Hemsworth’s Witcher isn’t winning the fans over
This month marks the return of one of Netflix’s biggest fantasy hits but its days be numbered, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
- Arts & Entertainment
- Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN senses the opposition leader's relief at sorting out the net-zero policy, but still...
- Arts & Entertainment
Rob Hirst: feeling good, for a hundred years or more
Midnight Oil's drummer, who has stage four pancreatic cancer, still has songs pinging around his brain at night, while he rages against the dying of the light, reports ANDREW STAFFORD.
- Lifestyle
Timeless focal point for a small garden
A timeless focal point for a small garden that almost takes little or no room is a trompe l’oeil (a French term meaning "deceive the eye"), says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
- Politics
Libs thumb their noses at the voters they need to win
In dumping net zero, the Liberals have thumbed their noses at voters they need to win, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Lifestyle
Bouquet and taste transformed after decanting
"The wine was extraordinary in the way it changed so much in the glass… and the wine bottle was emptied with a grateful nod to the Apple Isle," says wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
- Lifestyle
Oh, the smell, the smell; here is heaven on earth!
"A look like this in Canberra would mean that no one came through the door," but columnist HUGH SELBY finds himself licking his lips with anticipation of a meal in faraway Hakata, south-west Japan, world famous for its ramen and gyoza.
- Arts & Entertainment
Fans thunderstruck with powerful AC/DC performance
Aussie fans got exactly what they wanted as AC/DC blasted back onto home soil with a powerhouse performance to kick off their long-awaited tour.
- Politics
Meeting of leaks as Liberals vote to dump net zero
Conservative Liberals hold a ‘power walk’ before delivering coup de grâce to net zero, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
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
Almost 70 schools to close as asbestos concerns spread
Almost 70 schools to close as asbestos concerns spreadAlmost 70 schools to close as asbestos concerns spread.
News
Homemade gun seized at Charnwood disturbance
A homemade firearm was seized by police called to disturbance involving multiple people in Charnwood around 2am on Sunday.
Loved theatre personality dies after short illness
P-plater denied bail as crash kills woman, unborn child
Blunt message on climate backflip that stunned Canberra
‘Freak accident’: 13 injured in demolition derby crash
Survivors find healing through music and creativity
Pope hosts Hollywood stars at Vatican, talks up films
Opinion
History holds hope in a role model for unloved Andrew
The public scandal involving the former Prince Andrew has been a tragedy for all concerned, not least in creating a schism between King Charles and his younger brother, say ROSS FITZGERALD and DICK WHITAKER.
News
Ancient Aussie ‘drop crocs’ might have hunted in trees
The oldest crocodile eggshells found in Australia might be from "seriously strange" reptiles that hunted in forests and weren't tied to water.
Opinion
Affectionate, honest and very helpful, but it hurt!
"Kindness is so many things. But I never knew that it could involve reassembling all your atoms and becoming whole again, just for one night, to enter the dream of your struggling, sentimental son," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
News
Almost 70 schools to close as asbestos concerns spread
Almost 70 schools to close as asbestos concerns spreadAlmost 70 schools to close as asbestos concerns spread.
Police
Homemade gun seized at Charnwood disturbance
A homemade firearm was seized by police called to disturbance involving multiple people in Charnwood around 2am on Sunday.
Police
P-plater denied bail as crash kills woman, unborn child
A teenage university student involved in a horrific car accident that killed a woman who was eight months pregnant has been denied bail.
Politics
Blunt message on climate backflip that stunned Canberra
A seasoned veteran of Australia's long-running "climate wars" has issued a stark warning as energy policy once again dominates the agenda at Parliament House.
Update
‘Freak accident’: 13 injured in demolition derby crash
A local council could slam the brakes on an annual rally for motoring enthusiasts after a race car crashed into a grandstand, injuring 13 people.
National news
Survivors find healing through music and creativity
Australians are being urged to recognise the ongoing prevalence of abuse in the community and advocate for justice and reform as part of a national campaign.
News
Pope hosts Hollywood stars at Vatican, talks up films
Australian actor Cate Blanchett was among Hollywood A-listers to have a private audience with Pope Leo at the Vatican.
Weather
Storm barrage to continue lashing eastern Australia
More heavy rainfall, damaging wind gusts, and large hail are possible, as powerful storms continue to lash parts of eastern Australia.
National news
Trump removes tariffs on Australian beef exports
Australian beef will no longer be slapped with tariffs when it is exported to the US, in a move that has been celebrated by farmers.
Daily Puzzles
In dumping net zero, the Liberals have thumbed their noses at voters they need to win, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Conservative Liberals hold a ‘power walk’ before delivering coup de grâce to net zero, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Democracy demands Libs get their act together
Come on, Parto, give us some policies, please!
Whitlam’s demise ‘calculated’, while embattled Libs argue on
Parton emerges as Lib leader, Castely and Hanson resign
Labor pollie Richo a factional warlord and eco-warrior
‘Pandemonium’: how Whitlam’s sacking changed history
Views
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN senses the opposition leader's relief at sorting out the net-zero policy, but still...
