Susan McDonald

@Tzarimas Congratulations on a stellar broadcast career Helen! I’m one of what must be hundreds of ABC journos around the country you reached out to on the phone over the years with a reassuring word and piece of valuable advice. Thank you and go well 👏

Dear Listener, With mixed emotions, I am preparing to leave the ABC & say goodbye as your radio newsreader. It's been a pleasure and a privilege to be a voice you've listened to for more than 18 years. My wish is that you remain informed, inspired, and above all, well.

@BostleTeresa @ABCaustralia Thanks Teresa for bringing to my attention. The official information we were provided was incorrect as you say and we’re updating our copy.

Hey Susan @McDonaldSusan , Is this your article? Hawker College (a senior secondary school) continues to offer Chinese to students on campus. Has done for the past two years, and continues to offer it in 2024. abc.net.au/news/2023-08-1… via @ABCaustralia

Home owners urge Victorian government to help as Mr Fluffy loose-filled asbestos found in houses abc.net.au/news/2023-07-2… via @ABCaustralia

Five things we’ve learned in the 2023 ACT budget @MarkusMannheim abc.net.au/news/2023-06-2… via @ABCaustralia

@NellCathy Hi Cathy, the report can be found here: equityeconomics.com.au The authors found "the number of students with low proficiency in the ACT increases - rather than decreases - as students move through school".

@McDonaldSusan @JulianBAbbott @ABCaustralia I had wondered, whether the students who were poor readers at age 15, had always been so and nothing done about it. Or whether they had started off in the middle, but had not been engaged with reading and thus, improvement was slow. Any clues from report???

Significant number of Canberra school students behind in reading with calls to overhaul literacy teaching abc.net.au/news/2023-06-1… via @ABCaustralia

Another Canberra horse paddock faces uncertain future as growing city prompts review of use of prime land abc.net.au/news/2023-04-0… via @ABCaustralia

Canberra's first unit for early pregnancy loss to be a healing space for mothers and families abc.net.au/news/2020-08-2… via @ABCaustralia

Flood clean-up could cause asbestos disease spike in coming years, experts warn abc.net.au/news/2022-03-1… via @ABCaustralia

Snow Medical Research Foundation bars University of Melbourne from funding program after 'six white men' sole recipients of honorary doctorates abc.net.au/news/2022-03-0… via @ABCaustralia

New close contact exposure sites for #Canberra updated late last night: inc parts of CIT Bruce campus and all of CIT Reid campus at various timee; also another entry for CISAC. Others too, including casual exposure sites at supermarkets. Check the full list via links below.

Family violence laws to be changed in Canberra after man who attacked wife with axe spends just four months in jail abc.net.au/news/2021-03-2…

Chief Minister @ABarrMLA confirms to @Craigallenabc he's asked the Asbestos Taskforce to investigate setting up an assistance fund to support future mesothelioma victims linked to Mr Fluffy abc.net.au/news/2020-12-0…

Yes, yes it is.

Three more "Mr Fluffy" houses have been found in Canberra. Anyone with a house built before 1980 should read this story @abccanberra abc.net.au/news/2020-10-1…

Meet some Canberrans who care about the environment this election, and want to know what all the fuss over trees is about? This from me abc.net.au/news/2020-10-1…

Canberra Airport encourages people to "reboot their travel plans", while ACT Health urge Canberrans to have a "staycation".

Hazelwood coal mine fire affected foetuses exposed to smoke in utero, study finds abc.net.au/news/2020-08-2…

Packs of disposable masks on offer at the entrances to Parliament House this morning. Despite no active coronavirus cases in the ACT, the advice is masks should be worn in communal areas - given the fact pollies are coming in from all over the country @BreakfastNews #auspol

Criminal responsibility age to be raised from 10 to 14 if ACT Labor re-elected, after Government endorses reform abc.net.au/news/2020-08-2…