Cleese brings Fawlty Towers to the West End
Fawlty Towers The Play has been adapted for the stage by John Cleese, who co-wrote and starred in the original TV series playing Basil Fawlty.
- Arts & Entertainment
- Politics
Ministers dodge the detainee schmozzle
Ministers Clare O'Neil and Andrew Giles are dodging the spotlight shining on blunders over ex-detainees, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Lifestyle
How a grape first line lost its lustre
Wine writer RICHARD CALVER reveals the opening line to a column he didn't write in November, when he attended the Latin American Cultural and Gastronomic Festival, Edition VII. The facts got in the way.
- Arts & Entertainment
Carefully crafted story of interwoven strands
ANNA CREER reviews two new crime books set in regional Australia, one written with skilfully interwoven strands, the other tense and dramatic.
- News
Is X really out of the reach of Australian law?
The omnipresence of the internet in our global lives has changed several centuries of legal thinking. There is now a willingness to pass laws in Australia that have a global reach, writes legal columnist HUGH SELBY.
- Arts & Entertainment
CIMF / Lior brings Compassion to festival gala
"The opening gala concert of this year’s Canberra International Music Festival was indeed very gala and emotionally uplifting with a program filled with compassion," writes reviewer LEN POWER.
- Lifestyle
The smoked-trout pizza standout
Dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON thrills to the taste of a smoked-trout pizza, but has reservations about the preparation of a couple of others at a new place in Kingston.
- Opinion
Thomson’s story gives voice to indigenous future
"His passion cost him his health and his first marriage, but he returned to his public quest for Aboriginal advancement, earning the praise of professorial fellows as 'Australia’s Lawrence of Arabia'," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
- Arts & Entertainment
CIMF / New and old music, full of youthful verve
ROB KENNEDY reviews the first concert in the 2024 Canberra International Music Festival, which he said got the festival off to a strong start.
Update
Few clues to motive in ‘horrifying’ Bondi rampage
NSW Premier Chris Minns says women were targeted in the Bondi Junction mass stabbing but lengthy inquiries to come may never conclusively find a motive.
Update
Angry PM slams bail decision for charged ex-detainee
A decision by federal prosecutors not to oppose bail for a released detainee before an alleged assault was not common sense, Anthony Albanese says.
News
Unprovoked attack alleged in Civic hotel
A 36-year-old man has been accused of an unprovoked assault at a Civic hotel on Thursday night.
News
Dr Juliet Lucy appointed to ACAT
Dr Juliet Lucy has been appointed a new presidential member of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT). She will commence her seven-year appointment on May 21.
News
Man charged over mum’s death hit with fresh charges
A man who allegedly murdered missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy has been hit with new charges from before the woman's suspected killing.
‘Armed shopper’ incident: no offences, say police
Ownership twist in ‘profitable’ Bonza’s demise
Man shot in Oaks Estate
Alleged data-leak blackmailer faces years in jail
Housing crisis set to intensify in ‘unhealthy’ market
A-Gs set to meet on gendered violence prevention
Lifestyle
Security rebate offers $550 to combat property crime
With property-related offences remaining at concerning levels in Canberra, crime prevention advocate Neighbourhood Watch Australasia has launched a security upgrade rebate program aimed at empowering residents to safeguard their properties.
Opinion
Is it a tram? Is it a bus? Which Metro works best?
"The considerably lower per km cost of the Brisbane Metro compared to the Canberra Metro results from using existing infrastructure, including busways, and not investing in rails," writes BEATRICE BODART-BAILEY.
Arts & Entertainment
Abba praises ‘steadfast’ fans, 50 years after Waterloo
Swedish supergroup Abba says it is "slightly dizzying and deeply humbling" to have such a devoted fanbase, as it marks 50 years since its Eurovision triumph.
News
Angry PM slams bail decision for charged ex-detainee
A decision by federal prosecutors not to oppose bail for a released detainee before an alleged assault was not common sense, Anthony Albanese says.
Police
Unprovoked attack alleged in Civic hotel
A 36-year-old man has been accused of an unprovoked assault at a Civic hotel on Thursday night.
News
Dr Juliet Lucy appointed to ACAT
Dr Juliet Lucy has been appointed a new presidential member of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT). She will commence her seven-year appointment on May 21.
News
Man charged over mum’s death hit with fresh charges
A man who allegedly murdered missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy has been hit with new charges from before the woman's suspected killing.
Police
‘Armed shopper’ incident: no offences, say police
UPDATE: Police said they had spoken with the man alleged to have produced a knife at the Woden shopping centre on Monday, and "are satisfied that no offences were committed during this incident".
National news
Ownership twist in ‘profitable’ Bonza’s demise
There's been a twist in the case of grounded low-cost airline Bonza with startling new revelations that suggest it was profitable, and was about to be sold – which may have angered the current owner, reports SCOTT MAYMAN.
Police
Man shot in Oaks Estate
A man was shot on George Street in Oaks Estate at about 12.20am on Wednesday.
National news
Alleged data-leak blackmailer faces years in jail
A Sydney man allegedly behind a website purportedly threatening to leak one million identity records from NSW club patrons has been charged with blackmail.
National news
Housing crisis set to intensify in ‘unhealthy’ market
Home ownership is drifting out of reach for Australians with no easy fix to deep-seated problems, a government-appointed council has warned.
Daily Puzzles
Ministers Clare O'Neil and Andrew Giles are dodging the spotlight shining on blunders over ex-detainees, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"It's difficult to justify the ACT's excess taxation when debt's rising, the hospital system is the country's poorest and services for disadvantaged groups are the nation's worst," write JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED.
