James Tugwell

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Adam Shirley |James Tugwell

Canberrans say they are receiving aggressive and impersonal demands for money from the ACT Revenue Office in a system one MLA likened to the Robodebt scheme. There are calls to reform the office's review and repayment system from within the Legislative Assembly amidst growing criticism of the language and impersonal approach taken. It comes after several Canberrans came forward in response to ABC's reporting last week and said they were on the receiving end of aggressive demands for repayments.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | James Tugwell

Every resident in Potato Point has a story to tell about their most unusual neighbours. The little town on the NSW south coast, population 159, is home to one of the only thriving emu colonies on the Australian east coast. Local WIRES volunteer Rachel McInnes didn't know Potato Point, 8 kilometres east of Bodalla, had emus when she moved to the area 18 years ago. "It's a joy to go out your back or front door and see a couple of emus walking down the street," she says.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Emily Lynn Anderson |James Tugwell

Every morning when Chris Lawler opens the doors of his Canberran pharmacy, he knows some of the customers won't be coming to purchase, but to steal. Mr Lawler has been running his pharmacy for 12 years and said theft was just a part of doing daily business. The pharmacy chain his store is a part of loses $150,000 per year to shoplifting across three stores. "It's something we see all the time — every day," Mr Lawler said.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | James Tugwell |Louise Miolin

150 years ago a group of sailors wrote a note, put it in a bottle and threw it into the ocean. A century and a half later, the mysterious correspondence has local historians on the New South Wales coast intrigued.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Lily Nothling |James Tugwell

The ACT government has announced a new pedestrian crossing for Canberra Avenue after two schoolboys were hit by a car. The St Edmund's College students, who were struck by the allegedly stolen car while walking to school, survived the incident but remain injured. The proposed crossing still needs approval from the National Capital Authority to go ahead.