Cormann’s advice on countering populism and reforms
For political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN, Mathias Cormann’s warning against imitating populists carries a pointed message for the Coalition as it struggles to counter One Nation’s growing appeal.
- Politics
- Opinion
When words become divorced from their original meaning
"Purists will tell you the word 'decimate' dates back to the Roman practice of killing one in 10, but in common usage it just means 'devastate'. Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS shares some words where their meanings have changed.
- Lifestyle
Dining in a very special space
Hats off to the National Gallery for repositioning its café – Oculus Café x Kitchen by Mike – to the ground-floor foyer with views of the Sculpture Garden, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
- Opinion
No poor-boy-made-good here, I was privileged
"Some folks never learn to read the room… they hear someone’s pain that reflects their experience and say to the woman weeping at her miscarriage, 'that’s nothing, I had six of them'," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
- Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Seriously, buying food is getting that bad, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
- Politics
Why policing alone won’t stop political violence
As threats against politicians rise, KRISTINA MURPHY argues that restoring trust in government could be as important as stronger security in preventing political extremism.
- Politics
Australia’s political past is far from peaceful
The attack on independent MP Helen Haines has shocked Australia, but political violence is hardly new. JOSHUA BLACK and FRANK BONGIORNO examine its troubling history and what it means for democracy today.
- Digital Edition
Digital edition October 22
"Some folks never learn to read the room… they hear someone’s pain that reflects their experience and say to the woman weeping at her miscarriage, 'that’s nothing, I had six of them'," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
- Politics
The bank vault is empty, but Labor’s still spending
"The ACT bank account is not just empty, but in the red to the tune of billions because of bad policy and reckless spending. But there's no sense the government is changing its modus operandi." JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED shake their heads.
News
Australia mourns as Israeli ambassador visits Bondi
As the Jewish community mourns the victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack Israel's ambassador has visited the site, as Australia considers tighter gun laws.
Update
‘Guilty’: mushroom cook convicted of triple murder
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson intentionally poisoned four members of her estranged husband's family, a jury has found after a week of deliberations.
News
Coroner finds cop who shot indigenous teen a racist
A coroner has found the death of a 19-year-old Warlpiri-Luritja man in a remote community was avoidable, and the former police officer who shot him was racist.
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.
News
Audit exposes failures in ACT community facilities
Infrastructure Canberra cannot locate 38 of its 200 community facility tenancy agreements, while 84 per cent of the agreements it holds have continued beyond their original terms, an ACT Auditor-General's report has revealed.
Firearms, drugs and weapons seized in Evatt raid
‘Pernicious’ attacks on women in power not surprising
ACT’s Kingfisher response fails trust test
‘Never committed a war crime’: Roberts-Smith argues
Government websites hit as part of global security flaw
Liberals push for smart glasses ban in ACT
Lifestyle
Farrer residents bring the community together
Bargains, homemade treats and community spirit are on the menu as Goodwin Village Farrer residents prepare for their annual Market Day on October 24. This is a sponsored post.
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Lifestyle
Frost-hardy plants for Canberra, door-delivered
Looking for frost-hardy plants in Canberra? Explore hedges, native plants and trees suited to local gardens, with delivery from Nursery Near Me in this sponsored post.
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Lifestyle
Everyone wants a modular lounge, but do they work?
Discover whether modular lounges suit Canberra homes, what to measure before buying and how Early Settler helps you choose the right configuration. This is a sponsored post.
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News
Audit exposes failures in ACT community facilities
Infrastructure Canberra cannot locate 38 of its 200 community facility tenancy agreements, while 84 per cent of the agreements it holds have continued beyond their original terms, an ACT Auditor-General's report has revealed.
Police
Firearms, drugs and weapons seized in Evatt raid
A 46-year-old Evatt man has been charged after police seized firearms, drugs and an assortment of prohibited weapons from his home during an investigation into an alleged kidnapping earlier this month.
Politics
‘Pernicious’ attacks on women in power not surprising
The governor-general has deplored the level of vitriol directed against Australian women in leadership in the wake of an alleged attack on a federal MP.
Update
ACT’s Kingfisher response fails trust test
Master Builders ACT has criticised the ACT government's response to the Integrity Commission's Operation Kingfisher investigation, calling for an independent Procurement Commissioner and sweeping changes to government contracting.
News
‘Never committed a war crime’: Roberts-Smith argues
Ben Roberts-Smith has denied killing civilians in Afghanistan, in an explosive radio interview after the ex-SAS soldier was charged with war crime murders.
National news
Government websites hit as part of global security flaw
A critical flaw in programming that powers the internet has affected government websites, but hasn't been exploited by hackers in Australia at this stage.
Politics
Liberals push for smart glasses ban in ACT
The Canberra Liberals are calling for a ban on recording-enabled smart glasses and other wearable recording devices in ACT government workplaces, public schools and sensitive public facilities, with exemptions for legitimate uses.
Politics
Almost 600 ACT public housing homes sit empty
Almost 600 public housing properties remain vacant in Canberra while more than 3650 approved applicants wait for a home, prompting two ACT politicians to demand greater transparency over the management of public housing.
News
Canberra house prices suffer sharpest fall in years
Canberra house prices have fallen by almost $28,000 in three months, while unit prices have dropped to their lowest level in almost five years, according to Domain's latest House Price Report.
Daily Puzzles
For political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN, Mathias Cormann’s warning against imitating populists carries a pointed message for the Coalition as it struggles to counter One Nation’s growing appeal.
As threats against politicians rise, KRISTINA MURPHY argues that restoring trust in government could be as important as stronger security in preventing political extremism.
