New life for the struggles of Lawson’s Drover’s Wife
What began as Henry Lawson's tale of an unnamed bushwoman defending her children from danger has become a play, a novel, a film and now, an opera, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
- Arts & Entertainment
- News
Don’t move drug service to Cook’s green space
Arcadia House drug and alcohol service should be relocated to an area that is less contentious and served by a Rapid Bus route, says letter writer E WAL, of Aranda.
- News
Mentor program with something to shout about
A mentor-led program is helping parents tackle barriers, access services and take practical steps toward their goals, but many families are missing out, reports DHWANI PATHAK.
- Politics
Has Hanson flown too close to the sun?
Has Pauline Hanson pushed her political luck too far? For political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN, her overseas tour may reveal whether even One Nation supporters have their limits.
- Arts & Entertainment
‘Sky King’s’ doomed flight into social media fame
"Given the huge amount of attention from clips of his final flight circulating online in recent years it’s surprising it’s taken this long to turn the 'Sky King's' story into a documentary," writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
- Opinion
It’s a good time to be corrupt and this is why…
It’s a good time to be corrupt, says legal affairs columnist HUGH SELBY arguing that the nation's slow and failed integrity and anti-corruption bodies should be abolished.
- Lifestyle
Winter wow with silk tassel catkins
Silk tassel bush is a tough, low-maintenance evergreen that rewards Canberra gardens with striking winter catkins, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
- Lifestyle
New verdict on mobile phones causing brain cancer
Cancer researchers SARAH DIEPSTRATEN and JOHN (EDDIE) LA MARCA analyse findings of a new study that looks at whether electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones cause cancer in the brain or not.
- Politics
Angus Taylor could do more to help himself
For political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN, Angus Taylor's greatest problem isn't his media performance but the widening gap between Liberal philosophy and what today's voters expect from government.
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
One in 15 million: mum delivers rare quadruplets
In what is believed to an Australian first, a mum has delivered four naturally conceived, identical girls after a "one in 15 million" pregnancy.
‘Journalistic James Bond’: Hinch makes final headlines
Jewish Labor MP calls for beefed up hate-speech laws
Burglary tools found after stolen bike stop
Man extradited over gun, stolen bike charges
Hanson on the attack as One Nation edges up in polls
Lyneham man charged over police chase
Opinion
Pokemon? That would be a Rastafarian proctologist
A neologism is a newly coined word or expression and Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS shares some of the latest ingenious ones.
Lifestyle
A new fitness option arrives in Erindale
In this sponsored post, the team at Anytime Fitness talk about the club's new location in Erindale that opened its doors on June 22, providing local residents with opportunity to invest in their health closer home.
Sponsored Content
News
Could this be Australia’s warmest winter ever?
Could this be Australia’s warmest winter ever? And does a warm winter have consequences for Australia’s next summer?, ask climate experts MILTON SPEER and LANCE M LESLIE
News
Don’t move drug service to Cook’s green space
Arcadia House drug and alcohol service should be relocated to an area that is less contentious and served by a Rapid Bus route, says letter writer E WAL, of Aranda.
News
Mentor program with something to shout about
A mentor-led program is helping parents tackle barriers, access services and take practical steps toward their goals, but many families are missing out, reports DHWANI PATHAK.
National news
One in 15 million: mum delivers rare quadruplets
In what is believed to an Australian first, a mum has delivered four naturally conceived, identical girls after a "one in 15 million" pregnancy.
Update
‘Journalistic James Bond’: Hinch makes final headlines
Famous faces from across the media have sent off Derryn Hinch, with the broadcasting giant remembered as a fearless journalist and ladies' man.
Politics
Jewish Labor MP calls for beefed up hate-speech laws
Former attorney-general Mark Dreyfus has shared "deeply wounding" anti-Semitic experiences on the first day of another round of royal commission hearings.
Police
Burglary tools found after stolen bike stop
A Macgregor man has been charged after allegedly trying to flee police on a stolen motorcycle before officers found burglary tools in his backpack.
Police
Man extradited over gun, stolen bike charges
A Kingston man has been charged after police allegedly found a loaded handgun, a taser and a key to a stolen motorcycle during a search of his unit earlier this year.
Politics
Hanson on the attack as One Nation edges up in polls
Pauline Hanson's party has received a poll boost, as the One Nation leader doubles down on her criticism of multiculturalism and transgender rights.
Police
Lyneham man charged over police chase
A Lyneham man has been charged after allegedly leading police on a pursuit through Canberra's north and the city early on Sunday.
Daily Puzzles
Has Pauline Hanson pushed her political luck too far? For political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN, her overseas tour may reveal whether even One Nation supporters have their limits.
For political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN, Angus Taylor's greatest problem isn't his media performance but the widening gap between Liberal philosophy and what today's voters expect from government.
Stub the spin, we’re smoking less and here’s why
Albanese centralises AI oversight
Castley’s move gives Labor minority a choice
PM’s shocking bonking revelations demean women
AI’s opportunities and risks front and centre on Labor’s agenda
That rumoured ‘third way’ is still to come forth
Views
Don’t move drug service to Cook’s green space
Arcadia House drug and alcohol service should be relocated to an area that is less contentious and served by a Rapid Bus route, says letter writer E WAL, of Aranda.
