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ACT Policing shortfall concerns

As ACT Policing embarks on a new recruitment round, Canberra still has the lowest number of operational police staff than all other jurisdictions – 219 per 100,000 residents, compared with a national...

Silver treads glitter up for National Tap Dancing Day

Alright all you Fred Astaires and Ginger Rogers, jazz hands at the ready, it’s National Tap Dancing Day on Thursday 25 May so throw in a shuffle ball and heel-step as you...

A whale of a time knitting Skywhalepapa

Gender equity is alive and well in the nation’s capital and just as we have a knitting pattern for Skywhale, we will soon have a knitting pattern for Skywhalepapa. If the 29-page knitting...

Skywhale returns home to Canberra after long migration

Skywhale and Skywhalepapa return home to Canberra after a two-year, nationwide tour from Albury to Alice Springs and beyond.

Dress code: birthday suits for Winter Solstice nude swim

One entrepreneurial skinny dipper sold his bottom cheeks for advertising, however most entrants in the Winter Solstice Nude Charity Swim just take the plunge sans billboards.

Grass is always greener at Embassy of Sweden

The Embassy of Sweden in Yarralumla launches latest robotic lawnmower to add to its already low-carbon green credentials. Photo: Kerrie Brewer

Kangara Waters residents knit together to help Ukraine

While the men are in the Men’s Shed, the women at Kangara Waters Retirement Village are arming themselves with knitting needles and 8-ply wool (for scarves and hats, 5-ply wool for rugs...

Pink cocaine found on Canberra’s streets

Pink cocaine (known colloquially as “tusi”) has turned up in Canberra for the first time and it has raised alarm bells for the cocktail of other drugs that it contains. Canberra’s free Health...

A salute to the memory of AFP officer Brad Hardy

Run4Blue, a virtual fundraising event to supports Police Legacy, is being bolstered on by an inaugural charity walk in memory of 23-year-old AFP officer, Brad Hardy.

It’s a long way to payday if you want to rock and roll

Imagine starting work, then clocking off, then discovering you’ve barely made enough money to cover petrol for the drive home. That’s the reality facing many musicians and the subject of an ANU...

Altruism at its best – National Volunteer Week

Doing something for nothing can make you feel like a million bucks. Which is probably why three in 10 people in Australia are volunteers (including me). This week is National Volunteer Week (15-21...

Canberra landmarks light up to bring NF out of the shadows

Canberra landmarks will light up green and blue to highlight World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day on Wednesday 17 May.
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