Yarralumla
Analysis
Russia
Bugged, bombed and burned: The Russian embassy’s turbulent times
The Russian embassy in Canberra has never offered comfort. But the Soviets refused to move in the 1970s. Now the Russians have to stay put.
- by Tony Wright
Latest
A podcast on Gough Whitlam’s dismissal re-interprets our country’s greatest political crisis
The ABC podcast The Eleventh reveals a great deal more was happening behind the draped curtains of Yarralumla than met the Australian eye.
- by Joey Watson
Yarralumla supermarket will take on post office after closure
High rent may have forced the Yarralumla post office to close, but the IGA will offer postal services.
- by Jasper Lindell
Down on the corner: The seven-year saga over a vacant block of land
The block's former owner blamed a "pathetic bunch of do-gooders" for the impasse over the Yarralumla land, but residents want the government to take it back.
- by Jasper Lindell
Threat to Russian, Iranian embassies: use empty land or lose the lease
The National Capital Authority's chief planner has raised the possibility of taking the lease off embassies that hold vacant land.
- by Steve Evans
Teens smashed 138 windows in vandalism spree that cost $100k: police
Police allege the two 17-year-old boys caused more than $100,000 worth of damage during the vandalism spree in Canberra's inner south.
Opinion
Travel
Haunting Yarralumla: The ghost and the Governor-General
Most Canberrans who flock to the Government House annual open day do so completely unaware of its mysterious past, one that is steeped in myth and legend.
- by Tim the Yowie Man
New road ignores real problems with Yarralumla traffic, say residents
Yarralumla residents are concerned about plans to build a new roundabout and road divert attention from more urgent issues.
- by Han Nguyen
Man punches driver in the head, yells abuse in road rage incident
Police say the alleged attacker is about 20 years old with dark hair. He was travelling in a white sedan and wearing a cap.
- by Blake Foden
The newest owner of Westridge House wants to 'showcase its history'
At the time of the sale last year, the price and owner were withheld.
- by Han Nguyen
Nude swimmers take the plunge for charity in Lake Burley Griffin
Swimming nude in the lake in the middle of winter sounds nuts, but these people took the plunge on Thursday morning for a good reason.
- by Blake Foden
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