KEEPING UP THE ACT
First the iconic bus shelters are heritage listed, now our time-weathered chief has been heritage protected from removal, reports KEEPING UP THE ACT.
- Opinion
- Lifestyle
Canberra’s top tour guide took tours to learn how
“The more stories in my pocket, the more I can adapt.” Multilingual Angie Ouyang, the inaugural Canberra Region Tour Guide of the Year, shares some of her techniques with reporter DHWANI PATHAK.
- Opinion
In sexual assault trials we want more, not less justice
"The latest awful idea to 'improve' our legal system is to use the recorded interview by police of adult sexual assault complainants as the evidence-in-chief at a later trial." Legal columnist HUGH SELBY explains the problems.
- Opinion
Government seeks to sink non-compete clauses
Impending changes to the law will make it harder for employers to impose non-compete clauses in employment contracts. But why, asks industrial lawyer RICHARD CALVER.
- Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Unfortunately, it'll take more than yoga to stop the RBA lifting interest rates next Tuesday, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
- Politics
Albanese seeks to advance Australia’s middle power diplomacy
Australia wants to return to the UN Security Council in 2029, with Anthony Albanese promising to use the seat to champion the Pacific and press for UN reform, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Politics Opposition in search of a spine and policy smarts
"More than a year after its walloping at the last election, the Coalition’s policy machinery looks positively anaemic; a policy vacuum," writes political columnist ROBERT McMAHON.
- Politics
‘Traitor’ slurs – how dare you, Pauline Hanson!
"One Nation’s – Hanson’s – attack on Andrew Hastie as a 'traitor' was one of the more appalling examples of political leadership I have seen in 30 years of observing and analysing Australian politics," writes columnist ROBERT McMAHON.
- Politics
Circle of angst as NCA pushes for high rise
"It emerged that the NCA had been having private meetings since September 2023 with developers... and the NCA’s proposal reflected the developers’ ambitions for high-density residential development," writes RICHARD JOHNSTON.
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.
Update
Broad support for buying homes with super
Most Australians want to be able to siphon from their superannuation before retirement to purchase homes as the coalition teeters on the issue.
Liberals push for stronger policing in Molonglo
Parton pushes for home palliative care funding
Barr rules out data centres at public pools
‘Cheese and bikkies’: Raiders leader inspiring team
Falling veteran suicide rates remain far above average
Australia urges slowdown of AI race in global statement
Lifestyle
Ticks pose a growing risk to Canberra pets
Weston Woden Animal Hospital is seeing ticks more often in pets presenting in Canberra. This sponsored post explains the warning signs owners shouldn't ignore.
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Lifestyle
Do you know where your business data lives?
Most Australian businesses have no idea which country their website and email are hosted in. Here is why that question matters, and what to ask before you sign up. This is a sponsored post.
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Lifestyle
Canberra races to adopt AI, but who’s accountable?
Canberra workplaces are embracing AI faster than the rules governing its use can keep up. This sponsored post looks at why closing that gap is becoming increasingly important.
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News
Broad support for buying homes with super
Most Australians want to be able to siphon from their superannuation before retirement to purchase homes as the coalition teeters on the issue.
Police
Liberals push for stronger policing in Molonglo
Canberra Liberals Ed Cocks and Deborah Morris are calling for more police patrols in Molonglo and a delivery plan for a promised police station, saying residents have raised concerns about home invasions, and police response times.
Health
Parton pushes for home palliative care funding
Canberra Liberals Leader Mark Parton will move a motion in the Legislative Assembly today calling for continued funding of non-clinical, home-based palliative care support after funding changes affecting Community Options.
Politics
Barr rules out data centres at public pools
Chief Minister Andrew Barr has ruled out co-locating data centres with Canberra's public swimming pools ahead of an ACT Greens proposal to be debated in the Legislative Assembly this week.
Sports news
‘Cheese and bikkies’: Raiders leader inspiring team
Canberra are one game away from making a first NRLW grand final and despite not having one of their captains available, she's still helping the team.
National news
Falling veteran suicide rates remain far above average
The effectiveness of support for veterans leaving the defence force will come under further scrutiny, as suicide rates remain higher than for other Aussies.
Politics
Australia urges slowdown of AI race in global statement
Australia has joined more than 20 other countries in urging for greater protections against artificial intelligence as the technology rapidly expands.
News
Baby bonus not on the cards to halt fertility freefall
Deaths will outnumber births in Australia by 2066, leaving fewer young workers to sustain an ageing population as women face choosing between career and family.
National news
Alleged teen victim withdrawn from Alan Jones’ trial
Prosecutors have withdrawn an indecent assault charge involving a 17-year-old boy midway through veteran broadcaster Alan Jones's trial.
Daily Puzzles
Australia wants to return to the UN Security Council in 2029, with Anthony Albanese promising to use the seat to champion the Pacific and press for UN reform, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"More than a year after its walloping at the last election, the Coalition’s policy machinery…
‘Traitor’ slurs – how dare you, Pauline Hanson!
