Kelty warning overshadows Labor conference
Bill Kelty's grim assessment of Australia's economy cast a long shadow over Labor's national conference where unity trumped hard economic debate, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Politics
- Arts & Entertainment
Instead of the legend, meet Alexander the man
Leading her latest column of new books, ANNA CREER reviews a biography of Alexander the Great, a man its author says, "spent his whole life unsure of who he really was”.
- Lifestyle
An Italian nebbiolo that shines through the fog
"It was good to be reintroduced to this varietal and to taste an Italian nebbiolo that, while young and reasonably priced, did not belt the palate with a bitter tannic aftertaste," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
- Update
Berry is right to resign, she should have known
"Despite the shadow of corruption being lifted, the minister has correctly determined it is appropriate to resign from cabinet," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
- Opinion
Investigating takes more than a papertrail, it takes questions
"There are three Commonwealth agencies set up to investigate maladministration and maintain standards, but apparently lacking in the basic investigative skills to do their jobs." HUGH SELBY says if you don't ask, people don't tell.
- News
The cool, calm and collected coffee shop
Nichi exists to provide a tranquil spot to relax, take a deep breath and enjoy a genuine break, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
- Opinion
What corners are being cut in your healthcare?
When health-insurance companies justify their forays into clinical services based on cost savings, be alarmed, warns BRETT HEFFERNAN.
- Politics
Labor rolls out $25m Palestine aid ahead of conference
As Labor prepares for a contentious national conference debate on Gaza, the Albanese government has unveiled a $25 million aid package for Palestine, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Digital Edition
Digital edition July 23
Cold and flu tablets are marketed to “clear the sinuses” and get us through a cold. But on Page 7 we look at what’s actually in these medicines and explain why they don't work as well as they should.
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.
Update
‘Ludicrous’ US levy slammed for free-trade deal breach
Australian businesses have reacted angrily to the Trump administration's higher tariffs on the nation's exports, as Canberra vows to push for their removal.
Rider loses licence over 131km/h speed
Labor backs telehealth for voluntary assisted dying
Board probes CIT whistleblower claims
Labor members want to sink AUKUS as subs funds surface
Coach Stuart feels little sympathy for Tigers
Man charged over Civic McDonald’s incident
Opinion
Pokemon? That would be a Rastafarian proctologist
A neologism is a newly coined word or expression and Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS shares some of the latest ingenious ones.
Lifestyle
A new fitness option arrives in Erindale
In this sponsored post, the team at Anytime Fitness talk about the club's new location in Erindale that opened its doors on June 22, providing local residents with opportunity to invest in their health closer home.
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News
Could this be Australia’s warmest winter ever?
Could this be Australia’s warmest winter ever? And does a warm winter have consequences for Australia’s next summer?, ask climate experts MILTON SPEER and LANCE M LESLIE
News
‘Ludicrous’ US levy slammed for free-trade deal breach
Australian businesses have reacted angrily to the Trump administration's higher tariffs on the nation's exports, as Canberra vows to push for their removal.
Police
Rider loses licence over 131km/h speed
A Bonner motorcyclist has lost his licence for six months after allegedly travelling 51km/h over the speed limit in Canberra's north.
Politics
Labor backs telehealth for voluntary assisted dying
Labor says legal barriers preventing telehealth use in voluntary assisted dying should be removed, as it also resolves to allow a conscience vote on the issue.
Politics
Board probes CIT whistleblower claims
An independent investigation has been launched into whistleblower allegations about safety and training practices at the Canberra Institute of Technology's Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence.
Update
Labor members want to sink AUKUS as subs funds surface
Rank and file members have reiterated calls for AUKUS to be dumped from Labor's platform, as billions of dollars for submarine construction are announced.
Sports news
Coach Stuart feels little sympathy for Tigers
Canberra and Wests Tigers face off in the nation's capital on Saturday, with the Sydney-based club entering the fixture in turmoil.
Police
Man charged over Civic McDonald’s incident
A man has been charged after allegedly threatening a worker and a customer inside a fast-food restaurant in Civic.
News
As nation eyes misogyny crime, could Australia follow?
As women cop hate online and male-perpetrated violence continues to make headlines, a nation's landmark bid to criminalise misogyny is generating interest.
Health
Australia’s hidden pain forces many out of workforce
Millions of Australians are living with chronic pain, with fresh data revealing it's forcing many out of the workforce early.
Daily Puzzles
Bill Kelty's grim assessment of Australia's economy cast a long shadow over Labor's national conference where unity trumped hard economic debate, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"Despite the shadow of corruption being lifted, the minister has correctly determined it is appropriate to resign from cabinet," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Labor rolls out $25m Palestine aid ahead of conference
What fragmented media is doing to political messaging
Israel attacks Labor’s draft platform on Israel‑Gaza conflict
Has Hanson flown too close to the sun?
Angus Taylor could do more to help himself
Stub the spin, we’re smoking less and here’s why
Views
Investigating takes more than a papertrail, it takes questions
"There are three Commonwealth agencies set up to investigate maladministration and maintain standards, but apparently lacking in the basic investigative skills to do their jobs." HUGH SELBY says if you don't ask, people don't tell.