Gambling gauntlet thrown down to the Greens
Big Tech is on notice and pressure will only increase
Barr gives millions to SLA to pay dividend… to Barr
Bait and switch: power of the political wedge
Albanese treks into some jungle diplomacy
Ethnic tensions complicate multicultural policy reform
Views
Funny or offensive? Humour can be complex
"Fred was at the bank yesterday when a little old lady asked him if he could help check her balance. So he pushed her over." Columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS says humour varies greatly , based on individual experiences, beliefs and sensitivities.
Opinion
Thomson’s story gives voice to indigenous future
"His passion cost him his health and his first marriage, but he returned to his public quest for Aboriginal advancement, earning the praise of professorial fellows as 'Australia’s Lawrence of Arabia'," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Sir Ernest Escargot, Head Snail of the ACT Inactivity Commission, shares a breathless update on the Canberra Institute of Technobabble investigations with KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Letters
Slaughter of the Red Hill roos, third year in a row
"If encouraged, the golf course roos will move off on to the reserve, but I have no doubt they will be unnecessarily and brutally slaughtered." Letter writer GWENDA GRIFFITHS despairs for the Red Hill kangaroos.
Opinion
Cartoon / Budget Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN takes a look at the impending federal budget.
Opinion
Why respect is a two-way street in law
Legal columnist HUGH SELBY offers a spirited response to an opinion column by Kelly Saunders in which she posed the question over a defendant's right to silence in a sexual assault prosecution. Selby argues she's wrong...
Opinion
Doping body in the crosshairs of a global power struggle
Chinese swimming scandal: a strong defence by world anti-doping body, but narrative of ‘cover-up’ remains, write TRACEY HOLMES and CATHERINE ORDWAY.
Opinion
In sexual assault, is the right to silence wrong?
Sexual assault victims give evidence in court, but alleged perpetrators don’t have to. Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case shows why that needs to change, says KELLY SAUNDERS.
Opinion
Build apartments for families and they will come
"A separate dwelling is the dominant choice for most households in Canberra, although the share of households occupying higher-density dwellings is increasing," writes former planner MIKE QUIRK.
Arts
Cleese brings Fawlty Towers to the West End
Fawlty Towers The Play has been adapted for the stage by John Cleese, who co-wrote and starred in the original TV series playing Basil Fawlty.
Books
Carefully crafted story of interwoven strands
ANNA CREER reviews two new crime books set in regional Australia, one written with skilfully interwoven strands, the other tense and dramatic.
Canberra International Music Festival
CIMF / Two concerts linked by musical subtleties
GRAHAM McDONALD reviews two of the international ensembles performing at CIMF. Members of both groups are around the same age, mid-30s or so and both concerts were programmed with subtle connecting links between the works performed.
Canberra International Music Festival
CIMF / Lior brings Compassion to festival gala
"The opening gala concert of this year’s Canberra International Music Festival was indeed very gala and emotionally uplifting with a program filled with compassion," writes reviewer LEN POWER.
Canberra International Music Festival
CIMF / New and old music, full of youthful verve
ROB KENNEDY reviews the first concert in the 2024 Canberra International Music Festival, which he said got the festival off to a strong start.
Arts & Entertainment
Lior opens Peelman’s last music festival
The arts are in full flight this week as HELEN MUSA's Artsweek column attests...
Film
Rebus film challenges isolation
On a recent Sunday afternoon, arts editor HELEN MUSA joined a crowd in Queanbeyan for Rebus Theatre’s screening of their film, Re-Emergence: Every Storm Gives Way To A New Sunrise.
Music
Stunned: How Tchaikovsky’s Fifth changed Joyce’s life
Basking in the light of musical stardom, Korean-American virtuoso pianist Joyce Yang is about to descend on Snow Concert Hall to perform a concert of Russian music, reports HELEN MUSA.
Update
Canberra actor John Cuffe dies aged 91
One of the last remaining luminaries from the explosion of professional theatre in Canberra during the 1970s has died after complications from lung cancer. He was 91.
Lifestyle
How a grape first line lost its lustre
Wine writer RICHARD CALVER reveals the opening line to a column he didn't write in November, when he attended the Latin American Cultural and Gastronomic Festival, Edition VII. The facts got in the way.
Dining
The smoked-trout pizza standout
Dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON thrills to the taste of a smoked-trout pizza, but has reservations about the preparation of a couple of others at a new place in Kingston.
Gardening
Yarralumla garden that salutes the brave
Gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON says the Government House Bravery Garden was designed with style and symbolism.
Wine
Know a drop to shake off complacency?
To be complacent means that you are pleased with yourself or your merits and advantages or the situation you are in: basically, being self-satisfied, writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Dining
Rosemary’s working the night shift
Rosemary in Kingston is now open at night and it’s well worth a visit, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Home & Garden
Security rebate offers $550 to combat property crime
With property-related offences remaining at concerning levels in Canberra, crime prevention advocate Neighbourhood Watch Australasia has launched a security upgrade rebate program aimed at empowering residents to safeguard their properties.
Gardening
The plant peril that comes in yellow
The Spotted Dead Nettle is from the mint family, but beware, buy the wrong variety and you'll have it for life, warns gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Health & Fitness
Taking a lunge into getting more from walking
Only walking for exercise? KEN NOSAKA shows how to get the most out of it.
Wine
Cold comfort drinking red wine in Japan
"Drinking mostly Japanese beer and sake with food wasn’t a difficulty, but for lovers of red wine though, expect to have to warm your glass to let the wine reach room temperature," writes RICHARD CALVER, home from a holiday in Japan.
