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.
“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.
"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.
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”.
"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.
Things are getting pretty confusing for Liberal MPs, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
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 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.
"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.
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.
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson intentionally poisoned four members of her estranged husband's family, a jury has found after a week of deliberations.
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.
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 looking for a woman they allege left an Amaroo supermarket with a trolley full of groceries without paying.
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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.
The next big Western world food fad is fibre, but how much do you need? DEE-ANN DURBIN warns of the dangers of fibremaxxing.
“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.
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 are looking for a woman they allege left an Amaroo supermarket with a trolley full of groceries without paying.
A state MP says she was punched by police during a brutal confrontation between officers and protesters rallying against the Israeli president's visit.
A VolunteeringACT survey has found nearly 100 Canberra families go without food every day, as demand for food relief services rises and providers report shortages of funding, space and supplies.
Police say extra resources will be deployed across Canberra on Wednesday as protests are expected to coincide with the visit of the President of Israel.
The ACT Ombudsman says Corrective Services failed to properly assess phone charges at the Alexander Maconochie Centre, leaving almost 500 people still owed more than $46,000 in refunds.
Tasked with identifying common medical conditions and recommending treatment, artificial intelligence can deliver deadly advice.
A genetically modified purple tomato enriched with added anthocyanin - a powerful antioxidant found in berries - may provide extra anti-inflammatory benefits.
"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.
"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.
Things are getting pretty confusing for Liberal MPs, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"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.
KEEPING UP THE ACT couldn't resist this one... clearly there are Herzogs and there are Herzogs.
"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
"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.
"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.
As the RBA fights fire with fire, your mortgage is toast, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"Ultimately, a tunnel under Civic will also be necessary as traffic congestion inevitably increases," says letter writer RICHARD JOHNSTON as he showcases the new Melbourne Metro rail system.
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.
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.
Here's HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
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.
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.
"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.
Three recent, excellent crime novels set in Scotland, have caught the eye of book reviewer ANNA CREER.
Arts editor – and Bald Archy pioneer – HELEN MUSA previews this year's Bald Archy exhibition, about to open at the Canberra Potter’s Gallery in Watson.
Here's HELEN MUSA's latest Artsweek column.
Whooping cough cases are at their highest level in 35 years – so why the surge, asks ARCHANA KOIRALA.
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.
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 writer JACKIE WARBURTON says daylilies are a summer-flowering plant, with each flower lasting just one day.
AC/DC in surgery and lo-fi beats in the office: EMERY SCHUBERT reveals what the science says about working to music.
Special-occasion foods are deeply tied to tradition and symbolism; they are edible links to our heritage, writes PAUL DORIN.
Why is it so hard to take a good photo of the moon with a mobile phone? MICHAEL BOWN explains...
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"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.
