As the Canberra Riding Club's Pony Club celebrates 65 years, its future in Lyneham is in doubt as the ACT government eyes housing development around the racecourse precinct. ELIZABETH KOVACS reports.
In a quiet corner of Fyshwick there's a gym making a lot of noise nationally and internationally on the Thai boxing scene. GWYN REES, a practitioner of the combat sport Muay Thai, explains what's behind this extraordinary success.
"The perception battle is already on for the next federal election. Strong, decisive, conservative Dutton from outer Brisbane, versus the intellectual, low-wage warrior from inner Sydney," writes columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
The family of an 11-year-old swept out to sea in a popular beach town has praised volunteers who are selflessly dedicated to finding their "beloved boy".
"It would not be inappropriate to sanction the Israelis together with their global aiders and abettors who, speaking of concern for the distress they create, willingly supply their weapons of mass destruction," says JOHN MURRAY, of Fadden.
Social justice advocate JANINE HASKINS says the disparity between the rhetoric of AMC's senior officials and the "reality of what's actually occurring" is so stark that she's begun working to establish an expert advisory group.
Four Winds Vineyard, at Murrumbateman, has won five awards in the 2024 Melbourne Royal Awards – including the show's top prize, the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy.