John Dease News Today

Canberra in those far-off days was regarded as a joke by the rest of Australia. The essence of this ridicule was the notion of a 'Bush Capital' making even less impression on the visitor than such neighbouring country towns as Goulburn. compared to the great coastal cities, whence most of Canberra’s population was embarrassingly unimpressive

Melbourne institution 3AW celebrates 90 years today, beginning the first broadcast on February 22, 1932. The historic milestone comes at a time when the