Canberra resident TOM ANDERSON worked at the Australian embassy in Washington from late 1999 to early 2003 as the senior Australian Customs representative and shares the amazing tale of a man who survived war and disaster... twice.
Spring has sprung, but not us. Another fortnight of lockdown porridge and no promise of getting out even then for good behaviour. It's "Seven Days" with IAN MEIKLE.
"From the time we arrived, we were yelled at by three different officers." That's how they welcome visitors to the Alexander Maconochie Centre. It's "Seven Days" with IAN MEIKLE.
"CityNews" has lost a good friend; is friendless in the ACT government and is making new friends with its fabulous, new website. It's another "Seven Days" with IAN MEIKLE.
Three months on and Access Canberra hasn't fixed some streetlights in Dickson, the public-toilet debate continues and Icon Water's fun campaign goes down the drain... here's another "Seven Days" with IAN MEIKLE.
The Greens minister sitting on her hands, the hard work for older people using the check-in app and hooray for us leading the nation in vaccination rates; it's another "Seven Days" with IAN MEIKLE.
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