Lily Nothling

A woman's campaign for change after her own frightening experience being broken down outside Canberra will see NRMA roadside assistance contractors required to provide a code to customers to verify their identity.

Captain Sidney Leonard Morse's achievements would have remained hidden were it not for a chance discovery by a volunteer historian collating family trees at the Australian War Memorial.

Lower Southern Arrernte woman Jenni Kemarre Martiniello creates glass artworks modelled after traditional Indigenous items like dillybags, eel traps and fish scoops, by combining a centuries-old Italian glassmaking technique with millennia-old Indigenous weaving practices.

The NRMA is encouraging all states and territories to follow the lead of NSW in removing reduced speed limits for roadworks outside construction hours.

Parents at Edge Early Learning in Higgins received an email last night advising the regulator had ordered the centre to immediately shut.

Work is underway to preserve Papua New Guinea's collection of more than 1,300 film reels and tapes, stored at its small National Film Institute in Goroka, before climate change causes permanent damage.

Canberra's bus shelters were described as "concrete monstrosities" when installed in 1975 but have since been noted for their brutalist architectural style and functionality.

The Royal Australian Mint is encouraging people to check their change for the new 50-cent coin.

Homelessness services in Canberra are reporting an increase in demand for support as people struggle under cost-of-living pressures.

The 2026 census will include questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time to help build a clearer picture of Australia's LGBTQ+ population, and support planning for health and community services.