Dutton nuclear satire wins the Bald Archy prize
The 29th Bald Archy Prize of $10,000 has gone to artist Phil Meatchem, for his work Despicable Ploy, it was announced at the Canberra Potters and Watson Art Centre on Friday.
- Arts & Entertainment
- Arts & Entertainment
Bassingthwaighte is electric as self-effacing Shirley
"The show is a fun journey back in time to a fantasy adventure." SIMONE PENKETHMAN reviews Shirley Valentine at Canberra Theatre.
- Politics
What face would a Dutton government present to the world?
Peter Dutton says he could handle Donald Trump, but can any Australian PM, asks political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Lifestyle
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
The cost-of-living battle rages on. It's hell out there, reports cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
- Opinion
Testing times when brotherly love goes amiss
"Often the kindest thing that people do day in and out involves hidden efforts and invisible love, hidden from – especially from – the beneficiaries," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
- News
When the ‘wrong’ rosé meets the gnocchi
"I mostly get the wine matching right, but on a recent occasion my friend’s wine was much better suited to the gnocchi I ordered than the wine I’d chosen to accompany the meal," laments wine writer RICHARD CALVER.
- Opinion
Here’s where Adams has got it so wrong on Sofronoff
"The errors of judgement made by Walter Sofronoff have been compounded now by the errors of fact finding and inference made by Michael Adams." HUGH SELBY thinks the integrity commissioner has got it horribly wrong.
- Opinion
Putin outsmarts Trump on Ukraine peace plans
Putin made Trump wait, then strung him along – it’s clear his war aims in Ukraine have not changed, says JON RICHARDSON.
- Lifestyle
Rebel Rebel always dares to be different
Award-winning Rebel Rebel, in the NewActon precinct, always dares to be different, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
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
Media laws to stay despite US tech giant threat
Social media companies have urged US President Donald Trump to punish Australia over laws forcing platforms to pay media outlets for content.
News
Woman arrested for reckless driving in Dickson
A 41-year-old woman with a suspended licence was arrested after she allegedly mounted the gutter and drove her Honda CRV erratically on footpaths and greenbelts in Dickson late on Thursday afternoon.
News
Man arrested on clandestine drug lab charges
A 21-year-old Dickson man has been charged with allegedly organising the manufacture of MDMA and other controlled drugs via clandestine laboratories.
Woman faces charge of inciting suicide
Coles, Woolies guilty of increasing margins: watchdog
Coventry’s IOC presidency creates hole for Brisbane ’32
Major parties neck and neck as election draws closer
Powering up system to stop firestorm of risky batteries
Police seek car footage following cyclist’s death
Lifestyle
Family doctor’s sharp focus is patient-centred care
Canberra Family Health Centre’s founder is Associate Professor Dr MARYSE BADAWY, whose medical passion has taken her across the globe. Now she is focusing her skills and expertise at a new practice in Canberra.
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Lifestyle
Journey through six decades of the Mint’s history
The Royal Australian Mint is celebrating 60 years of history with the Mint60 Exhibition, which takes visitors on a journey from the Mint’s humble beginnings as a sheep paddock to its $6.5 million museum refurbishment in 2024.
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Lifestyle
Individual pergolas that truly speak for themselves
The days of the standard rectangular, timber pergola covering the back verandah are gone. Today, there’s a multitude of choices with different materials, different colours and different shapes, says Canberra engineer ANDY STODULKA.
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Friday’s CityNews headlines
Here are today’s CityNews headlines.
Update
Media laws to stay despite US tech giant threat
Social media companies have urged US President Donald Trump to punish Australia over laws forcing platforms to pay media outlets for content.
Police
Woman arrested for reckless driving in Dickson
A 41-year-old woman with a suspended licence was arrested after she allegedly mounted the gutter and drove her Honda CRV erratically on footpaths and greenbelts in Dickson late on Thursday afternoon.
Police
Man arrested on clandestine drug lab charges
A 21-year-old Dickson man has been charged with allegedly organising the manufacture of MDMA and other controlled drugs via clandestine laboratories.
Police
Woman faces charge of inciting suicide
A 34-year-old woman is facing charges relating to sexual assault and inciting suicide.
Update
Coles, Woolies guilty of increasing margins: watchdog
Treasurer Jim Chalmers promised a crackdown on major supermarkets following a consumer watchdog report, but warned breaking them up would be counterproductive.
Update
Coventry’s IOC presidency creates hole for Brisbane ’32
Australian Olympic officials laud Kirsty Coventry's historic appointment as IOC president, but it leaves a hole to be filled for Brisbane's 2032 Games.
Politics
Major parties neck and neck as election draws closer
The latest YouGov poll shows the coalition has clawed back ground to be tied with the government on a two-party preferred basis.
News
When the ‘wrong’ rosé meets the gnocchi
"I mostly get the wine matching right, but on a recent occasion my friend’s wine was much better suited to the gnocchi I ordered than the wine I’d chosen to accompany the meal," laments wine writer RICHARD CALVER.
Daily Puzzles
Peter Dutton says he could handle Donald Trump, but can any Australian PM, asks political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"No doubt Ms Stephen-Smith is trying her best. However, her work has not proven effective. This health minister has had opportunity after opportunity – but the system continues to deteriorate," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
The message to Labor is take a stand or take a fall
Stop treating us with contempt on light rail costs
Dutton’s last steps to power will be the hardest
How reliable a partner is ‘unfriendly’ America?
