Latest news from Canberra.
Wellness
Canberra's best running circles Lake Burley Griffin, created in 1964 as part of Walter Burley Griffin's 1912 city design, climbs Mount Ainslie's Kokoda Memorial Walk, and traces the land axis between the Australian War Memorial and Parliament House.
7 July 20262 min read
Links to sources include (but not limited to): visitcanberra.com.au, nca.gov.au
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The death of a four-year-old boy on the Central Coast has drawn renewed attention to a grim national dataset that advocates say governments have been slow to act on.
5 July 20263 min read
Links to sources include (but not limited to): theguardian.com, theguardian.com
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Residents across Gungahlin and Belconnen are reporting a growing pattern of duplicate or recycled images in rental listings that is misleading prospective tenants before they even walk through the door.
5 July 20263 min read
Links to sources include (but not limited to): theguardian.com
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Duplicate and corrupted images clogging ACT government and community databases are quietly eroding the quality of public records that residents rely on every day.
5 July 20263 min read
Links to sources include (but not limited to): theguardian.com, theguardian.com
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With state election maths turning brutal, the data behind the disruption at the NSW Labor conference spells trouble for Canberra’s own Labor strongholds.
4 July 20263 min read
Links to sources include (but not limited to): theguardian.com, theguardian.com
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Australia’s football faithful in the capital put their own spin on the World Cup knockout agony, with public screenings, civic engagement and more community support than counterparts in cities like Ottawa and Wellington.
4 July 20263 min read
Links to sources include (but not limited to): theguardian.com, theguardian.com
Wellness
From the shores of Lake Burley Griffin to leafy neighbourhood parks, Canberra is replete with free options for locals wanting to stretch, lift and sweat outside.
4 July 20263 min read
Links to sources include (but not limited to): uclahealth.org, healthline.com
Wellness
Discover how simple breathing exercises can reduce stress and improve mental wellbeing in just a few minutes a day
4 July 20262 min read
Links to sources include (but not limited to): theguardian.com, theguardian.com, theguardian.com +1 more
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A federal expansion adding thousands of positions to the capital over three years didn't appear from nowhere, it's the end product of a long, bruising policy argument about what government should actually do itself.
4 July 20263 min read
Links to sources include (but not limited to): theguardian.com, theguardian.com, theguardian.com