"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.
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.
"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.
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.
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!
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.
Brace yourself as KEEPING UP THE ACT presents a whole new look at Canberra through the eyes of TRAMSFORMERS.
“The customers are the audience. I always build up a show." TIA PRIEST-WILLIMOTT meets a hairdresser who's teaching professional performance.
Former Narrabundah College student Leon Ford is playing Cassius in Bell Shakespeare's latest production of Julius Caesar, 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.
Blackout periods and other restrictions to betting ads will be introduced in a bid to reduce Australian children's exposure to gambling harms.
"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.
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The next big Western world food fad is fibre, but how much do you need? DEE-ANN DURBIN warns of the dangers of fibremaxxing.
Blackout periods and other restrictions to betting ads will be introduced in a bid to reduce Australian children's exposure to gambling harms.
The surviving gunman behind the Bondi Beach massacre has lost a court bid to suppress his family's names after they received death threats and harassment.
The opposition leader says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has talked down to Australians in an unnecessary national address about the fuel crisis.
A man and woman have been charged after a car was driven at high speed before crashing into a tree in Dickson early on Thursday morning.
Figures released this week show battery electric vehicles have increased from just 400 in 2019 to now account for close to five per cent of all registered vehicles in Canberra.
Independent MLA Thomas Emerson says the ACT Government is not taking the impact of the fuel crisis seriously enough, labelling a recent public transport fare announcement as inadequate and overly complex.
Australian farmers have been warned to stay alert as regional communities face a rapid rise in mice, with rodents causing havoc across the agricultural sector.
A snap virtual summit involving 35 countries has been called to discuss restoring navigation through the critical oil waterway.
Fishmongers are absorbing fish price hikes ahead of Good Friday but are warning of when customers could feel the hip pocket sting if the fuel crisis continues.
"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.
"It is hard, very hard, here in Canberra to get elected even if your leader, candidates, policies and campaign are all decent." Political columnist ANDREW HUGHES can't see much future for One Nation in Canberra, but he's not saying never.
"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.
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!
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.
Brace yourself as KEEPING UP THE ACT presents a whole new look at Canberra through the eyes of TRAMSFORMERS.
There is fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation, says CHRISTIAN DOWNIE.
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.
The Federal and the ACT governments will be looking to cut unnecessary expenditure. In this context, light rail stage 2B should not proceed and Stage 2A repurposed as a busway," says letter writer MIKE QUIRK.
"The decision to close our natural gas network doesn’t make sense. It diminishes household energy and heating security by effectively forcing residents to throw all their energy eggs into one basket with electricity," writes JOE PREVEDELLO.
Closing the Afghan embassy in Canberra would put many vulnerable Afghans at significant risk, writes SUSAN HUTCHINSON.
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.
"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.
The Canberra Art Fair has been postponed from May to October, with organisers citing ongoing global uncertainty and public unease, reports HELEN MUSA.
Canberra-raised Leonard ("Lenny") Weiss will conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra next week, becoming the first Australian ever to lead the ensemble at its home, Symphony Hall.
From folk music and Holy Week composition to poetry and literature, HELEN MUSA gets musical and more in her latest “Artsweek” column.
Former Narrabundah College student Leon Ford is playing Cassius in Bell Shakespeare's latest production of Julius Caesar, reports HELEN MUSA.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews end to end, an exhibition of the craft of Louis Grant, curated by Consuelo Cavaniglia.
When she hooks up by phone to Sabrina Live! star Nakita Clarke at home in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, HELEN MUSA gets more than she bargained for.
"Canberra Choral Society’s Our Stories gave its audience an unusual collection of material and much to reflect upon," says reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN.
"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.
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.
“The customers are the audience. I always build up a show." TIA PRIEST-WILLIMOTT meets a hairdresser who's teaching professional performance.
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 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.
Should you take vitamin C to ward off colds, lower blood pressure or reduce cancer risk? This is what the experts say...
On a recent venture to the south coast, dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON "happily munched my way through new and relatively new dining spots in Batemans Bay, and around Mogo and Mossy Point."
Our interest in electric vehicles has grown due to oil price spikes. And it’s likely to remain, writes TAUEL HARPER.
"If the staff of our medical institutions were not filled by migrants they couldn’t function." After a heart attack, NOEL BEDDOE went looking for answers.
