A high bar beckons for Liberal leader
Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan are chalk and cheese – and that’s a problem for Taylor, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Politics
- News
Dogs can think and so do cats, but about what?
"Evidence from neuroscience, ethology and comparative psychology shows that both species engage in forms of thought, including memory, problem-solving, anticipation and social cognition," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
- Lifestyle
A pleasing taste of latter-day claret
"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.
- Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
If it wasn't so serious, it would be funny, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
- Lifestyle
Sit back, relax around a gourmet dining experience
Surrounded by tranquil bushland, open pastures and serene views of the Deua Mountain Range, The Oaks Ranch, at Mossy Point, offers a boutique hotel experience, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
- Opinion
After everything, how can this man still hug me?
"In my late 50s I met Bill in one of my privileged roles. We had so much in common it was uncanny, and then – and then – I wept and he had to comfort me," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
- News
Photographer with one simple rule: never fake it
“My earliest memories are of the bush, the smell of horses, eucalyptus, kerosene and woodsmoke," Jerusha McDowell tells DAVID TURNBULL, who says her photographs are like a work of alchemy, poetry that combines history, legend and myth.
- Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Deep in debt, our brave Chief goes on a special fiscal extraction mission to Expendia Prime in the Parliamentary Cluster. KEEPING UP THE ACT shares what he discovered on project Hail Katy...
- Politics
The ACT government giveth… and taketh away
"We were told we'd need to wait until local service stations had emptied their fuel containers and received the cheaper wholesale delivery. Ironic when you consider how quickly the prices went up!" writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
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
Australia inks fresh fuel supply deal with Singapore
Australia's largest supplier of refined fuel will continue to provide petrol and diesel amid global uncertainty as part of a new agreement.
Australians skipping, delaying medicines due to price
Health workers’ sexual misconduct findings made public
The big change that could be coming for NDIS funding
Woman reports assault near Dickson shops
Commonwealth urged to protect children in custody
Sex offender faces child-abuse material charges
Opinion
With breathing there’s a lot to take in
"The air we breathe is far more than empty space – it’s a finely balanced mixture of gases that sustains life," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Lifestyle
Meticulous Olivia takes charge at Yarralumla clinic
Canberra’s trusted name in refined, natural aesthetics is growing. In this sponsored post Atelier Medical Aesthetics reveals its expansion with new clinic in Yarralumla.
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Lifestyle
Breaking down fibre, it’s the next big food fad
The next big Western world food fad is fibre, but how much do you need? DEE-ANN DURBIN warns of the dangers of fibremaxxing.
News
Australia inks fresh fuel supply deal with Singapore
Australia's largest supplier of refined fuel will continue to provide petrol and diesel amid global uncertainty as part of a new agreement.
Health
Australians skipping, delaying medicines due to price
Cost of living has forced Australians to cut down on their medications, prompting calls for Australia to shake up its drug subsidy approval scheme.
Health
Health workers’ sexual misconduct findings made public
More than 100 current and former health employees will have sexual misconduct decisions permanently added to their public record in landmark changes.
Health
The big change that could be coming for NDIS funding
The government is preparing a major overhaul of Australia's main disability support scheme in a bid to bring down its spiralling cost.
Police
Woman reports assault near Dickson shops
A woman was allegedly assaulted near a construction site in Dickson last month, say police.
Update
Commonwealth urged to protect children in custody
The failure of states and territories to protect kids in their criminal justice systems means the federal government must intervene, an inquiry has been told.
Police
Sex offender faces child-abuse material charges
A registered child sex offender has been charged with accessing and transmitting child abuse material after police searched his home on Thursday.
Technology
Almost 5000 electric vehicles recalled due to fire risk
A major car brand will recall thousands of its most popular electric vehicles after discovering a fault that could lead to a fire while charging.
Politics
Libs slam ‘sneaky new tax’ on hospitality sector
ACT Labor Government’s decision to include hospitality workers in the portable long service leave scheme will further strain an already struggling sector, warns Canberra Liberals Leader Mark Parton.
Daily Puzzles
Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan are chalk and cheese – and that’s a problem for Taylor, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"We were told we'd need to wait until local service stations had emptied their fuel containers and received the cheaper wholesale delivery. Ironic when you consider how quickly the prices went up!" writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Fuel crises won’t derail Labor’s budget reforms, says PM
Looking for the courage to right tax wrongs
One Nation has nothing to offer Canberra, but…
Ambitious Hastie calls out Trump’s war strategy
Government struggles with Middle East ‘stress test’
At last, Assembly acts to protect kids in childcare
Views
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
If it wasn't so serious, it would be funny, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Opinion
After everything, how can this man still hug me?
