Fear of the awful few who frighten the scurrying ‘mice’
"A few, undeserving and awful people wield far too much power," says columnist HUGH SELBY. "They hold it for themselves. The rest of us are like scurrying mice, hoping not to be squelched."
- Opinion
- News
Salon confessions cut deep for beauty workforce
Fertility struggles and relationship breakdowns are often shared freely in hair salons, leaving workers with the emotional weight of their clients' trauma.
- Lifestyle
Prepare plants now to survive the frost and cold
Gardeners can prepare plants for frost by choosing suitable varieties, improving microclimates, mulching well and adjusting care for indoor plants through the colder months, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
- Politics
Antisemitism report puts the cart before the horse
The antisemitism royal commission’s interim report leaves key questions dangling, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Arts & Entertainment
Fanfiction has Jane Austen solving cosy crime
The extraordinary fascination with all things Jane Austen continues unabated, writes book reviewer ANNA CREER.
- Lifestyle
Age is about after the fruit waves goodbye…
"The older wine changed a great deal over the course of lunch. It had obviously been stored well and its deep-red colour showed no hint of browning, a sign of a wine being over the hill," writes (well aged) wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
- News
Australia’s co-working boom moves from city to suburbs
Flexible workspaces are no longer a peripheral solution and are becoming firmly embedded within Australia's evolving office ecosystem, a report has found.
- Lifestyle
There’s some science to being cosy in bed
The science of cosiness: textiles expert REBECCA VAN AMBER explains feather down, bamboo and polyester duvets.
- Lifestyle
Authentic Italian dishes that warm the heart
"My friend is a massive pizza lover. His oven-fired Toscana pizza on a house-made tomato base featured yum Fior di latte." WENDY JOHNSON enjoys an exciting addition to dining in Belconnen.
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
Brave Raiders ambush Titans with Sasagi double
Undermanned Canberra have secured a 28-12 win away from home against Gold Coast with their young stars and veterans standing tall against the odds.
Elderly woman dies in Hughes house fire
AI actors and writers will be ineligible for Oscars
ACT ambulance stations closed 42 times amid record demand
Outback town regroups after little girl’s death, riot
Fiscal restraint to define federal budget as costs rise
Bootlegger boom: big excise fuels black market booze
Lifestyle
Hunter & Barrel brings real fire-grill steak to Canberra
Premium steakhouse Hunter & Barrel will open its doors at the Canberra Centre, 20 Scotts Crossing, on May 8, bringing its signature fire-led dining experience to the nation’s capital.
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Arts & Entertainment
Bigger, bolder Footloose back for ‘explosive’ season
Footloose: The Musical returns to Canberra in a new production – bigger, bolder and more explosive than ever before – at the Royal Theatre, May 8-10.
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News
‘Never again’: lessons from a new-look war memorial
The Australian War Memorial sits on a "fault line" in the national debate, its director says, as he reflects on how history guides its $580 million refurb.
News
Brave Raiders ambush Titans with Sasagi double
Undermanned Canberra have secured a 28-12 win away from home against Gold Coast with their young stars and veterans standing tall against the odds.
Police
Elderly woman dies in Hughes house fire
An elderly woman has died following a house fire in Hughes early on Saturday morning.
News
ACT ambulance stations closed 42 times amid record demand
ACT ambulance stations were forced to close 42 times in the first three months of 2026, as the service recorded its busiest start to a year and staffing pressures continued to intensify.
National news
Outback town regroups after little girl’s death, riot
An outback town is devastated after a five-day search for a missing girl ended in tragedy and a riot erupted over the accused murderer's arrest.
Feature
Salon confessions cut deep for beauty workforce
Fertility struggles and relationship breakdowns are often shared freely in hair salons, leaving workers with the emotional weight of their clients' trauma.
Politics
Fiscal restraint to define federal budget as costs rise
Health, defence and welfare commitments are among fiscal pressures weighing on the federal budget as Treasurer Jim Chalmers vows to put a lid on spending.
National news
Bootlegger boom: big excise fuels black market booze
The government is being urged to cut the alcohol excise before the horse has bolted and another black market like illicit tobacco becomes entrenched.
Police
Man charged with driving at partner’s father
A 38-year-old man has been charged after police allege he drove a utility at his partner’s father and fled from police in Canberra’s north.
National news
Rape charges ‘shock’ surgeon partner of former premier
A former state premier's partner says he is shocked by the allegations against him after being charged with rape, sexual assault and deprivation of liberty.
Daily Puzzles
The antisemitism royal commission’s interim report leaves key questions dangling, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"When Shane Rattenbury announced his resignation, a fair few people contacted me, and asked, what’s the real reason why he’s leaving now? It’s a good gig after all, right?" ANDREW HUGHES wonders where to from here for the ACT Greens.
‘It’s a credit to you that children no longer go to jail’
The time is right, so why isn’t Anthony Albanese more popular?
How attacking Gillard’s carbon policy caused harm to policy reform
Hey boomer, politically, your day is done
Cold comfort for camping Canavan in Farrer
Why it costs us when ‘wants’ morph into ‘needs’
Views
Fear of the awful few who frighten the scurrying ‘mice’
"A few, undeserving and awful people wield far too much power," says columnist HUGH SELBY. "They hold it for themselves. The rest of us are like scurrying mice, hoping not to be squelched."
