Jake Evans
School banking programs to be banned in Canberra from July
School banking programs, like Commonwealth Bank’s Dollarmites program, will be banned from ACT schools from July, after a motion was unanimously passed...
Missed the ACT election coverage? Here are the results from voting day
There was no long, drawn out wait for results as votes were tallied yesterday for the 2020 ACT election. With more than...
Beekeepers sparked bushfire that shut down airport and threatened homes
A fire that threatened homes and shut down the Canberra Airport was accidentally caused by beekeepers working on a biosecurity program. Canberra...
World-first Google drone deliveries to make landing
It’s official: Google will open its world-first drone delivery business in Canberra’s north, now that the aviation authority has given formal approval...
Drone ‘flyer’s licence’ will precede Google’s delivery service
Australia’s aviation safety authority will establish a “flyer’s licence” and mandatory registration for drones from July this year, coinciding with a world-first...
Senator’s Facebook page removed after ‘hate speech’ report
The Facebook page of One Nation-turned-Katter’s Australia Party senator Fraser Anning has been removed, after apparently breaching the platform’s community standards. The...
Daydream believer: The bizarre mental condition that trumps reality with all-consuming fantasy
We all get lost in our daydreams sometimes, but Natalie really gets lost in them. She is a young woman living in...
Australian cities urged to prepare for 50 degree heatwaves by end of century
Sydney and Melbourne have been warned to prepare for scorcher summer days which could reach as high as 50 degrees Celsius by...
Prime Minister’s meeting with man who walked from Perth to Canberra turns to chaos
It was not the meeting either man hoped for. Clinton Pryor walked for a year from Perth to deliver a message of...
Cyclist’s death won’t be last time tragedy unfolds via Google Maps: expert
When cyclist Mike Hall died last week on the final stretch of a 5500km endurance cycling race, hundreds of people watched it...