Kate Midena

Jan 29, 2025 | abc.net.au | Kate Midena

Between July and December of 2024, Canberra Health Services saw a jump in patient visits of 85,000 compared to the first six months of the 2023 financial year, and Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith has today announced plans to inject $227.3 million to meet demand.

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.

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.

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.

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?