Digital edition August 20
Frozen fruit and canned veg are cheap, but are they as healthy as fresh food? MARGARET MURRAY has the answers.
- Digital Edition
- Politics
Gambling deal sparks Coalition dissent
The government and opposition have agreed to strengthen gambling reforms and review them after three years, but Coalition dissenters say the measures fall short, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Arts & Entertainment
Lainie hears voices and takes the role
When actor Lainie Hart first read Joanna Murray-Smith's Bombshells around the dinner table at director Jordan Best's home, she found herself unexpectedly moved, reports HELEN MUSA.
- Politics
Flawed Parton ‘Murdoched’ by Times beat up
"The poor standard of The Canberra Times’ tabloid articles is illustrated by the lack of verification and taking quotes out of context," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
- Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Micky P, the min man, explains the advantages of executive failure aboard the CITitanic. It's the latest KEEPING UP THE ACT.
- Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN takes a droll look at the housing crisis.
- Politics
Australia risks becoming an importer of AI
Australia risks becoming a major importer of AI unless it turns its data centre advantage into home-grown technology and expertise, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- News
Students teaching students about radio science
A student-led project is using self-made radio telescopes to inspire science among high school students, particularly those with limited access to STEM resources, reports DHWANI PATHAK.
- Arts & Entertainment
Tale of ‘gutsy’ migrants set to strike an emotional chord
Thousands of post-war migrants passed through the Bonegilla migrant camp near Albury-Wodonga. So Bonegilla – The Migrant’s Journey is likely to strike a particularly resonant chord with ACT audiences, writes HELEN MUSA.
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
Parton pushes to scrap Secure Jobs Code
The Canberra Liberals are calling for the Secure Local Jobs Code to be abolished following the ACT Integrity Commission’s Operation Kingfisher findings into the Campbell Primary School procurement.
‘No longer fit for purpose’: warning for jobs in AI era
Unions push for big increase in public housing
Missiles but no melons: Canberra hosts Japan minister
Woman sought after Denman Prospect break-in
Opt-out for gambling ads close as parties reach deal
Widow tax scrapped in exchange for NDIS reform support
Lifestyle
My Dentist Canberra puts personalised care first
For many people, choosing a dentist is about feeling comfortable, understanding what is happening at each appointment and knowing there is a team available when a routine check-up turns into something more urgent. This is a sponsored post.
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Lifestyle
Healthy teeth mean happier, healthier pets
Pets can be surprisingly good at hiding dental pain. This sponsored post reveals the signs that could mean something isn't right.
Sponsored Content
Lifestyle
Deanes Tours and Travel puts the joy back into travelling
Running out of options for a getaway out of Canberra? Stressed about planning a relaxing trip? This sponsored post has you covered.
Sponsored Content
News
Parton pushes to scrap Secure Jobs Code
The Canberra Liberals are calling for the Secure Local Jobs Code to be abolished following the ACT Integrity Commission’s Operation Kingfisher findings into the Campbell Primary School procurement.
Technology
‘No longer fit for purpose’: warning for jobs in AI era
As chatbots replace call centre workers and ChatGPT substitutes student biros, global AI leaders will meet ministers to discuss securing Australia's future.
News
Unions push for big increase in public housing
After securing a win on negative gearing and capital gains tax, the union movement has identified the next phase of its housing fight.
Politics
Missiles but no melons: Canberra hosts Japan minister
Australia and Japan have agreed to strengthen their defence partnership during high-level talks, but controversial comments on melons were not brought up.
Police
Woman sought after Denman Prospect break-in
A woman is being sought over an attempted car theft from a Denman Prospect home on Sunday, while a second woman has been arrested in Batemans Bay.
Update
Opt-out for gambling ads close as parties reach deal
People looking to avoid betting ads will soon have the option to opt out of the commercials after an agreement on gambling reforms.
Politics
Widow tax scrapped in exchange for NDIS reform support
The government has reached a deal to fast-track laws to fix an unintended consequence of its tax changes in exchange for coalition support of NDIS reforms.
Politics
‘You are failing us’: veteran concern over health cap
Ex-ADF advocates are continuing to push for a $5000 limit on allied healthcare for veterans to be removed, with concerns it could lead to further deaths.
Politics
Retirement savings to be ‘decimated’ under early access
The treasurer has cautioned against a push for Australians to dip into their super early to deal with cost-of-living pressures.
Daily Puzzles
The government and opposition have agreed to strengthen gambling reforms and review them after three years, but Coalition dissenters say the measures fall short, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"The poor standard of The Canberra Times’ tabloid articles is illustrated by the lack of verification and taking quotes out of context," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Australia risks becoming an importer of AI
Why those out back matter as much as those in front
Antic presidency bid divides SA Liberals
Albanese presses Trump again for tariff relief
Albanese doesn’t believe in admitting he’s stuffed up
Labor’s revamped plan to make tech giants pay
Views
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Micky P, the min man, explains the advantages of executive failure aboard the CITitanic. It's the latest KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Letters
How many of us are sick and tired of the status quo?
