The future USS Canberra departs San Diego Harbor for an exercise in April. Navy photo A littoral combat ship bound for Naval Base San Diego will be commissioned in Australia, marking the first international commissioning and deepening ties between two Pacific-facing democracies, the Navy announced. The future USS Canberra, the 16th trimaran variant of the … [Read more…]
Rolf Harris, a mainstay of family entertainment in the United Kingdom and Australia for more than 50 years before his career collapsed into disgrace with his conviction for indecently assaulting young girls, has died aged 93. The Australian-born Harris died of neck cancer and “frailty of old age” on May 10, according to a death certificate … [Read more…]
Canberra: The number of homeless people in Australia living on the streets or in cars has spiked amid a housing crisis, a report has found. In its Homelessness and Stable Housing Impact Report, charity organisation Mission Australia revealed that the demand for its homeless support services has increased by 26 per cent over the last … [Read more…]
Posted on 24 May, 2023 Get ready to grab your dancing shoes, because Lifeline is here to twist their way into the Guinness World Records—and it goes like this! I’m sure everyone can remember a time in which they dreamed about being a part of the book of Guinness World Records. It’s certainly not an … [Read more…]
The Gold Coast Suns are determined to “not get sucked into the Damien Hardwick circus” following the Richmond coach’s shock mid-season departure, according to Herald Sun reporter Jon Ralph. But should triple premiership coach Hardwick ultimately indicate a desire to lead the Queensland-based club, the Suns would face the prospect of a brutal call. Hardwick’s … [Read more…]
For nearly 100 years the YWCA has advocated for the rights of the fairer sex in our capital. Continuing with that tradition Canberra region women and non-binary people are being invited to participate in the Our Lives: women in the ACT survey. The biennial survey aims to create a more accurate picture of what life … [Read more…]
The Canberra region is set to be frosty this long weekend 26-29 May and CW has compiled a list of events to keep you toasty, happy and entertained. This weekend marks the start of Reconciliation Week, 27 May- 3 June, Canberra commemorates the importance of the week with several activities including Reconciliation Day at the … [Read more…]
A sniff is just a sniff… smell travels through the air, from its source to our noses, through a process called “olfaction”. “Nothing revives the past so completely as a smell that was once associated with it” – Vladimir Nabokov MOST people like some smells, such as the fragrance of roses. As Shakespeare noted: “That … [Read more…]
Peter Drew with his poster of Queensland-born Kanichi Shiosaki, who sought exemption from the dictation test in 1931 so he could travel to Japan. His return to Australia was not recorded. THE National Museum of Australia is exploring what it means to be “Aussie” in a new poster exhibition. Peter Drew’s poster of cameleer Bejah … [Read more…]
A vintage Western Port tractor has found a new home at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. One of the earliest surviving Australian-manufactured tractors, the 1912 McDonald ‘EB’ oil tractor was built in 1912 by Melbourne engineers Alfred and Ernest McDonald, who had produced the first Australian-made oil tractor five years earlier. It was … [Read more…]