Views on the news from Canberra’s top columnists
"The message to Albo was step up and be responsive to community sentiment. The message came from a recognised leaders who were giving him the chance to redeem himself. He did." HUGH SELBY argues the virtues of battling adversity together.
"Last week a royal commission, this week the Adelaide Festival Board eats crow, next month there may be a collective, powerful call for responsible, responsive government in the ACT." Columnist HUGH SELBY says our world has changed.
What's up with the weather, asks cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Does Australia uphold the right of artists to critically engage with history, politics, and the urgent issues of our time? Columnist HUGH SELBY says the answer is that we don’t and we won’t. Here's why...
"As we age, the lung tissue becomes less stretchy, so it doesn’t expand and contract as easily. This makes it harder to take deep breaths and fully empty the lungs," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
China's tariff surprise on beef has come as a kick in the pants, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
2025 – that was the year that was… and here it is, month by month, through the bright eyes of the CityNews columnists – a quirky, serious, funny and sad look at the 12 months just gone. IAN MEIKLE wraps up the year with a look at December.
"Trust in the great institutions of the past, from government to industry to communal honesty and pride, is falling by the wayside," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
Babblers, cops and quacks: the sometimes dark – but often amusing – KATE BURRIDGE and HOWARD MANNS share the origins of nicknames for jobs...
2025 – that was the year that was… and here it is, month by month, through the bright eyes of the CityNews columnists – a quirky, serious, funny and sad look at the 12 months just gone. IAN MEIKLE takes a poke around November...
2025 – that was the year that was… and here it is, month by month, through the bright eyes of the CityNews columnists – a serious, funny and sad look at the 12 months just gone. Mr SHUSH CAPITAL, of KEEPING UP THE ACT, takes on October...
2025 – that was the year that was… and here it is, month by month, through the bright eyes of the CityNews columnists – a quirky, serious, funny and sad look at the 12 months just gone. HUGH SELBY defines the essence of August.
2025 – that was the year that was… and here it is, month by month, through the bright eyes of the CityNews columnists – a quirky, serious, funny and sad look at the 12 months just gone. HUGH SELBY steps into the ring for August...
2025 – that was the year that was… and here it is, month by month, through the bright eyes of the CityNews columnists – a quirky, serious, funny and sad look at the 12 months just gone. HUGH SELBY warms to July...
2025 – that was the year that was… and here it is, month by month, through the bright eyes of the CityNews columnists – a quirky, serious, funny and sad look at the 12 months just gone. HUGH SELBY takes a sniff around June...
2025 – That was the year that was… and here it is, month by month, through the bright eyes of the CityNews columnists – a quirky, serious, funny and sad look at the 12 months just gone. ANDREW HUGHES reflects on the election month, May...
"If Albo wants to cut through the nonsense and show leadership he might start with announcing immediately that there will be a royal commission. It should be up and running by Australia Day," writes columnist HUGH SELBY.
2025 – that was the year that was… and here it is, month by month, through the bright eyes of the CityNews columnists – a quirky, serious, funny and sad look at the 12 months just gone. RICHARD CALVER shares his feelings about April...
