker suffered serious injuries, including the amputation of a toe, when he was struck by an excavator bucket at a Gungahlin worksite.

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Opinion

KEEPING UP THE ACT

It's the annual End of Year Fail as KEEPING UP THE ACT presents the hottest, budget-time discounts in the Assembly...

Opinion

Cartoon: Dose of Dorin

One Nation politicians had some trouble explaining their own housing policy, but Pauline had an answer, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.

Opinion

It’s never wise to bite the hand that feeds you

"Newspaper columnist Janet Albrechtsen’s approach to the role of our High Court and her unjustified outrage may damage not only the development of Australian law but also her employer," says legal affairs columnist HUGH SELBY. 

Opinion

On your marks, get set, go… backwards!

"When you sift through the sporting world, only two widely recognised disciplines stand out as requiring competitors to move backwards for the entire race: rowing and backstroke swimming," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.

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Music

Song Company to be liquidated

In shock news for Australia’s music community, the Sydney-based board of The Song Company has announced that it will appoint a liquidator, bringing to an end over 40 years of activity by the nation’s leading professional vocal ensemble.

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Wine

Pinot and pies… elevating a working-class lunch

"The colour was bright in this young wine. The initial sharpness went away as it breathed. It went well with the chunky steak pie filling, pinot noir being versatile in its food pairing," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.

Gardening

It’s time to plant peas and spinach

At this time of year there is very little on the growing calendar, but peas and spinach can be planted with shelter and care for a worthwhile yield, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.

Wine

Seeing home through a visitor’s eyes

"At first taste, you scratch your head a little because of the wine's complexity and then, as it settles in the glass, there's a taste of strawberry and the influence of oak. Intriguing," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.

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