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  • Spreads Drop by Record, Spur State Bond Sales: Australia Credit - BusinessWeek
    Spreads Drop by Record, Spur State Bond Sales: Australia CreditBusinessWeekWestern Australia has A$20.1 billion in securities on issue and South Australia has A$9.9 billion, according to the data. Bonds sold by Australia's six states, the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory returned 0.5 percent this month, ...and more »


  • Police claim moral win over protesters - Sydney Morning Herald
    Sydney Morning HeraldPolice claim moral win over protestersSydney Morning HeraldPolice said they intervened in the Heirisson Island protest in order to avoid the establishment of an ongoing tent embassy like the one in the Australian Capital Territory. "We couldn't just keep on letting them go on, what we didn't want was having a ...and more »


  • Australian government says yes to R18+ video games bill - Herald Sun
    Australian government says yes to R18+ video games billHerald SunThe amendments to the Classification Act 1995 and Broadcasting Services Act 1992 are expected to come into effect by January of next year.The Australian video games industry has expanded dramatically over the last decade. It has been predicted that the ...and more »


  • Questions linger over ACT trial's effectiveness - ABC Online
    Questions linger over ACT trial's effectivenessABC OnlineELEANOR HALL: The Federal Government is under pressure to beef up its proposed mandatory pre-commitment trial by expanding it beyond the borders of the Australian Capital Territory. As Lexi Metherell reports, there are concerns that problem gamblers in ...and more »


  • In Australia, a memorial to a common humanity - The Hindu
    The HinduIn Australia, a memorial to a common humanityThe HinduThe Australian Capital Territory is ruled by the Labor Party which strongly supports the SIEV X Memorial and has committed to its location in Weston Park — appropriately, within sight of the waters of Lake Burley-Griffin. The Liberal Party is hostile ...


  • ACT budget deficit blows out to $181m - Ninemsn
    ACT budget deficit blows out to $181mNinemsnThe ACT budget deficit has blown out to $181 million as a result of falling revenues and a weaker property market. The territory on Tuesday updated its budget outlook, saying lower GST revenue, a soft property market and pay rises for public servants ...and more »


  • Severe thunderstorm warning - Goulburn Post
    Severe thunderstorm warningGoulburn PostFor people in the Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Australian Capital Territory and parts of the South Coast, Central West Slopes and Plains, Lower Western, Upper Western and Snowy Mountains Forecast ...


  • ACT clubs refuse to pledge support for reform - Business Spectator
    ACT clubs refuse to pledge support for reformBusiness SpectatorClubs in the Australian Capital Territory have refused to guarantee that they will support Prime Minister Julia Gillard's plan to conduct a trial of mandatory pre-commitment technology in the region, according to a report by the Australian Financial ...and more »


  • Optus fibre cable cut in ACT - ZDNet Australia
    Optus fibre cable cut in ACTZDNet AustraliaOptus cable customers in south-western New South Wales and northern Victoria were hit with congestion yesterday after a fibre cable near Mitchell in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) was cut. The fibre break occurred at around 3pm yesterday, ...


  • A pokies trial in the ACT is bordering on the futile - Sydney Morning Herald
    A pokies trial in the ACT is bordering on the futileSydney Morning HeraldThere are two good reasons why you wouldn't want to rely on the results of Julia Gillard's much-ballyhooed poker machine trial in the Australian Capital Territory: geography and history. Politicians applauding the mandatory pre-commitment pokies trial ...and more »