Labor edges ahead of coalition in Roy Morgan poll
Dutton channels Trump: in Canberra, you’re fired!
Views
Testing times when brotherly love goes amiss
"Often the kindest thing that people do day in and out involves hidden efforts and invisible love, hidden from – especially from – the beneficiaries," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
Opinion
Here’s where Adams has got it so wrong on Sofronoff
"The errors of judgement made by Walter Sofronoff have been compounded now by the errors of fact finding and inference made by Michael Adams." HUGH SELBY thinks the integrity commissioner has got it horribly wrong.
Opinion
Putin outsmarts Trump on Ukraine peace plans
Putin made Trump wait, then strung him along – it’s clear his war aims in Ukraine have not changed, says JON RICHARDSON.
Opinion
Addictive Americans with a message for today
"They went through so many scrapes, just escaping before the opposing forces moved in... the tension never let up." ROBERT MACKLIN says the TV drama The Americans has an ending that might throw a piercing light on the dilemma we face today.
Opinion
‘Disrespectful’ light rail: ‘The nation can and must do better’
JACK KERSHAW has written to the PM describing the stage 2 light rail route as disrespectful, destructive and failing to do justice to the capital and the ACT, and offering an alternative route. "The nation can and must do better," he says.
Opinion
Hot and sweaty? Your hypothalamus is kicking in
"Body temperature regulation is primarily controlled by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that acts as the body’s thermostat." Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS wonders if hot-blooded people really are.
Opinion
The fine’s fine while the managers aren’t paying it
Telstra was the latest company to be slapped with a fine, this time $600,000 for spamming Australians with more than 10 million texts. But HUGH SELBY wonders if civil penalties are really acting as a deterrent.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
KEEPING UP THE ACT looks at the real problems beleaguering the Dickson shops.
Opinion
On remand, but sent to Goulburn jail; that went well!
"Legal rights are not trivial, not to be applied or ignored on a whim, not ignored because of a power imbalance between the parties." HUGH SELBY reveals another failure by ACT Corrections.
Arts
Dutton nuclear satire wins the Bald Archy prize
The 29th Bald Archy Prize of $10,000 has gone to artist Phil Meatchem, for his work Despicable Ploy, it was announced at the Canberra Potters and Watson Art Centre on Friday.
Reviews
The impact of a compelling Curious Incident
"This production succeeded in giving a gripping theatrical experience. Rather than feeling crushed, the show concludes with uplifting sense of its possibilities." ARNE SJOSTEDT reviews The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
Music
Concert evokes sleeping stories and memories
"The ensemble developed a strong rocking, ocean rhythm, building at the end of each movement towards a dramatic moment as the musicians together held still, frozen in time," writes NICK HORN in his first review for CityNews.
Reviews
Bassingthwaighte is electric as self-effacing Shirley
"The show is a fun journey back in time to a fantasy adventure." SIMONE PENKETHMAN reviews Shirley Valentine at Canberra Theatre.
Music
Troubadour Fred gets folksy with rhyme
Few people would've expected Fred Smith to be appearing as a poet at the launch of the National Folk Festival held on Wednesday but there he was – Canberra's most famous troubadour performing some truly dreadful rhymes of his own devising.
Reviews
Play’s precise warning and prediction about authoritarianism
"From the small gestural reactions to commands and the sudden changes in special relations, the cast provides an excellent example of true ensemble playing." JOE WOODWARD reviews The House of Bernarda Alba.
Photography
Photographs seek to trigger conversation
CON BOEKEL reviews an unusual PhotoAccess exhibition.
Arts & Entertainment
New acquisitions in portrait gallery rehang
Arts galore in this week's Artsweek column from HELEN MUSA.
Books
Humble Michael likes to write, that’s what he does
DAVID TURNBULL continues his series of profiles on Canberrans with a story. This week he meets a familiar TV news face who's gone from writing fact to fiction.
Lifestyle
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
The cost-of-living battle rages on. It's hell out there, reports cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Dining
Rebel Rebel always dares to be different
Award-winning Rebel Rebel, in the NewActon precinct, always dares to be different, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Health & Fitness
Why it’s good to seek help for lost hearing
Avoiding a hearing test because you don’t want chunky hearing aids? KATIE EKBERG and BARBRA TIMMER look at the options.
Health & Fitness
How often should exercise clothes be washed?
Earlier this year, the French government caused a stir with advice about how often you should wash your clothes. For sports clothes, it recommends up to three wears before you wash them. CAROLINA QUINTERO RODRIGUEZ takes a closer look.
Lifestyle
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN whimsically looks at when the cost-of-living crisis collides with Lent.
Gardening
Colourful daisies with all-year appeal
Marguerite daisies can flower all year, which makes them tricky to prune, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Wine
The grapes of wrath for Australian growers
"The supply of wine grapes exceeds demand and this is affecting those grape growers whose economic fortunes are dire because the crop they grow is worth less than the cost of production," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Lifestyle
Family doctor’s sharp focus is patient-centred care
Canberra Family Health Centre’s founder is Associate Professor Dr MARYSE BADAWY, whose medical passion has taken her across the globe. Now she is focusing her skills and expertise at a new practice in Canberra.
Sponsored Content
Lifestyle
Journey through six decades of the Mint’s history
The Royal Australian Mint is celebrating 60 years of history with the Mint60 Exhibition, which takes visitors on a journey from the Mint’s humble beginnings as a sheep paddock to its $6.5 million museum refurbishment in 2024.
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