Author and alien theorist Erich von Däniken dies
Swiss author Erich von Däniken, whose books offered up extraterrestrial explanations for humanity's mysteries, has died.
- Arts & Entertainment
- Opinion
At last, a stick to beat them with
"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.
- Politics
PM’s royal commission backflip a humiliating own goal
Albanese’s backflip on the royal commission into antisemitism is a humiliating own goal, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Lifestyle
Be warned, covid has not gone away
Is there much covid around? Do I need the new booster shot LP.8.1? ADRIAN ESTERMAN shares the science.
- News
Weight-loss wonder drugs ‘no substitute for exercise’
The weight-loss journey for a growing number of Australians using "miracle" medications must include exercise or risk long-term health problems, experts warn.
- Lifestyle
No let-up in coffee prices as bean supplies stabilise
A stabilisation in commodity prices is welcome news to Australian coffee and chocolate producers, but years of inflation have pushed businesses to their limits.
- Arts & Entertainment
Superman first appearance comic sells for $A22 million
A copy of Action Comics No. 1, which first introduced the world to Superman and was once sold for 10 cents, has been auctioned off for $A22 million.
- Lifestyle
Gadget show: robots, smart Lego and AI everything
The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas indicates we could be headed into a future with cleaning robots, noisy Lego and bathroom mirrors that assess health
- Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
What's up with the weather, asks cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
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
Cancer diagnosis for hero cop who shot Bondi stabber
Donations and praise have poured in for the heroic police officer who brought a stabbing rampage to an end as she battles a rare form of cancer.
Man charged over transmitting child-abuse material
First critical minerals for national stockpile revealed
Flood warning as ex-cyclone wreaks havoc on far north
‘No place for hate’: crackdown on extremist preachers
Meta slams social media ban as it blocks child accounts
Residents ‘smashed’ as cyclone barrels towards coast
Lifestyle
Why do I seem to get sick as soon as I take time off?
Why do some people seem to get sick as soon as they take time off? It's complicated, says THEA VAN DE MORTEL.
News
Major tram work to disrupt city in January
Accelerated construction to connect the light rail network to the extension to Commonwealth Park is happening throughout January, just as the NCA starts its disruptive two-year refurbishment of the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge.
Lifestyle
Can you trust sunscreens? Here’s how to choose a safe one
Most of us know sunscreen is a key way to protect areas of our skin not easily covered by clothes from excessive ultraviolet (UV) radiation. But it’s been a rough year for sunscreens, says KATIE LEE.
News
Cancer diagnosis for hero cop who shot Bondi stabber
Donations and praise have poured in for the heroic police officer who brought a stabbing rampage to an end as she battles a rare form of cancer.
Police
Man charged over transmitting child-abuse material
A 50-year-old Barton man is facing court after allegedly using an instant messaging application to share child-abuse material.
National news
First critical minerals for national stockpile revealed
Australia has been invited to a meeting in the US where major economies will discuss the next steps for a $1.2 billion critical minerals stockpile.
Weather
Flood warning as ex-cyclone wreaks havoc on far north
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji barrelled across the east coast, but forecasters are warning residents to brace for more rain and possible devastating floods.
National news
‘No place for hate’: crackdown on extremist preachers
Radical preachers using unlicensed premises to brainwash and radicalise mostly young men are on notice with councils enlisted to shut them down.
Technology
Meta slams social media ban as it blocks child accounts
Social media giant Meta has criticised the federal government's world-first social media ban as it releases data into how many accounts it wiped in one week.
Update
Residents ‘smashed’ as cyclone barrels towards coast
Communities are on alert as category one cyclone Koji inches towards far north Queensland with up to 200mm of rain recorded overnight
Update
‘Not through the worst’: millions for bushfire victims
People affected by devastating bushfires ravaging a state will have access to financial support under an assistance package worth millions of dollars.
Health
Weight-loss wonder drugs ‘no substitute for exercise’
The weight-loss journey for a growing number of Australians using "miracle" medications must include exercise or risk long-term health problems, experts warn.