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Believe it or not, Shane Rattenbury's hung up his pith helmet and departed the Legislative Assembly. KEEPING UP THE ACT looks at what might be next for the wilting Greens leader.
Opinion
After everything, how can this man still hug me?
"In my late 50s I met Bill in one of my privileged roles. We had so much in common it was uncanny, and then – and then – I wept and he had to comfort me," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
Letters
Cutting seniors’ exercise classes ‘thoughtless and cruel’
Letter writer DIANNE DEANE has some sympathy for the seniors who lost their exercise class when CIT Bruce cancelled its higher-level intensity classes for over 60-year-olds, but GLENN ARMSTRONG may have an answer...
Opinion
We need to find our unifying voice in a world gone mad
"Our public events should reflect a common Australian purpose, not one that divides, not one that seeks to prefer one part of the community to others," writes columnist HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN takes a look at the government's NDIS dilemma.
Opinion
No matter how long, it’s never too late to right a wrong
"An investigation was started. The ANU management stonewalled. The Ombudsman office said to itself: 'Oh dear, what do we do now?' and answered that question with: 'We do nothing'." HUGH SELBY reflects on the failings of a toothless token.
Opinion
East to west, there’s a whole world of opposites
"Humans have always turned to opposites to make sense of their world. From the earliest myths to modern thought, we have relied on contrasts: good and bad, yes and no, light and dark, life and death," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
A lot of people with a lot of issues are asking the ACT government: "What are you going to do about it?" Andrew Barr always has the answer...
Arts
AI actors and writers will be ineligible for Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced rule changes to address the use of artificial intelligence.
Music
The ‘extraordinary’ Michael Sollis dies at 40
Canberra musician, music advocate and composer Michael Sollis died at Clare Holland House early on Friday after a five-year battle with bowel cancer. He was 40.
Music
Blurring what’s human and electronic
Rob Kennedy reviews Luminescence and the Machine, developed in collaboration with Grammy Award winners William Brittelle and Cameron Beauchamp, at The Street Theatre.
Books
Fanfiction has Jane Austen solving cosy crime
The extraordinary fascination with all things Jane Austen continues unabated, writes book reviewer ANNA CREER.
Books
Will Raef the rogue get his just deserts?
"Raef does not make his own bed but he does lie in it, a lot." CHARLES WATERSTREET reviews Ross Fitzgerald's latest riotous novel, Rogue: A fictitious memoir.
Dance
Bling and weather take a bow at Dance Day launch
It was a toss-up between the bling and the perfect autumn weather for centre stage at the launch of International Dance Week by Ausdance ACT atop Mount Ainslie on Wednesday morning, reports HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Sardonic take on Hollywood film industry
From music and dance to documentary and theatre, Canberra gets animated in the latest Artsweek by HELEN MUSA.
Dance
Wheeled into the operation, she asked: ‘Will I dance again?’
A dancer with a remarkable family history and a horrifying tale to tell is at the centre of Ausdance ACT’s Australian Dance Week celebrations, the biggest in the country, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Theatre
Hope shines in actor’s life story of survival
Lose to Win, coming to The Q on Saturday, follows the story of actor Mandela Mathia, from a war-torn South Sudan to Egypt, and then to Australia as a refugee, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Lifestyle
Prepare plants now to survive the frost and cold
Gardeners can prepare plants for frost by choosing suitable varieties, improving microclimates, mulching well and adjusting care for indoor plants through the colder months, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Wine
Age is about after the fruit waves goodbye…
"The older wine changed a great deal over the course of lunch. It had obviously been stored well and its deep-red colour showed no hint of browning, a sign of a wine being over the hill," writes (well aged) wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Lifestyle
There’s some science to being cosy in bed
The science of cosiness: textiles expert REBECCA VAN AMBER explains feather down, bamboo and polyester duvets.
Dining
Authentic Italian dishes that warm the heart
"My friend is a massive pizza lover. His oven-fired Toscana pizza on a house-made tomato base featured yum Fior di latte." WENDY JOHNSON enjoys an exciting addition to dining in Belconnen.
Lifestyle
Cartoon: Dose of Dorin
We live in challenging times - and how! – says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Lifestyle
Hunter & Barrel brings real fire-grill steak to Canberra
Premium steakhouse Hunter & Barrel will open its doors at the Canberra Centre, 20 Scotts Crossing, on May 8, bringing its signature fire-led dining experience to the nation’s capital.
Sponsored Content
Wine
Turning wine into fuel could bolster local supplies
More than 350 million bottles of wine are gathering dust in Australian storage, and industry figures have an ingenious plan to stop them heading for the bin.
Lifestyle
World-first knitted puffer makes runway at Fashion Week
Up-and-coming designers at Fashion Week hope to revolutionise Australian knitwear and make it big with a South Sudanese-owned luxury label.
Gardening
Nerines light up the autumn garden
Nerines are striking autumn bulbs that bring colour to cooler months and thrive with good drainage and sun, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
