"A bit harsh? Alas, as at the end of 2025, only 37 per cent of surveyed Ombudsman customers were satisfied. Also telling, and dismal, is that the office aspiration is only 65 per cent." bemoans HUGH SELBY.
John Fragopoulos is no ordinary fishmonger. He is passionate about the product he sells. Yes, it is fresh, he tells DAVID TURNBULL, but he also knows where it comes from, who caught it and how it was farmed.
KEEPING UP THE ACT reveals the power of ACT Labor's Justice Warriors and how they get things done for the community! Yeah, naw!
"In Treasurer Jim Chalmer's intergenerational equity-obsession budget, the boomer generation in particular is being punished for the temerity of working hard, and taking risks in buying properties!" writes columnist ROSS FITZGERALD.
"The name and the classic black-and-gold checkered uniform have stuck around, creating the iconic look of Canberra’s oldest hockey club." TIA PRIEST-WILLIMOTT looks at a club celebrating 90th years together.
Playback is by Tom Glassey, a working journalist and on-and-off Press Gallery member, who has been developing the play through the Resident Street program, reports HELEN MUSA.
"A fraction of the money saved by not extending the tram to Woden could be used turning the Kingston Railway Station into a welcoming and convenient environment for tourists and business travellers alike," writes BEATRICE BODART-BAILEY.
Self‑driving cars struggle to see at night or in fog – but imitating the human brain can make them safe, writes PABLO CAMARA.
“No grand sets, no spectacle, just the truth behind the fairytales,” director Jarrad West promises of their “unplugged” version of Sondheim’s Into the Woods, reports HELEN MUSA.
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.
Case numbers in one of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks continue to climb, as authorities urge at-risk people to update their vaccinations.
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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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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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.
Case numbers in one of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks continue to climb, as authorities urge at-risk people to update their vaccinations.
More than $1 billion is being wasted on building parking spaces that aren't used as part of new housing, a study has found.
Rural women have revealed significant barriers to fertility treatment, including interstate trips, fragmented care and the cancellation of abortion services.
A boast by a convicted teen killer about breaching strict supervision weeks after being freed had him thrown back behind bars for a third time.
A second group of women with ties to Islamic State could soon return to Australia, as the prime minister says further arrests could be made on their arrival.
A three-day showdown has been aborted at the last minute as the ex-partner of former Labor leader Mark Latham withdrew her bid for a protection order.
A humpback whale has travelled a distance further than Sydney to London, in a record for longest proven migration by the species.
Queensland has built just one new hotel in a year and is now well off its 2032 room targets, with soaring costs scaring off investors despite demand.
Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth, whose handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church prompted his resignation, has died aged 91.
"Something struck me as I watched Jim Chalmers deliver his Budget speech… he failed to mention another type of intergenerational equity: government debt, which is now approaching $1 trillion," writes political columnist ROBERT McMAHON.
"The strife faced by tertiary institutions, as the ANU has shown, indicates there is something terribly wrong. The resignation of the chancellor, vice-chancellor and University Council members won't solve the problems," says MICHAEL MOORE.
"A bit harsh? Alas, as at the end of 2025, only 37 per cent of surveyed Ombudsman customers were satisfied. Also telling, and dismal, is that the office aspiration is only 65 per cent." bemoans HUGH SELBY.
KEEPING UP THE ACT reveals the power of ACT Labor's Justice Warriors and how they get things done for the community! Yeah, naw!
"In Treasurer Jim Chalmer's intergenerational equity-obsession budget, the boomer generation in particular is being punished for the temerity of working hard, and taking risks in buying properties!" writes columnist ROSS FITZGERALD.
"A fraction of the money saved by not extending the tram to Woden could be used turning the Kingston Railway Station into a welcoming and convenient environment for tourists and business travellers alike," writes BEATRICE BODART-BAILEY.
The treasurer has 'totally' squibbed it in making changes to unsustainable superannuation benefits, says letter writer IAN DE LANDELLES.
'In justice, we converted the desirable aim of taking seriously those who make complaints of being forced into unwanted sexual acts into the prejudiced assertion that what they allege is true,' writes legal affairs columnist HUGH SELBY.
Why has the weather been so unseasonally warm? And what will winter look like? KIMBERLEY REID decodes the climate science...
With apologies to Britney Spears, KEEPING UP THE ACT devotes the column to Betty Blunder, Labor's lady of lapses.
Australia's biggest performing arts company Opera Australia has staged a major financial turnaround, returning to profit in 2025.
Here's the latest Artsweek column by arts editor HELEN MUSA on everything that's happening in and around Canberra for arts and entertainment lovers.
Playback is by Tom Glassey, a working journalist and on-and-off Press Gallery member, who has been developing the play through the Resident Street program, reports HELEN MUSA.
“No grand sets, no spectacle, just the truth behind the fairytales,” director Jarrad West promises of their “unplugged” version of Sondheim’s Into the Woods, reports HELEN MUSA.
KERRY-ANNE COUSINS reviews Liz Priestley's latest art works exhibited at Grainger Gallery where she uses the ancient encaustic technique of building up layers of wax, pigments and resin to form multiple layers of colour and texture.
From glass blowers to metal sculptors, the QPRC and Bendigo Bank 2026 Art Awards held on Saturday at The Q saw a record 87 entries competing across 12 prizes, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The show Promise and Promiscuity, described by the Irish Times as “a posthumous collaboration with Jane Austen”, is the brainchild of actor Penny Ashton, reports HELEN MUSA.
Disney has cut parts from its orchestra and replaced them with synthesised keyboard technology, leaving local musicians out of a job.
'Interwoven' by the Australian String Quartet at Gandel Hall was a "through-composed study of emotional nuance", weaving together strains from the quartet's history spanning 18th century to the 21st century, reviews NICK HORN.
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Self‑driving cars struggle to see at night or in fog – but imitating the human brain can make them safe, writes PABLO CAMARA.
Should you take vitamin C to ward off colds, lower blood pressure or reduce cancer risk? This is what the experts say...
A Canberra dining institution on Kingston’s Kennedy Street has closed shop, reports CityNews dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Ornamental cabbages and kale bring colour to winter gardens, thriving in the cold when little else grows, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
"I was back in my 1970s bell bottoms (purple!) reading about the plat de pauvre that is fondue, a way the French use up bits of hard, cracked or unattractive cheese," confesses wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
"Mobile phone behaviour is the modern frontier of irritation where basic social norms quietly give up. Someone checks a notification mid-conversation and suddenly you’re competing for their attention," bemoans PAUL DORIN.
Russell Mockridge's amazing cycling prowess made him a household name here and overseas. Russell who? ROSS FITZGERALD & DICK WHITAKER share the history of this forgotten Australian hero.
