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Dec 6, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kate Midena
Newly-elected MLA Thomas Emerson caused some furore this week when he turned up to day one of the ACT's Legislative Assembly without a tie. It prompted the speaker, Mark Parton, to warn against the "dramatic decline" of dress standards in the assembly. But is it time to get with the times, and ditch the tie altogether? In the ACT's Legislative Assembly this week, speaker Mark Parton called out new independent MLA Thomas Emerson, for not wearing a tie.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kate Midena
For six months last year, 17-year-old Nitya Shah packed her swimmers, goggles and towel into a bag, and set off to run swimming lessons for toddlers. Juggling her part-time job around school, the Year 11 student carefully saved about $7,000 in total. But she wasn't saving for a holiday, or even for a car — her earnings went straight towards building the new Hindu temple, in Canberra's north.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kate Midena
Ava Carter is a local dentist and psychiatrist, who has just been awarded the Churchill Fellowship to explore the implementation and design of dedicated dental care units for psychiatric patients. She joined Kate Midena on Mornings to talk about what she hopes to achieve through her research and funding.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kate Midena
While Canberra is one of the least-religious states and territories in the country, around half the territory's population adhere to a religious belief. Whether it's Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism or Islam, for the people who subscribe to that belief system, it's the most important thing in their lives. It shapes their decisions, their spare time, sometimes even where they live and work. So what is it that draws someone to a faith system, and keeps them captivated?
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kate Midena |Graham Williams
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Lish Fejer |Kate Midena
It has been 60 years since the jewel in Canberra's crown, Lake Burley Griffin, was inaugurated. Don't know what that means? Don't worry — neither did then-prime minister Sir Robert Menzies, when he arrived at the lake's shores in 1964 to formally open the attraction. "We've added a word to the vocabulary of the country," he said at the official ceremony. "Because when I knew that I had to do something about this new lake, I wondered what it was. Open it, close it, name it? What was it to inaugurate?
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kate Midena |Charlotte Gore
You've heard a lot from the major parties running in the upcoming ACT election – namely Labor, the Canberra Liberals and the Greens – but there are also nine minor parties in contention. These minor parties account for no less than 70 candidates, offering a wide range of policy ideas and ambitions for the ACT. Labor has been in power in the territory for 23 years, and has been dubbed a "forever government" by ABC Election Analyst Antony Green.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kate Midena
The ACT Greens have committed to a range of measures to combat climate change, including establishing a Chief Heat Officer, planting more trees, and bringing back Canberra's iconic bus shelters, if elected in October. Leader Shane Rattenbury said his party's continued focus on climate change reflected both the gravity of the issue, and what the ACT voters care about.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kate Midena
When his fellow students headed to England and the USA to study abroad, Crocodile Dundee inspired a young Siswo Pramnono to travel down under to Australia. He studied at Monash University in Melbourne and got his PhD at the ANU in Canberra.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Kate Midena
Growing up Indian in Australia is a collection of first-person essays on the lived migrant experiences of Indian-Australians. Journalist Aarti Betigeri, the editor behind this beautiful piece of work, and Nicholas Brown, one of the contributors, joined Kate Midena on Mornings to talk about the book.
