The ‘White Mouse’ reflects on her life, in French
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.
- Arts & Entertainment
- Opinion
Urgent need to unlock Labor’s ‘devastating grip’
"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.
- Politics
The gender pendulum may be swinging too far
"As the pendulum swings, there are those in the Australian public service who are, inappropriately, interpreting gender equality to mean female domination," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
- Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT joins the melee in Sydney
KEEPING UP THE ACT couldn't resist this one... clearly there are Herzogs and there are Herzogs.
- News
Researchers bring back bell frogs after 50 years
Locally extinct green and golden bell frogs have been returned to Mawson Ponds after disappearing from the region in the early 1980s.
- Lifestyle
Whooping cough cases are breaking records, but why?
Whooping cough cases are at their highest level in 35 years – so why the surge, asks ARCHANA KOIRALA.
- Politics
Will poll disaster spark Liberal leadership challenge?
Will the disastrous Newspoll trigger Angus Taylor's challenge to Sussan Ley, despite Coalition patch-up, asks political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Lifestyle
Soon to die? More of what you need to know before you go
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.
- Lifestyle
Soon to die? What you need to know before you go
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.
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
Not a real doctor: AI struggles to treat human patients
Tasked with identifying common medical conditions and recommending treatment, artificial intelligence can deliver deadly advice.
Protesters beaten, arrested as Herzog visit continues
Colourful new tomato promises purple patch of health
Barr leads trade mission to India
Flash flooding restarts Yarralumla Creek debate
Anti-corruption boss faces inquiry over defence ties
Israel’s president visits site of beach terror
Lifestyle
Meticulous Olivia takes charge at Yarralumla clinic
Canberra’s trusted name in refined, natural aesthetics is growing. In this sponsored post Atelier Medical Aesthetics reveals its expansion with new clinic in Yarralumla.
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News
Major gaps miss women’s heart attack risk and symptoms
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.
Lifestyle
Breaking down fibre, it’s the next big food fad
The next big Western world food fad is fibre, but how much do you need? DEE-ANN DURBIN warns of the dangers of fibremaxxing.
News
Not a real doctor: AI struggles to treat human patients
Tasked with identifying common medical conditions and recommending treatment, artificial intelligence can deliver deadly advice.
Police
Protesters beaten, arrested as Herzog visit continues
Demonstrators have been arrested, beaten and pepper sprayed by police while protesting Israeli President Isaac Herzog's continuing visit of Australia.
News
Colourful new tomato promises purple patch of health
A genetically modified purple tomato enriched with added anthocyanin - a powerful antioxidant found in berries - may provide extra anti-inflammatory benefits.
Politics
Barr leads trade mission to India
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr is heading overseas for the first time this year, leading a six-day trade mission to India this week, aimed at strengthening links in education, tourism and sport.
News
Flash flooding restarts Yarralumla Creek debate
Independent MLA Fiona Carrick says storm damage and flooding in Phillip highlight failures of the concrete drain and the need for long-planned creek restoration.
National news
Anti-corruption boss faces inquiry over defence ties
National anti-corruption commissioner Paul Brereton is being investigated by the watchdog's watchdog after complaints about his potential conflicts of interest.
Politics
Israel’s president visits site of beach terror
Israeli President Isaac Herzog says Australia's response to the Bondi Beach terror attack revealed the best of humanity as he paid tribute to the victims.
Update
Liberal leadership spill beckons after ‘horrible’ poll
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley is likely to face a challenge to her job this week as the Liberals reel from a poll one MP described as "dire" and "terrible".
Police
Kambah man charged with domestic assault
A 29-year-old Kambah man subject to good behaviour obligations has been charged after police allege he assaulted his partner and was later found with a stun gun and suspected drugs.
Daily Puzzles
"As the pendulum swings, there are those in the Australian public service who are, inappropriately, interpreting gender equality to mean female domination," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Will the disastrous Newspoll trigger Angus Taylor's challenge to Sussan Ley, despite Coalition patch-up, asks political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
File Steel’s budget ‘miracle’ under f… for fiction
May budget to test the treasurer’s ticker
When Liberal heresy suddenly turns to strategy
Hanson gets campaigning as Coalition woes roll on
‘Less relevant’ Greens opt for perfect over good
Littleproud under immense pressure to come dancing
Views
Urgent need to unlock Labor’s ‘devastating grip’
"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.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT joins the melee in Sydney
KEEPING UP THE ACT couldn't resist this one... clearly there are Herzogs and there are Herzogs.
Opinion
How AI threatens human expertise and thinking
"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
Opinion
Tired of one obscenity paling before another…
"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.
Opinion
Stop the tram – seriously, it’s time for a rethink
"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.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
As the RBA fights fire with fire, your mortgage is toast, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Letters
The new metro rail system that shows up Canberra
"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.
Opinion
How a little prejudice can go a terrible, long way
"Perhaps it is the innate human condition: that we have negative preconceptions about those people or those beliefs that we don’t understand, or about which we have some festering fear," writes HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN, who is a fireman in his day job, has a pragmatic way of looking at fixing inflation.
Arts
The ‘White Mouse’ reflects on her life, in French
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.
Arts & Entertainment
Late-night knees up at the portrait gallery
Here's HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
Music
Mariah Carey’s Olympic act prompts lip-syncing question
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.
Theatre
Theatre champions take top award spots
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.
Photography
Art and science meet at the melting point
"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.
Books
Crime novels with a strong Scottish accent
Three recent, excellent crime novels set in Scotland, have caught the eye of book reviewer ANNA CREER.
Art
Something to crow about, the Bald Archy is back
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.
Arts & Entertainment
Weekend of colour, culture and community
Here's HELEN MUSA's latest Artsweek column.
Theatre
‘Stubborn’ star finds betrayal in Irish troubles play
With the name Emily O’Mahoney, there’s a fair chance of Irish ancestry, as HELEN MUSA finds when she catches up with the actor playing the lead role in Never Closer, a 2022 drama by Australian playwright Grace Chapple.
Lifestyle
Whooping cough cases are breaking records, but why?
Whooping cough cases are at their highest level in 35 years – so why the surge, asks ARCHANA KOIRALA.
Legal
Soon to die? More of what you need to know before you go
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.
Legal
Soon to die? What you need to know before you go
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
Daylilies are popping once again
Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON says daylilies are a summer-flowering plant, with each flower lasting just one day.
Lifestyle
Working to music: help or hindrance?
AC/DC in surgery and lo-fi beats in the office: EMERY SCHUBERT reveals what the science says about working to music.
Canberra culture
Savouring and celebrating life, one bite at a time
Special-occasion foods are deeply tied to tradition and symbolism; they are edible links to our heritage, writes PAUL DORIN.
Technology
Why is it so hard to get a decent snap of the moon?
Why is it so hard to take a good photo of the moon with a mobile phone? MICHAEL BOWN explains...
Medicine and wellbeing
Meticulous Olivia takes charge at Yarralumla clinic
Canberra’s trusted name in refined, natural aesthetics is growing. In this sponsored post Atelier Medical Aesthetics reveals its expansion with new clinic in Yarralumla.
Sponsored Content
History
The minister who lost the media censorship war of ’44
"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.
