Unbeknownst to many Canberrans, Marion Mahony Griffin (the artist behind Walter Burley Griffin’s plans) had a vision for performances in public places and a local duo is fulfilling her dream with “random acts of music”.
There’s a lot of love in Canberra – perhaps too much given the “bonk ban” introduced in 2018 (preventing MPs from having sexual relationships with their staff) – and a new tour called ‘Love in the Capital’ is about to steam things up.
When Sharon Casey started volunteering at the National Folk Festival in 1998, she wasn’t into folk and didn’t play an instrument, but 26 years of volunteering later she’s “folkified” and plays a mean fiddle.
Canberra will be strutting its stuff at this Saturday’s 46th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, represented by local LGBTQIA+ running group, Canberra Frontrunners.
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Well it’s the egg because when it comes to the AFP, the yolk started it all. This little-known gem is one of 20,000 stories locked in a vast, high-security warehouse in Hume - a museum that’s been closed to the public for more than 20 years.
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, Taylor Swift is in Australia this week. Whether or not you’re a ‘Swifty’, this is a major deal and as you read this, a PhD student from the ANU is presenting a paper at the “Swiftposium” in Melbourne - an academic conference devoted to Taylor Swift.
A breakaway tartan trio from the Canberra City Pipes and Drums has gone a wee bit “mad” and instead of pomp and ceremony, it’s AC and DC – bagpipes on steroids.