Opinion
It’s a good time to be corrupt and this is why…
It’s a good time to be corrupt, says legal affairs columnist HUGH SELBY arguing that the nation's slow and failed integrity and anti-corruption bodies should be abolished.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Political polling must seem like a roller-coaster ride – the ups and the downs – for those being rated, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Opinion
Census offers a chance to rethink Canberra’s future
"The increasing electrification of the car and bus fleets will reduce the need for work-related car parking and the road and public transport capacity required. Light rail may no longer be justified," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
Opinion
Pokemon? That would be a Rastafarian proctologist
A neologism is a newly coined word or expression and Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS shares some of the latest ingenious ones.
Letters
When will the minister get police to police their own?
Letter writer JANINE HASKINS has been following the case of a violent assault of an Aboriginal man, allegedly by police, and wonders why the police minister isn't demanding answers.
Opinion
How quickly decency and fairness in public life have fallen
"Two matters in the legal arena illustrate how secret decision making is now suspect: that distrust has replaced trust." Columnist HUGH SELBY laments how quickly expectations of probity, decency and fairness in public life have fallen.
Opinion
How the obsession with growth holds us back
"As another financial year begins, the national conversation should move beyond the assumption that bigger is always better." CLIVE WILLIAMS says the question is not how to make the economy bigger, but how to make Australians better off.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
"I come not to bury Shane, but to compost him". New Greens leader Jo Clay shares her cure for the Rattenbury hangover with KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Arts
New life for the struggles of Lawson’s Drover’s Wife
What began as Henry Lawson's tale of an unnamed bushwoman defending her children from danger has become a play, a novel, a film and now, an opera, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Funny journey through self discovery
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
Streaming
‘Sky King’s’ doomed flight into social media fame
"Given the huge amount of attention from clips of his final flight circulating online in recent years it’s surprising it’s taken this long to turn the 'Sky King's' story into a documentary," writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Reviews
Why you’ll never look at quiche the same way again!
"This delightfully absurd comedy is satirical, poking fun at Cold War paranoia, the joys of quiche as well as American society and attitudes of the 1950s," writes reviewer LEN POWER.
Music
Rolling Stones match Beatles with 15th UK No 1 album
The Rolling Stones' 25th studio album Foreign Tongues features guest contributions from Paul McCartney, The Cure's Robert Smith and more.
Reviews
Kerosene ignites a gripping solo performance
ALANNA MACLEAN reviews Kerosene, a powerful monologue about growing up and the fires within, performed by actor Winsome Ogilvie and directed by Lachlan Houen.
Music
Pianist loses court battle, but fills concert halls
A pianist who lost a court fight against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is filling concert halls on his own independent tour.
Music
New David Bowie album will feature 10 unreleased songs
A new compilation to be released in September will bring together a range of unreleased material by David Bowie.
Arts & Entertainment
NightFest returns to Commonwealth Park
NightFest will transform Commonwealth Park into a spectacular after-dark experience, it has been announced, combining live music, illuminated gardens, entertainment, food and family-friendly activities as part of Floriade.
Lifestyle
Winter wow with silk tassel catkins
Silk tassel bush is a tough, low-maintenance evergreen that rewards Canberra gardens with striking winter catkins, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Health & Fitness
New verdict on mobile phones causing brain cancer
Cancer researchers SARAH DIEPSTRATEN and JOHN (EDDIE) LA MARCA analyse findings of a new study that looks at whether electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones cause cancer in the brain or not.
Dining
Thumbs up for the wood-fired King prawns
"For Eleven on Monaro, positioned right on Queanbeyan’s main drag, disruptive road works haven’t stopped them – as a relatively new business – from investing in success," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Technology
Why Australia needs a domestic mobile roaming policy
Telco expert MARK A GREGORY explains what is domestic mobile roaming and could it help prevent some of the problems caused by a major outage like the one Telstra experienced last week.
Medicine and wellbeing
Why so many cold and flu tablets don’t actually work
Pharmacists and researchers JACK JANETZKI and LAUREN CORTIS clear the air on why cold and flu tablets do not work for nasal congestion as well as they claim.
Health & Fitness
Why the pharmacy sector needs a shake up
From policy failures and unfair fees to low competition, Australia's pharmacy sector is being held back. Authors of a new Grattan Institute report show how the sector can be set up for the future.
Gardening
The trick is to keep bamboo under control
Bamboo can make an effective privacy screen, but in Canberra it is best grown in pots to avoid it becoming a long-term garden problem, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Lifestyle
A new fitness option arrives in Erindale
In this sponsored post, the team at Anytime Fitness talk about the club's new location in Erindale that opened its doors on June 22, providing local residents with opportunity to invest in their health closer home.
Sponsored Content
Wine
Here’s where the government sells the booze
"The prices in Nordic countries for wine are eye-watering. In Iceland, the most expensive destination an average glass of white wine (an unimpressive pinot grigio) was $28 a glass," bemoans our travelling wine writer RICHARD CALVER.
