Rosie King

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Elizabeth Byrne |Rosie King

It is difficult to say what the most shocking thing was about the murder of Canberra man Glenn Walewicz in 2021. There is the fact a man answered a knock at his door and was shot dead by a complete stranger. It was also a case of mistaken identity in an attempted home invasion that went horribly wrong. Or there is the fact that one of the three people at Mr Walewicz's door was only 12 years old.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Rosie King

The ACT Supreme Court has awarded a woman more than a quarter of a million dollars in damages after she fell down stairs leaving a Braddon restaurant in 2019. The woman, now 54, alleged the operators of Zaab, a southeast Asian restaurant on Lonsdale Street, had been negligent by failing to repair the uneven surface of a set of stairs used to enter and exit the premises. She told the Supreme Court she arrived at the restaurant around 6pm, when it was still daylight.

Mar 4, 2025 | abc.net.au | Rosie King

Alan Stephen can clearly remember the day he learned his brother had died. Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467Lifeline on 13 11 14Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander crisis support line 13YARN on 13 92 76Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636Headspace on 1800 650 890ReachOut at au.reachout.comMensLine Australia on 1300 789 978QLife 1800 184 527At 44, James had taken his own life. "Straight away, I just went into absolute meltdown," Mr Stephen said.

Feb 20, 2025 | abc.net.au | Rosie King

The nation's capital is considered the best place in the country to be a renter. Not in terms of cost — after all, Canberra is the third most expensive capital city to rent in — but in terms of tenancy rights. Jess Preston is one of the beneficiaries of some of these rights — along with her two cats, Pluto and Starburst. "I cannot live without my babies," she said.

Jan 30, 2025 | abc.net.au | Charlotte Gore |Rosie King

When Olga Rogacheva's two-year-old daughter Lily needed her tonsils and adenoids removed, she was told the wait to have the operation through the public system could be up to 10 years. The news devastated Ms Rogacheva, who said she felt the public health system was failing her family. "When we needed it the most we couldn't get access to it," she said.