Opposition in search of a spine and policy smarts
"More than a year after its walloping at the last election, the Coalition’s policy machinery looks positively anaemic; a policy vacuum," writes political columnist ROBERT McMAHON.
Politics - Politics
‘Traitor’ slurs – how dare you, Pauline Hanson!
"One Nation’s – Hanson’s – attack on Andrew Hastie as a 'traitor' was one of the more appalling examples of political leadership I have seen in 30 years of observing and analysing Australian politics," writes columnist ROBERT McMAHON.
- Politics
Circle of angst as NCA pushes for high rise
"It emerged that the NCA had been having private meetings since September 2023 with developers... and the NCA’s proposal reflected the developers’ ambitions for high-density residential development," writes RICHARD JOHNSTON.
- Opinion
Why won’t Labor tell us what interest is costing?
"I wrote to the ACT Revenue Office and to the Treasurer. I even included a revised pie chart. I received an obfuscating, non-answer. Three further times, I politely requested clarification. No response," says letter writer JOHN MILLER.
- Opinion
What Australia can learn from Canada’s migration plan
What can Australia learn from Canada's migration experiment? Migration expert ALAN GAMLEN explains why the answer lies in managing temporary residents rather than volatile migration flows.
- Lifestyle
Charles Spencer accuses King of gaslighting over Diana
Charles Spencer insists he is telling the truth after making a slew of damaging claims about the King in his memoir chronicling the life of his sister Diana.
- Arts & Entertainment
Creepy tale of a serial killer who kills cops
What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted? That’s the question at the centre of a new Swedish-crime thriller Blood Sacrifice, which has become an immediate hit, writes streaming reviewer NICK OVERALL.
- Arts & Entertainment
Breaking Badly, the bizarre story of Raygun’s rise
"When one particularly perplexing Aussie made quite the spectacle of herself on the Olympic stage, Netflix was not going to miss a beat, even though she certainly did," writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
- Lifestyle
Seven of the weirdest things coffee does to your body
Coffee doesn’t just make you feel more alert. EMMA BECKETT explains what else happens when you drink a cuppa.
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
Alleged teen victim withdrawn from Alan Jones’ trial
Prosecutors have withdrawn an indecent assault charge involving a 17-year-old boy midway through veteran broadcaster Alan Jones's trial.
Army in ‘race against time’ against manosphere’s march
‘Barbaric’: police condemn spate of alleged DV murders
Mobility scooter rider dies after Bruce crash
Driver flees into stormwater drain after pursuit
Australia’s economic path a hard slog for young workers
Glassworks brings Charlie’s monster to life
Lifestyle
Ticks pose a growing risk to Canberra pets
Weston Woden Animal Hospital is seeing ticks more often in pets presenting in Canberra. This sponsored post explains the warning signs owners shouldn't ignore.
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Lifestyle
Do you know where your business data lives?
Most Australian businesses have no idea which country their website and email are hosted in. Here is why that question matters, and what to ask before you sign up. This is a sponsored post.
Sponsored Content
Lifestyle
Canberra races to adopt AI, but who’s accountable?
Canberra workplaces are embracing AI faster than the rules governing its use can keep up. This sponsored post looks at why closing that gap is becoming increasingly important.
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News
Alleged teen victim withdrawn from Alan Jones’ trial
Prosecutors have withdrawn an indecent assault charge involving a 17-year-old boy midway through veteran broadcaster Alan Jones's trial.
Politics
Army in ‘race against time’ against manosphere’s march
Extreme online content means the government is running out of chances to reform the Australian Defence Force's culture, an inquiry has been told.
Update
‘Barbaric’: police condemn spate of alleged DV murders
A mother accused of killing her five-year-old child is recovering from self-inflicted wounds as shocked leaders address a series of alleged murders.
Police
Mobility scooter rider dies after Bruce crash
A 95-year-old man has died a week after his mobility scooter collided with a van in Bruce.
Police
Driver flees into stormwater drain after pursuit
An 18-year-old man was found hiding in a stormwater drain after allegedly driving dangerously and fleeing police on Sunday night.
National news
Australia’s economic path a hard slog for young workers
Young workers will shoulder a larger burden to pay for Australia's ageing population, but technology shifts present endless opportunities, the treasurer says.
Politics
Record-low poll puts Labor attack dogs on offensive
Federal government frontbenchers have arced up as their party slips to a record-low primary vote share of 27 per cent in the latest Newspoll.
Politics
‘Play a key role’: PM launches bid for security council
Anthony Albanese has stressed Australians would see tangible outcomes, such as help with easing inflation, by having a spot on the UN's Security Council.
Politics
Proposed fuel ‘shield’ slammed, no tax cut on horizon
A plan to automatically cut the fuel excise when oil hits a certain price has been dismissed by the government, which also ruled out a cut to the tax on fuel.
Daily Puzzles
"More than a year after its walloping at the last election, the Coalition’s policy machinery…
"One Nation’s – Hanson’s – attack on Andrew Hastie as a 'traitor' was one of the more appalling examples of political leadership I have seen in 30 years of observing and analysing Australian politics," writes columnist ROBERT McMAHON.
Circle of angst as NCA pushes for high rise
Burke’s migration plan leaves Labor wedged
Our millions lost to government incompetence
Skating rink: Labor puts more promises on ice
They’re rebranding the PM and here’s why…
Albanese lashes Hanson over attack on his mother
Views
Why won’t Labor tell us what interest is costing?
