A group of Harry Potter fans that traveled to an open day in Canberra have been bitterly disappointed. The much anticipated “Canberra Potters Society Open Day” was held on Sunday 1st November, which is an afternoon of demonstrations and activities in handcrafted ceramics. “We saw the headline on social media, but unfortunately did not read…
A Canberra couple protesting against proposed changes to allow same-sex couples to marry, have changed their minds. Felipe and Rose Ortis were planning on divorcing to show their resentment of the proposed changes. “As a Christian couple, we have no choice but to loudly and proudly oppose gay marriage,” says Felipe Ortis, an apprentice Minister…
A hidden underbelly of gang warfare may be plaguing the construction industry across Australia. The rise of construction sites in Canberra has vastly increased the number of construction workers in the nation’s capital. And whilst there has never been a better time to be in construction, there may also be an internal rivalry that could send…
A small venture capitalist has proposed that the Weston Park miniature railway be the site of Australia’s inaugural high-speed railway pilot project. “This project will prove the economic viability of fast trains in this country”, said an excited Tony Amadeus, proprietor of SinoCan Rail Corporation. “I am seeking to create a public-private-partnership between the ACT…
The Brazilian Embassy in Australia is set to have a major landscaping overhaul in a bid to modernise its appearance. “For many years, the gardens around the embassy have been very sparse,” says head gardener Arbusto Raspada. “Culturally, we have traditionally gone for the pruned and tidy look, but I think it is time to…
A controversial picture of a small child under a hovering unidentified flying object has set the conspiracy theorist world alight. The photo taken at Dickson Wetlands, in the North of Canberra, is causing much deliberation by eminent ufologists. “This is clearly a rare, daytime spotting of a UFO,” says expert ufologist Seymour Blofield. “I have…
A couple moving to the Canberra suburb of Bonner are having a double celebration after giving birth to their son William on an international flight, as well as receiving a rare golden flight ticket. William H Banks was born a healthy eight pounds last night at 3:04am on Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 as it crossed…
Billionaire philanthropist and former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates will be visiting Canberra on May 28 but is unlikely to answer any questions relating to the Windows 8 suite of products. “We have some basic questions about the Windows Kernel we would like to ask Mr Gates, but have been told this is not going to…
As part of the “Reuse, Reprise, Recondition” initiative, the Capital Public Works Authority (CPWA) will be reengineering the Captain Cook Memorial Jet to use recycled water, pumped directly from Lake Burley Griffin. In an interview today, Graeme Snell from the CPWA said “Most people are unaware that the Jet actually pumps water from the Murrumbidgee…
The perpetrators of an underwear wholesaler robbery in Fyshwick last month have been brought to justice after forensic officers matched tyre skid marks. “Skid-marks are like fingerprints, no two are alike,” said forensics officer Sam Beatty in an exclusive interview with The Canberra News Digestive. “I have been told I have a nose for skid-marks,…
