King Charles unveils first official portrait as monarch
King Charles III unveiled his first completed portrait since the coronation, which captures the monarch with his hands clasped atop the hilt of his sword
- Arts & Entertainment
- Lifestyle
Hungover? It’s your body saying you’re an idiot
CityNews wine writer RICHARD CALVER ponders the question: why on earth are the effects of returning to normality after drinking far worse than what the body feels under the influence?
- Lifestyle
St Michael’s is Queanbeyan’s ‘divine secret’
"For almost 60 years, the neat, red brick church has remained something of a divine secret in Queanbeyan. Most passers-by barely register its presence, tucked back from the street as it is," writes Yesterdays columnist NICHOLE OVERALL.
- Politics
Hypocritical Greens and their housing chutzpah
"The question the Greens must answer is that when the hard reality of budgetary choice hits, will they prioritise public housing over the tram?" JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED dismantle the Greens public housing policy.
- Arts & Entertainment
Mother and Son and more as Tempo turns 50
Tempo Theatre is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new and updated stage production of Mother and Son, written by Geoffrey Atherden and directed by long-time Tempo member Michael Weston, reports HELEN MUSA.
- Opinion
The seven secret steps of every public servant
"I had previously believed the APS to operate as a well-intentioned mess, but now I see a steely precision to its processes. According to the Cycle, every public servant secretly followed seven immutable steps," writes JUGULAR JAPES.
- News
The men’s men at the pointy end of violence prevention
Greg Aldridge and Simon Port, of EveryMan, are doing their best to tackle domestic violence through their Working With the Man program, a specialist, behavioural-change course for male perpetrators of violence against women.
- Politics
Chalmers bitten by the giveaway bug
Jim Chalmers has been bitten by the giveaway bug in a budget that contains good news for almost everyone, writes STEPHEN BARTOS.
- Politics
Emphasis on handouts, the budget is light on negatives
What the Reserve Bank thinks of Chalmers’ budget will be nearly as important as the voters’ opinion, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
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
Wages still outpacing inflation, silver lining for RBA
Wages have already been growing faster than inflation and the gap widened further in the March quarter, although not by as much as analysts had expected.
Update
Raiders coach Stuart pens new deal until end of 2029
Ricky Stuart is set to coach Canberra until the end of 2029 after he was handed a new four-year deal.
News
Harsher penalties for drink and drug driving
Police will be given the power to impose immediate licence suspensions immediately on drivers who choose to drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol under the Road Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2023, which has passed the Assembly.
Update
Relief for energy bills loses spark as critics arc up
Even the richest Australian will receive cost-of-living help, the prime minister insists, because pressures are felt throughout the income scale.
Wednesday’s ‘CityNews’ headlines
Yang brings feelings to her performance
Ridiculously wonderful romp through Homer
Escapee extradited to start sentence
1336 kangaroos in this year’s cull target
Power to the people: budget focuses on cost of living
Lifestyle
Unlocking access to the power of cold therapy
In a bustling world where the demands of physical, mental, and emotional well-being are ever-increasing, one Australian entrepreneur has devised a groundbreaking solution to unlock the transformative power of cold therapy.
Sponsored Content
Lifestyle
Security rebate offers $550 to combat property crime
With property-related offences remaining at concerning levels in Canberra, crime prevention advocate Neighbourhood Watch Australasia has launched a security upgrade rebate program aimed at empowering residents to safeguard their properties.
Opinion
Is it a tram? Is it a bus? Which Metro works best?
"The considerably lower per km cost of the Brisbane Metro compared to the Canberra Metro results from using existing infrastructure, including busways, and not investing in rails," writes BEATRICE BODART-BAILEY.
News
Wages still outpacing inflation, silver lining for RBA
Wages have already been growing faster than inflation and the gap widened further in the March quarter, although not by as much as analysts had expected.
Update
Raiders coach Stuart pens new deal until end of 2029
Ricky Stuart is set to coach Canberra until the end of 2029 after he was handed a new four-year deal.
News
Harsher penalties for drink and drug driving
Police will be given the power to impose immediate licence suspensions immediately on drivers who choose to drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol under the Road Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2023, which has passed the Assembly.
Update
Relief for energy bills loses spark as critics arc up
Even the richest Australian will receive cost-of-living help, the prime minister insists, because pressures are felt throughout the income scale.
News
Escapee extradited to start sentence
A 26-year-old man who fled court in June while being sentenced will face the ACT Magistrates Court following his extradition from NSW.
News
1336 kangaroos in this year’s cull target
Seven nature reserves will be closed from June 9 until July 23 as the ACT government begins the annual kangaroo cull with 1336 animals in the cross-hairs this year.
News
The men’s men at the pointy end of violence prevention
Greg Aldridge and Simon Port, of EveryMan, are doing their best to tackle domestic violence through their Working With the Man program, a specialist, behavioural-change course for male perpetrators of violence against women.
Politics
Power to the people: budget focuses on cost of living
Australian households will get an energy rebate of $300 and cheaper medicines, while renters will be offered extra assistance in this year's federal budget.
Daily Puzzles
"The question the Greens must answer is that when the hard reality of budgetary choice hits, will they prioritise public housing over the tram?" JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED dismantle the Greens public housing policy.
Jim Chalmers has been bitten by the giveaway bug in a budget that contains good news for almost everyone, writes STEPHEN BARTOS.
