Sorry, papa, but John Wayne was terrible at this
"Australia needs to stay one and free, and this will not come from the shapes of our wallets or weapons, but the size of our hearts," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
- Opinion
- News
The facts and figures of taking fish oil
Should I take a fish oil supplement for my heart, joints or mood? MARY BUSHELL, from the University of Canberra, has the science...
- Opinion
A big gulp, 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.
- Arts & Entertainment
Kiss me, Kit, the Shrew gets a gender bending
It’ll be a case of “Kiss me, Kit” when Karen Vickery’s gender-bending production of The Taming of the Shrew fronts up to audiences in the seventh iteration of Lakespeare: Shakespeare by the Lakes VII, reports HELEN MUSA.
- Arts & Entertainment
Begorra! Jim’s music offers lots to thunk about
For Jim Moginie, founding member, guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter for Midnight Oil, and a musician with many faces, there is no dampening his enthusiasm for good old-fashioned rock ’n’ roll, reports HELEN MUSA.
- Politics
Calling on Mr Micawber to fix Barr’s budget vanity
"The unbroken string of planned and actual deficits puts Mr Barr in a unique position – that is, the worst financial manager in Australia." JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED invoke the wisdom of the Micawber Principle.
- News
No stopping for Dimitri until Kaleen’s great again
“I’ve heard from residents who remember the glory days… when Kaleen was well maintained, it was getting mown, footpaths fixed.” Dimitri Psihogios tells TIA PRIEST-WILLIMOTT he wants to make Kaleen and Giralang great again.
- News
An almost-lost language ‘breathes’ again
Ngunnawal Elder Caroline Hughes is acutely aware of the importance of mother languages, telling HELEN MUSA that preserving and revitalising the Ngunnawal language is “helping us to breathe the breath, that’s what we say”.
- Opinion
Comic book parable of understanding and kindness
"People might look at Antonio, or me, and quietly wonder whether arrested development is still cute at our age." The mysterious author of the KEEPING UP THE ACT salutes a fellow comic collector and thrill that is still the Fantastic Four.
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
‘A great moment’: Herzog lauded at Government House
Isaac Herzog has visited Government House to meet with Governor-General Sam Mostyn during his visit to Canberra as security is tightened in the capital.
Specialists to disclose fees amid bulk-billing rise
Iraq issues strange mug shots of Aussie crime kingpin
Violent policing ‘normalises’ hate against Muslims
Trolley-load theft at Amaroo Coles
‘A riot’: Minns defends ‘brutal’ police rally actions
100 Canberra families ‘go without food’ each day, says report
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.
Sponsored Content
News
Major gaps miss women’s heart attack risk and symptoms
A global review led by an Australian cardiologist has revealed critical gaps in how heart attacks in women are diagnosed, with calls for new guidelines, reports MAEVE BANNISTER.
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
The facts and figures of taking fish oil
Should I take a fish oil supplement for my heart, joints or mood? MARY BUSHELL, from the University of Canberra, has the science...
Update
‘A great moment’: Herzog lauded at Government House
Isaac Herzog has visited Government House to meet with Governor-General Sam Mostyn during his visit to Canberra as security is tightened in the capital.
Health
Specialists to disclose fees amid bulk-billing rise
There has been the largest increase in bulk-billing rates in Australia in 20 years, as the government plans laws to crack down on soaring specialist rates.
Police
Iraq issues strange mug shots of Aussie crime kingpin
Images of a deported underworld boss in custody in Iraq have been published by Australian Federal Police, but one appears to be digitally altered.
News
Violent policing ‘normalises’ hate against Muslims
Police could face legal action after punching and pepper-spraying people who were protesting the Australian visit of Israel's president.
News
No stopping for Dimitri until Kaleen’s great again
“I’ve heard from residents who remember the glory days… when Kaleen was well maintained, it was getting mown, footpaths fixed.” Dimitri Psihogios tells TIA PRIEST-WILLIMOTT he wants to make Kaleen and Giralang great again.
News
An almost-lost language ‘breathes’ again
Ngunnawal Elder Caroline Hughes is acutely aware of the importance of mother languages, telling HELEN MUSA that preserving and revitalising the Ngunnawal language is “helping us to breathe the breath, that’s what we say”.
Police
Trolley-load theft at Amaroo Coles
Police are looking for a woman they allege left an Amaroo supermarket with a trolley full of groceries without paying.
Update
‘A riot’: Minns defends ‘brutal’ police rally actions
A state MP says she was punched by police during a brutal confrontation between officers and protesters rallying against the Israeli president's visit.
Daily Puzzles
"The unbroken string of planned and actual deficits puts Mr Barr in a unique position – that is, the worst financial manager in Australia." JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED invoke the wisdom of the Micawber Principle.
The Albanese government in question time on Monday was already targeting Angus Taylor as likely Liberal leader, while the aspirant’s supporters were grappling with the mechanics of organising the challenge, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The gender pendulum may be swinging too far
Will poll disaster spark Liberal leadership challenge?
