NEWS of writer Bryce Courtenay’s death has come as no surprise, he has been preparing the public for this over some months, with extensive interviews in the press and an even more searching one with […]
A 14 year old school student from Flynn has today been announced as a finalist for the John Marsden Prize for Young Australian Writers. Ingrid Brett was chosen from 600 entrants from around Australia for […]
I SEE Belconnen Arts Centre has “Underbelly” and “Beyond” writer, Canberra’s Felicity Packard, holding a public seminar introducing participants to the realities of writing drama for television in Australia. Packard, now a lecturer in the […]
MARK McKenna was the winner of the 2012 Prime Minister’s Award for Non-Fiction for his biography, “An Eye For Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark,” so he’s a logical choice to present the thirteenth Dymphna […]
INDONESIAN poet Khairani Barokka, known as “Okka”, appears today in a reading session at the School of Music’s Biginelli Espresso. An Indonesian writer, performer, artist and researcher who was, last year, was the first Indonesian […]
INFORMATION provided by “courageous victims” has lead to police charging a man with 22 charges, one of which is attempted murder. The man, 25, is also facing charges such as forcible confinement and aggravated robbery […]
A SCIENTIST at ANU is developing a new “just-add-water” diagnostic kit for use in remote communities to detect malaria and other diseases. Dr Lee Alissandratos from the ANU Research School of Chemistry said the diagnostic […]
SHADOW Minister for Gaming and Racing Mark Parton is demanding an apology from two Canberra Labor MLAs after “wild, inaccurate and offensive claims” during a debate about the community contributions scheme. According to Parton, Labor member Bec […]
“Trump’s America is the battleground; and the great fear of our defence planners is that this unstable leader is retreating from the Asia-Pacific, leaving us prey to an ever more aggressive China,” writes ROBERT MACKLIN
A FAULT in the water network is causing discolouration around Belconnen and Gungahlin. Icon Water crews are currently investigating the cause but says it does not recommend drinking water that tastes or smells objectionable. “We anticipate that […]