Emphasis on handouts, the budget is light on negatives
Budget that bets on lower inflation
Planning gone completely mad in North Curtin
Clock’s ticking, watch how things start to change
Chalmers knows how to shake the budget tree
Tricks and treats of social media in campaigns
Views
The seven secret steps of every public servant
"I had previously believed the APS to operate as a well-intentioned mess, but now I see a steely precision to its processes. According to the Cycle, every public servant secretly followed seven immutable steps," writes JUGULAR JAPES.
Opinion
Lazy planning dooms Canberra’s growth future
"The ACT government should be leading the way with exemplary residential projects, rather than trying to maximise its and its rapacious developers’ short-term gains," says RICHARD JOHNSON, president, Kingston & Barton Residents Group.
Letters
Government hell-bent on digging a bigger hole
"It has become increasingly apparent the government is hell-bent on digging an even larger financial and social hole by extending light rail," says letter writer MIKE QUIRK.
Opinion
How ‘phonics’ have come the full circle
Columnist HUGH SELBY journeys into the bewildering world of phonics to discover what they are and why they're vitally important in teaching children to learn to read and write and enjoy it.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Budget Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN is bracing for the federal budget on Tuesday.
Opinion
Always love’s flame, unless it flutters and fades
"A lot has changed since Mr Berlin pledged his loving dedication together with the royalties of the song from 1926. But the power of love is not one of them," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
Opinion
Those teddies in trees, what’s that all about?
"Heading east from Queanbeyan on the Kings Highway there’s remnants and new additions to the curious practice of teddies attached to trees, a feature for potentially as long as four decades," writes Yesterdays columnist NICHOLE OVERALL.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
It's back by popular request, another burst of Rattenbury's Believe It Or Else! – tall tales (but probably untrue) from the bowels of the ACT government.
Letters
Waiting for the bus office that never opens
Letter writer COLIN LYONS, of Fadden, says the neglect of the Transport Canberra information office in Alinga Street, Civic, is an example of "incompetent public transport management in Canberra by the government".
Arts
‘Seductive sweetness’ of the female voice
HELEN MUSA previews another week of Canberra arts in her latest Artsweek column.
Music
Yang brings feelings to her performance
"Her performance of each work was masterful and, while she was playing each of them, you could see the effect of the music in her facial expressions and body language." LEN POWER reviews Joyce Yang's performance at the Snow Concert Hall.
Reviews
Ridiculously wonderful romp through Homer
"There's not much more to be said about the extraordinary NZ theatre troupe A Slightly Isolated Dog than that they are absolutely hilarious." HELEN MUSA reviews A Slightly Isolated Dog's performance of The Trojan War.
Art
King Charles unveils first official portrait as monarch
King Charles III unveiled his first completed portrait since the coronation, which captures the monarch with his hands clasped atop the hilt of his sword
Theatre
Mother and Son and more as Tempo turns 50
Tempo Theatre is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new and updated stage production of Mother and Son, written by Geoffrey Atherden and directed by long-time Tempo member Michael Weston, reports HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Star tenor to sing in Canberra
Show news, arts news and gallery news (well, news of a cafe) are in the mix of HELEN MUSA's Arts in the City column this week.
Music
Ensemble previews compelling Bach festival program
Canberra Bach Ensemble was assigned three cantatas by the Leipzig Bach Festival, to which they will travel in June. The ensemble presented them as a pre-Leipzig recital at St Christopher's Cathedral. HELEN MUSA reviewed the performance.
Music
Warming program of string quartets
LEN POWER reviews the CSO Chamber Ensemble's performance of Reverie Chamber Classics at Albert Hall on Sunday.
Music
CSO wins budget boost of $4.1 million
The Canberra Symphony Orchestra has been awarded a $4.1 million funding injection over four years under the 2024-25 federal budget, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Lifestyle
Hungover? It’s your body saying you’re an idiot
CityNews wine writer RICHARD CALVER ponders the question: why on earth are the effects of returning to normality after drinking far worse than what the body feels under the influence?
History
St Michael’s is Queanbeyan’s ‘divine secret’
"For almost 60 years, the neat, red brick church has remained something of a divine secret in Queanbeyan. Most passers-by barely register its presence, tucked back from the street as it is," writes Yesterdays columnist NICHOLE OVERALL.
Health & Fitness
Unlocking access to the power of cold therapy
In a bustling world where the demands of physical, mental, and emotional well-being are ever-increasing, one Australian entrepreneur has devised a groundbreaking solution to unlock the transformative power of cold therapy.
Sponsored Content
Lifestyle
Cartoon / Mother’s Day Dose of Dorin
Know the feeling? Cartoonist PAUL DORIN salutes Mother's Day.
Gardening
Planting trees take time and thought
It's Canberra Tree Week and the right time to plan to plant a tree in the garden when most trees are deciduous, dormant and have no leaves, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Wine
The autumn Pennyweight on my mind
"In 2017 I visited Pennyweight Winery and I said to my friends that a visit would show them great views across the plains towards the southwest of Beechworth and give them an opportunity to taste some premium stuff," writes RICHARD CALVER.
Dining
Fabulous, fun and formal in Bowral
Dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON takes in three very different eating experiences in Bowral.
Lifestyle
Cartoon / Mother’s Day Dose of Dorin
PAUL DORIN reckons here's kid with big plans... for Mother's Day.
Gardening
Here’s a great filler in a summer garden
Gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON features a perennial plant that makes a great filler in a summer garden.
