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Rally against cuts to the ACT Public Service – 20th May

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Captcha - 0 comments

The CPSU announced today a Lunchtime Protest Rally against cuts to the ACT Public Service.
Why [...]

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New Canberra Women’s and Children’s Hospital plans open for comment

Posted on May 17, 2010 by valeri - 1 comment

The new ACT Women’s and Children’s Hospital plans have now open for public comment, 17th [...]

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Surfer saves three lives – Inverloch Beach

Posted on May 16, 2010 by valeri - 0 comments

A local surfer has become a hero over night after saving the lives of three [...]

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Candid Camera Prank! [HQ] – latest Facebook scam

Candid Camera Prank! [HQ] – latest Facebook scam

Posted on May 15, 2010 by valeri - 2 comments

It seems that another Facebook video scam is doing the rounds today.
A few minutes ago [...]

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Aleya Akhtara: Voicing the stories of the silenced

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Stella Paul - 0 comments

Of the six fundamental rights guaranteed to every Indian citizen under the constitution, right to [...]

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Community Consultation – Police Powers in the ACT

Posted on May 14, 2010 by valeri - 0 comments

The ACT Government has today released a discussion paper for community consultation that deals with [...]

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Users Dumb F…!

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Users Dumb F…!

Posted on May 14, 2010 by valeri - 0 comments

Business Insider SAI has an interesting story on what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg thought of [...]

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I’m Mad as Hell to Fight Hunger – Petition

I’m Mad as Hell to Fight Hunger – Petition

Posted on May 13, 2010 by valeri - 0 comments

The United Nations food agency launched a worldwide media campaign on Tuesday 11th of May [...]

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Web 3.0 – A story about the Semantic Web

Posted on May 11, 2010 by valeri - 0 comments

If you ever want to explain to someone what web 3.0 or semantic web is [...]

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Canberra man charged over animal cruelty

Posted on May 11, 2010 by scoop - 1 comment

ACT Policing have charged a 25 year old Canberra man with aggravated cruelty to an animal [...]

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Breaking the gender wall: Christy Raj, India’s first transgender journalist

Breaking the gender wall: Christy Raj, India’s first transgender journalist

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Stella Paul - 0 comments

Under the Indian Constitution, all citizens have been guaranteed ‘equality before the law’. Article 15 [...]

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From filmmakers to changemakers – Indian community journalists switch roles

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Stella Paul - 0 comments

Rihana lives in Juhapura slum of Ahmedabad. It’s this slum she was born and grew [...]

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Supporting General Practice in Canberra: 2010 GP Development Fund Round 2 Opens

Posted on May 7, 2010 by valeri - 0 comments

ACT Minister for Health, Katy Gallagher, has announced the opening of the second round of [...]

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Make Poverty History Summit, May 12th-15th – Canberra

Make Poverty History Summit, May 12th-15th – Canberra

Posted on May 7, 2010 by valeri - 2 comments

Did you know that a child dies every three seconds as a result of extreme [...]

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Chasing Chavez Fundraiser!

Posted on May 7, 2010 by katrinac - 0 comments

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Australia increases support for food and scholarships in Cambodia

Posted on May 6, 2010 by valeri - 1 comment

At a meeting today Australia announced its largest ever package of food aid.
The package was [...]

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TransACT purchases Canberra ISP – Grapevine

Posted on May 5, 2010 by scoop - 0 comments

Canberra-based telecommunications provider, TransACT, has announced in their website that it has purchased ActewAGL’s 50 [...]

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Australian Government announces professional indemnity insurance for midwives

Posted on May 5, 2010 by valeri - 3 comments

Today, as part of the International Midwives Day, the Australian Government has signed the contract [...]

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Joy Burch MLA announces 2010 – 2011 ACT Budget on Twitter

Joy Burch MLA announces 2010 – 2011 ACT Budget on Twitter

Posted on May 4, 2010 by valeri - 0 comments

The 2010-2011 ACT Budget was delivered this afternoon and was called a Modest budget by [...]

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OutInCanberra – Vote for your favourite restaurant, night club and cafe

OutInCanberra – Vote for your favourite restaurant, night club and cafe

Posted on May 4, 2010 by valeri - 0 comments

The  OutInCanberra People’s Choice Awards is back again this year where Canberrans have the opportunity to vote [...]

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