Canberra studio takes out award for ISIS victims documentary
A Canberra video production company has won a prestigious international gong for a documentary on victims in the fight against ISIS. Newcast Studios recently received a Cannes Corporate Media and TV award for its documentary on the work of Canberra medical firm Aspen Medical in Iraq…
Permanent ‘Rainbow Roundabout’ Unveiled In Canberra
Canberra installed a rainbow roundabout last weekend. It pays tribute to the city’s strong “yes” vote in the same-sex marriage postal survey. The permanent artwork is on a roundabout in the inner north Canberra suburb of Braddon. ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr, said at last weekend’s Spring Out Pride Parade that the roundabout was about visibility…
Connie Johnson’s powerful message from her hospice bed
CONNIE Johnson was supposed to retire after Love Your Sister’s Big Heart project. By her own admission, she sucks at retiring, because here I am, holding her hand on the end of her hospice bed and listening intently for the message she wants me to pass onto the village. Her body is weak but her mind and determination is strong. Life is a day by day proposition but she wants to “thank you for the love” and let you know she’s still fighting…
Connie Johnson says goodbye with a ‘last hurrah’
IT’S hard to come to terms with, but Connie Johnson is preparing to say goodbye. After seven years battling breast cancer she’s tired, and she knows tomorrow’s Big Heart Project, where she’s aiming to raise $1 million for cancer research, will be her “last hurrah”. “My health is declining quite rapidly and I don’t think Christmas is on my radar,” she told me as we sat, holding hands on her lounge…
Humans of Braddon: talking about an evolution in the heart of Canberra
Is the changing face of Braddon changing again? A plaintive piece of graffiti next to the site of the demolished Lonsdale Traders building - Bye Bye Braddon - suggests to passersby some aren't pleased with the latest evolution of the inner-north suburb…
If You Are The One's forum streamed live around the country by Canberra company
The Bachelor eat your heart out – when it comes to dedication to a dating show, they don't come any more passionate than fans of If You Are the One. If you haven't already discovered the joys of the Chinese dating show, it features men looking for love in a panel of 24 girls, and gives a brutal insight into the customs and social etiquette of Chinese culture…