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KEEPING UP THE ACT

KEEPING UP THE ACT reveals the power of ACT Labor's Justice Warriors and how they get things done for the community! Yeah, naw!

Opinion

Being punished for the temerity of working hard!

"In Treasurer Jim Chalmer's intergenerational equity-obsession budget, the boomer generation in particular is being punished for the temerity of working hard, and taking risks in buying properties!" writes columnist ROSS FITZGERALD.

Letters

‘Absurd’ amount to upgrade Sydney rail service

"A fraction of the money saved by not extending the tram to Woden could be used turning the Kingston Railway Station into a welcoming and convenient environment for tourists and business travellers alike," writes BEATRICE BODART-BAILEY.

Opinion

How prejudice thrives by trumping justice

'In justice, we converted the desirable aim of taking seriously those who make complaints of being forced into unwanted sexual acts into the prejudiced assertion that what they allege is true,' writes legal affairs columnist HUGH SELBY. 

Arts

Reviews

Just one rhetorical question: how good was that?

"Although Scott Morrison’s presence hovers over the entire production and largely inspired it, this is a sophisticated work full of shifting perspectives." HELEN MUSA reviews Playback (Or, A Play About But Not Starring a Famous Politician).

Music

Just a few smiles short of making the Romantics proud

"From the opening Schubert setting of The Lord is My Shepherd the choir presented choral singing of high vocal quality with fine balance, excellent dynamic control and contrast, and pleasing clarity of diction," writes reviewer IAN McLEAN.

Streaming

Chilling, sci-fi mystery set in a retirement home!

Sam Cooper plans to spend his senior years living quietly at a leafy village until something sinister starts stalking the neighbourhood. NICK OVERALL says that despite being a sci-fi mystery, The Boroughs is ultimately a story of ageing.

Lifestyle

Gardening

Winter wattles brighten gardens

Woolly Wattle is a tough, compact native shrub with bright globular flowers on long stems, ideal for shelter and erosion control, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.

Wine

Cold truths about good chardonnay

"It was a new-style chardonnay with very little butter and the oak flavours subtle. It was a pleasant drink." Wine columnist RICHARD CALVER gets a taste for a chardonnay from Orange.

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