Indigenous leader Julie Tongs reckons the Reconciliation Day holiday is tokenistic. "How many people actually turn up for Reconciliation Day? Most of them jump in their car and go down to the coast for the weekend,” she says.
Belinda Strahorn
Belinda Strahorn is a former "CityNews" reporter.
Canberra sprinter Clare De Salis had a nervous wait to find out if she’d claimed the women’s crown at the 140th running of Australia’s richest and most decorated footrace, the Stawell Gift.
Former High Court Justice Michael Kirby is encouraging us, as a nation, to rethink our relationship with indigenous people.
In an explosive account of how some Alexander Maconochie Centre staff behave after hours, a story confirmed by serving and former prison officers, reporter BELINDA STRATHORN reveals claims of drug parties and cover ups.
Violence against nurses in the workplace should not be tolerated, says Australian College of Nursing CEO Kylie Ward.
Kate Carnell regrets not having more conversations with her elderly parents about their end-of-life plan, she tells reporter BELINDA STRAHORN.
Caterina Sullivan picked up a set of knitting needles four years ago when her life turned upside down after being diagnosed with a brain tumour... and good things happened.
David Pocock is fighting the tide of electoral history in his bid to seize a Senate seat from the major parties in the ACT, at the forthcoming federal election.
“I was pulling my hair out thinking why can't I get an appointment for him.” BELINDA STRAHORN meets a mother fighting overwhelming barriers to get her mentally-ill son help.
Jim Quick, a resident of the retirement village Greenway Views, has used the extended lockdown to help create a veterans' memorial in remembrance of those who have served, and died, in war.
IT’S not hard to spot 12-year-old Liana Holland on the tennis court; she’s the pocket rocket darting from the baseline to the net and back again.
“I never liked hand sewing, but I was stuck in bed for three weeks and really wanted to sew so I created my own 'recovery' dress and I really loved the process.” That's how Amy Watts became a convert to slow sewing.
