The photo appeared in The Canberra Times on December 1, 1964, along with the caption: "For more than 40 years Mr Ernie Maguire, 63, has been travelling country roads. He has given away walking and humping his swag and today he travels pushing his bike or, if the breeze
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Queensland judge Lincoln Crowley becomes first Indigenous Australian appointed to Supreme Court
Lincoln Crowley QC has become the first Indigenous Australian to be a Supreme Court judge after he was appointed to the role in Queensland today.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk welcomed the decision, saying both Crowley and fellow newly appointed Supreme Court judge Melanie Hindman displayed years of expertise."They are both outstanding
Striking Catholic school teachers say low pay, burnout is driving people out
Husband of teacher killed in Texas school shooting ‘dies of grief’; Former ‘Hey Dad!’ star Robert Hughes makes bid for parole; Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Timor Region; Ray Liotta dies suddenly
Researchers investigate bushfire risk of expanded ACT
Kevin Spacey charged in UK with four counts of sexual assault
British prosecutors said Thursday they have charged actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men.The Crown Prosecution Service said Spacey "has also been charged with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent."The alleged incidents took place in London between March 2005
Two more Canberra schools turn to remote learning
Coroner hands down inquest findings into deadly Melbourne stabbing rampage
Capital Film Festival announces 2022 inaugural program including Emma Thompson’s Good Night to You, Leo Grande and Canberra horror film Sissy | The Canberra Times
How the Texas elementary school mass shooting unfolded
Salvador Ramos, 18, carried out the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, Uvalde, on Tuesday local time.Ramos was killed by responding law enforcement, leaving a community reeling and renewed calls for gun control ringing out through the US.Here's what we know about how the latest US mass shooting played