"I wrote to the ACT Revenue Office and to the Treasurer. I even included a revised pie chart. I received an obfuscating, non-answer. Three further times, I politely requested clarification. No response," says letter writer JOHN MILLER.
Opinion
What Australia can learn from Canada’s migration plan
What can Australia learn from Canada's migration experiment? Migration expert ALAN GAMLEN explains why the answer lies in managing temporary residents rather than volatile migration flows.
Opinion
Out of dark debt and into the sunshine… here’s how
"We have public finances that are debt ridden, weighed down by devouring interest beetles, so that once sound limbs (such as education, health, public housing, access to justice) are in danger of dieback.," but HUGH SELBY has an idea..
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
They're not happy in the bush with Labor's immigration changes, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Opinion
Time to end the farce of a wrongful conviction
"In Tasmania the game of 'cover up' is played with more intensity than in Canberra – publishers get calls threatening ruinous defamation and journalists get fed error-ridden press releases," writes legal columnist HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Greens gambling tax call still doesn’t add up
"The Greens had an opportunity to demonstrate that their concern about the ACT's finances was serious enough to sit across the table from people they disagreed with and find common ground. And they chose not to," writes GWYN REES.
Opinion
Cartoon: Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN says he draws with AI – that is, "arty intelligence".
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
There's an art to breaking election promises. KEEPING UP THE ACT thinks Minister Chris Steel has all the moves.
Arts
Glassworks brings Charlie’s monster to life
A friendly garden monster named Bloombo is about to spring from the imagination of a seven-year-old Canberra designer into molten glass at Canberra Glassworks.
Music
Rare recital reveals Michelangelo the poet
MICHAEL WILSON reviews bass-baritone Jeremy Kleeman and pianist-composer Jack Symonds tackling Michelangelo's tortured poetry in a demanding recital of rare intensity and beauty.
Music
Four Canberra talents in perfect harmony
Cellist David Pereira, violinist Chris Latham, harpist Alice Giles and pianist Arnan Wiesel proved a special combination in a program of chamber music delights, reviews DAVID WHITBREAD.
Arts & Entertainment
Soprano Louise Keast wins scholarship prize
Soprano Louise Keast's $43,000 scholarship win is something to sing about. It leads HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
Music
Did the paintings melt into the music or the other way around?
"This concert was a breath of fresh air heralding in this spring season. The program included floral and nature-inspired baroque works by composers from Germany, Italy, and France," writes reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
Streaming
Creepy tale of a serial killer who kills cops
What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted? That’s the question at the centre of a new Swedish-crime thriller Blood Sacrifice, which has become an immediate hit, writes streaming reviewer NICK OVERALL.
Streaming
Breaking Badly, the bizarre story of Raygun’s rise
"When one particularly perplexing Aussie made quite the spectacle of herself on the Olympic stage, Netflix was not going to miss a beat, even though she certainly did," writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Reviews
Inventive, busy, funny Pride and Prejudice
"The set may be a grand staircase and an even grander bookcase but the story of the Bennet sisters is being told by the female lower classes who scrub the floors and clean the loos," says reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN.
Music
A masterclass from ‘unplugged’ Simon Tedeschi
Simon Tedeschi astounded his audience with a masterclass in the piano... which is what you get when you ask your audience on arrival to nominate what they’d like to hear, says reviewer DAVID WHITBREAD.
Lifestyle
Ticks pose a growing risk to Canberra pets
Weston Woden Animal Hospital is seeing ticks more often in pets presenting in Canberra. This sponsored post explains the warning signs owners shouldn't ignore.
Sponsored Content
Lifestyle
Charles Spencer accuses King of gaslighting over Diana
Charles Spencer insists he is telling the truth after making a slew of damaging claims about the King in his memoir chronicling the life of his sister Diana.
Health & Fitness
Longer-lived, fewer kids: Australians in the 2060s
The average Australian should expect to live into their mid-to-late 80s within the next four decades, but an older population will heap pressure on the budget.
Health & Fitness
Seven of the weirdest things coffee does to your body
Coffee doesn’t just make you feel more alert. EMMA BECKETT explains what else happens when you drink a cuppa.
Fashion
Tiny workshop knocks the socks off Aussie manufacturing
A 10th-generation sock maker produces 40,000 pairs a year from a factory in rural Australia as the fashion industry looks to the past for a brighter future, reports STEPHANIE GARDINER in Crookwell.
Fashion
Rag trade casualties: why Aussie brands are going broke
Experts reveal the real reason behind the latest string of Aussie fashion brand failures and why the domestic industry could be structurally unprofitable.
Gardening
Floral impact of spring cottage favourites
Russell lupins, foxgloves and hollyhocks bring height, colour and old-fashioned cottage-garden impact to Canberra in spring, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Wine
Of beer and wine and bushwalking
"A light shiraz with a lovely hint of cherry on the nose and in the finish. It didn’t overwhelm the flavour of the venison. Top marks." Wine columnist RICHARD CALVER enjoys a a 2017 Madman’s Gully Syrah.
Gardening
STEP into a local native treasure
Forest 20 at the National Arboretum offers a colourful showcase of Southern Tablelands plants, wildlife and landscapes, writes BILL HANDKE.
