British singer saluted for long service to the folk festival
Arts editor HELEN MUSA meets British folk singer Martyn Wyndham-Read, who was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award the National Folk Festival.
- Arts & Entertainment
- Lifestyle
What’s new with flu and when’s the best time to get a shot?
When's the best time to get a flu shot? Infectious diseases experts MERU SHEEL and ALLEN CHENG explain...
- Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
The cost of living crisis doesn't stop at Easter, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
- Politics
Fuel crises won’t derail Labor’s budget reforms, says PM
A future plan on fuel should be central to Albanese government’s reform agenda, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Opinion
Trump’s mission is himself, only himself
“The 'Orange Clown' is not a moron. His staff, entourage, and hangers on are not morons either. They are educated carpetbaggers, seeking any and every opportunity, at home and abroad, to garner loot, power and influence," writes HUGH SELBY.
- Arts & Entertainment
In search of excitement on the extramarital app
Three middle-aged adults looking for an exciting new spark in an otherwise plain and tedious American existence are the characters in a new series that's turning heads, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
- Lifestyle
An Easter Dose of Dorin
And why not? It is Easter after all, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
- Lifestyle
Frangipani care and autumn orchard tasks
Frangipanis reward careful seasonal care, while autumn is the perfect time to plant berries and harvest orchard fruit, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
- Lifestyle
An Easter Dose of Dorin
Look what cartoonist PAUL DORIN's just pulled out of the hat! Happy Easter.
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
Australia appoints first woman as top legal adviser
Experienced barrister Ruth Higgins SC has made history as the first woman to be appointed Australia's top legal adviser to the federal government.
Nation tops up fuel supply as Easter demand soars
Plea for patience as road deaths plague long weekend
Technology aims to end the audiobook debate
Resurrected Knights hand Raiders fourth straight loss
Teen charged after knife incident in City Walk
Bargain-hungry public warned of long tail to fuel shock
Opinion
With breathing there’s a lot to take in
"The air we breathe is far more than empty space – it’s a finely balanced mixture of gases that sustains life," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
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.
Sponsored Content
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
Australia appoints first woman as top legal adviser
Experienced barrister Ruth Higgins SC has made history as the first woman to be appointed Australia's top legal adviser to the federal government.
Update
Nation tops up fuel supply as Easter demand soars
Households and businesses face months of high fuel prices and associated costs even if there is a swift end to the Middle East conflict that is choking supply.
Update
Plea for patience as road deaths plague long weekend
At least 14 people have died on Australian roads over the Easter break, prompting calls for drivers to use caution as they return from their holidays.
Sports news
Resurrected Knights hand Raiders fourth straight loss
High flying Newcastle have soared over Canberra by 20 points at McDonald Jones Stadium. (Darren Pateman/AAP PHOTOS)
Police
Teen charged after knife incident in City Walk
A teenager has been charged and another will be summonsed after a group of youths allegedly fought with knives in the city.
Update
Bargain-hungry public warned of long tail to fuel shock
Motorists are getting access to better, real-time information about changing fuel prices as one state launches a crackdown on service stations.
Police
Man in hospital after Charnwood shops assault
A man was taken to hospital after he was allegedly assaulted outside a fast-food outlet in Charnwood last month.
National news
Credit card points schemes in firing line after tweaks
Savvy punters who have been cashing in on credit card rewards schemes might have to find a new life hack after the central bank changed the payments game.
National news
Time of joy’: PM offers Easter message of goodwill
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has issued a brief message of goodwill to mark Easter, as have senior church leaders.
Daily Puzzles
A future plan on fuel should be central to Albanese government’s reform agenda, writes MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"Currently, our tax system transfers wealth from those who can least afford it to those already seriously wealthy. Will the government have the courage in the next budget to introduce a fairer system," asks columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
One Nation has nothing to offer Canberra, but…
Ambitious Hastie calls out Trump’s war strategy
Government struggles with Middle East ‘stress test’
At last, Assembly acts to protect kids in childcare
What the premier could teach the prime minister
High-speed rail arrives again, but will it ever leave?
Views
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
The cost of living crisis doesn't stop at Easter, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Opinion
Trump’s mission is himself, only himself
“The 'Orange Clown' is not a moron. His staff, entourage, and hangers on are not morons either. They are educated carpetbaggers, seeking any and every opportunity, at home and abroad, to garner loot, power and influence," writes HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Standing united, why don’t the divided pollies get it?
