Former Canberran and self-styled 'Strumpet of Patriots' Fiona Patten is in a comeback fight for a Victorian Senate seat against the might of Clive Palmer's Trumpet of Patriots' candidate and, oddly, Mark Zuckerberg, writes ROSS FITZGERALD.
DARRYL JOHNSTON writes that Anzac Day is also a time to acknowledge women, especially the many loving and nurturing mothers, wives and sisters who lost their sons, husbands and brothers to war. One such family was the 'Fighting Fletchers'.
A 26-year-old man has been charged with committing acts of family violence against his partner over four years, including one incident where he allegedly strangled her while she was holding an infant.
Former Australian Army signallers will gather at the Australian War Memorial to mark the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals on Anzac Day.
A woman walking along East Row in Civic bus interchange on Sunday afternoon was allegedly struck from behind by a man who snatched a flag she was carrying, threw it on the ground and ran off.