In what surely must be the only time a toymaker has sued a record company, historians ROSS FITZGERALD and DICK WHITAKER recall the time when Barbie's owner set out to defend her honour.
Construction on the $17.25 million Monaro Street Refresh in Queanbeyan will begin on March 12, with the main street to close to vehicle traffic for six months.
An 89-year-old man is in a critical condition after he was struck by a car in Lyneham on Tuesday afternoon.
"I get stopped all the time; a bloke just has a bit of a chat, says thank you and shakes your hand… That’s your success right there. One young fella at a time.” TIA PRIEST-WILLIMOTT meets Menslink's Ben Gathercole.
A 12-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries after an e-bike carrying three young riders collided with a utility at a Melba intersection. Police are seeking witnesses and dashcam footage.
A Gordon man was arrested after allegedly stealing a car from Holt before later driving it to a separate police incident in Lyons, where officers also found suspected illicit drugs.
"We know though, that the ACT government cares for those of us who live southside, so periodically high-order magicians are dispatched to solve the problem," says letter writer HENRY MOULDS of Wanniassa.
Two southside men have been charged after police allegedly detected one drug driving an unregistered BMW and another speeding before fleeing officers.
A 29-year-old man is accused of breaching a family violence order, forcing entry to a Palmerston home and attempting to kidnap his daughter.
A 39-year-old Cook man has been charged after allegedly stalking a Lyneham couple at their home and workplace, leaving false notes and watching the property over a three-month period.
A Casey woman has celebrated a Valentine’s Day windfall, winning $1.25 million in Saturday's Lotto draw.
LEN POWER previews The Hurt Business, an exhibition by Omar Musa of lithographs and woodcuts that "ricochets between dark humour and poetry".
