Every so often a reader asks for the impossible…
"In family breakdowns, grandchildren can grow up deprived of ready warmth, encouragement, presents and shared experiences. They, along with the cast-out grandparents, are victims," writes HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Views on the news from Canberra’s top columnists
Intense heatwaves directly threaten crops and native species. Here’s what we can do...
Coles is getting the Down Down treatment from the ACCC, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"We know though, that the ACT government cares for those of us who live southside, so periodically high-order magicians are dispatched to solve the problem," says letter writer HENRY MOULDS of Wanniassa.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN looks at the work ahead for the new opposition leader.
Opinion
Sorry, papa, but John Wayne was terrible at this
"Australia needs to stay one and free, and this will not come from the shapes of our wallets or weapons, but the size of our hearts," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
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.
"People might look at Antonio, or me, and quietly wonder whether arrested development is still cute at our age." The mysterious author of the KEEPING UP THE ACT salutes a fellow comic collector and thrill that is still the Fantastic Four.
Things are getting pretty confusing for Liberal MPs, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"Across the many terms of ALP government, particularly under Andrew Barr, community disquiet across a number of demographics has grown," says letter writer ALBERT OBERDORF.
KEEPING UP THE ACT couldn't resist this one... clearly there are Herzogs and there are Herzogs.
"Gen AI research points to a potential loss of human capital through undermining three important characteristics of a high-functioning workforce: critical thinking skills, subject knowledge and motivation," says Dr KAREN MACPHERSON
"I am tired of the relentless propaganda to misname criticism of Netanyahu as 'antisemitic”' I am tired, too, by the publicity around Randa Abdel-Fattah who is much quoted for her vitriolic attacks on the Israeli State," writes HUGH SELBY.
"The continued development of light rail should be based on more than an act of faith in a time of high and increasing debt and unmet community needs, including health, housing, childcare, sport and recreation," writes MIKE QUIRK.
As the RBA fights fire with fire, your mortgage is toast, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"Ultimately, a tunnel under Civic will also be necessary as traffic congestion inevitably increases," says letter writer RICHARD JOHNSTON as he showcases the new Melbourne Metro rail system.
"Perhaps it is the innate human condition: that we have negative preconceptions about those people or those beliefs that we don’t understand, or about which we have some festering fear," writes HUGH SELBY.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN, who is a fireman in his day job, has a pragmatic way of looking at fixing inflation.
"A woman was convicted of murder on false evidence. She spent years in prison. Her family has suffered. Both trial and appellate courts have been duped." HUGH SELBY looks for contrition in the Tasmanian judicial system and finds none.
