When Katharine Hepburn came to town
Historians ROSS FITZGERALD & DICK WHITAKER recall film star Katharine Hepburn's famous visit to Australia.
- Lifestyle
- Lifestyle
Pretty lake views and plenty of seats
Overlooking the lake in Tuggeranong, there's a cafe with pretty views and loads of indoor and outdoor seating, sys dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
- Politics
Quality-of-life rating only gets us so far as a city
“For Canberra to become an ‘ideal’ city, it must address unmet community needs in health, housing, transport and education. Priorities...
- Digital Edition
Digital edition October 1
New columnist HAMOUDI AL-SAGHIR is a remarkable young Syrian refugee with a terrible story of survival. In his first piece, he shares a glimpse of his confronting past and his youthful optimism as he thrives at studying law at the ANU.
- Opinion
How Australia dropped the digital leadership ball
"The latest political spin presents the Albanese government as leaders in managing the new Digital Age. But the sad truth is that this government, when given the ball, kicked it into the long grass," writes HUGH SELBY.
- News
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
And here it is in one glorious cartoon from PAUL DORIN... life in Australia in 2026.
- Opinion
No slop here, it’s all my own creative direction
As we proudly salute five years of the innovative KEEPING UP THE ACT comic strip, its mysterious creator – Shush Capital – reveals how the strip is technically assembled and the intense human creativity behind it.
- Politics
Learn the lessons of stable government, Jo Clay
"The Greens are really feeling the loss of the innovative Shane Rattenbury… from the time he arrived in the Assembly in 2008 the Greens committed to a guarantee on confidence and supply," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
- Arts & Entertainment
Letter cutter Ian Marr finds meaning in making
Canberra artist and letter cutter Ian Marr has been selected to show his work at Sculptures in the Garden in Mudgee, reports arts editor 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.
Update
Airport declared safe by minister despite near misses
Fatigue among air traffic control staff is being investigated by the transport safety bureau as a potential factor in recent near misses on airport runways.
‘And that’s finance’ ABC guru retires
Shoebridge over troubled Waters: Greens select leader
Driver allegedly flees police with baby in car
Headline inflation jumps back to four per cent
ANU slips to lowest in global university rankings
Bus users push for better alerts, signs and maps
Lifestyle
Your AI writes fast but is your policy keeping up?
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Lifestyle
Ticks pose a growing risk to Canberra pets
Weston Woden Animal Hospital is seeing ticks more often in pets presenting in Canberra. This sponsored post explains the warning signs owners shouldn't ignore.
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Lifestyle
Do you know where your business data lives?
Most Australian businesses have no idea which country their website and email are hosted in. Here is why that question matters, and what to ask before you sign up. This is a sponsored post.
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News
Airport declared safe by minister despite near misses
Fatigue among air traffic control staff is being investigated by the transport safety bureau as a potential factor in recent near misses on airport runways.
News
‘And that’s finance’ ABC guru retires
A revered finance journalist has announced he is retiring after 31 years with the ABC, and a media career that spanned more than half a century.
Update
Shoebridge over troubled Waters: Greens select leader
New Greens leader David Shoebridge has promised to meet the political moment as Larissa Waters has made her first appearance since stepping down due to illness.
Police
Driver allegedly flees police with baby in car
A 38-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving after allegedly fleeing police with a baby in his car.
The economy
Headline inflation jumps back to four per cent
Australia's headline inflation rate has a four in front of it again after a huge spike in fuel prices.
Education
ANU slips to lowest in global university rankings
Controversy-ridden Australian National University slipped to its lowest spot in the latest Times Higher Education rankings, even as four of the six Aussie institutions in top 100 improved on their previous year's scores.
News
Bus users push for better alerts, signs and maps
Canberra's public transport information needs an overhaul, with passengers facing inaccurate timetables, confusing service alerts and an unreliable MyWay+ app, according to a new report.
News
Four sites recognised for Canberra heritage
Four Canberra places spanning the city's pastoral beginnings, architectural development and growth of the public service have been recognised in new ACT Heritage Council decisions.
Health
More Canberra GPs link to public health records
More than 70 per cent of Canberra general practices have signed up to a system giving them access to patients’ ACT public health records with their consent.
Daily Puzzles
"For Canberra to become an 'ideal' city, it must address unmet community needs in health,…
"The Greens are really feeling the loss of the innovative Shane Rattenbury… from the time he arrived in the Assembly in 2008 the Greens committed to a guarantee on confidence and supply," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Why political staff numbers matter to democracy
Rogue AI breach makes Albanese’s case for him
Smiles mask Albanese-Trump divide over AI
Albanese seeks to advance Australia’s middle power diplomacy
Opposition in search of a spine and policy smarts
‘Traitor’ slurs – how dare you, Pauline Hanson!
