David Pocock is fighting the tide of electoral history in his bid to seize a Senate seat from the major parties in the ACT, at the forthcoming federal election.
“I was pulling my hair out thinking why can't I get an appointment for him.” BELINDA STRAHORN meets a mother fighting overwhelming barriers to get her mentally-ill son help.
Jim Quick, a resident of the retirement village Greenway Views, has used the extended lockdown to help create a veterans' memorial in remembrance of those who have served, and died, in war.
“I never liked hand sewing, but I was stuck in bed for three weeks and really wanted to sew so I created my own 'recovery' dress and I really loved the process.” That's how Amy Watts became a convert to slow sewing.
The idea behind “Right Date, Wrong Guy'' – Sarah Schofield’s debut novel – came when the Canberra author was on a date herself, reports BELINDA STRAHORN.
FIRST aid training should be compulsory for learner drivers in a bid to save lives, says Canberra’s Valmai Dempsey, the 2022 Senior Australian of the Year.
THE National's are likely to narrowly retain the state-seat of Monaro despite a two party preferred 7.7 per cent swing against them at Saturday's (February 12) by-election.