File Steel’s budget ‘miracle’ under f… for fiction
May budget to test the treasurer’s ticker
When Liberal heresy suddenly turns to strategy
Hanson gets campaigning as Coalition woes roll on
Views
Sorry, papa, but John Wayne was terrible at this
"Australia needs to stay one and free, and this will not come from the shapes of our wallets or weapons, but the size of our hearts," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
Opinion
A big gulp, 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.
Opinion
Comic book parable of understanding and kindness
"People might look at Antonio, or me, and quietly wonder whether arrested development is still cute at our age." The mysterious author of the KEEPING UP THE ACT salutes a fellow comic collector and thrill that is still the Fantastic Four.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Things are getting pretty confusing for Liberal MPs, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Letters
Urgent need to unlock Labor’s ‘devastating grip’
"Across the many terms of ALP government, particularly under Andrew Barr, community disquiet across a number of demographics has grown," says letter writer ALBERT OBERDORF.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT joins the melee in Sydney
KEEPING UP THE ACT couldn't resist this one... clearly there are Herzogs and there are Herzogs.
Opinion
How AI threatens human expertise and thinking
"Gen AI research points to a potential loss of human capital through undermining three important characteristics of a high-functioning workforce: critical thinking skills, subject knowledge and motivation," says Dr KAREN MACPHERSON
Opinion
Tired of one obscenity paling before another…
"I am tired of the relentless propaganda to misname criticism of Netanyahu as 'antisemitic”' I am tired, too, by the publicity around Randa Abdel-Fattah who is much quoted for her vitriolic attacks on the Israeli State," writes HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Stop the tram – seriously, it’s time for a rethink
"The continued development of light rail should be based on more than an act of faith in a time of high and increasing debt and unmet community needs, including health, housing, childcare, sport and recreation," writes MIKE QUIRK.
Arts
Kiss me, Kit, the Shrew gets a gender bending
It’ll be a case of “Kiss me, Kit” when Karen Vickery’s gender-bending production of The Taming of the Shrew fronts up to audiences in the seventh iteration of Lakespeare: Shakespeare by the Lakes VII, reports HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Brass to transform former Transit Bar
Here's HELEN MUSA's latest Artweek column, a guide to what's on where this week.
Music
Begorra! Jim’s music offers lots to thunk about
For Jim Moginie, founding member, guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter for Midnight Oil, and a musician with many faces, there is no dampening his enthusiasm for good old-fashioned rock ’n’ roll, reports HELEN MUSA.
Theatre
The ‘White Mouse’ reflects on her life, in French
The Street Theatre is hosting a contemporary play about wartime heroine Nancy Wake, known to the Gestapo as "The White Mouse" (La Souris Blanche, in French) and rightly claimed by NZ and Australia.
Arts & Entertainment
Late-night knees up at the portrait gallery
Here's HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
Music
Mariah Carey’s Olympic act prompts lip-syncing question
Pop star Mariah Carey's performance at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony was the talk of the town but raised a few questions.
Theatre
Theatre champions take top award spots
Two behind-the-scenes champions of Canberra’s theatre scene took top honours at the fourth annual Ovations Awards, at the Hellenic Club on Friday night.
Photography
Art and science meet at the melting point
"The exhibitions share a concern with the intertwined themes of time, of physics, of nature, and of being human. Individually, the two are crackers. Combined, they gain synergistic meaning and powerful intensity," says reviewer CON BOEKEL.
Books
Crime novels with a strong Scottish accent
Three recent, excellent crime novels set in Scotland, have caught the eye of book reviewer ANNA CREER.
Lifestyle
Whooping cough cases are breaking records, but why?
Whooping cough cases are at their highest level in 35 years – so why the surge, asks ARCHANA KOIRALA.
Legal
Soon to die? More of what you need to know before you go
By imagining a partnered retiree with family, in this article – published in two parts – HUGH SELBY shows how better preparation and communication can make the tasks for the survivor and offspring easier to manage when the time comes.
Legal
Soon to die? What you need to know before you go
By imagining a partnered retiree with family, in this article – published in two parts – HUGH SELBY shows how better preparation and communication can make the tasks for the survivor and offspring easier to manage when the time comes.
Gardening
Daylilies are popping once again
Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON says daylilies are a summer-flowering plant, with each flower lasting just one day.
Lifestyle
Working to music: help or hindrance?
AC/DC in surgery and lo-fi beats in the office: EMERY SCHUBERT reveals what the science says about working to music.
Canberra culture
Savouring and celebrating life, one bite at a time
Special-occasion foods are deeply tied to tradition and symbolism; they are edible links to our heritage, writes PAUL DORIN.
Technology
Why is it so hard to get a decent snap of the moon?
Why is it so hard to take a good photo of the moon with a mobile phone? MICHAEL BOWN explains...
Medicine and wellbeing
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.
Sponsored Content
History
The minister who lost the media censorship war of ’44
"It was an awesome display of the power of the press, with the newspaper proprietors easily defeating an elected cabinet minister." Historians ROSS FITZGERALD and DICK WHITAKER recall how the Commonwealth Censor took on the media… and lost.
