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Sally Pryor

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Sheer neglect: Canberra has no right to look this shabby

22.06.2025 9

Canberra Times

Sally Pryor

Why is Floriade so popular? Well, I think it's a little bit like Summernats

26.05.2025 10

Canberra Times

Sally Pryor

Don't hate on our Brutalist buildings, watch this Hollywood epic instead

07.02.2025 10

Canberra Times

Sally Pryor

The school holidays are too long. We all need our routine back

28.01.2025 9

Canberra Times

Sally Pryor

Weston Creek is changing for the better. But I feel conflicted

One of the best things about living in Canberra is that you get to watch things transform before your very eyes. I swear every time I drive across...

04.01.2025 2

Canberra Times

Sally Pryor

Let me show you Canberra's not-so-dirty secret when it comes to books

Does anyone else remember the library they spent the most time in as a child? Login or signup to continue reading I worry that the young people of...

04.01.2025 2

Canberra Times

Sally Pryor

Hang on, haven't I done this one already? Why can't we get nightlife right?

When you've worked at a newspaper for a certain length of time, it sometimes happens that you set out to write a rant - a column, or a think-piece...

01.01.2025 6

Canberra Times

Sally Pryor

On the bus for my date with Kate ... (you know, Winslet)

As an adult in my 40s, it's a long time since I got all starry-eyed around famous people. Login or signup to continue reading I've met and had the...

25.10.2024 3

Canberra Times

Sally Pryor

'An unqualified triumph': Back when royals were the ultimate visitors

You may notice a couple of road closures in Canberra on Monday, and some crowds gathered at the War Memorial. Login or signup to continue reading...

18.10.2024 4

Canberra Times

Sally Pryor

Are you northside or southside? Yes, it matters

Are you a northsider, or a southsider? Login or signup to continue reading There are some questions to which you must have a ready answer, and this...

11.10.2024 2

Canberra Times

Sally Pryor

When music morphs into mega-fandom, I instinctively tune out

This is a column that is, ostensibly, about the American country musician Luke Combs who, I am told, is an absolutely massive deal. If you like...

27.09.2024 2

Canberra Times

Sally Pryor

Common sense? My puppy's destiny is probably a flowerbed

There's a surefire way to get to people's emotions when it comes to the issues that matter, and it involves pets. Login or signup to continue...

01.09.2024 4

Canberra Times

Sally Pryor