Sally Pryor

Canberra

Journalist at The Canberra Times

Features editor at the @canberratimes.

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Articles

Canberra's road sign decay: urgent action needed, advocates say

1 week ago | braidwoodtimes.com.au | Sally Pryor

May Offer or signup to continue readingMay OfferAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperHow about fix my major arterial avenue that leads drivers straight into the city centre? The large road signs on Northbourne Avenue, as drivers slow down to meet the 40kmh zone and cruise into Civic are faded, peeling and covered in graffiti.
Journalist jailed for three years on spy charges speaks at ANU

1 week ago | canberratimes.com.au | Sally Pryor

June 23: Journalist and 2024 Press Freedom Award recipient Cheng Lei will be in conversation with Michael Hertel on her new book Cheng Lei: A Memoir of Freedom, the extraordinary true story of how her life was abruptly transformed when she was detained for more than three years in China on false charges of espionage. 6pm, Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre, ANU. anu.edu.auSubscribe now for unlimited access.
Canberra's road sign decay: urgent action needed, advocates say

1 week ago | canberratimes.com.au | Sally Pryor

Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperCrosswords, Sudoku and TriviaHow about fix my major arterial avenue that leads drivers straight into the city centre? The large road signs on Northbourne Avenue, as drivers slow down to meet the 40kmh zone and cruise into Civic are faded, peeling and covered in graffiti.
How these cafe heroes are inspiring next generation of community champions

1 week ago | canberratimes.com.au | Sally Pryor

Australia's Local Heroes for 2025 Hannah Costello and Vanessa Brettell. Picture by Karleen MinneyThey may officially be the country's local heroes, but cafe owners Vanessa Brettell and Hannah Costello are just happy to be away from the office. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
Yep, you can still earn a living doing these old-school jobs in Canberra

3 weeks ago | canberratimes.com.au | Sally Pryor

It's a game we all like to play - guess which jobs will cease to exist by the time the kids have grown up. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperCrosswords, Sudoku and TriviaEither that, or we're marvelling at all the jobs that weren't even dreamt of back in the day. But what about the professions that endure, and that are still largely the same as they were hundreds of years ago?
Yep, you can still earn a living doing these old-school jobs in Canberra

3 weeks ago | braidwoodtimes.com.au | Sally Pryor

It's a game we all like to play - guess which jobs will cease to exist by the time the kids have grown up. May Offer or signup to continue readingMay OfferAll articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperEither that, or we're marvelling at all the jobs that weren't even dreamt of back in the day. But what about the professions that endure, and that are still largely the same as they were hundreds of years ago?
'People in Canberra have money': why selling art shouldn't be hard

4 weeks ago | canberratimes.com.au | Sally Pryor

Keith Murphy wants to bring art to the people of Canberra, and he's not afraid to show it. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperCrosswords, Sudoku and TriviaIn fact, he's so bold in his mission that he has taken over the massive premises of a former furniture store in Fyshwick, slapped an enormous sign out the front and filled it with big, bold pieces.
Enrico Taglietti's work showcased at Canberra Museum and Gallery

4 weeks ago | canberratimes.com.au | Sally Pryor

It was the mid-1950s when Enrico and Franca Taglietti first came to Canberra, a cosmopolitan Italian couple curious about the world. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperCrosswords, Sudoku and TriviaAnd what they found here, in the still fledgling capital, was a sense of endless possibility, a place poised for greatness, a dynamic open book.
Want to learn art fast? This blockbuster has you covered

1 month ago | canberratimes.com.au | Sally Pryor

It might seem the kind of high-concept show that would put some people off. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperCrosswords, Sudoku and TriviaBut the latest blockbuster at the National Gallery of Australia is packed full of colour and crowd-pleasers, by some of the all-time greats of 20th century art.
'Isolated': life in the only actual home in the Parliamentary Triangle

1 month ago | canberratimes.com.au | Sally Pryor

It was once a lonely house on the hill isolated from the rest of the city. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading50% off EOFY SaleAll articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperCrosswords, Sudoku and TriviaToday, it's still isolated, even though it's surrounded by ornamental parkland, national monuments and a zooming avenue, with thousands of cars passing its driveway every day.