Opinion
What corners are being cut in your healthcare?
When health-insurance companies justify their forays into clinical services based on cost savings, be alarmed, warns BRETT HEFFERNAN.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Can the chief minister organise a piss up in a brewery? KEEPING UP THE ACT shows how he'll do it.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN takes a sardonic view of making ends meet in modern Australia.
Letters
Don’t move drug service to Cook’s green space
Arcadia House drug and alcohol service should be relocated to an area that is less contentious and served by a Rapid Bus route, says letter writer E WAL, of Aranda.
Opinion
It’s a good time to be corrupt and this is why…
It’s a good time to be corrupt, says legal affairs columnist HUGH SELBY arguing that the nation's slow and failed integrity and anti-corruption bodies should be abolished.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Political polling must seem like a roller-coaster ride – the ups and the downs – for those being rated, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Opinion
Census offers a chance to rethink Canberra’s future
"The increasing electrification of the car and bus fleets will reduce the need for work-related car parking and the road and public transport capacity required. Light rail may no longer be justified," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
Opinion
Pokemon? That would be a Rastafarian proctologist
A neologism is a newly coined word or expression and Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS shares some of the latest ingenious ones.
Arts
Interactive theatre probes the manosphere
A fascinating pilot program unfolded at The Street Theatre on Wednesday night, using interactive theatre to probe one of the most contentious issues facing young people: online misogyny and the influence of the manosphere.
Art
Canberra artist wins Waterhouse People’s Choice
Canberra glass artist Akie Haga has won the 2026 People's Choice Award in the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, with visitors at the South Australian Museum voting overwhelmingly for her luminous glass sculpture, Soft Echo.
Theatre
Canberra Theatre Centre joins national alliance
Canberra Theatre Centre has joined forces with three of Australia's leading regional performing arts organisations in a landmark partnership designed to create more large scale Australian theatre.
Books
Instead of the legend, meet Alexander the man
Leading her latest column of new books, ANNA CREER reviews a biography of Alexander the Great, a man its author says, "spent his whole life unsure of who he really was”.
Film
Julie Andrews biopic to explore icon’s life story
An upcoming documentary on Julie Andrews will explore the resilience, heartbreak and reinvention behind the screen legend's meteoric rise.
Art
Lade chooses colour over words in solo exhibition
Journalist Neil Lade has spent decades telling other people's stories, but arts editor HELEN MUSA discovers his lifelong passion has always been painting, drawing and creating surreal worlds of his own.
Update
‘Truth teller’ Rebel vindicated after feud with co-star
Hollywood star Rebel Wilson has scored a major victory after the star of her directorial debut accused her of defamation.
Musical Theatre
Creswick celebrates using art to age with inspiration
At the age of 36, Creswick feels he is facing middle age and, just as he did with his fatherhood show, he's been out interviewing people, this time a carefully selected group of senior artists, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Canberrans unite for Venezuela quake appeal
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA with her latest Artsweek column, featuring fundraisers and film festivals.
Lifestyle
An Italian nebbiolo that shines through the fog
"It was good to be reintroduced to this varietal and to taste an Italian nebbiolo that, while young and reasonably priced, did not belt the palate with a bitter tannic aftertaste," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Gardening
Winter wow with silk tassel catkins
Silk tassel bush is a tough, low-maintenance evergreen that rewards Canberra gardens with striking winter catkins, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Health & Fitness
New verdict on mobile phones causing brain cancer
Cancer researchers SARAH DIEPSTRATEN and JOHN (EDDIE) LA MARCA analyse findings of a new study that looks at whether electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones cause cancer in the brain or not.
Dining
Thumbs up for the wood-fired King prawns
"For Eleven on Monaro, positioned right on Queanbeyan’s main drag, disruptive road works haven’t stopped them – as a relatively new business – from investing in success," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Technology
Why Australia needs a domestic mobile roaming policy
Telco expert MARK A GREGORY explains what is domestic mobile roaming and could it help prevent some of the problems caused by a major outage like the one Telstra experienced last week.
Medicine and wellbeing
Why so many cold and flu tablets don’t actually work
Pharmacists and researchers JACK JANETZKI and LAUREN CORTIS clear the air on why cold and flu tablets do not work for nasal congestion as well as they claim.
Health & Fitness
Why the pharmacy sector needs a shake up
From policy failures and unfair fees to low competition, Australia's pharmacy sector is being held back. Authors of a new Grattan Institute report show how the sector can be set up for the future.
Gardening
The trick is to keep bamboo under control
Bamboo can make an effective privacy screen, but in Canberra it is best grown in pots to avoid it becoming a long-term garden problem, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Lifestyle
A new fitness option arrives in Erindale
In this sponsored post, the team at Anytime Fitness talk about the club's new location in Erindale that opened its doors on June 22, providing local residents with opportunity to invest in their health closer home.
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