Australia’s political past is far from peaceful
The bank vault is empty, but Labor’s still spending
Independents embarrass Labor on human rights
Shoebridge and his defiant senator at loggerheads
Now is the hour for the Coalition to embrace AI
Hanson’s Albo-rithm dresses up cruelty as commentary
Views
When words become divorced from their original meaning
"Purists will tell you the word 'decimate' dates back to the Roman practice of killing one in 10, but in common usage it just means 'devastate'. Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS shares some words where their meanings have changed.
Opinion
No poor-boy-made-good here, I was privileged
"Some folks never learn to read the room… they hear someone’s pain that reflects their experience and say to the woman weeping at her miscarriage, 'that’s nothing, I had six of them'," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Seriously, buying food is getting that bad, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Letters
‘I have the Invisible Man as my local member’
Letter writer and new Mawson resident DAVID ROBERTSON has written three times to his local MP David Smith after being "badly burned by the housing market’s budget reaction". But to no replies from the Member for Bean.
Opinion
Give the little guys a better go at building houses
Canberra needs more homes and a government that stops getting in the way, says Canberra Liberals Leader MARK PARTON.
Opinion
Hold the outrage and look what’s on the scales of justice
"Those who want to froth about the inadequacy of this sentence would do well to note that there is no rehabilitation in our ACT prison system. That is the fault of the current ACT Government," writes legal affairs columnist HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
A voice against voluntary assisted feudalism
"Jim asks his acolytes to swap their livery for Nick Cave T-shirts and their rung on the ladder to be shared by those with fewer opportunities." writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
Opinion
The legislative fibre to keep going through the motions
"Once infrequent, there are now more motions passing through the ACT Legislative Assembly than through the portaloos at the Multicultural Festival," writes SHUSH CAPITAL in this week's KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Here's a new episode of KEEPING UP THE ACT's travel show Getting Away With It. This time your favourite host reports from his latest junket to the UK...
Arts
Canberra’s potters put their best work forward
From Cathy Franzi's award-winning orchids to Robyn Campbell's delicate coastal forms, the Canberra Potters Society showcases its members' talents, reviews MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE.
Art
Mudgee shows how sculpture can transform a town
Arts editor HELEN MUSA visits Mudgee's flourishing Sculptures in the Garden festival and asks whether Queanbeyan or Bungendore could learn from its remarkable success.
Arts & Entertainment
AusArt Day gives Canberra arts a fundraising boost
With more than 350 artists and arts organisations from across the country taking part, Creative Australia’s AusArt Day 2026 takes centre stage tomorrow in a nationwide fundraising initiative designed to help artists raise money.
Music
Performers plan to ‘shake it up’ for Parkinson’s
A pair of enterprising musicians is taking up the baton for Parkinson’s research in a show they say will “shake it up”. And From a Diamond to a King is coming to Canberra, reports artys editor HELEN MUSA.
Film
Local composer scores a monumental movie moment
In a coup for the ANU Film Group, Monument, directed by Bohemian Rhapsody and X-Men director Bryan Singer, will receive its Australian premiere on October 30, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Courtney Act takes centre stage on canvas
Courtney Act takes centre stage at the National Portrait Gallery, while Canberra lights up for Japan and film festivals fill the screens, in the latest "Artsweek" column by arts editor HELEN MUSA
Theatre
Canberra’s Greek theatre wins over Perth
Canberra actor, director and producer Michael J Smith, founder of Greek Theatre Now, has made a successful foray into Perth with his production of Sophocles’ Oedipus the King at Kings Park Amphitheatre, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Theatre
Five actors, 39 characters and one wild journey
Five actors will take on 39 characters in a fast-moving production of Mark Brown’s adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days, directed and produced by Honest Puck Theatre’s James Scott, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Dance
Lea’s new work aims to ‘saturate the senses’
As part of both the BOLD and Craft + Design Canberra festivals, Liz Lea will be staging a double bill of dance works themed around design, dance, disability and dissent, titled ALTER, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Lifestyle
Dining in a very special space
Hats off to the National Gallery for repositioning its café – Oculus Café x Kitchen by Mike – to the ground-floor foyer with views of the Sculpture Garden, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Lifestyle
Farrer residents bring the community together
Bargains, homemade treats and community spirit are on the menu as Goodwin Village Farrer residents prepare for their annual Market Day on October 24. This is a sponsored post.
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Lifestyle
Planning your enclosed patio project on a budget
An underused patio could become an extra living room, home office or entertaining space without a major extension. This sponsored post explores how to make the transformation affordable.
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Gardening
Frost-hardy plants for Canberra, door-delivered
Looking for frost-hardy plants in Canberra? Explore hedges, native plants and trees suited to local gardens, with delivery from Nursery Near Me in this sponsored post.
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Fashion
Kylie Jenner dazzles in $70 million diamond Fantasy Bra
Kylie Jenner has dazzled the audience at the Victoria's Secret fashion show by walking the runway wearing a $US50 million bra covered with 4410 diamonds.
Medicine and wellbeing
Why do I keep getting mouth ulcers?
Mouth ulcers can make eating and talking painful, but why do some people keep getting them? Oral health experts explain the common causes, treatments and warning signs that shouldn't be ignored.
Gardening
The daisy that thrives in sunny spots
Canberra’s native cut leaf daisy is a hardy, slow-growing ground cover that thrives in sunny, well-drained spots, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Lifestyle
Everyone wants a modular lounge, but do they work?
Discover whether modular lounges suit Canberra homes, what to measure before buying and how Early Settler helps you choose the right configuration. This is a sponsored post.
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