Opinion
History holds hope in a role model for unloved Andrew
The public scandal involving the former Prince Andrew has been a tragedy for all concerned, not least in creating a schism between King Charles and his younger brother, say ROSS FITZGERALD and DICK WHITAKER.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
No more jobs for mates, vows the new Public Service Minister Katy Gallagher on a mission to clean up the culture. Then she calls for a report... oops.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN wonders if the Opposition Leader is feeling any pressure right now.
Letters
It’s a dead loss trying to get dangerous dead trees removed
"To get dangerous, dead trees removed by our local government requires the 'patience of saints'," says letter writer ERWIN WEGNER of Giralang.
Opinion
Why the professor is entitled to the public recognition of his dignity
"Wedded to the notion that leaders behave reasonably when once the facts are before them, Peter Tregear wrote to the ANU chancellor. This week marks the fifth anniversary of that letter." HUGH SELBY ponders the lot of whisteblowers.
Opinion
The ‘golden tonsils’ of John Laws fall silent
John Laws was one of the most influential, commercially successful yet polarising figures in the history of Australian radio broadcasting. He has died at the age of 90. DENNIS MULLER remembers him...
Opinion
Affectionate, honest and very helpful, but it hurt!
"Kindness is so many things. But I never knew that it could involve reassembling all your atoms and becoming whole again, just for one night, to enter the dream of your struggling, sentimental son," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
Men have always been attached to moustaches
"Modern grooming has introduced a new wave of interest in moustaches, especially among young men experimenting with vintage or 'new fashion' looks," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Arts
Loved theatre personality dies after short illness
One of Canberra’s most-loved theatre personalities, Graham Robertson, has died at Clare Holland House after a short illness, surrounded by family. He was 94.
Music
De la Vega puts the flute in focus with a winning performance
"This concert was a great showcase for the flute in the hands of Ana de la Vega and a reminder of the steadfastness of skilled accompanists, in this case pianist Grace Kim," writes music reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN.
Streaming
Hemsworth’s Witcher isn’t winning the fans over
This month marks the return of one of Netflix’s biggest fantasy hits but its days be numbered, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Music
Rob Hirst: feeling good, for a hundred years or more
Midnight Oil's drummer, who has stage four pancreatic cancer, still has songs pinging around his brain at night, while he rages against the dying of the light, reports ANDREW STAFFORD.
Music
AC/DC gig so loud it shook the earth… literally
AC/DC managed to literally shake the earth, with their Melbourne concert detected by earthquake monitoring equipment three kilometres away.
Art
Cathy Freeman portrait centre in summer exhibition
A new three-panel work commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery showing athlete Cathy Freeman lighting the Olympic cauldron is at the heart of the big summer exhibition titled Super Kaylene Whiskey.
Music
‘Unmissable’ Minchin’s humanity shines through
"Tim Minchin's show is a remarkably personal reminiscence presented on the scale of a Cecil B DeMille movie with a red-hot band, pyrotechnics and a stunning light show," writes reviewer BILL STEPHENS.
Arts & Entertainment
Theatre centre’s new boss named
Georgia Hendy, currently CEO of the Darwin entertainment centre, is the new director of Canberra Theatre Centre.
Reviews
Uneasy play gets a fine and thoughtful production
"Equus is a hell of a play. A boy inexplicably blinds six horses. A psychiatrist sets out to find out why," writes theatre reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN.
Lifestyle
Timeless focal point for a small garden
A timeless focal point for a small garden that almost takes little or no room is a trompe l’oeil (a French term meaning "deceive the eye"), says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Wine
Brindabella Hills wins wine-show champion title
Hall winemaker Michael Anderson has claimed the Champion Wine of Show award at the Canberra and Region Wine Show, for his 2025 Brindabella Hills Riesling.
Wine
Bouquet and taste transformed after decanting
"The wine was extraordinary in the way it changed so much in the glass… and the wine bottle was emptied with a grateful nod to the Apple Isle," says wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Dining
Oh, the smell, the smell; here is heaven on earth!
"A look like this in Canberra would mean that no one came through the door," but columnist HUGH SELBY finds himself licking his lips with anticipation of a meal in faraway Hakata, south-west Japan, world famous for its ramen and gyoza.
Dining
Frustrating end to a ‘darn tasty’ lunch
"It was service with a smile on our arrival, but matters soon got confusing," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON about an otherwise "darn tasty" Nepalese meal.
Gardening
Red hot and ready to flower in a vase or the garden
Long-lasting red hot pokers are becoming popular as a flower for the vase as well as a low-water plant for the garden, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Health & Fitness
‘Silent killer’ – pancreatic cancer cases on the rise
"This is the stuff you die from" – survivors and researchers are warning Australians not ignore symptoms with pancreatic cancer cases on the rise, reports KATELYN CATANZARITI.
Dining
Oh No means yes to yummy yum cha
"A special dish we hadn’t had before was the salted egg yolk lava bun – dark in colour, but glistening with gold on top." Dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON heads to Manuka for yum cha.
Of clouds and coconuts, the art of endless jokes
CityNews cartoonist PAUL DORIN explains why he and his peers never tire of drawing laughs from the Pearly Gates and desert islands…
