Suddenly, the stadium joke started to snowball
"That the City Hill was allowed to deteriorate and become one big rabbit warren ought not diminish its role in maintaining the Parliamentary Triangle concept," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Opinion
Views on the news from Canberra’s top columnists
Our brave Chief, in search of an urgent fiscal transaction from Queen Katy, finds himself at Expendia Prime in the Federal Cluster coming to grips with bewildering alien creatures and their strange concepts.
HUGH SELBY has uncovered a probable pot-boiler of a case before the NSW courts that promises something for everyone, starting with a female prosecuting solicitor accused of having sex with prison inmates and accessing restricted data.
Another fuel-shortage cartoon from the wry eye of PAUL DORIN.
Letters
This is why community petitions matter, Mr Barr
"Andrew Barr, lifted his eyes from his phone to comment that the car park was probably a 'drive through', and weren’t car parks used as recreational areas? Then laughed at his own joke." DIANNE DEANE has a message for the chief minister.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN sees the funny side of the dark side of the moon now that Artemis II has safely returned to earth.
Opinion
Ben Roberts-Smith – war hero or war criminal?
Having trouble following the events and opinions swirling around this week's sensational arrest of VC recipient Ben Roberts-Smith? Law professor CLIVE WILLIAMS, a former platoon commander, offers a step-by-step guide to what's going on.
"Taking shortcuts of any kind, being opportunistic rather than principled, when making judicial appointments will, sooner or later, lower public confidence in our legal system," writes legal columnist HUGH SELBY.
If it wasn't so serious, it would be funny, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"In my late 50s I met Bill in one of my privileged roles. We had so much in common it was uncanny, and then – and then – I wept and he had to comfort me," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
Deep in debt, our brave Chief goes on a special fiscal extraction mission to Expendia Prime in the Parliamentary Cluster. KEEPING UP THE ACT shares what he discovered on project Hail Katy...
"Why take to the lifeboats if the solution is to throw the captain overboard? The problem for elected Republicans is that they can’t plan a leadership coup then tap the leader on the shoulder," writes columnist HUGH SELBY.
"Few affordable townhouses, terraces and low-rise apartments (missing middle housing) have been constructed. Less than 10 per cent of land identified for medium-density dwellings has been developed," writes MIKE QUIRK.
"I am cognisant that 'flexible' fare options are subject to availability of seats on the buses, however I also thought 'flexible' meant exactly that," writes JANINE HASKINS.
The cost of living crisis doesn't stop at Easter, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
“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.
"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.
"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!
