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How The Big Meeting is breaking barriers around social and sexual safety for people with disability

Erin Cross — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:20:51 +0000

Since its inception in 2022, The Big Meeting has brought people together to break the silence around sexuality, consent and violence against disabled people – challenging taboos and making...

Where do you fit? Finding your place in Canberra’s changing housing landscape

HerCanberra Team — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:19:31 +0000

If housing has been on your mind lately, you’re not alone. Canberra is growing – fast. As we move beyond a population of 500,000 in the coming years, more people...

Is the investment property dream still worth it?

Ishara Rupasinghe — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:10:17 +0000

For years, owning an investment property has been Australia's favourite dinner party flex. But the 2026 federal budget quietly shifted the rules and in Canberra especially, the maths looks...

No sitter? No problem. How a baby-friendly comedy show is tackling parental isolation

Erin Cross — Tue, 26 May 2026 20:20:39 +0000

A new stand-up comedy series in Canberra is tackling parental isolation by being ‘infant inclusive’ – and yes, tummy time is encouraged. Created and produced by local comedian (who you...

Well-behaved women never make history – the National Library and She Shapes History are fixing that

Erin Cross — Tue, 26 May 2026 20:15:17 +0000

Five years ago, Sita Sargeant asked a question that set the country on fire and changed her life completely: Where are the women in the story of Australia? It was...

Cycling to save Queer lives

Emma Macdonald — Sun, 24 May 2026 20:21:07 +0000

Oscar Dethridge doesn’t consider himself an athletic person, but he is undertaking a 2000-kilometre ride around the Canberra region for a very important cause. To Help Save Queer Lives. As...

Ghosts, punk rock and an 8-Dimensional being: Meet Canberra’s breakout graphic novel

Erin Cross — Thu, 21 May 2026 20:20:43 +0000

A small mountain town plagued by the supernatural. Two teens who hunt ghosts. And an 8-Dimensional being that tends to respond in Magic 8-Ball sayings. Written by local Americo Alvarenga...

How I Got Here: Stage actor Andrea Close

HerCanberra Team — Wed, 20 May 2026 20:10:27 +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...