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Practice makes perfect: the Canberra mum helping jobseekers crack the APS interview

HerCanberra Team — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:10:01 +0000

For anyone who has ever sat opposite a government interview panel, palms sweating while trying to conjure the perfect response, Emma Kent understands the pressure. The Canberra mum has spent...

Wrap around care – general practice and radiology elevate women’s health in the ACT

Emma Macdonald — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:13:04 +0000

Olika Medical Practice and Atlas Medical Imaging are two new medical practices working closely together to keep Canberra women in top health. Two female Canberra doctors, Dr Sharmila Sambandam and...

From Kmart laundry lids to CMAG: meet the Canberran turning waste into wonder

Emma Macdonald — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:10:48 +0000

Bryan Fitzpatrick comes to his first exhibition at the Canberra Museum and Gallery from an unlikely, but quintessentially Canberra, perspective. In Year 7 at Weston Creek High School, he failed...

Her Impact builds a much-needed table for Canberran WOC in business

Abby Hext — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:10:20 +0000

A Melbourne-based community platform for women of colour business owners is bringing its dinner club to Canberra. Have you ever walked into a room as a woman of colour in...

From the Navy to nursing: how CIT’s hands-on nursing pathway changed Caitlin’s life (and is helping to change others)

Laura Peppas — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:21:27 +0000

When Caitlin Carter battled a severe illness in 2015 while working in the Navy, it completely changed her career trajectory. “I got really sick, and the nurses who looked after...

Is it just me, or does money feel harder than it used to?

Ishara Rupasinghe — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:10:06 +0000

You earn more than your parents did at your age. You're doing the “right things.” And yet, at the end of the month, there's barely anything left. Here's why,...

Why this local writer is urging Canberra to back its creative voices this June

Erin Cross — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:15:36 +0000

When emerging Canberra-based writer Callie Doyle-Scott was told that the award-winning Isobelle Carmody was willing to mentor her, she literally dropped her teacup. It was a dream that had always...

How I Got Here: Coastrek founder Di Westaway, OAM

HerCanberra Team — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:10:13 +0000

Admit it, we’ve all been there – stalking social media and LinkedIn profiles, trying desperately to figure out how the hell someone got their dream job. It seems impossible, and...