"There’s a news picture I’d love to see: gambling lobbyists crying. That’s so much better than the misfortunes that flow throughout our community from their unchecked success in peddling misery," writes HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
PM’s national address prompts more questions than answers
"Prime Minister Albanese’s address to the nation at 7pm on Wednesday, blanket broadcast across all networks, left me wondering what I had just watched and why," writes ROBERT McMAHON.
Opinion
You really can’t be serious writing this stuff, Clive
CLIVE WILLIAMS' Whimsy column runs every two weeks. Sometimes his trademark joke at the end is lost to space limitations. To make amends, he's written a column for this 'in between' week – and it's ALL anecdotes!
Opinion
Police thuggery and how the AFP and the system failed us
This article, by HUGH SELBY, is about a recent, all too clear instance of police thuggery in Canberra and the failure of AFP management to respond appropriately.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Brace yourself as KEEPING UP THE ACT presents a whole new look at Canberra through the eyes of TRAMSFORMERS.
Opinion
Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms
There is fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation, says CHRISTIAN DOWNIE.
Opinion
Is E10 fuel bad for my car? And could it save me money?
Australians are being urged to switch to E10 fuel as the US-Iran conflict continues to put pressure on diesel and petrol supplies, writes ZACHARY AMAN.
Arts
British singer saluted for long service to the folk festival
Arts editor HELEN MUSA meets British folk singer Martyn Wyndham-Read, who was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award the National Folk Festival.
Books
Technology aims to end the audiobook debate
The question of whether audiobooks count as reading is about to get more complicated thanks to a feature from a major tech firm.
Arts & Entertainment
Dark comedy through Sartre’s moral mirror
Here's HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
Streaming
In search of excitement on the extramarital app
Three middle-aged adults looking for an exciting new spark in an otherwise plain and tedious American existence are the characters in a new series that's turning heads, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Books
Desert stories get a hearing at the National Library
HELEN MUSA reports on a National Library exhibition that showcases the remarkable, decades-long efforts of the NT's Papunya community to record, preserve and sustain its language and culture.
Musical Theatre
The riotous romp when Juliet goes to Paris
"This quality, high-energy, fun and funny production of boy-band bangers and girl power was well deserving of the rowdy wolf whistles and enthusiastic standing ovation it received." SAMARA PURNELL's been to see & Juliet.
Dance
Crowds pack the folk festival opening concert
Arts editor HELEN MUSA reviews the opening concert of the 60th National Folk Festival at Exhibition Park.
Books
Dervla brings her breath-taking Revenge back home
Female writers are currently dominating the Australian crime fiction scene, with more women writing crime, psychological thrillers, and domestic noir than men, writes reviewer ANNA CREER.
Reviews
Oedipus the King packs a powerful punch
"Oedipus the King teeters between the realistic and the formal, or ritualistic, and it is here that Michael Smith as director may have gone a step too far," writes reviewer HELEN MUSA.
Lifestyle
What’s new with flu and when’s the best time to get a shot?
When's the best time to get a flu shot? Infectious diseases experts MERU SHEEL and ALLEN CHENG explain...
Canberra culture
An Easter Dose of Dorin
And why not? It is Easter after all, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Gardening
Frangipani care and autumn orchard tasks
Frangipanis reward careful seasonal care, while autumn is the perfect time to plant berries and harvest orchard fruit, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Canberra culture
An Easter Dose of Dorin
Look what cartoonist PAUL DORIN's just pulled out of the hat! Happy Easter.
Wine
Picking rosés on a sunny day
"The taste was richer than the French wine with a delicate berry flavour that was clean and dry with a longer finish than expected from this style of wine." Wine columnist RICHARD CALVER pits an Aussie rosé against a French one.
Dining
Oh, those buns, those beautiful hand-crafted buns!
Under Bakery's come a long way since head baker Lachlan Cutting began selling cardamom and cinnamon buns at local farmers’ markets, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Canberra culture
Roberto cuts with discipline and a swirl of showbiz
“The customers are the audience. I always build up a show." TIA PRIEST-WILLIMOTT meets a hairdresser who's teaching professional performance.
Gardening
Kiwifruit offers shade and autumn harvest
Kiwifruit vines are vigorous growers that reward gardeners with shade in summer and fruit in autumn – if you plant the right mix of male and female vines, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Wine
A lesson in wine at the old schoolhouse
Wine writer RICHARD CALVER sits up straight and pays attention as he gets a lesson from master winemaker Ken Helm in a former schoolhouse, a tiny wooden structure, built in 1888.
