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New Chief Minister Andrew Barr will continue to use sport to drive ACT economy

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr will push to end Canberra's Test cricket drought as early as next summer when he meets Cricket Australia in the New Year. Barr also vowed to continue to use sport and major events as key economic and social drivers for the nation's capital after taking over the top job from Katie Gallagher earlier this month.

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Stop it!
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Good way to keep all those newly unemployed public servants occupied and off drugs. I for one support these efforts.
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I note not much mention of rugby league...
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They should be pushing for an annual ODIs.. Manuka gets better crowds than a lot of the bigger grounds especially if they keep playing split series
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greeneyed wrote:I note not much mention of rugby league...
Yeah he should totally be pushing for State or Origin to be played here.
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Schifty wrote:
greeneyed wrote:I note not much mention of rugby league...
Yeah he should totally be pushing for State or Origin to be played here.
I think you know I wasn't suggesting that.
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T_R wrote:Good way to keep all those newly unemployed public servants occupied and off drugs. I for one support these efforts.
As long as us employed public servants are free to abuse substance all we like...
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I was a foolish young man, grew up in Canberra eating that lush grass. Bagged a good permanent job in the public service at 17 years of age and threw it all in to go travelling at 19. Came back, went to university at 21 and got my degree. Got a job overseas and lived the life.
Now work in the territory.

Looking back, should have stuck with my job, bought about 10 houses and I would have been at least an EL2.

But also probably a num-num.
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