Nicole Curby

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Nicole Curby |Melinda James |Amy Duggan

A NSW upper house inquiry has found e-bike, e-scooter and e-mobility device regulations are in urgent need of reform. The inquiry made 34 recommendations, including reducing speed limits to 30 kilometres per hour and allowing the devices to be used on footpaths. Lena Huda, the co-founder of 30 Please and President of Walk Sydney, has long advocated for 30kph speed limits, which she says is the "sweet spot for neighbourhoods".

Jan 11, 2024 | abc.net.au | Nicole Curby

Did the books you read as a kid reflect the world you saw around you growing up? Larrakia artist Jason Lee has written his first two books for kids, and they're inspired by his memories of growing up fishing with his cousins. The books are part of 'Our Yarning', a project that is creating 500 books written by Aboriginal people for Aboriginal children - and they're free to access online through Library for All.

Dec 3, 2023 | abc.net.au | Nicole Curby

Ngahawi ApanuiMy mum is the hero of my story. She's incredible because my mother, a solo mum with 10 children. And this tiny five-foot-tall woman. And the thing about my mum , she could make me laugh. Because my brothers would come back with their non-Māori girlfriends, I think I'm the only one with a Māori partner, and they would all turn up waiting for this big bolshie brown woman to come out. And this little white woman with freckles would come out.

Nov 19, 2023 | abc.net.au | Nicole Curby

Nicole Curby, ABCSimon's left wearing nothing but a hard hat and a pair of pink speedos that read HERO, written across a very taut backside. He's holding the pole with his hands, lying horizontal upside-down mid-air doing a body ripple, in a feat of strength that defies belief. And all this is a little out of character. Simon FergusonI'm an introvert. I don't like attention on me and fairly shy. I don't like talking to people. If I can get out of it, I will.

Nov 16, 2023 | abc.net.au | Nicole Curby

74-year-old Sue spent her life as a teachers aide, gardening, and in choirs. But in the last few years she found herself in a rough patch. Then Mandy struck up a friendship with Sue through Anglicare NT's Aged Care Volunteers Visitors SchemeSue told ABC Darwin's Nicole Curby about how the new friendship has been a ray of sunshine in her life. This year the ABC Darwin Gives appeal supports the fantastic work of Anglicare NT. With the rising cost of living, more people than ever are struggling.