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Might be best to settle before the judge decides

"If the defence had a 'knockout' blow they had to raise it with Bruce during their cross-examination. That never happened. It follows they have no 'we-gotcha' evidence." Legal columnist HUGH SELBY reports from the theatre of litigation. 

Opinion

Winds of a religious war know no boundaries

"Biden’s fate is blowing in a much fiercer wind than confronted either of his high-wire predecessors. The chances of his reaching his goal is diminishing with every television news feed from the Gaza Strip," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.

Opinion

KEEPING UP THE ACT

Do chairs, dreamcatchers (organic) or red trams offer more political hope for Canberra? KEEPING UP THE ACT might just have a point...

Opinion

The presumption of innocence is dead and buried

Legal affairs writer and former barrister HUGH SELBY says the presumption of innocence is dead and buried. It has been inverted. It is now a presumption of guilt unless and until a court finds the accused "not guilty".

Opinion

KEEPING UP THE ACT

Public toilets in Canberra seem to cost more than anywhere on earth to build. Luckily, Minister Chris Steel helped KEEPING UP THE ACT make sense of it all for you...

Arts

Dance

Danish gymnasts liven up Civic Square

TwentY-eight elite gymnasts from the National Danish Performance Team livened up Civic Square on Saturday morning with dance routines and a bit of juggling, reports HELEN MUSA.

Books

Political history judged book of the year

Frank Bongiorno’s "Dreamers and Schemers", a compelling and comprehensive account of Australia’s political life, from pre-settlement indigenous systems to the present day, is the ACT Book of the Year 2023.

Reviews

Triumphant ‘Lear’, a psychological thriller

"Karen Vickery’s Lear is a triumphant revelation of deeply psychological motivations, feelings and responses that are embedded in the text but which have rarely been extracted." JOE WOODWARD reviews "King Lear" at The Q.

Theatre

Half a century on, Tempo isn’t slowing

In the first of an occasional series reminding us what makes Canberra such a beautiful place to live, NOEL BEDDOE gets a fond insight into some of the backstage antics of the 50-year-old Tempo Theatre group.

Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Warm and welcoming early childhood centres

In this sponsored post, Capital Region Community Services executive manager of strategy and impact Heidi Prowse highlights the warm and welcoming educators in its early childhood education and care services.

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