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Slicing up the pie chart of happiness

Catherine Carter — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 19:00:11 +0000

Why do we paint or write poems, bake or bust out our dance moves? This is a question that Patrick McInytre, incoming CEO of the National Film and Sound Archive,...

Historians are “the worst people to predict the future”, nevertheless we asked one about life post-COVID

Catherine Carter — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 20:10:07 +0000

Historians are the worst people to predict the future, says Professor of History Frank Biongiorno. Nevertheless, I asked Frank to join me for a Salon Canberra webinar earlier this month...

Why Canberra’s creativity is not locked down

Catherine Carter — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 20:10:50 +0000

Way back in 2020, when lockdowns were a novel idea, we were urged not to waste a moment of our downtime. Isaac Newton, we were told, laid the groundwork for...

Glorious green: how nature can revive and restore our cities

Catherine Carter — Sun, 23 May 2021 20:15:29 +0000

Catherine Carter argues the importance of green spaces to our cities, ourselves and our resilience. Hear the word ‘nature’ and most of us picture the wildness of a forest or...

How Canberra’s Handmade turned tragedy into staggering success

Catherine Carter — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 20:15:19 +0000

In March 2020 Julie Nichols received just six days’ notice that her regular Handmade Canberra markets were cancelled, thanks to COVID-19. “We’d organised everything—advertising, venues, wages, stallholders. Everything. Hundreds of...

Moving forward with modernism

Catherine Carter — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 19:15:25 +0000

The global COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a fresh look at mid-century planning ideals and the vision for Canberra, says modernist champion Edwina Jans. Edwina, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Canberra...

Why Dr Therese Flapper chooses to challenge

Catherine Carter — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:10:03 +0000

“My dad burnt my books when I was in Year 7, and he would often throw away my homework. He was an electrician who thought that education was not...

Property shifts from profit to profit with purpose

Catherine Carter — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:15:47 +0000

A First Nations art gallery that embodies the purpose of a public service department. A training program in Belconnen that helps the local community build skills, prosperity and confidence....