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Trailblazer: how Elizabeth Reid helped change Australia
In his series of stories of remarkable Canberrans, DAVID TURNBULL meets Elizabeth Reid, who in 1973, as a 31-year-old arts graduate from Taree, became the world’s first adviser on women’s affairs to a head of government. When I walk into the foyer of the retirement village, Elizabeth Reid is edging towards me in a walking frame. At 83, and encumbered with Parkinson’s disease, she is slow and deliberate with her steps and looks just like any of the other occupants.
A tight and moving telling of nurses' massacre
Theatre / 21 Hearts: Vivian Bullwinkel and The Nurses of the Vyner Brooke, by Jenny Davis. At Theatre 180, Australian War Memorial, until August 3. Reviewed by ALANNA MACLEAN. 21 Hearts: Vivian Bullwinkel and The Nurses of the Vyner Brooke makes a highly appropriate play to open the Australian War Memorial’s new theatre space.
Canberra CityNews
By Andrew Brown and Tess Ikonomou in Canberra Former prime minister Scott Morrison has been congratulated after receiving Australia’s highest civilian honour, but there is at least one call for him to decline the gong. Mr Morrison is one of 14 people named as a Companion of the Order of Australia in the annual King’s Birthday Honours List, alongside filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and Oscar-winning costume designer Catherine Martin.
Migrant Peter thrives on spanning cultural bridges
DAVID TURNBULL continues his series of profiles of Canberrans with a story. This column focuses on a remarkable Dutch migrant who has built bridges between the country he grew up in and the country he now calls home. Peter Reynders is exactly the type of migrant Australia needs. Born in the Netherlands in 1942, he migrated to Australia in the 1960s in search of a new life. Married to an Australian, and now a citizen himself, he loves Australia with a passion.
Why does the government hate working-class smokers? | Canberra CityNews
In Australia, as in other countries, cigarette smokers span the socioeconomic spectrum, but the poor are vastly over-represented, writes Prof ROSS FITZGERALD. Not only do more low-income people smoke more compared to better-off members of the community, but they also smoke more cigarettes per day. If we look at an Australian atlas showing the distribution of lung cancer, the parts that light up are the areas where low income and First Nations peoples live.
Right swing inflicts a new world of misery on refugees
“We have seen an upsurge in far-right politics that has been heavily based on the refugee and immigration issue, but it will affect many people other than refugees,” writes JOHN MINNS. Although the polling shows that very few Australians will decide how to vote in May based on the major parties’ policies on refugees, the stakes about those policies are high. Partly, this is about the refugees themselves.
Why senior public servants earn more than pollies
The prime minister earns $607,000 a year. Why does his top public servant earn more than $1 million, asks CHRIS WALLACE. Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie represents the lowest-income Australians, with median weekly earnings of $1208 a week. In the ACT, where the nation’s highest median weekly earners live, including the brains trust of the Australian Public Service, it’s $1688 a week – 40 per cent higher.
As first king of Australia to visit, will Charles be the last?
Charles III will be the first king of Australia to visit our shores. He could also be the last, says JESS CARNIEL. King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s upcoming visit to Australia is significant for several reasons. It is Charles’ first visit since ascending to the throne – as well as the first time a British male head of state has visited Australia.
Why community begins with putting people first
The transformation from a transient population to a tightly knit community is a testament to the city’s allure… yet, there persists a narrative that frames Canberra as a political experiment, writes JERRY NOCKLES. In the whirlwind of political campaigns, it is all too easy to lose sight of what truly matters. The catchphrase from Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, “it’s the economy, stupid,” served to sharpen the focus of his volunteers.
The day India stepped away from UK rule
Excerpt India’s Independence Day, observed annually on August 15, commemorates the nation’s independence from the UK. On August 15, 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru, who had become the first Prime Minister of India that day, raised the Indian national flag above the Lahore Gate of the Red Fort in Delhi. On each subsequent Independence Day, the prime minister of the day has raised the flag and given a speech.
We are not yet a nation that embraces its past
“We have yet to pass from adolescence to the mature identity deserving of an Australia Day to celebrate the special event marking its arrival. That will only occur when we become a republic and draw a firm line beneath our colonial past,” writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN. The controversy surrounding Australia Day is no bad thing. January 26 is our annual reminder of the 1788 starting gun for the British theft of an entire continent from the people who had occupied its vastness for 60,000 years.
Canberra theatre legend dies after long illness
John Paisley, born October 15, 1938, Dumfries, Scotland; died December 25, 2023, Canberra. One of Canberra’s legendary theatre identities, John Paisley, has died aged 85 after a long period of illness. As an actor, drama teacher, director and writer, Paisley had a notable talent for turning up wherever professional theatre and film-making industries were beginning to flourish.
