Does exercise make us eat more?
You exercise, get hungry and eat. Does that defeat the purpose? Obesity and metabolic disease expert NICK FULLER explains what the evidence actually shows.
- Lifestyle
- Politics
Why Australia’s economy can’t pick up speed
Australia’s economic “speed limit” has fallen as productivity stalls, leaving AI as only part of the solution to a much bigger problem, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Lifestyle
Bad dream (liver), good dream (foie de veau)
"My dream discussion intertwines unhappy schoolboy experiences with happy wine and food memories rather than aspects of anatomy," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
- Arts & Entertainment
Six of the best in local and global political thinking
COLIN STEELE reviews six books, whose authors featured recently in the Australian National University Meet the Author series, that cover a wide range of important issues in Australian and global politics.
- Lifestyle
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
"No one can hide from tax," says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
- Lifestyle
Straightforward menu for straightforward food
"Feeling the pinch of Queanbeyan's major infrastructure works, but hanging in there, is Urban Bar and Grill, on the Monaro Street main drag," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
- Opinion
The kindest thing is keep a story to ourselves
"Seinfeld made us laugh with 177 episodes 'about absolutely nothing'. Let today’s piece be just that. Nothing to see here." ANTONIO DI DIO continues his Brief History of Kindness.
- Opinion
Why did naive pollies venture into the Dowling-Wass swamp?
"What irony. The person with responsibility for ensuring the status of her office demeans it by victimising a sitting judge, then acts to ensure the victim can’t sit on cases, all the while being left unaccountable," writes HUGH SELBY.
- Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Maybe the PM needs to refresh his image to meet changing times, says 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
Berry pressed over Big Splash commitment
Canberra Liberals MLA Peter Cain is demanding former minister Yvette Berry explain what she knew about the future of Big Splash when she told Belconnen residents she was committed to bringing the aquatic centre back “how we remember it”.
‘Lazy’ productivity claims slammed as Labor looks to AI
Pocock warns university bill gives too much power
Women’s Awards recognise Canberra leaders
Holey Dollar returns with a Mexican connection
Second cyclist dies after Gungahlin Drive crash
Key talks to free patients stranded in public hospitals
Lifestyle
Canberra is about to fall in love with contrast therapy
Ahead of its October opening on Bunda Street, XtraClubs Canberra is offering limited Founding Memberships from just $19.95 per week. This is a sponsored post.
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Lifestyle
Helping Canberra seniors stay independent
For many older Australians, staying independent means staying in the home they know and love. This sponsored post looks at how Euphoria is helping Canberra seniors do just that.
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Lifestyle
Gold Odyssey takes its show behind the mic
Canberra events brand Gold Odyssey is heading behind the microphone with a new podcast spanning 17 different segments. This sponsored post reveals what's in store.
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News
Berry pressed over Big Splash commitment
Canberra Liberals MLA Peter Cain is demanding former minister Yvette Berry explain what she knew about the future of Big Splash when she told Belconnen residents she was committed to bringing the aquatic centre back “how we remember it”.
News
‘Lazy’ productivity claims slammed as Labor looks to AI
The new ACTU secretary is vowing to fight to give workers a stronger voice in the rollout of AI across workplaces as the government tackles productivity.
Education
Pocock warns university bill gives too much power
Independent ACT senator David Pocock is pushing for 27 changes to proposed university funding laws, including limits on ministerial powers and changes to equity funding that could benefit the University of Canberra.
Women in Business
Women’s Awards recognise Canberra leaders
Four women working across property, gendered violence prevention, cancer advocacy and aged care have been recognised at the 2026 ACT Women's Awards.
News
Holey Dollar returns with a Mexican connection
The Royal Australian Mint has on Monday unveiled its Origins of Australian Coin: 2026 $1 Holey Dollar Uncirculated Coin, marking 60 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and Mexico.
Police
Second cyclist dies after Gungahlin Drive crash
A second cyclist has died following a collision between a car and a group of cyclists on Gungahlin Drive last week.
Health
Key talks to free patients stranded in public hospitals
States will lobby for more federal funding to free up desperately needed hospital beds in their health systems as ministers meet for talks.
Politics
Public trust in politicians drops amid voter cynicism
An increasing number of Australians believe politicians aren't serving them, as a report highlights changing attitudes toward government and democracy.
News
Two Australians found alive in Nepal flood disaster
The number of Australians missing in flood-hit Nepal and Tibet has been revised down to 36 after two citizens made contact overnight.
Daily Puzzles
Australia’s economic “speed limit” has fallen as productivity stalls, leaving AI as only part of the solution to a much bigger problem, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
South Australia’s Labor government has challenged Anthony Albanese’s resistance to telehealth for voluntary assisted dying, invoking a national conference vote for change, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Did Albanese cross a line, or is Hanson playing victim?
The hard lessons schools are learning about AI
Weak policies are failing Canberra’s future
AI to boost productivity but reshape jobs
Is there an opportunity for an Opportunity party?
WA triumph: how will One Nation do in the eastern trenches?
