Genevieve Jacobs

1 week ago | region.com.au | Genevieve Jacobs

Developer and arts patron John Hindmarsh AM has died, leaving a powerful legacy of commitment to the capital. Mr Hindmarsh was 84. The company he founded in a room in his house 45 years ago has constructed much of Canberra’s skyline, building thousands of apartments, office buildings and commercial developments. Hindmarsh projects include the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the ANU and the renowned Canberra Theatre Playhouse, beloved by theatre-goers and actors everywhere.

3 weeks ago | region.com.au | Genevieve Jacobs

For almost two decades as a Canberra journalist, I heard about the Liberal Party “base”. This mysterious body of voters was sick of “wokeness”, we were told. It was over feminism and political correctness gone mad. It wanted vigorous engagement in the culture wars. Move further and harder to the right, its champions said, and permanent power is in reach. The Liberals are Australia’s natural party of government and the base, comprising hundreds of thousands of voters, will take you there.

1 month ago | region.com.au | Genevieve Jacobs

How do you rate a country’s progress? Is the economy the only measure that matters? For the last decade, the Community Council for Australia (CCA) has been analysing our national progress by measures other than cash in hand and assets on the ledger. As the Reverend Tom Costello says, the nation might just be made up of more than economic units. About 10 years ago, CCA gathered 60 community leaders from the not-for-profit sector and asked them to reflect on what kind of Australia they wanted.

1 month ago | psnews.com.au | Genevieve Jacobs

Is the seat of Bean up for the taking as we head to next weekend’s federal election? Could it be Canberra’s bellwether, or is the conversation a storm in a media teacup? There’s a sea of orange in southern streets as independent candidate Jessie Price mobilises ground forces. Liberal candidate David Lamerton is facing accusations of restarting the culture wars, while Greens candidate Sam Carter denies that his party is perceived as extremists.

1 month ago | region.com.au | Genevieve Jacobs

Is the seat of Bean up for the taking as we head to next weekend’s federal election? Could it be Canberra’s bellwether, or is the conversation a storm in a media teacup? There’s a sea of orange in southern streets as independent candidate Jessie Price mobilises ground forces. Liberal candidate David Lamerton is facing accusations of restarting the culture wars, while Greens candidate Sam Carter denies that his party is perceived as extremists.