Views
How Australia dropped the digital leadership ball
"The latest political spin presents the Albanese government as leaders in managing the new Digital Age. But the sad truth is that this government, when given the ball, kicked it into the long grass," writes HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
No slop here, it’s all my own creative direction
As we proudly salute five years of the innovative KEEPING UP THE ACT comic strip, its mysterious creator – Shush Capital – reveals how the strip is technically assembled and the intense human creativity behind it.
Letters
AI glasses could change the exam room forever
"While smart glasses offer genuine benefits in daily life, they also raise a challenging question: How do schools maintain fair examinations when AI becomes almost invisible?" Letter writer DONALD THOMAS raises an interesting issue.
Opinion
Australia gave me safety, but Canberra is my home
Meet new columnist HAMOUDI AL-SAGHIR, a remarkable young Syrian refugee with a terrible story of survival. In his first column, he shares a glimpse of his confronting past and his youthful optimism as he thrives at studying law at the ANU.
Opinion
How smoking makes Australians poorer
Almost one in five Australians who smoke report going without essentials because of the cost. CORAL GARTNER and ARA CHO explain why cheaper cigarettes aren't necessarily the answer.
Opinion
What the Medicare hack says about Australia’s cyber security?
The Medicare breach wasn't carried out by a conventional hacker but by an AI agent. MEENA JHA explains what the incident reveals about protecting government systems in the age of AI.
Opinion
Forward’s possible, but there’s no going back
"But beyond imagination and storytelling, what does science tell us? Is time travel possible – even in principle," asks Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
First the iconic bus shelters are heritage listed, now our time-weathered chief has been heritage protected from removal, reports KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Opinion
In sexual assault trials we want more, not less justice
"The latest awful idea to 'improve' our legal system is to use the recorded interview by police of adult sexual assault complainants as the evidence-in-chief at a later trial." Legal columnist HUGH SELBY explains the problems.
Arts
Schubert songs mark 50 years of Art Song
Art Song Canberra will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a special recital of Schubert Lieder, presented in partnership with The Street Theatre, featuring London-based musicians Fred Thomas and Alice Zawadzki.
Art
Letter cutter Ian Marr finds meaning in making
Canberra artist and letter cutter Ian Marr has been selected to show his work at Sculptures in the Garden in Mudgee, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Mario makes magic with robots and science
From a robot-building magician and Shaun Micallef on Matthew Flinders to Bill Bailey and Jessica Mauboy, arts editor HELEN MUSA previews a busy "Artsweek".
Theatre
Dave finds the perfect cast of Daves
There are plenty of Daves in Dave Houston’s show, Still Here, but there is only one Dave, and he is using comedy, music and storytelling to explore his experience of living with depression, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Music
Rod Stewart announces his retirement
British pop legend Rod Stewart has announced his retirement, revealing he will walk away from performing after six decades following one final tour.
Musical Theatre
Cabaret kids turn on the horror – and comedy
The cult horror-comedy with the enticing title, The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, is coming to the Mill Theatre in early October, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Dance
Vivienne conquers her problems…with cake
MICHELLE POTTER found it "hard to envisage a more unusual dance performance" as she reviews Vivienne Rogis' The Whole Cake.
Architecture
Trevor draws the line between art and architecture
After more than 70 years of drawing, painting and designing buildings, Queanbeyan architect and artist Trevor Gibson will stage his first exhibition at the age of 85, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Pike’s lecture will be a first for Canberra
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
Lifestyle
When Katharine Hepburn came to town
Historians ROSS FITZGERALD & DICK WHITAKER recall film star Katharine Hepburn's famous visit to Australia.
Dining
Pretty lake views and plenty of seats
Overlooking the lake in Tuggeranong, there's a cafe with pretty views and loads of indoor and outdoor seating, sys dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Lifestyle
How Canberra businesses can tackle ATO debt
ATO debts have become more expensive to carry, while changes to super payments are putting further pressure on cash flow. This sponsored post looks at what Canberra businesses can do.
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Lifestyle
Your AI writes fast but is your policy keeping up?
Plain English Foundation offers AI writing training, editing and policy support for Canberra workplaces. Explore clearer, more consistent workplace writing. This is a sponsored post.
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Gardening
A wax flower that’s good for bees
Hardy, aromatic and drought tolerant, wax flowers bring masses of white blooms to the spring garden while attracting bees, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Personal finance
What changes when the card surcharges stop on Thursday?
Card surcharges are banned from October 1. What’s changing at the checkout? VIBHU ARYA explains...
Wine
Wines of zeal come with head scratching
"My palate said to me: 'What is this?'. The sweet/savoury mix provided another head-scratch," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Lifestyle
There’s patience and then there’s no patience!
PAUL DORIN reckons he's a patient person in all sorts of practical ways, but making him wait, well that's another story altogether.