"In my late 50s I met Bill in one of my privileged roles. We had so much in common it was uncanny, and then – and then – I wept and he had to comfort me," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Deep in debt, our brave Chief goes on a special fiscal extraction mission to Expendia Prime in the Parliamentary Cluster. KEEPING UP THE ACT shares what he discovered on project Hail Katy...
Opinion
With Trump, there’s no throwing the captain overboard
"Why take to the lifeboats if the solution is to throw the captain overboard? The problem for elected Republicans is that they can’t plan a leadership coup then tap the leader on the shoulder," writes columnist HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Yes, but there’s more to housing supply than zoning
"Few affordable townhouses, terraces and low-rise apartments (missing middle housing) have been constructed. Less than 10 per cent of land identified for medium-density dwellings has been developed," writes MIKE QUIRK.
Letters
Discovering the inflexibilities of a ‘flexible’ bus fare
"I am cognisant that 'flexible' fare options are subject to availability of seats on the buses, however I also thought 'flexible' meant exactly that," writes JANINE HASKINS.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
The cost of living crisis doesn't stop at Easter, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Opinion
Trump’s mission is himself, only himself
“The 'Orange Clown' is not a moron. His staff, entourage, and hangers on are not morons either. They are educated carpetbaggers, seeking any and every opportunity, at home and abroad, to garner loot, power and influence," writes HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Standing united, why don’t the divided pollies get it?
"There’s a news picture I’d love to see: gambling lobbyists crying. That’s so much better than the misfortunes that flow throughout our community from their unchecked success in peddling misery," writes HUGH SELBY.
Arts
Art controversy in court and on national gallery walls
The Ngura Pulka exhibition is finally opening at the National Gallery of Australia, following a three-year delay because of allegations of interference.
Music
Peelman taks the Art Song chair
An uncomfortable changing of the guard has taken place at Art Song Canberra, with chair Ditta Zizi stepping down and former Canberra International Music Festival director Roland Peelman voted in as president, reports HELEN MUSA.
Art
Artists’ images that connect and disconnect
KERRY-ANNE COUSINS reviews John Brack x Noel McKenna: A face in the mirror, at the National Portrait Gallery.
Craft
Terrific chance to see top pottery from the ’90s
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews end to end – Collected Works: from the Australian Pottery Collection, Bemboka, which is showing at the Watson Arts Centre.
Arts & Entertainment
Cult-classic Malcolm movie celebrates 40 Years
Here's Artsweek – arts editor HELEN MUSA's weekly look at what's on where and when.
Theatre
The intricate grace and grit of an emotional play
There’s a distinct feeling of homecoming surrounding the production of Nick Payne’s 2012 play Constellations, to be staged by Kelly Somes in mid-April, reports HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Festival felt very like ‘five days in a perfect world’
Arts editor HELEN MUSA reflects on the thumping success that was the weekend's National Folk Festival.
Theatre
When people begin transforming into rhinoceroses
There is no more significant work of theatre for 2026 than Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, director Joe Woodward tells arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Music
British singer saluted for long service to the folk festival
Arts editor HELEN MUSA meets British folk singer Martyn Wyndham-Read, who was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award the National Folk Festival.
Lifestyle
A pleasing taste of latter-day claret
"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.
Dining
Sit back, relax around a gourmet dining experience
Surrounded by tranquil bushland, open pastures and serene views of the Deua Mountain Range, The Oaks Ranch, at Mossy Point, offers a boutique hotel experience, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Health & Fitness
What’s new with flu and when’s the best time to get a shot?
When's the best time to get a flu shot? Infectious diseases experts MERU SHEEL and ALLEN CHENG explain...
Canberra culture
An Easter Dose of Dorin
And why not? It is Easter after all, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Gardening
Frangipani care and autumn orchard tasks
Frangipanis reward careful seasonal care, while autumn is the perfect time to plant berries and harvest orchard fruit, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Canberra culture
An Easter Dose of Dorin
Look what cartoonist PAUL DORIN's just pulled out of the hat! Happy Easter.
Wine
Picking rosés on a sunny day
"The taste was richer than the French wine with a delicate berry flavour that was clean and dry with a longer finish than expected from this style of wine." Wine columnist RICHARD CALVER pits an Aussie rosé against a French one.
Dining
Oh, those buns, those beautiful hand-crafted buns!
Under Bakery's come a long way since head baker Lachlan Cutting began selling cardamom and cinnamon buns at local farmers’ markets, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Canberra culture
Roberto cuts with discipline and a swirl of showbiz
“The customers are the audience. I always build up a show." TIA PRIEST-WILLIMOTT meets a hairdresser who's teaching professional performance.
