Written by Hannah Worsley – Country To Canberra Teen Blogger It’s International Women’s Day today! Whether you’ve been counting down the days until your sneaky feminist-themed t-shirt matches the occasion, or you only discovered that it existed because Facebook made a profile picture filter, we can all agree that today is important. Last year on …
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Written by Louise Miolin – Country To Canberra Teen Blogger I like to to think that I possess a variety of positive traits. I can analyse novels really well, roll my tongue into a clover, speak in front of crowds…but I’ll be the first to admit that when it comes to coordination and athleticism, I’m severely …
Written by Michelle Monaghan – Country to Canberra Teen Blogger It’s the month of March already – the year is flying by! Women have so much to celebrate this month with International Women’s Day, but for some women in particular, March is a chance to spread awareness about something much more serious and quite sad. March is the month …
Written by Areej Hassan – Country to Canberra Teen Blogger The day my mum had to take the last oral assessment for her MBBS degree (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) was also the day she was set to be engaged. When her male examiner found out about this, he was furious and ready to plaster an …
Elise Toyer, 2016 Power Trip winner from Batemans Bay, NSW The quote ‘a picture speaks a thousand words’ is especially relevant when it comes to reflecting on the amazing experience that was the 2016 power trip. Because no matter how eloquent (or not. . .) my words are, nothing can explain better how much this …
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Written by Michelle Monaghan – Country to Canberra Teen Blogger Today, I write about something extremely inspiring. She became Queen at the age of 25 in 1952 and now in 2017, at the age of 90, Queen Elizabeth is our longest reigning monarch. Monday the 6th of February marked the day that Queen Elizabeth’s reign started 65 years ago, …
Our first Country to Canberra guest blogger for 2017 is the amazing Pamela Perre! She has written a terrific post about embracing all the different parts that make us women in today’s world. Pamela began her full-time working life completing a year-long traineeship at Karlene Maywald’s Chaffey Electorate Office. She’s a born and bred Riverland girl, and …
Written by Rebecca Pickering – Country to Canberra Teen Blogger As the summer holidays drew to a close, I was forced to think about what my senior year would entail. Year 12 is our final year to prove ourselves both academically and as leaders. It is our last chance to have a set routine of learning from 9-3, …
Bethan Rainey, 2016 Power Trip winner from Bunbury, WA When I first saw a poster for the Country to Canberra “Power Trip” in my school newsletter I was delighted. With university applications rapidly approaching I was in dire need of a few resume builders, not to mention that the idea of meeting some of Australia’s …
2016 Power Trip Reflection: “I got so much more than I bargained for!” Read More »
Written by Vanessa Sporne – Country to Canberra Teen Blogger We place complete trust in our courts to enforce justice, but can they claim to be ‘just’ when they leave some Australian citizens out in the cold? We possess basic rights within our society. For example, everyone has the right to a free education, up until our thirteenth …