Wheels up on a big night of Ansett nostalgia
By aviation writer Scott Mayman “WE’D still be working for Ansett had it not shut-down,” was the common theme for the former staff who welcomed each other with hugs and tears at the Ansett Airlines Canberra reunion on Saturday at the Mercure Hotel. Reunion organiser Lisa Dube said she was originally expecting only about 35 people for the event that was only supposed to last an hour or two on Saturday afternoon. Instead, the party continued well into the night with more than 70 people attending.
Enough! The time has come to finally walk away
“The Canberra I know and have loved for many decades is now under the influence of self-interested financial forces that have found willing allies and puppets in both Andrew Barr’s neo-liberal Labor-light party and Shane Rattenbury’s greenwash keep-me-in-a-job collective,” writes columnist PAUL COSTIGAN. AT the end of June, I took time out from writing about local urban political matters.
Australia pays tribute to Vietnam veterans, 50 years on
By Tess Ikonomou in Canberra ONCE scorned by many of their countrymen, those who served in the Vietnam War will be honoured as Australia marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the nation’s involvement in the conflict. Commemorative services will be held around the country on Friday, including at the Australian Forces National Memorial in Canberra. Federal Veterans’ Affairs Minister Matt Keogh, representing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese who will be in Queensland, will deliver an address.
Canberra CityNews
By Tess Ikonomou in Canberra SLIGHTLY more than half of Australians now back an indigenous Voice, new polling shows. The survey shows the number of people who would vote “yes” has dropped from 58 per cent to 53 per cent over the past month, with a real risk of the referendum failing. The polling, undertaken by Resolve Strategic for “The Sydney Morning Herald”, reveals the “no” campaign is on track to win if the trend continues.
Fresh life injected into 'Macbeth'
Theatre / “Macbeth”, directed by Peter Evans, Bell Shakespeare. At The Playhous, until April 22. Reviewed by JOE WOODWARD. AN extraordinary symbiotic performance by Hazem Shammas and Jessica Tovey injected a fresh life into Shakespeare’s psychological drama about the consequences of separating one’s actions from a suppressed source of conscience. Peter Evans directed an exceptionally focused production of “Macbeth”; perhaps Shakespeare’s most deceptively simply play.
It's time Labor ended cruel refugee visa 'limbo'
“I didn’t think anything could be worse than the five long years on Nauru, but honestly, the life in Australia where we have no hope of a future is killing us, slowly,” a refugee mother tells JOHN MINNS… THIS time last year, Sahar Ghasemi was a happy young woman. Like thousands of others around Australia she was starting university. She had won a scholarship to pay her fees for an arts/law degree. Seven weeks into her first semester, she turned 18.
Federal politicians form group to support refugees
By Joanna Guelas in Canberra EXPECTATIONS are high for the federal parliament’s newly formed refugee support group. Almost 50 senators and MPs from various parties have joined the Parliamentary Friends of Refugees group to promote fairer refugee and asylum seeker policies. The group is positioned to play a critical role in improving Australia’s response to those seeking protection in the country, Greens senator Nick McKim says.
Others planned while Weston did the planting
One endeavour, above all others, will be obsessing columnist ROBERT MACKLIN in 2023 – a book full of surprises for Canberrans and, he hopes, for a wider readership – on the real story of the men (and one woman) who laid the foundations for our National Capital. THE biggest surprise of my book, I suspect, will be the extraordinary contribution of someone who barely figures in Canberra’s official history. The working title sets the scene.
'Complacent' government that's failing its people | Canberra CityNews
Letter writer DIANNE DEANE is troubled by a “complacent” government and GEOFF MURRAY-PRIOR, in faraway Barcelona, spots a tram-track idea missed in Canberra. THE September 15 edition of “CityNews” is very distressing. Page 4 (“Children are dying, you’re the Health Minister”), points to a government incapable of lifting its head from the sand (or some other equally dark place), accepting the truth and fixing the problems.
Whitlam opens first playground
WHITLAM’S first playground Blue Poles Park has been officially opened today (August 18), offering a water-play area, native shrubs and boulders. Housing and Suburban Development Minister Yvette Berry said she was excited to open Blue Poles Park, with a focus on sustainable features, as Whitlam continues to grow.
Seeing double: Can ministers share the administration of legislation?
Scott Morrison was sworn in to several portfolios other than prime minister during the pandemic. How can this be? ANNE TWOMEY explains… IT has been reported that, during the pandemic, the then prime minister, Scott Morrison, swore himself in as a minister to several portfolios, including health, finance and resources. Can this be done? First, there are inconsistent stories about what occurred.
