Michael Black

In the smartphone era, many people have a podcast in their ears, their friends at their fingertips, and information up to their eyeballs. So when it comes to receiving news, a handwritten letter from a friend might seem old-fashioned.

Maureen Mayall’s creations are proving the twilight years are much more colourful than people might think, and the 92-year-old has no plans to slow down.

Keeping the river clear of rubbish has long been a selfless act for these three Queensland eco-warriors, but it had an unintended pay-off with the discovery of a vintage Rolex watch.

Jewellery made from human teeth is not to everyone’s taste, but the specialist craft dates back centuries. Queen Victoria even had some pieces made.

One of the darkest moments in Maggie Dent’s adolescence changed the course of the parenting guru’s life, setting her on the path to helping others understand their teenagers.

It's been a long journey from being signed up for Soccer Squirts in Coolum, Queensland to playing for the Matildas.

It's been a long journey from being signed up for Soccer Squirts in Coolum, Queensland to playing for the Matildas.

All it took was a global pandemic for some Australians to get to know their neighbours by name.

A new musical created, performed, and pioneered by an entirely queer cast and crew may even be an Australian first.

Light rail was officially launched one year ago in Canberra and, up until the COVID-19 outbreak, was proving more popular than first estimated. The government announced an increase in frequency to help alleviate the peak hour crush earlier this year, but now, the carriages are running empty.

Passengers describe the terrifying moment their flight from Melbourne to Canberra entered a fire-generated weather system over south-eastern Australia.

A massive car meetup north of Canberra’s Summernats car festival turns ugly, with attendees throwing rocks and bottles at police, injuring one officer.

Less than a day after father and son Robert and Patrick Salway died at Cobargo on the NSW South Coast, scammers set up an online fundraising campaign to solicit donations from members of the public.

Canberra’s very woolly sheep Chris — made famous by his record-breaking 41.1-kilogram coat — dies four years after he made headlines around the world.

Lids 4 Kids is processing 50,000 bottle caps a week. But with nowhere for them to go, they’re piling up inside one Canberra man’s home.

Pedestrians in Canberra are making the slightest of double takes with the installation of same-sex traffic lights in the city centre.

Pedestrians in Canberra are making the slightest of double takes with the installation of same-sex traffic lights in the city centre.

A proposal for an underground, air-conditioned interchange in Canberra is offering a prettier street-scape and targeting the current “smelly, noisy” central bus station as well as the city’s “extreme weather”.

The recently-erected, 2.4 metre-tall sculpture in Serbia is drawing ridicule internationally, but some locals are getting behind it — if only to get a photo from the 'right' angle.

The recently-erected, 2.4 metre-tall sculpture in Serbia is drawing ridicule internationally, but some locals are getting behind it — if only to get a photo from the ‘right’ angle.