Circle of angst as NCA pushes for high rise
Burke’s migration plan leaves Labor wedged
Our millions lost to government incompetence
Skating rink: Labor puts more promises on ice
They’re rebranding the PM and here’s why…
Views
KEEPING UP THE ACT
First the iconic bus shelters are heritage listed, now our time-weathered chief has been heritage protected from removal, reports KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Opinion
In sexual assault trials we want more, not less justice
"The latest awful idea to 'improve' our legal system is to use the recorded interview by police of adult sexual assault complainants as the evidence-in-chief at a later trial." Legal columnist HUGH SELBY explains the problems.
Opinion
Government seeks to sink non-compete clauses
Impending changes to the law will make it harder for employers to impose non-compete clauses in employment contracts. But why, asks industrial lawyer RICHARD CALVER.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Unfortunately, it'll take more than yoga to stop the RBA lifting interest rates next Tuesday, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Letters
Why won’t Labor tell us what interest is costing?
"I wrote to the ACT Revenue Office and to the Treasurer. I even included a revised pie chart. I received an obfuscating, non-answer. Three further times, I politely requested clarification. No response," says letter writer JOHN MILLER.
Opinion
What Australia can learn from Canada’s migration plan
What can Australia learn from Canada's migration experiment? Migration expert ALAN GAMLEN explains why the answer lies in managing temporary residents rather than volatile migration flows.
Opinion
Out of dark debt and into the sunshine… here’s how
"We have public finances that are debt ridden, weighed down by devouring interest beetles, so that once sound limbs (such as education, health, public housing, access to justice) are in danger of dieback.," but HUGH SELBY has an idea..
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
They're not happy in the bush with Labor's immigration changes, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Arts
It’s Diesel’s turn to take requests
Diesel takes requests, the Japanese Film Festival turns 30 and the Sydney Symphony makes a long-awaited Canberra return in arts editor HELEN MUSA’s latest “Artsweek” column.
Art
Hockney’s portraits reveal the man behind the art
Beyond David Hockney's famous pools and colourful paintings lies a master of intimate portraiture. Art historian ALEX BURCHMORE explores the people and relationships captured in his prints.
Art
Glassworks brings Charlie’s monster to life
A friendly garden monster named Bloombo is about to spring from the imagination of a seven-year-old Canberra designer into molten glass at Canberra Glassworks.
Music
Rare recital reveals Michelangelo the poet
MICHAEL WILSON reviews bass-baritone Jeremy Kleeman and pianist-composer Jack Symonds tackling Michelangelo's tortured poetry in a demanding recital of rare intensity and beauty.
Music
Four Canberra talents in perfect harmony
Cellist David Pereira, violinist Chris Latham, harpist Alice Giles and pianist Arnan Wiesel proved a special combination in a program of chamber music delights, reviews DAVID WHITBREAD.
Arts & Entertainment
Soprano Louise Keast wins scholarship prize
Soprano Louise Keast's $43,000 scholarship win is something to sing about. It leads HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
Music
Did the paintings melt into the music or the other way around?
"This concert was a breath of fresh air heralding in this spring season. The program included floral and nature-inspired baroque works by composers from Germany, Italy, and France," writes reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
Streaming
Creepy tale of a serial killer who kills cops
What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted? That’s the question at the centre of a new Swedish-crime thriller Blood Sacrifice, which has become an immediate hit, writes streaming reviewer NICK OVERALL.
Streaming
Breaking Badly, the bizarre story of Raygun’s rise
"When one particularly perplexing Aussie made quite the spectacle of herself on the Olympic stage, Netflix was not going to miss a beat, even though she certainly did," writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Lifestyle
Canberra’s top tour guide took tours to learn how
“The more stories in my pocket, the more I can adapt.” Multilingual Angie Ouyang, the inaugural Canberra Region Tour Guide of the Year, shares some of her techniques with reporter DHWANI PATHAK.
Business
Paying marketing contractors using crypto
Paying an overseas freelancer can come with delays and extra banking friction. This sponsored post looks at whether crypto offers marketing businesses another option.
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Pets
Ticks pose a growing risk to Canberra pets
Weston Woden Animal Hospital is seeing ticks more often in pets presenting in Canberra. This sponsored post explains the warning signs owners shouldn't ignore.
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Lifestyle
Charles Spencer accuses King of gaslighting over Diana
Charles Spencer insists he is telling the truth after making a slew of damaging claims about the King in his memoir chronicling the life of his sister Diana.
Health & Fitness
Longer-lived, fewer kids: Australians in the 2060s
The average Australian should expect to live into their mid-to-late 80s within the next four decades, but an older population will heap pressure on the budget.
Health & Fitness
Seven of the weirdest things coffee does to your body
Coffee doesn’t just make you feel more alert. EMMA BECKETT explains what else happens when you drink a cuppa.
Fashion
Tiny workshop knocks the socks off Aussie manufacturing
A 10th-generation sock maker produces 40,000 pairs a year from a factory in rural Australia as the fashion industry looks to the past for a brighter future, reports STEPHANIE GARDINER in Crookwell.
Fashion
Rag trade casualties: why Aussie brands are going broke
Experts reveal the real reason behind the latest string of Aussie fashion brand failures and why the domestic industry could be structurally unprofitable.
Gardening
Floral impact of spring cottage favourites
Russell lupins, foxgloves and hollyhocks bring height, colour and old-fashioned cottage-garden impact to Canberra in spring, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
