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Cassandra Power

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Drones deliver democracy sausages for Palmerston P&C

Do you remember the Victorian man who was fined $9,000 for flying a drone to Bunnings to get a sausage? Well, turns out he may have been the Steve Jobs of the...

ACT households fare ‘better than most’ from Budget

Canberra households were likely to do “better than most” from the Budget because ACT incomes were higher than most other cities and regions, according to the ANU Social Research Centre.

‘Gratuitous partisanship’ could overshadow bushfire report

In federal politics’ big-budget week, the Senate Finance Committee quietly released its interim report into the preparation, planning, response, and recovery lessons learnt from the 2019-20 bushfire season. The Committee made 13 recommendations...

Women’s self defence courses flip the attacker’s script

Like a lot of women, I have always wanted to do a self-defence class, but without any knowledge of what that involved I had serious doubts I could develop enough skills to...

ACT Policing call on public for information after shooting incident in Coombs

ACT Policing believe a shooting in Coombs in the early hours of the morning was targeted and unrelated to a recent fatal stabbing in nearby Weston Creek. ACT Policing responded to reports of...

Indigenous artists miss out in Budget

Despite an uncertain art market, the cancellation of the visual art calendar’s major events and the loss of international tourist sales, already struggling Indigenous artists are among those to miss out in...

People more worried by money than coronavirus

Financial stress during lockdown has had a greater cost on people’s mental health than exposure to COVID-19 itself and cuts to the rate of JobKeeper and JobSeeker could create further damage for...

The tight race to the Legislative Assembly

Despite ACT Labor’s twenty-year rein of the Legislative Assembly, this years’ contest might be closer than first appears. Picking up from the negative swing against all three major parties in 2016, (ALP -...

Island dreams

It’s no secret Australians have fallen in love with kitchen island benches. The trend lends itself to our relaxed Aussie lifestyle.

Brumbies meet the Bemboka and Broulee locals

Tumut, Bemboka and Broulee were visited by the 2020 Australian Super Rugby champions, the Brumbies, and national online charity GIVIT last week, as they provided financial support and a morale boost for...

Economic recovery lies in jobs, not tax cuts: TAI

Canberra-based progressive thinktank, The Australia Institute (TAI) has called for the Federal Government’s pathway to economic recovery to go through healthcare and education rather than personal income tax cuts. TAI research shows implementing...

After the flames: Fire and conversation

The National Museum of Australia (NMA) has acquired the melted remains of NSW costal town Cobargo’s public phone booth; lost to last New Year’s Eve devastating bushfires. The phone booth is just one...
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