Daily Puzzles
Albanese’s backflip on the royal commission into antisemitism is a humiliating own goal, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Has Anthony Albanese misjudged the public mood or is he fearful of a royal commission, asks political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
PM ‘culpable’ for failing to adequately respond to antisemitism
The ‘earthquake’ election that shook Australia
Debt spiral: the year Labor screwed Canberra
Antisemitism crisis: Albanese found wanting
Labor’s debt drain calls while Libs fight each other
Pollies are as good as teens in getting around rules
Views
At last, a stick to beat them with
"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.
Opinion
Yet another year of ignorance, intolerance and censorship
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...
Opinion
Ever wondered what’s going on behind that chest wall?
"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.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
China's tariff surprise on beef has come as a kick in the pants, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Opinion
Barr’s magic pudding throws up a new theatre
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.
Opinion
An era ends, now for something new… and terrifying
"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.
Opinion
What’s in a nickname when it comes to work?
Babblers, cops and quacks: the sometimes dark – but often amusing – KATE BURRIDGE and HOWARD MANNS share the origins of nicknames for jobs...
Arts
Author and alien theorist Erich von Däniken dies
Swiss author Erich von Däniken, whose books offered up extraterrestrial explanations for humanity's mysteries, has died.
Arts & Entertainment
Superman first appearance comic sells for $A22 million
A copy of Action Comics No. 1, which first introduced the world to Superman and was once sold for 10 cents, has been auctioned off for $A22 million.
Books
Writers’ mass exodus after festival bans Palestinian
Dozens of authors have withdrawn from a major Australian festival over a decision to remove its only Palestinian writer because of "cultural sensitivities".
Books
Writers’ festival drops Palestinian-Australian author
The board of a major festival has cancelled the appearance of a prominent Palestinian author citing 'cultural sensitivity' following the Bondi terror attack.
Music
Jazz singer Matilda to showcase her new skills
Home from the US on a semester break, 19-year-old Canberra jazz singer Matilda Lorenz is planning to show off what she’s been learning at the renowned Eastman School of Music for the past six months.
Film
Third Avatar film another billion dollar box office hit
Fire and Ash has picked up where the previous Avatar film left off, raking in a billion dollars as cinemagoers flock to the science fiction visual spectacle.
Music
No more secret Beatles tracks, producer’s son says
The son of the Beatles' producer says no more secret tracks by the band will ever be released as he doesn't believe there is anything new left to uncover.
Arts & Entertainment
‘Individual artistry’ triumphs in year’s top arts picks
Arts editor HELEN MUSA says that "brilliant individual artistry" triumphed in her picks for the best five arts moments in 2025.
Streaming
The year’s top streaming hits
Streaming columnist NICK OVERALL lists his top five shows of the year, with a few honourable mentions.
Lifestyle
Be warned, covid has not gone away
Is there much covid around? Do I need the new booster shot LP.8.1? ADRIAN ESTERMAN shares the science.
Lifestyle
No let-up in coffee prices as bean supplies stabilise
A stabilisation in commodity prices is welcome news to Australian coffee and chocolate producers, but years of inflation have pushed businesses to their limits.
Technology
Gadget show: robots, smart Lego and AI everything
The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas indicates we could be headed into a future with cleaning robots, noisy Lego and bathroom mirrors that assess health
Medicine and wellbeing
Why do we wake up shortly before our alarm goes off?
Why do we wake up shortly before our alarm goes off? It’s not by chance.
Lifestyle
Swimwear: to rinse or not to rinse?
Do you have to rinse out my swimsuit after the pool? Textile scientist CAROLINA RODRIGUEZ has the answer.
Wine
Local white blend leads the year’s top drops
Wine writer RICHARD CALVER takes to his notes and his nose to line up his top five wines for 2025.
Health & Fitness
Why do I seem to get sick as soon as I take time off?
Why do some people seem to get sick as soon as they take time off? It's complicated, says THEA VAN DE MORTEL.
Lifestyle
New Year Dose of Dorin
Somebody tell 2027 to wait his turn... we're just getting started, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
