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Anja de Rozario

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New public toilets, refreshed local shops in some suburbs

Local shops and playgrounds will be “refreshed” and new dogs parks and public toilets will be built in selected suburbs, as part of the 2021-22 ACT Budget’s focus on suburban infrastructure, Chief Minister Andrew Barr announced today.

Heart Foundation grant pumps up ‘mums and bubs’

An initiative to develop a fitness group for Indigenous mothers and their toddlers has won the support of the Heart Foundation’s annual Active Australia Innovation Challenge, to the tune of $10,000 in...

New wrap takes to the tracks for Rail Safety Week

As of this morning, the ACT’s light rail has a new look, wrapped in graphics designed by a local student to encourage rail safety in all Canberrans as part of Rail Safety Week, 9-15 August.

Living on after stillbirth, Gemma and Yen’s story continued

It’s the words that no expectant parent ever wants to hear: ‘Your baby has no heartbeat.’ After 27 weeks of pregnancy, following four years of IVF, Gemma and Yen received the horrible news. “There...

Industrial manslaughter now an offence in ACT

Industrial manslaughter, i.e. disregard of safe work practices resulting in the death of a worker, is now an offence in the ACT, and can cost millions of dollars in fines or jail time.

Sustainable Maximalism

Daniel Fitzpatrick, designer, builder, and owner of Crace House, took seven years to bring his vibrant vision to life, never rushing the details that would lead to unique success. “It was challenging, designing...

‘Bad batch’ of drugs circulates Canberra

ACT Policing and ACT Health have issued warnings to Canberrans of a potentially deadly ‘synthetic cocaine’ being sold and distributed throughout the ACT. The tainted batch is understood to be a mixture of...

What a new ACT Coat of Arms means to the Ngunnawal community

You can’t achieve progress without naysayers, and the ACT Government has made serious progress in designing a new Territory Coat of Arms. The project was announced at the beginning of 2021 to...

You’ve got mail! For 2021 Census

You may remember the Census website crash of 2016, caused by overwhelming demand on the night and perhaps malicious hackers, with #censusfail trending on Twitter. Certainly, the Australian Bureau of Statistics remembers,...

Review: Dear Social Media

A documentary released last week shares an influencer’s battle with bulimia, as she teams up with experts to reveal eating disorders in Australian adolescents may be in epidemic proportions. Stephanie Bailey (stephaniemaii_x),...

Hepatitis ACT marks 25 years of resilience

A mural to celebrate 25 years of Hepatitis ACT, unveiled on World Hepatitis Day, was made by Canberra artist Leigh D Walker.

UNSW Canberra students lend expertise to ACT’s light rail

UNSW Canberra PhD students lent their brains to Transport Canberra and City Services, helping data management over a six-month internship.
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