Territory rights Bill passes lower house
THE House of Representatives has decisively voted to restore Territory rights, paving the way for the ACT and NT to make their own laws in regard to voluntary assisted dying. The “Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022” passed the lower house this morning (August 3) with 97 votes to 33, after two days of debate.
Payne pushes restore territory rights to legalise assisted dying
MEMBER for Canberra Alicia Payne will co-sponsor a legislation to repeal the bill barring the ACT and NT from legalising voluntary assisted dying. Ms Payne will join forces with NT Labor backbencher Luke Gosling when Parliament resumes later this month in an effort to repeal the laws which have been in place for 25 years.
Electricty supply shock: what happens next
Australia’s National Electricity Market has been suspended. JOEL GILMORE and TIM NELSON explain why and what happens next. AUSTRALA’S energy market operator has suspended the National Electricity Market. That means instead of the price for wholesale electricity being set competitively, the market operator (AEMO) sets fixed prices and will take a greater role in directing which power stations generate energy and when.
Harriet triumphs in Shakespeare’s most challenging role
Harriet Gordon-Anderson as Hamlet , left, and Lucy Bell as and Gertrude. Photo: Brett Boardman. “Hamlet”, Bell Shakespeare. Directed by Peter Evans. At The Playhouse until April 16. Reviewed by SIMONE PENKETHMAN. FOR a text so well known, Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” loses none of its depth and mystery over endless re-telling. It is a vivid portrayal of unthinkable family breakdown and tragedy.
Mohammed Ali named ACT citizen of the year
News HelpingACT founder Mohammed Ali with the newly bought van. FOUNDER of HelpingACT Mohammed Ali has been named Canberra’s 2022 Citizen of the Year. Mr Ali, a former biochemist from Pakistan, founded HelpingACT in 2018 to provide food to Canberrans who need it. This includes refugees, international students and homeless people.
When talking of a republic, it's the model that matters Original
Australian Republic Movement supporters in Canberra. “Australians are not naturally monarchists – it’s the model that matters. Polling and research have consistently shown that more of us are for a republic than against it,” writes PETER FITZSIMONS, as the Australian Republic Movement launches its new model for a republic. THE primary barrier to Australia becoming a republic is not the British monarchy, but uncertainty. Peter FitzSimons, chair of the Australian Republic Movement.
Woes of Woden: Why has the valley been neglected for so long? | Canberra CityNews
Towers in the Woden town centre… “You can put as many people in here as you like but if it’s not nice placemaking, people will just get in their cars and drive somewhere else.” In this special feature, DANIELLE NOHRA looks at the development and community woes of Woden. COMMUNITY groups, residents and members of the opposition are calling on the ACT government to explain why Woden Valley has been neglected for so long.
Latham’s ‘Vietnam Requiem’ a moving triumph
Chris Latham pictured conducting the earlier “Flowers of War – Diggers’ Requiem”. Photo: Peter Hislop. Music / “Vietnam Requiem”, conducted by Christopher Latham. At Llewellyn Hall, ANU, until June 6. Reviewed by CLINTON WHITE CHRISTOPHER Latham’s “Vietnam Requiem” was a triumph and quite possibly the most moving concert performance this writer has ever attended. Latham compiled the work from compositions from a range of composers, rather than it being written as a single work by one composer.
The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War (Paperback)
Search form Search By Peter Englund, Peter Graves $18.00 Description An intimate narrative history of World War I told through the stories of twenty men and women from around the globe--a powerful, illuminating, heart-rending picture of what the war was really like. In this masterful book, renowned historian Peter Englund describes this epoch-defining event by weaving together accounts of the average man or woman who experienced it.
Vagabond Voices: Why Do We Need Translated Literature?
‘Literatures are at their best when they have an ear for what other literatures are doing.’ In the latest feature in our Translation as Conversation strand, in association with A Year of Conversation, we asked Allan Cameron of Vagabond Voices to write about his thoughts on literature in translation. Vagabond Voices are an independent publisher at the vanguard in bringing literature from around the world to readers in the UK.
A Happy Little Island
Extract from A Happy Little Island By Lars Sund Published by Vagabond Voices In the beginning the computer screen was without form, and void; and the fingers of the scribe rested upon the keyboard. The scribe chewed his lower lip, his glance flitting like a fly between the stuffed bookcases of his study, the rocking chair over by the window, the framed colour prints of birds on the walls. He went out to the kitchen and drank some water. Then he sat down at his computer again.
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