The voice referendum soaked up plenty of media coverage throughout the year and Australians headed to the polls on 14 October. There was a tragic plane crash just outside of Canberra that claimed the lives of a man and three children. Ned & Josh were abruptly let go from there breakfast radio show, while there was a fortunate find at the Green Shed.

Australia votes ‘no’ to voice in the constitution

Australians have rejected a proposal to enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution.

A progressive vote count on Saturday showed the ‘no’ vote in the referendum was ahead 56 per cent to 44 per cent, with more than two million votes tallied.

The ACT was the only jurisdiction to support the reform, but its tally only goes towards the national vote and not the state-by-state total.

Man, three children killed in light plane crash outside Canberra

A man and three children are believed to be dead following a light plane crash near Queanbeyan in south-eastern NSW.

Police, fire crews and paramedics rushed to a paddock on Hadlow Drive at Gundaroo on the western edge of Lake George and 35km north of Queanbeyan just before 3pm on Friday after reports the aircraft had crashed and caught alight.

RFS officers extinguished the blaze but the five-seater Cirrus was destroyed.

Hit 104.7’s Ned & Josh axed from breakfast show

After almost six years bringing laughter to the nation’s capital, Hit 104.7’s Ned & Josh have reportedly been cancelled from their breakfast show.

Sources informed Canberra Daily that last Friday, Ned Breward and Josh Torney did their breakfast show as per normal, before the leadership team at Amplify CBR allegedly locked them out of their office and advised them it would be their last show on the station.

On Facebook, Ned & Josh have changed their profile picture, removing all mention of the Hit network but keeping their branding as a duo. This morning, Hit did the same across all their socials. 

The duo have since started a podcast together.

Green Shed find reaps thousands at auction

A mid-century dining suite bought for $50 at The Green Shed has been sold at auction for almost $7000.

The circular table setting including four nesting chairs was purchased from The Green Shed outlet adjacent to the Mugga Lane tip earlier this year.

General manager at Fyshwick auction house, Evans Hastings Valuers and Auctioneers (EHVA), Adam McDonald, said it was not unusual for mid-century furniture in good condition to achieve significant prices.

“We are ecstatic for the vendor but not entirely surprised at the result,” he said.