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Date night for Canberra couple ends in award win

It was a very special date night for the recently appointed 2025 ACT Senior Australian of the Year recipients.

Qatar Airways brings back daily Canberra flights

Qatar Airways has announced the return of daily flights to Canberra, operating via Melbourne to Doha's Hamad International Airport.

Canberra, a Space Odyssey

With all the recent paranoia about artificial intelligence (AI) – such as panic over job-stealing computers taking over the world - Canberra was way ahead of the curve and in 1974, hosted an AI symposium.

Rare look into life of Pompeii eruption

Standing in the centre of the exhibition space at the National Museum of Australia, you can experience what it was like when Mount Vesuvius erupted.

‘Regional plus Canberra’: Take 5 with Sarah Blasko

Multi-ARIA-Award-winning Australian singer-songwriter Sarah Blasko will kick off her extended I Just Need to Conquer This Mountain “regional” tour in Canberra in 2025.

A very merry ‘Hephner the Alpaca’ Christmas

Forget Santa. Why not have your Christmas photograph taken with the “local” alpaca that sneezed on King Charles?

Music returns to Canberra icon

Music will once again ring out across Canberra with regular performances at the National Carillon.

Fireworks, colour light up capital’s vantage points for NYE

Why not celebrate New Year’s Eve this year on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin with an epic fireworks display?

Christmas theme at play for National Zoo animals

Christmas has come early for the animal residents at Canberra’s National Zoo and Aquarium.

What’s on in December

As we near the end of the year, businesses, organisations, and community groups are celebrating 2024 with showcases, performances, markets and exhibitions.

Canberrans line up for a taste of Greek doughnuts

There’s a new sweet spot in town – Lukumades, offering Greek-style doughnuts drizzled in delicious goodness.

New entrepreneur encourages others to ‘believe in themselves’

Kayla Weise, a Canberran with Down syndrome, hopes to inspire and uplift others with her new affirmation cards, part of her initiative My Happy Place.

ACT Young Australian of the Year shares passion for art, advocacy

Daniel Bartholomaeus, the 2025 ACT Young Australian of the Year, was taken by surprise when he received the award at the National Gallery of Australia last month, saying it “was a moment.”

Canberra’s Teen Jesus’ rising star

The band name Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers “just felt right”, vocalist Anna Ryan said.

Summer of cars: Summernats security questioned

Stakeholders of the Summernats 37 event have been questioned as to how the security will hold up for the 2025 event.

‘Huge, brilliant and noisy form’: Cold Chisel praises ACT crowd

Nine thousand people made it loud and clear that adding Canberra to Cold Chisel’s 50th-anniversary tour was the right choice.

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