"Call it what you will, but the emphasis on constant Big Build projects is not conducive to harmony with our natural environment and mental health," says letter writer ILONA CRABB.
Opinion
The dreadful story of delayed car insurance
"The insurance company was determined to evade, mislead and delay on its responsibilities on this small claim. What does that mean for large ones?" HUGH SELBY shares a cautionary tale about car insurance.
Opinion
One man’s lowdown on high heels and make-up
"Men have arrogantly tended to think that women wear make-up and high heels to try to subvert them into a relationship and marriage. But it’s much more complex than that." CLIVE WILLIAMS tries to make sense of make-up and high heels.
Opinion
Cartoon / A Dose of Dorin
That podcast interview has come back to haunt Anthony Albanese, this time it's the Japanese PM's melons.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Crack press hound Jester is hot on the trail of big news. Naw, not the CFMEU, the health woes, the record debt. None of that.Jesters chasing down Mark Parton's texts! It's KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Letters
This hacker knows more about me than my kids!
Letter writer DICK BAUCH, of Latham, wants harsher penalties for companies losing customer details to hackers.
Arts
The Dish to screen for National Science Week
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA with her latest Artsweek column.
Craft
Amenomori-Schmeisser weaves culture into cloth
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews craft exhibition at Cowra Regional Art Gallery curated by Peter Haynes and displaying works of the innovative Canberra textile artist Keiko Amenomori-Schmeisser who passed away earlier this year.
Theatre
Lainie hears voices and takes the role
When actor Lainie Hart first read Joanna Murray-Smith's Bombshells around the dinner table at director Jordan Best's home, she found herself unexpectedly moved, reports HELEN MUSA.
Books
Angry Canberra writers hit back at ACT arts funding cuts
Patrons of Canberra’s literary organisation MARION have launched a strong protest over a cut to the organisation’s funding, despite the ACT Government’s recent boast of a 25 per cent boost to arts funding.
Art
Crossing leaves room for the imagination
KERRY-ANNE COUSINS reviews 'Move Me!' the latest exhibition by one of Canberra’s well known artists and a long established lecturer in painting at the ANU School of Art and Design, Elisa Crossing.
Art
Mohamud wins Art Handlers’ Award at NPG
Hussein Abdirahman Mohamud has won the Art Handlers’ Award at the 2026 National Photographic Portrait Prize for his work UNTITLED: 01, 2025, from the series What remains?
Arts & Entertainment
Tale of ‘gutsy’ migrants set to strike an emotional chord
Thousands of post-war migrants passed through the Bonegilla migrant camp near Albury-Wodonga. So Bonegilla – The Migrant’s Journey is likely to strike a particularly resonant chord with ACT audiences, writes HELEN MUSA.
Theatre
Raw, brutal and deeply moving youth play
The Australian Theatre for Young People is bringing its production of Saplings to The Q, Queanbeyan, a work which has been described as authentic, raw, brutal and deeply moving, reports HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
NFSA puts YouTube creators in the history books
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia has partnered with YouTube to recognise 10 of Australia’s most influential creators on the platform, it was announced at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday.
Lifestyle
My Dentist Canberra puts personalised care first
For many people, choosing a dentist is about feeling comfortable, understanding what is happening at each appointment and knowing there is a team available when a routine check-up turns into something more urgent. This is a sponsored post.
Sponsored Content
Pets
Healthy teeth mean happier, healthier pets
Pets can be surprisingly good at hiding dental pain. This sponsored post reveals the signs that could mean something isn't right.
Sponsored Content
Lifestyle
Changing how Canberra plays golf
Golf doesn't have to mean spending half a day on the course. This sponsored post by Canberra's P59 shows how technology can make the game easier to play, practise and fit around busy lives.
Sponsored Content
Pets
Why do we use ‘baby voice’ when we speak to pets?
Ever wondered why we talk to pets like babies? Researchers ANTONIA GOETZ and ZHEN (JENNY) ZENG explain what's behind our pet-talk—and whether animals actually care.
Gardening
The secrets of a garden stumpery
Turn a difficult shady corner into a natural feature with a stumpery that provides habitat for wildlife while creating space for bulbs and shade-loving plants, suggests gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Health & Fitness
Do we really need 10,000 steps a day?
You’ve probably heard that hitting 10,000 steps a day is the key to health and longevity. HUNTER BENNETT says this magic number feels like a medical rule, handed down by doctors. But where did it come from? And is it even true?
Wine
Falling demand drives down national grape crush
"Shiraz is no longer the most prominent grape grown in Australia. Chardonnay was the largest single variety by crush size in 2026, overtaking shiraz," says wine writer RICHARD CALVER.
Lifestyle
Deanes Tours and Travel puts the joy back into travelling
Running out of options for a getaway out of Canberra? Stressed about planning a relaxing trip? This sponsored post has you covered.
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History
The Boxing Day bout that changed fights forever
The world's first 'black vs white' heavyweight title bout between champion Tommy Burns and challenger Jack Johnson, in Sydney, on Boxing Day, 1908 was to forever change the face of boxing, say ROSS FITZGERALD & DICK WHITAKER.
