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Codes to cookery books, the amazing Mrs Mac
A young Mrs Mac operating a radio in 1922… responsible for a lot of women becoming involved in codebreaking intelligence in Australia. WHEN Canberra biographer David Dufty was told he should write a...
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Figures show Canberrans happily dob in next door
CANBERRANS are some of the best reporters to Crime Stoppers nationally and, recently, police have been busy with more than 600 calls about COVID-19 breaches, which raises the question: “What is it that...
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Got to love them and all the more on Nurses Day
Rachel Longhurst… “Please treat us with kindness and respect. You never know when you may need our help.” Photo: Holly Treadaway IF there is a year in recent history to really thank brave nurses, this...
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It’s going to be a bumpy ride to the new ‘normal’
Reporter DANIELLE NOHRA talks to a futurist who says the normal we get back, isn’t going to be the normal we had when it comes to work, play and education. AUSTRALIANS have lived through more change...
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Independent and talking tough about work safety
Jacqueline Agius… “Cultural change is the hardest to achieve and requires a shared mindset.” Photo: Holly Treadaway THE appointment of Canberra’s new safety commissioner comes at a time where there’s...
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Will the volunteers volunteer when restrictions lift?
AT a time where 70 per cent of community organisations were forced to stand down volunteers due to coronavirus restrictions, 31 per cent are experiencing an increase in demand for their services,...
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From the heart, teen musician needs a little help
Isaiah Bondfield… “As my technique is improving, I’m realising, and others are realising, that I don’t have a good enough violin.” Photo: Holly Treadaway IT’S rare to find a musician who plays from the...
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First look: Inside Canberra’s virus surge centre
Deputy CEO of Canberra Health Services Dave Peffer… “There will be no costs incurred for staffing unless it’s activated.” Reporter DANIELLE NOHRA gets a walk through the empty COVID-19 Surge Centre on...
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Don’t blame us for land controversy in Dickson
Common Ground Canberra chair Stephen Bartos… “It’s not a hostel, it’s a decent home for people.” Photo: Danielle Nohra THERE’S been controversy around Section 72, Dickson, for years, but Stephen...
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Prof Paddy wants to build degrees of engagement
New UC vice-chancellor Prof Paddy Nixon… “You don’t just come to learn a degree, you come to explore the community and build relationships.” Photo: Holly Treadaway Reporter DANIELLE NOHRA meets the...
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Top cop Neil is saddened by police violence overseas
ACT chief police officer Deputy Commissioner Neil Gaughan. Photo: Holly Treadaway SADDENED by the racial violence at the hands of police officers in the US, Canberra’s chief police officer, Deputy...
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Police chief with a sharp focus and a sense of fun
Deputy Commissioner Neil Gaughan… “Policing is a serious business but in life, life’s too short, you’ve got to have a bit of fun.” Photo: Holly Treadaway THERE’S no policing without the community,...
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Michael fights his way back from the gutter
Michael Smith… “I was the media adviser to the Minister for Employment in the Howard government and then there I was in the unemployment line at Centrelink.” Photo: Danielle Nohra MICHAEL Smith, a...
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Calm Dr Kerryn takes pandemics in her stride
Dr Kerryn Coleman… “The ACT community has responded fantastically and that’s exactly why we’re in the position that we are, in a strong position. Photo: Holly Treadaway Who is Kerryn Coleman? Reporter...
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Yass gets new paper to tell its community stories
Editor Jasmin Jones… “We needed a place to put our stories and capture moments of births, deaths and marriages.” IT was a death notice stuck on a building in town that convinced Jasmin Jones that Yass...
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Shaun takes up woodchopping and builds a club
The Hall and District Axemen’s Club… top, from left, Bailey Sutherland, 15, Travis Ginders, Shaun O’Connor, Molly O’Connor, 5, and Tarlo Odlum, 15. Bottom, from left, Lucy O’Connor, 10, Pete Garbutt,...
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Ashton brings flour power to his fun fundraising
Nine-year-old “sconetrepreneur” Ashton Stanhope… raising funds for the Starlight Foundation. Photo: Holly Treadaway WHEN nine-year-old Ashton Stanhope decided to bake scones to raise money to help...
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Krishna draws confidence from giving back
Krishna Shukla… “My parents have always instilled in me the importance of giving back.” Photo: Danielle Nohra AS a teenager, struggling with acne, feeling uncomfortable in her own skin, it was a beauty...
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ACT dishonours land pact with local Aboriginals
Paul House… “We’ve been let down and betrayed by a government that says one thing and does another.” Nearly 20 years ago the ACT government signed an agreement to accommodate Aboriginal input into the...
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Snubbed: Ngambri people accuse Assembly and ABC
Ngambri elder Dr Matilda House… “The fact that the ACT parliament [and ABC News Canberra have] chosen to ignore the precedent set by the federal parliament… suggests that the omission is deliberate.”IN...
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