Tax retreat may be just the start for Labor
Albanese government may have given ground on tax but there are two other core issues on which the Labor finds itself in policy quicksand, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Politics
- Politics
What’s in the US-Iran peace deal?
International conflict expert JESSICA GENAUER breaks down the 14-point peace deal signed by the leaders of the US and Iran – a deal, which leaves a lot to be desired, with lot of concessions and empty promises from Trump.
- Lifestyle
Humble fly stars in a good news story
"The illustration of a black soldier fly on the label is the first indication that a new shiraz from the Four Winds Vineyard in Murrumbateman is not your average drop," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
- Opinion
Rewriting history through melody and rhyme
"Through melody and rhyme, America's songwriters have turned defeats into moral victories, soldiers into martyrs, and complex conflicts into simple tales," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
- Politics
Hanson gets quite a bit off her chest
If you had to sum up One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's first appearance at the National Press Club on Wednesday in one word, it would be defiant, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Lifestyle
The surprisingly common condition with a terrifying name
FLAVIE WATERS decodes the science behind the experience with a dramatic name: exploding head syndrome.
- Lifestyle
Is your ‘connected’ car spying on you? Well, yes
Cybersecurity expert DENNIS DESMOND explains how to stay safe in an era of 'connected cars' collecting data.
- Lifestyle
What’s with all this nose and ear hair popping out?
CHRISTIAN MORO and CHARLOTTE PHELPS go behind the science to discover why nose and ear hairs become longer and thicker as we age.
- Lifestyle
Here’s why you should keep your headphones clean
Health advice about headphones tends to focus on how loud sounds might affect our hearing but they can also interfere with the ear's natural "self-cleaning" function, writes RINA WONG (FU).
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
Company fined after worker falls from ladder
A shed construction company has been convicted and fined $70,000 after a worker was injured in a fall at a worksite in Jervis Bay.
Man shoves and punches Civic guards
Phillip pool downgrade lacked proper analysis
Man on bail faces new child-abuse charges
Shock jock Sandilands reveals One Nation link, new show
Labor concedes popularity hit from tax changes
Australia gives Ukraine $100m boost against Russia
Lifestyle
Strength, sensuality and space to be seen
In an industrial pocket of Fyshwick, behind the roller doors and warehouses, the founder of a bold new movement space is reshaping how Canberra views pole dance, striptease and self-expression. This is a sponsored post.
Lifestyle
Ask the expert: what sort of door should I choose?
Over coming months, Handyman's Trading Post owner and manager JOHN RIVERS will discuss practical renovation ideas. In this first column, John discusses one of the most common questions he's asked: what sort of door should I choose?
Sponsored Content
Lifestyle
Hunter & Barrel brings real fire-grill steak to Canberra
Premium steakhouse Hunter & Barrel will open its doors at the Canberra Centre, 20 Scotts Crossing, on May 8, bringing its signature fire-led dining experience to the nation’s capital.
Sponsored Content
News
Company fined after worker falls from ladder
A shed construction company has been convicted and fined $70,000 after a worker was injured in a fall at a worksite in Jervis Bay.
Police
Man shoves and punches Civic guards
A 42-year-old man has been charged after allegedly assaulting two security guards at the Canberra Centre on Thursday night.
News
Phillip pool downgrade lacked proper analysis
The ACT Auditor-General has found there was no rigorous analysis supporting a decision to reduce pool requirements at the Phillip Swimming and Ice-Skating Centre redevelopment site from a 50-metre outdoor pool to a 25-metre indoor pool.
Police
Man on bail faces new child-abuse charges
A 27-year-old man has been charged after police allegedly found child-abuse material on a laptop during a search of his Gungahlin home.
Politics
Shock jock Sandilands reveals One Nation link, new show
Former shock jock Kyle Sandilands claims he spent days discussing politics with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, calling her one of his favourite people.
Politics
Labor concedes popularity hit from tax changes
New carve-outs for startups and a backdown on trusts are aimed at reducing some of the political blowback from major capital gains tax reforms.
News
Australia gives Ukraine $100m boost against Russia
Australia has committed an extra $100 million in assistance to Ukraine to help procure critical military equipment, years on from Russia's full-scale invasion.
Politics
Lobbyists outed, access crimped in Canberra clampdown
Lobbyists will be disclosed to the public and won't be able to access Parliament House 24/7 under changes announced to bolster integrity.
Police
Canberra-wide crackdown leads to 149 arrests
Police arrested 149 people for alleged retail-related offences across Canberra in the first five months of the year as part of a crackdown on shoplifting and anti-social behaviour.
Daily Puzzles
Albanese government may have given ground on tax but there are two other core issues on which the Labor finds itself in policy quicksand, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
International conflict expert JESSICA GENAUER breaks down the 14-point peace deal signed by the leaders of the US and Iran – a deal, which leaves a lot to be desired, with lot of concessions and empty promises from Trump.
Hanson gets quite a bit off her chest
Sick budget steals health money to look better
Planned city ‘bombed’ by complacent government
Has political life become absurdly frenetic?
