Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Suddenly everyone's talking about data centres, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
- Opinion
- News
ANU wins the student moot, but why does it matter?
The ANU team of Alexandra Fladun-Dorling, Rania Saud and Georgia Bowrey have won the grand final of the ACT Annual Intervarsity Moot against UC's team of Grace Huang, Grace Ferguson and Dakota Thorne. Legal columnist HUGH SELBY was there.
- Lifestyle
When Katharine Hepburn came to town
Historians ROSS FITZGERALD & DICK WHITAKER recall film star Katharine Hepburn's famous visit to Australia.
- 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 need to be based on detailed analysis rather than rhetoric," says planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
- 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.
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
Opposition parties attack ACT health job cuts
The Canberra Liberals and ACT Greens have attacked plans for about 65 voluntary redundancies across the Health and Community Services Directorate, raising concerns about the impact on services.
ACT junior Aliza takes national squash crown
Parton questions $110m health record contract
Pass the parcel: Australia Post urged to ease dominance
House prices in freefall for sixth straight month
ACT bushfire season begins with call to prepare
‘Angry’ Greens chief says Labor leaving voters in lurch
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
Opposition parties attack ACT health job cuts
The Canberra Liberals and ACT Greens have attacked plans for about 65 voluntary redundancies across the Health and Community Services Directorate, raising concerns about the impact on services.
Sports news
ACT junior Aliza takes national squash crown
Canberra junior Aliza Atif has been crowned Australian champion after winning the Girls Under 11 title at the 2026 Australian Junior Championships in Devonport, Tasmania.
Politics
Parton questions $110m health record contract
The Canberra Liberals have welcomed the expansion of ACT digital health records to more GPs while calling on the government to answer questions over the management of a contract underpinning the system.
National news
Pass the parcel: Australia Post urged to ease dominance
A rural shopper could face a 165km round trip to pick-up a package, while the national postal service dominates the parcel market, an inquiry has been told.
News
House prices in freefall for sixth straight month
Australia's housing downturn is now deeper than at the same stage of the 2022-23 decline, putting it on track for one of the biggest falls on record.
Feature
ANU wins the student moot, but why does it matter?
The ANU team of Alexandra Fladun-Dorling, Rania Saud and Georgia Bowrey have won the grand final of the ACT Annual Intervarsity Moot against UC's team of Grace Huang, Grace Ferguson and Dakota Thorne. Legal columnist HUGH SELBY was there.
News
ACT bushfire season begins with call to prepare
The ACT's 2026-27 bushfire season begins today, with Canberrans being urged to prepare their households for bushfires and other emergencies.
Politics
‘Angry’ Greens chief says Labor leaving voters in lurch
The new Greens leadership is looking to UK counterparts for inspiration as they echo pledges to "replace Labor", which they say has been marching to the right.
News
ACT forecast to fall 2550 homes short of target
Homebuilding in the ACT is forecast to fall 15 per cent over the next five years, with Master Builders predicting the territory will fall about 2550 homes short of its National Housing Accord target.
Daily Puzzles
"For Canberra to become an 'ideal' city, it must address unmet community needs in health, housing, transport, and education. Priorities need to be based on detailed analysis rather than rhetoric," says planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
"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!
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Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Suddenly everyone's talking about data centres, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
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.
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.
Arts
Angry Anderson embodied the appeal and limitations of Oz Rock
From Rose Tattoo and Mad Max to politics and controversy, Angry Anderson was never an uncomplicated figure. CHARLOTTE MARKOWITSCH examines the legacy of Australia's rock 'n' roll outlaw.
Music
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.
Lifestyle
How are businesses adapting their marketing
From appearing in AI searches to keeping social media authentic, the rules of digital marketing are shifting. This sponsored post looks at four ways Australian businesses are adapting.
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History
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.