Views
The kindest thing is keep a story to ourselves
"Seinfeld made us laugh with 177 episodes 'about absolutely nothing'. Let today’s piece be just that. Nothing to see here." ANTONIO DI DIO continues his Brief History of Kindness.
Opinion
Why did naive pollies venture into the Dowling-Wass swamp?
"What irony. The person with responsibility for ensuring the status of her office demeans it by victimising a sitting judge, then acts to ensure the victim can’t sit on cases, all the while being left unaccountable," writes HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Maybe the PM needs to refresh his image to meet changing times, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Teachers meet the new Defence of the Dark Industrial Arts Minister Rachel Slytherin-Smith.
Letters
Keep your hands off ‘perfect’ Adelaide Avenue!
"Go on-line and tell the ACT Government to keep Adelaide Avenue exactly as it is – it doesn't need 're-designing'," says letter writer PETER CLAUGHTON, of Farrer.
Opinion
Can you teach yourself to detect AI writing?
Language expert CELESTE RODRIGUEZ LOURO reveals the linguistic clues that can make AI-generated writing feel familiar — and why those same patterns may be reshaping human prose.
Opinion
Why sharp suits matter and the ties that bind
Following on from his last Whimsy about women’s make-up and heels, columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS looks at men’s grooming and attire.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Emo and Carrick try to get to the bottom of the Secure Local Jobs Code – a code more fiendish to crack than the Enigma or Da Vinci Codes, says KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Letters
Save billions by stopping the tram at Albert Hall
Canberrans would benefit greatly by stopping Light Rail Stage2B at Albert Hall. Money saved could be used to reduce debt and prioritise construction of much needed community projects," says letter writer RON SAIT, of Richardson.
Arts
‘Animal Farm’ makes Australian politics squirm
LEN POWER reviews theatre company Bloomshed's take on George Orwell's Animal Farm, setting the story in rural Australia and giving the animals a voice that sounds "uncomfortably like the language of Australian labour politics".
Art
Portraits offer an intimate glimpse of Hockney
ROB KENNEDY reviews English artist David Hockney's works in the latest exhibition at National Gallery of Australia that shows how his use of portraiture functions as an aesthetic anchor in his art.
Books
Six of the best in local and global political thinking
COLIN STEELE reviews six books, whose authors featured recently in the Australian National University Meet the Author series, that cover a wide range of important issues in Australian and global politics.
Exhibitions
Fair shows ancient medium dominating contemporary art
The biggest arts fair event in Australia has returned and many of the contemporary artists involved have taken umbrage at the digital era they work in.
Photography
Through a migrant’s lens, home looks different
Two Chinese migrants return to their homeland with cameras in hand, capturing the strange territory between belonging and displacement, reviews CON BOEKEL.
Arts & Entertainment
Wakakirri celebrates student storytelling
From Wakakirri’s student storytellers to Orwell with an Australian twist, arts editor HELEN MUSA surveys what’s on in this week’s “Artsweek” column.
Art
Festival spreads across the city in unexpected ways
"From its inception in 2017 under the name Contour556, named for the height above sea level of Lake Burley Griffin, the Canberra Art Biennial has been driven by place," writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Theatre
Fire at theatre affects coming stage show
A fire on Monday at the National Theatre in Braidwood has necessitated a change of venue for the coming show, 1966 And All That.
Arts & Entertainment
Multiple Skit-osis is playing it for the laughs
Some of Canberra’s funniest actors, comedians and musical theatre performers are coming together for the second instalment of the revue Multiple Skit-osis, this year titled Multiple Skit-osis – The Relapse.
Lifestyle
Does exercise make us eat more?
You exercise, get hungry and eat. Does that defeat the purpose? Obesity and metabolic disease expert NICK FULLER explains what the evidence actually shows.
Wine
Bad dream (liver), good dream (foie de veau)
"My dream discussion intertwines unhappy schoolboy experiences with happy wine and food memories rather than aspects of anatomy," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Dining
Straightforward menu for straightforward food
"Feeling the pinch of Queanbeyan's major infrastructure works, but hanging in there, is Urban Bar and Grill, on the Monaro Street main drag," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Lifestyle
Hall of Fame honour caps a career built on trust
More than 25 years of selling Canberra homes has earned Jane Macken a place in the REIACT Hall of Fame. This sponsored post explores what has kept her passion going.
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Lifestyle
Three years at the top for Little Bird Properties
What does it take to be named Property Management Team of the Year three years running? This sponsored post looks inside Little Bird Properties' award-winning approach.
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Lifestyle
Award recognises a trusted advocate for Canberra buyers
From accountant to award-winning property advocate, Claire Corby has built a career helping buyers take the uncertainty out of purchasing. This is a sponsored post.
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Lifestyle
Small by design, big on impact
This sponsored post looks at how a nine-day fortnight, smaller portfolios and a focus on wellbeing have helped Canberra's Someday Property become Small Agency of the Year.
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Lifestyle
Canberra is about to fall in love with contrast therapy
Ahead of its October opening on Bunda Street, XtraClubs Canberra is offering limited Founding Memberships from just $19.95 per week. This is a sponsored post.
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