Cold comfort for camping Canavan in Farrer
It’s a chilly campaign for Nationals leader Matt Canavan in Farrer, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
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.
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson intentionally poisoned four members of her estranged husband's family, a jury has found after a week of deliberations.
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.
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.
A Howard-era decision to increase private health insurance subsidies for over-65s will be scrapped to help pay for elderly support services.
The Australian War Memorial sits on a "fault line" in the national debate, its director says, as he reflects on how history guides its $580 million refurb.
The story of nurse Evelyn Marsden, the only Australian to survive the sinking of the Titanic, has been told for the first time after being lost to history.
When's the best time to get a flu shot? Infectious diseases experts MERU SHEEL and ALLEN CHENG explain...
A Howard-era decision to increase private health insurance subsidies for over-65s will be scrapped to help pay for elderly support services.
Timeline limits on pricing to avoid "gaming" of promoted product prices were changed because of rising inflation, a supermarket executive has told a court.
Evidence from Treasurer Chris Steel to an ACT Legislative Assembly inquiry has raised questions about the government’s budget processes, including the use of retrospective appropriation adjustments.
A diagnosis alone will no longer be enough to get access to the NDIS under an overhaul of the scheme, which could shed 160,000 participants.
A publicist for international pop stars helped an emerging actor secure a lucrative record deal amid a stoush with Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson.
An additional 200 million litres of diesel will arrive in Australia as part of four cargoes after a deal was struck with fuel companies.
Police have released a face-fit image of a man believed to be linked to two alleged assaults in Theodore.
A 32-year-old Macquarie woman has been charged with multiple offences after a series of graffiti attacks on the King George Memorial in Parkes.
Criticisms of Australia's tax regime for gas exports are being levelled at producers and business groups, which argue higher taxes will chill investment.
A lot of people with a lot of issues are asking the ACT government: "What are you going to do about it?" Andrew Barr always has the answer...
"Some argue Ben Roberts-Smith's situation is so exceptional it calls for a special response. I agree; however, the special response is having the trial outcome determined by a dozen members of our community," writes HUGH SELBY.
"The bus drivers in Yokohama all wore ties, some coats, were very friendly and polite and keen to help." Letter writer COLIN LYONS says, by comparison, many bus drivers in Canberra are "poorly presented, clearly no standard expected".
"It is deeply troubling that in the last five years the number of Aboriginal children being incarcerated in Canberra has almost tripled and is now the highest rate in Australia," writes JULIE TONGS.
Lawyer RICHARD CALVER explains how the road transport industry is using an approved Fair Work 'emergency application' to help it through a long period of price and supply disruption.
More than 60% of home battery installations inspected in Australia are ‘substandard’, according to a recent report into the federal government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program. The report found major problems with safety and compliance.
The decision to centre the National Defence Strategy on nuclear submarines looks less like prudent hedging and more like a high-cost gamble, says Prof CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Saving fuel is a virtue lost on EV drivers, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
The memorial service for Kate McNamara, one of Canberra’s most colourful and individualistic arts personalities, will be held at The Street Theatre on May 16.
“Sexy-disturbing” is how director Lainie Hart describes Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Christopher Hampton’s adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 novel, coming up at Canberra Rep Theatre.
Here's the latest Artsweek column by HELEN MUSA with her weekly serve of everything arts around the city.
With Anzac Day approaching, Polifemy is embarking on something it has never done before, blending slideshow, spoken word and music into its usual performance format, reports HELEN MUSA.
ROB KENNEDY reviews Schubert’s Death and the Maiden, a Chamber Series performance from the Canberra Symphony Orchestra.
HELEN MUSA reviews Easter Oratorio, a performance by the Canberra Bach Ensemble.
Here's HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
Like its predecessor, the plot of Beef's new season starts with one simple moment that explodes into something absurd, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
"There’s a touch of Waiting for Godot too, as events go round in repetitious loops and imagery is repeated. Audience participation hovers as a perpetual threat." ALANNA MACLEAN reviews Thom Pain (based on nothing).
HUNTER BENNETT lists six ways your smartwatch is lying to you, according to science.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN isn't sure consumer expectations are keeping up with rising private health premiums.
Prepare your soil now for garlic, greens and autumn vines, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
"There is intense debate still about whether screw caps contribute to what is known as 'reductive' flavours in wine," writes columnist RICHARD CALVER.
"The place pumps, and if you don’t get in early, you’ll likely find shelves mostly bare, with food having sold out," warns dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON, who's been to a groovin' cafe in Florey.
For the past seven years, nearly 900 Canberra women have been walking and talking with a mentor, thanks to Mentor Walks – a not-for-profit group connecting locals with inspiring female leaders, reports TIA PRIEST-WILLIMOTT.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN's doing his bit. Here's his suggestion to save fuel...
As days shorten and summer heat fades, asters step in with reliable colour, while viburnums and fallen leaves keep the autumn garden productive, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
"The term claret was widely used in Britain for Bordeaux wines throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, and it still appears today as a marketing term, though much less commonly," writes RICHARD CALVER.