When a new product or service hits the market, many of us kick ourselves in a “Why didn’t I think of that?” moment. Interestingly, most of us do come up with some great ideas, yet simply don’t know how to navigate them from out of our heads and into reality.
Local registered nurse Nadine recalls not having a strong female mentor growing up. So, when she came across a social media post last year from Fearless Women, which invited Canberra women to become what she had always wished for herself, Nadine didn’t hesitate.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ most recent Prisoners in Australia report, as at June 2022, 77 per cent of the ACT’s then 381 prisoners had already served at least one prior prison term.
One of the most significant drivers of wider community support for the Voice referendum is the belief that both the Uluru statement from the heart and the Voice are overwhelmingly supported by 80 per cent of Australia’s First Nations Peoples. Does this figure stack up? Bernie Ryan investigates.
Local man Matt Berry-Smith of Coolcardie Coolers won Silver at the New York Product Design Awards for his environmentally friendly, corrugated cardboard drink cooler.
Canberra hosted a 90th birthday party for Victoria Cross recipient and Vietnam veteran, Keith Payne, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Australia’s withdrawal from the Vietnam War.
With the wave of a device, card, or a few keystrokes, could we be unwittingly sending a message that we no longer need or want our cash? Bernie Ryan report.
According to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, “Misinformation and disinformation pose a threat to the safety and wellbeing of Australians, as well as to our democracy, society and economy”.
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