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Sustainable co-housing community to be built in Canberra's north to meet downsizing needs without compromising environmental impact

Three couples prepare to build a small, sustainable co-housing community in Ainslie. The building's future residents say the project began to meet downsizing needs without the loss of environmentally conscious design.

ABC News · Jul 2, 2022

80th anniversary of sinking of Montevideo Maru, Australia's worst maritime disaster, commemorated at Australian War Memorial

July 1 marks the 80th anniversary of Australia's worst maritime disaster, the sinking of the Montevideo Maru during World War II. The ship was bound for a Japanese prisoner of war camp when a US Navy submarine fired on and sunk the vessel, killing 1,053 Australians.

ABC News · Jul 1, 2022

Artist Jaq Grantford wins Darling Portrait Prize for reflection on the highs and lows of COVID-19 lockdowns

In some ways, lockdowns were a "dystopian" time for artist Jaq Grantford, but they also brought her a kind of peace, which is reflected in her painting titled 2020.

ABC News · Jun 24, 2022