The taste of a Tasmanian wine lion
"Tasmanian conditions allow grapevines a long, generally cool growing season. So, the grapes can ripen slowly without losing acidity," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
- Lifestyle
- Lifestyle
Meet ‘Chuck’, the eccentric, heartthrob star bowler
An eccentric, a lover and a brilliant spin bowler, ROSS FITZGERALD and DICK WHITAKER remember an extraordinary Australian cricketer.
- Opinion
Justice delayed: how to speed up slow judges
"The selection of our judiciary is quaint. The community might reasonably expect that applicants demonstrate a capacity to write a decision prior to appointment. That doesn’t happen." HUGH SELBY has some ideas to speed up slow judgments.
- Politics
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN has Minister Chris Bowen's answer to the question of turning renewables into dollars.
- Lifestyle
Colonisation, not climate change, first primed forests to burn
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.
- Opinion
Heavy downsides to losing weight in space
"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.
- Lifestyle
A special spot for lunch in Pialligo
Spring is a gorgeous time of year to wander among nurseries and grab a bit of lunch, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
- Opinion
Canberra still drags its heels in Closing the Gap
"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.
- Politics
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
And the Liberals wonder why they're going nowhere in the polls, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
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.
Arts & Entertainment
Short Film Festival returns with new director, 114 films
Canberra Short Film Festival returns this weekend with 114 films screening across eight days, bringing local, Australian and international filmmakers to two central Canberra venues from October 10 to 17, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Delay to reality TV star’s freedom bid after DV charges
Business lobby looks beyond the hype and risks of AI
Ratings agency warns on record government spending
Industry wants visas for skills that ‘really matter’
Cash found after driver allegedly fails to stop
CSIRO to partner with pharmaceutical giant for research
Lifestyle
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Lifestyle
Ticks pose a growing risk to Canberra pets
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News
Delay to reality TV star’s freedom bid after DV charges
Former Bachelor star Sam Wood is expected to apply for bail following several nights behind bars after being charged with domestic violence offences.
Technology
Business lobby looks beyond the hype and risks of AI
A federal government inquiry into artificial intelligence will turn to domestic matters, including how to ensure businesses are on board for the long run.
Politics
Ratings agency warns on record government spending
The federal government and the Reserve Bank are pulling in opposite directions in the fight against inflation, ratings agency S&P says.
National news
Industry wants visas for skills that ‘really matter’
Prospective migrants wanting to travel to Australia for apprenticeships should be eligible for student visas, business leaders argue.
Police
Cash found after driver allegedly fails to stop
A 40-year-old Amaroo man has been charged after allegedly failing to stop for police with cocaine and methamphetamine in his system.
National news
CSIRO to partner with pharmaceutical giant for research
A five-year partnership between CSIRO and Moderna has been unveiled to help develop research to biosecurity threats in Australia and the Pacific.
National news
Labor has ‘real concerns’ over ATO credit card ban
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.
News
Canberra house rents dip as vacancies rise
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.
Update
ACT home building falls as national target slips
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.
Daily Puzzles
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN has Minister Chris Bowen's answer to the question of turning renewables into dollars.
And the Liberals wonder why they're going nowhere in the polls, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Does the Coalition’s migration maths stack up?
Ministerial Wallys who won’t face up to bad news
Rabbits to budgets… what’s Labor’s problem?
Opposition in search of a spine and policy smarts
Solid and safe: why the Greens chose Shoebridge
Coalition treads carefully on workplace reform
Views
Justice delayed: how to speed up slow judges
"The selection of our judiciary is quaint. The community might reasonably expect that applicants demonstrate a capacity to write a decision prior to appointment. That doesn’t happen." HUGH SELBY has some ideas to speed up slow judgments.
Opinion
Heavy downsides to losing weight in space
"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.
Opinion
Canberra still drags its heels in Closing the Gap
"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.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
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!
Opinion
When judges and journalists lose their way
"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.
Opinion
The cyber crisis that’s flummoxing the government
"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.
Letters
Columns confirm we’ve got the government we deserve
"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.
Opinion
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.
Arts
Short Film Festival returns with new director, 114 films
Canberra Short Film Festival returns this weekend with 114 films screening across eight days, bringing local, Australian and international filmmakers to two central Canberra venues from October 10 to 17, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Reviews
Face to Face finds there are no easy villains
ARNE SJOSTEDT reviews David Williamson's play 'Face to Face' at the Mockingbird Theatre which, at 80-minute, was expertly paced and devoid of dull moments.
Dance
‘Wild ride’ as independent artists take centre stage
Canberra audiences are in for a wild ride in the Playhouse as six distinctive productions bring independent creators to the stage in Canberra Theatre Centre's The Independents – Festival of New Works, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Music
Voice and piano weave a mosaic of Schubert
MICHAEL WILSON reviews London-based artists, Alice Zawadzki (voice) and Fred Thomas, (piano)'s performance through songs of the undisputed master of the lieder genre, Franz Schubert for the 50th anniversary of Art Song Canberra.
Theatre
Za Kabuki goes fishing for laughs and love
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.
Music
Folk, jazz and mischief make an unusual mix
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.
Music
Going out with a bash: remote music festival calls time
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.
Arts & Entertainment
Novel rises from a cold month in Queanbeyan
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.
Arts & Entertainment
Dara reimagines Sondheim for the digital age
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”.
Lifestyle
The taste of a Tasmanian wine lion
"Tasmanian conditions allow grapevines a long, generally cool growing season. So, the grapes can ripen slowly without losing acidity," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
History
Meet ‘Chuck’, the eccentric, heartthrob star bowler
An eccentric, a lover and a brilliant spin bowler, ROSS FITZGERALD and DICK WHITAKER remember an extraordinary Australian cricketer.
Environment
Colonisation, not climate change, first primed forests to burn
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.
Dining
A special spot for lunch in Pialligo
Spring is a gorgeous time of year to wander among nurseries and grab a bit of lunch, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Personal finance
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
We're scaling new heights when it comes to interest rates, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Lifestyle
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
An idea for when the cost of fuel finally takes you over the top, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Gardening
Mountain Laurel will stop you in your tracks!
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.
Wine
What’s needed on the path to perfection?
"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.
Lifestyle
How are businesses adapting their marketing
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