"Simple economics tells us where demand exceeds supply, prices increase. The practical on-the-ground effect is likely to be frenetic activity at property inspections, applications for properties and rising rents," writes ROBERT McMAHON.
LAUCHLAN McINTOSH says the public is entitled to ask a simple question: if the government collects more than $1m from a road safety levy, why suspend a $200,000 community road safety grants program that directly supports prevention work?
'Why has the budget deteriorated despite the windfall increase in revenue? And where has the money gone? JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED return to the revenue questions in the ACT Budget.
MIKE WELSH, drivetime announcer at 2CC in 2012, dreamt up a stunt to boost his ratings that may have changed the destiny of Australian politics, for which he apologises.
Aussie supermodel Miranda Kerr and and her billionaire husband Evan Spiegel have helped erase $800 million in medical debt for over 250,000 people.
A new theatre company, directed by Isaiah Prichard, is mounting a production of Albert Camus’s rarely performed Caligula. Arts editor HELEN MUSA has the story.
The biggest show on television has returned for its third blockbuster season, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Thing are starting to get exciting for the Socceroos, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"It is for the courts to remind the public that they can be trusted, that they are staffed by people of integrity, with honour and commitment to seeking truth," writes HUGH SELBY.
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.
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson intentionally poisoned four members of her estranged husband's family, a jury has found after a week of deliberations.
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.
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.
Members of Professionals Australia have begun indefinite protected industrial action after claiming the ACT Government failed to respond to a request for a hazard allowance for forensic scientists working in clandestine drug laboratories.
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.
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?
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Members of Professionals Australia have begun indefinite protected industrial action after claiming the ACT Government failed to respond to a request for a hazard allowance for forensic scientists working in clandestine drug laboratories.
The Australian Masters Rowing Championships will return to Lake Burley Griffin for the first time in more than a decade under a partnership between the ACT Government and Rowing Australia.
Australia will remain the security partner of choice for Vanuatu after the two countries agreed to a bilateral deal.
The ACT has fallen 1450 homes short of its National Housing Accord target ahead of its second anniversary, according to Master Builders ACT.
The Sporting Shooters’ Association of Australia ACT has called on the ACT government to suspend sharp increases to firearms licensing fees, due to start on July 1.
A 14-year-old boy has been charged for the second time in a week after allegedly leading police on a pursuit in a stolen car through Canberra's south.
The latest polls showing a drop in support for One Nation and leader Pauline Hanson are the result of a change in mood among voters, Labor says.
The spread of online hate speech is the focus for the next block of witnesses to the Royal Commission on Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion.
Winger Xavier Savage's double has proved crucial for Canberra's slim hopes of making the NRL finals as they beat St George Illawarra 24-16 at GIO Stadium.
"Simple economics tells us where demand exceeds supply, prices increase. The practical on-the-ground effect is likely to be frenetic activity at property inspections, applications for properties and rising rents," writes ROBERT McMAHON.
'Why has the budget deteriorated despite the windfall increase in revenue? And where has the money gone? JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED return to the revenue questions in the ACT Budget.
LAUCHLAN McINTOSH says the public is entitled to ask a simple question: if the government collects more than $1m from a road safety levy, why suspend a $200,000 community road safety grants program that directly supports prevention work?
MIKE WELSH, drivetime announcer at 2CC in 2012, dreamt up a stunt to boost his ratings that may have changed the destiny of Australian politics, for which he apologises.
"It is for the courts to remind the public that they can be trusted, that they are staffed by people of integrity, with honour and commitment to seeking truth," writes HUGH SELBY.
"When community life weakens, the national mood becomes scratchier... More public argument takes place through suspicion rather than trust. Problems that could have been solved around a table are left to harden," writes ANDREW LEIGH.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN has symptoms the rest of the country is suffering from.
"Michelangelo seemed to recoil from worldly comforts. He ate simple meals, slept in his clothes, and lived with almost ascetic disregard for cleanliness." CLIVE WILLIAMS shares some surprising habits of a towering genius of the Renaissance.
"Development priorities are too often determined by opinion not evidence. The approach has led to misplaced priorities and the community not receiving the best value from limited infrastructure funds," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
For marathon swimmers, the Strait of Hormuz represents one of open-water sea swimming’s most unusual challenges, writes CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Our Dear Leader is warning us to be vigilant about the rise of One Nation in the ACT and what it might lead to...
Sydney Fringe hit Gia Ophelia, written by playwright Grace Wilson and directed by Canberra-born Jo Bradley, is coming to Canberra for a limited season at the Courtyard Studio.
Arts editor HELEN MUSA has filed her latest Arts in the City column.
"Quirky, unpredictable and intense, it created a world of its own with raw emotion, underlying humour and driving rhythms." LEN POWER reviews a performance of Musica Da Camera.
"Canberra's National Opera staged an entertaining and innovative journey exploring the role of the 'Don' – as a dominant male character – in operas across the canon," writes reviewer MICHAEL WILSON.
A new theatre company, directed by Isaiah Prichard, is mounting a production of Albert Camus’s rarely performed Caligula. Arts editor HELEN MUSA has the story.
The biggest show on television has returned for its third blockbuster season, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Singer Art Garfunkel says he and longtime musical partner Paul Simon have 'found peace' decades after the ups and downs of one of music's greatest duos.
Based at Canberra Glassworks and her own studio in Burra, NSW, Annette Blair - one of Australia's leading glass artists - has won the 2026 FUSE Glass Prize, Australasia's richest award for contemporary glass, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Australia's greatest musical hits have been used in AI training datasets. Artists who've found their work using a new search tool say they're furious.
Goodwin Village Downer has opened, marking the completion of more than 120 new homes for older Canberrans, including affordable rental options.
Thing are starting to get exciting for the Socceroos, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
An estimated 8000 people packed Tuggeranong's South.Point Shopping Centre on Saturday for the AustIndia Fair, one of Canberra's largest indoor multicultural celebrations.
Winter pruning provides the opportunity to recycle branches into a dead hedge that supports wildlife, screens garden areas and creates a natural ecosystem as it slowly breaks down, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Generational conflict was rife in the ancient world but ancient texts also suggest ways the young and old can profitably get along – a message that is perhaps needed for our times, writes KONSTANTINE PANEGYRES
Historians ROSS FITZGERALD & DICK WHITAKER recall film star Katharine Hepburn's famous visit to Australia.
"Younger consumers are drinking differently from previous generations. They are less attached to formal wine culture and, where they do drink wine, favour lighter, fresher and more approachable styles," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
If you love digging into a massive serve of pasta, in a no-nonsense eatery and not spending a fortune for the experience, an option is Knot Just Pasta, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Ivy leaf cyclamen thrives through Canberra’s cold winters, producing months of colour before retreating into dormancy when warmer weather arrives, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