What did the US truly achieve with the Iran war?
How Labor has trashed the value of taking risks
Views
Rewriting history through melody and rhyme
"Through melody and rhyme, America's songwriters have turned defeats into moral victories, soldiers into martyrs, and complex conflicts into simple tales," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Opinion
Time to step up and reform smoking policies
In calling for urgent reform, ROSS FITZGERALD says current policy on smoking and vaping is a train crash, with smoking rates in Australia possibly increasing for the first time in decades.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Look, it's worth asking the question, though the answer will be painfully short, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Treasurer Spinocchio Steel won't shy away from spending what it takes to make Canberra the most progressive city in the world! It's KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Letters
Pyrophytic undergrowth just waiting to go off
"With no macropods to eat it down, it is a firebomb just waiting to go off this coming summer. This is of concern to me, as my wife and I nearly lost our house up near Farrer Ridge in the 2003 event," says letter writer IAN MacDOUGALL.
Opinion
Why lies from politicians instead of plain speaking?
"It’s time that our feckless political leaders had the courage to share the truth instead of lies. They can make a start with housing: what’s achievable in what time frame," writes HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
As Pauline Hanson outpolls the PM, Albo may well be asking for explanations, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Opinion
How fear of the ‘race card’ is threatening fairness
"If racial prejudice, hostility, stereotyping and assumptions can only ever travel in one direction, then we have ceased talking about racism as most ordinary Australians understand it," writes GWYN REES.
Opinion
Jarring revelations in new justice report
JULIE TONGS laments some of the 'concerning' local revelations in the latest report on justice from the Productivity Commission.
Arts
Winter festivals set to warm Canberra’s cold months
Arts editor HELEN MUSA writes about the inaugural Winter in the Woods festival that will run at the National Arboretum from June to August, complete with ”firelight, food and forest adventure”.
Reviews
Steel Magnolias holds a mirror to ordinary life
Directed by Lee Lewis and being performed at Canberra Theatre, Robert Harling's Steel Magnolias has a "zippy script, full of scintillating one-liners", guaranteeing "a ripping night", writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Reviews
Melodrama and satire collide in Good Boy Game
JOE WOODWARD reviews Patrick Vermillion's black comedy The Good Boy Game directed by Caitlin Baker and being performed at The Q.
Books
Omar’s new book finds humanity in surreal worlds
"The Vape Lord of Queanbeyan, reads like the rantings of a lunatic, like prophecy, like poetry, like messages passed between the cells of some imaginary jail. There really isn't another book like it," writes JUDITH NANGALA CRISPIN.
Art
Arthur Boyd’s Saint Francis tapestries at the National Gallery
The National Gallery of Australia has on Thursday unveiled the full suite of 20 huge Saint Francis tapestries by Arthur Boyd to the assembled press before the exhibition Arthur Boyd: Tapestries goes on show to the public from Saturday.
Arts & Entertainment
Jeremy Clarkson reveals prostate cancer diagnosis
Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson shares in his series Clarkson's Farm that he's been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
Arts & Entertainment
Cooma filmmaker explores a tree change to the Monaro region
Here's the latest Artsweek column by arts editor HELEN MUSA for Canberrans looking for artsy things to watch or do.
Art
Classical echoes in Bucich’s sculptural practice
KERRY-ANNE COUSINS reviews Thomas Bucich's latest sculptural works that share a visual relationship with classical Greek sculpture and mythology.
Theatre
When evicted Pino moves back with his parents
If your vision of the Italian extended family is rose-tinted, Frank Lotito's comedy The Italian Divorce, coming soon to The Q, may give you pause for thought, writes HELEN MUSA.
Lifestyle
Humble fly stars in a good news story
"The illustration of a black soldier fly on the label is the first indication that a new shiraz from the Four Winds Vineyard in Murrumbateman is not your average drop," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Health & Fitness
The surprisingly common condition with a terrifying name
FLAVIE WATERS decodes the science behind the experience with a dramatic name: exploding head syndrome.
Technology
Is your ‘connected’ car spying on you? Well, yes
Cybersecurity expert DENNIS DESMOND explains how to stay safe in an era of 'connected cars' collecting data.
Health & Fitness
What’s with all this nose and ear hair popping out?
CHRISTIAN MORO and CHARLOTTE PHELPS go behind the science to discover why nose and ear hairs become longer and thicker as we age.
Health & Fitness
Here’s why you should keep your headphones clean
Health advice about headphones tends to focus on how loud sounds might affect our hearing but they can also interfere with the ear's natural "self-cleaning" function, writes RINA WONG (FU).
Health & Fitness
What? Sorry, my mind went completely blank
Brain ageing researcher SOPHIE ANDREWS looks at the science behind our minds going blank sometimes.
Lifestyle
First the container, now find the lid that fits it!
There are few places in the Australian home more challenging than the kitchen Tupperware cupboard. Opening that cupboard door carried the genuine risk of a full plastic avalanche, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Dining
The Harmonie club: why did I wait for so long?
Dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON finds herself at the Harmonie German Club wondering why she's never been there before.
