Managing the dread of flying when a plane goes down
News of the Air India plane crash is traumatic. HASSAN VALLY explains how to make sense of the risk.
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.
Police are following up alleged acts of indecency committed against girls on public transport in Weston Creek.
A "horrifying" shooting in a major city has been condemned by political leaders as criminal gangs go to new lengths in a growing turf war.
Accused killer Erin Patterson conceived four deceptions before and after a beef Wellington lunch that claimed the lives of three people, prosecutors allege.
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Police are following up alleged acts of indecency committed against girls on public transport in Weston Creek.
A "horrifying" shooting in a major city has been condemned by political leaders as criminal gangs go to new lengths in a growing turf war.
Accused killer Erin Patterson conceived four deceptions before and after a beef Wellington lunch that claimed the lives of three people, prosecutors allege.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has held discussions with Canada's leader as both countries reckon with the impact of the US president's tariff regime.
Anthony Albanese has called for calm amid the intense conflict between Iran and Israel, as fears grow that the missile strikes could lead to a larger war.
A 39-year-old man refused to provide a blood alcohol sample and spat at police after he was arrested following a domestic disturbance in Torrens on Sunday evening.
Exorbitant costs to see specialist doctors risk leaving Aussies sicker and hospitals under more pressure, as a new report urges a boost in government funding.
With the world order under threat, Australian attitudes to the economy and security are the bleakest they've been in two decades, a Lowy Institute poll shows.
News of the Air India plane crash is traumatic. HASSAN VALLY explains how to make sense of the risk.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has two war aims: destroying Iran’s nuclear program and regime change. Are either achievable, asks the ANU's IAN PARMETER.
Columnist HUGH SELBY eavesdrops on an imaginary departmental meeting dealing with complaints by Housing ACT tenants...
"People are not born into equal opportunity, but we can go some way to putting that right by letting some disadvantaged have a chance." HUGH SELBY says a prominent legal commentator is adrift in her criticism of how offenders are sentenced.
Q+A follows The Project on to the scrap heap – so where to now for non-traditional current affairs, asks DENIS MULLER.
In this third column on the effects of zoning reform on 'missing middle' dwellings – duplexes, dual occupancies, townhouses and low-rise apartments – planning columnist MIKE QUIRK looks at land values and housing affordability.
"The election decimated the former Liberal-Nationals Coalition, where the leadership of both parties is so weak they will no longer play a convincing role as the opposition," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
KEEPING UP THE ACT reveals an ingenious new solar rebate scheme to allow chief ministers escape the Canberra cold.
"Luminescence has established itself not as a group, or an organisation, or an act – although it is all these things. Luminescence, like its namesake in nature, is a phenomenon." MICHAEL WILSON reviews the Luminescence 10th Birthday Gala.
Arts in the City is HELEN MUSA's weekly wrap of arts news from around the town.
LEN POWER reviews Inspirations, a musical performance by Zachary Connor, cello; Edward Neeman, piano and David Pereira, cello.
Absolutely no surprises in the news that Netflix has released a documentary about the 2023 OceanGate submarine disaster, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
"Appearing in every scene, Laine Hart's committed and energetic performance is the backbone of the show." SIMONE PENKETHMAN reviews A Doll’s House, Part 2.
Canberra conductor Leonard "Lenny" Weiss was on Thursday judged co-winner, with Argentine-Italian conductor Fernando Oscar Gaggini, of the 21st Khachaturian International Competition, held in the Armenian capital, Yerevan.
HELEN MUSA reviews Northern Lights, a performance by Scandinavian violinist Johan Dalene and Tasmanian pianist Jennifer Marten-Smith.
How visionary Beach Boys songwriter Brian Wilson changed music – and JADEY O'REGAN's life.
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' visionary and fragile leader whose summertime anthems made him one of rock's most influential artists, has died at 82.
The Kurrajong bag moth has been prevalent this season, warns gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
The best arises in unexpected places. Even a homemade distillation of the marc or grape pomace in Greece was a pale shadow of the Marc de Champagne, writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
It took a cool $4 million to fit out the gorgeous-looking restaurant at Murrumbateman's Shaw Estate and the massive space is picture-perfect with views of a small dam and new vineyard plantings, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
The last of autumn's leaves have fallen, now winter's jobs can begin, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Muslim communities around the ACT have been celebrating the feast of Eid al-Adha on Friday.
"Alas, research from the UK published in August has refuted the view that light or moderate consumption of alcohol is good for heart health," bemoans wine writer RICHARD CALVER.
"As much as I pop the champagne cork when a place hits the capital, I'm committed this year to toasting the hospitality venues that have been feeding Canberra for years. They deserve our support," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Why do our pupils dilate when we’re aroused? Anatomy experts AMANDA MEYER & MONIKA ZIMANYI explain...
There’s a new covid variant driving up infections. Virologist LARA HERRERO explains what to know about NB.1.8.1.