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Do we need more university graduates in Australia? The facts suggest otherwise. Photo: ANU. Australian universities are in crisis, apparently – losing money, cutting jobs, addicted to foreign student cash cows and lowering entry standards to remain viable. Predictably, this has led to calls for more taxpayer money to save these billion-dollar institutions.

Police say a fellow motorist tried to save the 43-year-old man before paramedics arrived. Photo: Michelle Kroll. A man has died after being thrown from his car near Lake George in a horror weekend crash. A NSW Police spokesperson said that at about 8:50 pm on Sunday evening (2 August), emergency services were called to Lake George at the Tarago Road and Currandooley Road intersection (about 40 kilometres north-east of Canberra), following reports of a crash.

Early Kiandra skiers cross the snow on long wooden “snowshoes”, the term then used for skis. Photo: Kiandra Historical Society. As winter bites, spare a thought for the party of adventurers who, in July 1896, looked across the snowbound country around Kiandra and apparently decided a 29-kilometre round trip on snowshoes sounded like a reasonable day out. They might easily have completed the journey without anyone beyond the district hearing about it.

Jennaya and Andrew from North/South have sold out their newest piece of Canberra merch, a lamp designed after the iconic ACT Bus Shelters. Photo: Supplied. Too often, Canberrans hear from outsiders that their home is boring. It’s something that truly frustrates every ACT resident, but perhaps none more so than Jennaya Montgomery and Andrew Ly, who adopted Canberra as their home in 2021 and are now showcasing the hidden gems of Australia’s capital city through some special merch.

Geoffrey James Buchanan was on this boat when he disappeared while fishing for tuna off Batemans Bay. Only the vessel was recovered in the search for the 56-year-old. Photo: Facebook. A coronial inquest has been unable to identify the cause of death for a 56-year-old fisherman who disappeared in South Coast waters a year ago. Geoffrey James Buchanan left Batemans Bay Marina on 19 July to fish for tuna aboard his eight-metre Arvor cruiser.

Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre CEO Elise Phillips says the domestic violence death data should force Australia to face the evidence and act decisively. Photo: Supplied. CONTENT WARNING: This article contains references to family violence Australia’s first publicly accessible domestic violence death data website makes for uncomfortable but critical reading, according to advocates.

The Scandi-esque fit-out at Casanova’s is thoughtful and welcoming. Photo: Tenele Conway. It takes immense skill and restraint to make complexity look simple, and no one does it better than Casanova’s, a cafe and bakery located in the heritage town of Braidwood. Tucked away just behind the shops of Wallace Street on the well-worn Canberra-to-Coast trail, it’s the sort of place that has a word-of-mouth following that over the years has become a little cult-like.

Thompson’s Motor Phaeton was the first self-propelled road vehicle seen in the Riverina. Photo: Museums Victoria. On the Friday afternoon of 4 May 1900, residents of Wagga Wagga were treated to the extraordinary sights and sounds of a horseless carriage clattering its way across the dusty, rutted surface of Fitzmaurice Street.

After a 30-minute science storytelling session, kids can get hands-on with a balloon twisting station and tasting table. Photo: Supplied. What happens when you combine a molecular biologist, balloon artist, nutrition academic and practising dietitian? BANG! You get a one-of-a-kind community event which aims to help children build healthier relationships with food. Foodie Fun Play! will run throughout National Science Week with four shows at community venues throughout Canberra from 15 to 22 August.

Built in 2024, this home stands on a huge dual-occupancy block just up the road from Lake Jindabyne. Photo: Belle Property Snowy Mountains. Set on a private 2800 sqm block in the heart of East Jindabyne, a two-level contemporary home offers space and sunlight galore. Located at 45 Kunama Drive, this four-bedroom, two-bathroom property has a peaceful outlook across leafy terraced gardens.