Climate change isn't the only reason some Australian forests burn so fiercely. Researchers reveal how colonisation transformed once-open woodland into fuel-heavy forests primed for catastrophic fire.
"After weeks or months in orbit, astronauts experience dramatic but short-lived symptoms. Many describe an overwhelming heaviness, as if their arms and legs are made of lead." Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS looks at weightlessness.
Spring is a gorgeous time of year to wander among nurseries and grab a bit of lunch, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
"Disappointingly, the latest data reveals, again, that the ACT is not a high-performing jurisdiction when it comes to closing the gap," writes indigenous advocate JULIE TONGS.
And the Liberals wonder why they're going nowhere in the polls, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
From migration numbers and housing to Australian values, human migration expert ALAN GAMLEN challenges five premises behind the Coalition's newly unveiled migration policy.
Mirandi Riwoe’s Queanbeyan-connected novel, A Short History of Longans, will be prominent among the unexpected local and regional stories featured at the "biggest yet" 10th Canberra Writers Festival, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Teachers' union chief Angela Burroughs finds herself in a relentless loop of circular argument with the Minister for Education and Dark Arts Rachel Slytherin-Smith. It's KEEPING UP THE ACT!
Nurse Practitioner of the Year Kate Reed-Cox is changing how people approach end-of-life care. She talks to DHWANI PATHAK.
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.
Former Bachelor star Sam Wood is expected to apply for bail following several nights behind bars after being charged with domestic violence offences.
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Former Bachelor star Sam Wood is expected to apply for bail following several nights behind bars after being charged with domestic violence offences.
A federal government inquiry into artificial intelligence will turn to domestic matters, including how to ensure businesses are on board for the long run.
The federal government and the Reserve Bank are pulling in opposite directions in the fight against inflation, ratings agency S&P says.
Prospective migrants wanting to travel to Australia for apprenticeships should be eligible for student visas, business leaders argue.
A 40-year-old Amaroo man has been charged after allegedly failing to stop for police with cocaine and methamphetamine in his system.
A five-year partnership between CSIRO and Moderna has been unveiled to help develop research to biosecurity threats in Australia and the Pacific.
The government is accused of peddling a double standard as the tax office refuses to absorb credit card surcharges it can no longer pass on.
Canberra house rents have slipped from their record high, falling $10 to $700 a week in the September quarter as the capital recorded the highest vacancy rate among Australian capitals.
Housing commencements and completions have fallen sharply in the ACT, with just 561 homes started and 667 completed in the latest quarter, according to new Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
And the Liberals wonder why they're going nowhere in the polls, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
From migration numbers and housing to Australian values, human migration expert ALAN GAMLEN challenges five premises behind the Coalition's newly unveiled migration policy.
"After weeks or months in orbit, astronauts experience dramatic but short-lived symptoms. Many describe an overwhelming heaviness, as if their arms and legs are made of lead." Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS looks at weightlessness.
"Disappointingly, the latest data reveals, again, that the ACT is not a high-performing jurisdiction when it comes to closing the gap," writes indigenous advocate JULIE TONGS.
Teachers' union chief Angela Burroughs finds herself in a relentless loop of circular argument with the Minister for Education and Dark Arts Rachel Slytherin-Smith. It's KEEPING UP THE ACT!
"Something basic is amiss when a national newspaper runs an error-ridden, unsubstantiated opinion piece that is intent on undermining community confidence in our judiciary," writes HUGH SELBY.
"Over the next five years the jobs forecast is for 500 new entrants through digital graduate and trainee programs, but with 1800 retirements. That creates a gap of 8190 digital government staff by 2030," say ALEX KOVACESKI & RICHARD CALVER.
"Why worry if a woman in custodial care gets $100,000 medical compensation. It’s only other people’s money," says letter writer ANTHONY HORDERN.
Suddenly everyone's talking about data centres, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"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.
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.
Known as the oldest Kabuki troupe in the Southern Hemisphere and founded in 1976 by teachers in the ANU Japan Centre, ANU’s Kabuki club, Za Kabuki, hits the stage at Canberra Rep Theatre, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
It was almost impossible to say into what genre Za Górami should be placed for the concert performed by the trio from London - Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas and Misha Mullov-Abbado, reviews arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Rising costs, wild weather and complex logistics have spelled the end of an outback music festival, which had become an annual pilgrimage for many Australians.
Mirandi Riwoe’s Queanbeyan-connected novel, A Short History of Longans, will be prominent among the unexpected local and regional stories featured at the "biggest yet" 10th Canberra Writers Festival, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Sondheim meets social media, 114 short films hit Canberra screens and book lovers get a trail of their own in arts editor HELEN MUSA’s latest “Artsweek”.
In a new experience for ArtSound FM, the four finalists in its ACT Young Virtuoso Awards held last Sunday were all young males under 15 and all pianists, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews eight artists bringing Australian birdlife to GOST in Watson, from Tom Moore's whimsical glass creations to Greg Oakley's extraordinary lifelike paintings.
With what he said was his final novel due for publication later this month, former UK MP Lord Jeffrey Archer has died at 86.
"The founder and chief organiser of the Canberra Art Fair, artist Margaret Hadfield, may look as if she’s a one-woman band but this is far from the truth," writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Climate change isn't the only reason some Australian forests burn so fiercely. Researchers reveal how colonisation transformed once-open woodland into fuel-heavy forests primed for catastrophic fire.
Spring is a gorgeous time of year to wander among nurseries and grab a bit of lunch, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
We're scaling new heights when it comes to interest rates, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
An idea for when the cost of fuel finally takes you over the top, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Mountain Laurel brings delicate pink spring flowers to the garden and is a tough evergreen well suited to Canberra’s cold climate, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
"The whole business of allocating a score as if the process of tasting wine as an objective exercise is flawed," says wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
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Historians ROSS FITZGERALD & DICK WHITAKER recall film star Katharine Hepburn's famous visit to Australia.
Overlooking the lake in Tuggeranong, there's a cafe with pretty views and loads of indoor and outdoor seating, sys dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
