"History will be kind to us, because we will write it"
[ 30 May, 2013 to 31 May, 2013. ] Since starting his comedy career in Canberra in 2010, hilariously-awkward comedian Dayne Rathbone has gone on to national and international success. In 2011 he took out Australia’s biggest comedy competition,...
Foxsports has sad tidings for Raiders fans with the men in green getting dusted up by the silvertails last night: Manly have shown tremendous character and an enormous engine to beat Canberra 16-10 in their NRL clash at Brookvale Oval on Saturday ni...
I didn’t think they had it in them, but I’m thrilled to be proved wrong. In horrendous conditions that made us all very glad to be sitting on a couch in Canberra the Brumbies have put one over the Auckland Blues in New Zealand. Foxsport...
I do believe I have a new favourite restaurant in town. Sure Copa got off to a bad start. But I figured the most scrutinised kitchen in Canberra was worth a go and so we set off last night to check it out on Woolley Street in Dickson. Arriving at 6....
The Insatiable Banalities Podcast Number 36 is now online. It features Mr. Hugo Kelly the day before he was sacked by Crikey (more on that here). It also features the music of The Plastic Constellations by their very kind permission. Personally I think they’re the hottest act on the planet ri...
Many RA readers have a perverse interest in the doings of Samuel Gordon-Stewart (it may well be worth forming a support group). If so you might be interested to see that Caz over on TSSH has had mail from Sam (or someone claiming to be him) advising that he’s looking for love on RSVP. C̵...
The Age and the Australian are reporting on Crikey’s sacking of Hugo Kelly. Having from time to time contributed to Crikey, I have to say I’ve been finding it an increasingly boring re-capitualtion of other people’s work for some time now. Hugo and Christian Kerr have, in my view,...
Earlier there was some discussion about what’s happening for O Week at the universities around town.
Yesterday the University of Canberra held their market day — when the various clubs, societies and anyone else wanting to flog things to students set up a stall and proceed to flog.
This ...
Well guys and gals it’s that time of week again! There must be plenty happening around town this weekend what with the multicultural and fringe festivals and all. So what’s caught your eye as worthwhile? ...
It’s bee a long time since the inner north saw a power outage that saw us breaking out the candles. Around 6.30 everything went out, including the MacArthur-Northbourne traffic lights. A call to the ACTEWAGL line listed in the phonebook told me they expected the power back on by 8. There was ...
What the hell has happened, I leave for a couple of months, come back and Shell has stopped stocking Farmers Union Iced Coffee!!!!!! I demand their return, while they are available in Coles and Woolworths, the convenience just isn’t there anymore!
Also is it true that the numbers on the base o...
The ABC reports Ted Quinlan’s identified the source of all the ACT Budget’s problems. ACT Treasurer Ted Quinlan says public servants taking early retirement have contributed to the parlous state of the territory’s Budget. … Mr Quinlan predicts the Budget will return to surplu...
For all those club-lingering sharks out there, this presentation is currently doing the email rounds. Have a look if you want to know where to go for good fishing. ...
Helen Musa over at the Canberra Times had a sneak preview yesterday of some of the treasures and religious artefacts that are going on display at the National Gallery of Australia. Crescent Moon: Islamic Art & Civilisation in South-East Asia opens to the public on 24-FEB-06 and features 180 art...
OK, so it’s O-Week. I am old and boring but some of you mob aren’t. So why not share with us the highs and lows of O-Week to date, as well as what’s still coming up. Anyone? Anyone? ...
ABC Online is reporting on an amazing heist at the Mint in which it is alleged over $500 a week was smuggled out in $2 coins hidden in a lunchbox and in workboots. The AFP have put out a media release (text below) but haven’t put it online yet. Surely security in THE PLACE THEY MAKE THE [...]...
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