‘Tacky, shameful’: Albanese’s new low in seeking the photo op
Columnist HUGH SELBY says this is an article about a lack of common decency, and about tacky opportunism.
- Opinion
- Arts & Entertainment
Virginia Giuffre’s memoir sells one million copies
The posthumous memoir of Virginia Giuffre, a prominent accuser of Jeffrey Epstein, has sold one million copies worldwide.
- Lifestyle
The one tweak that could grow your super by $200,000
A major superannuation fund says a lack of engagement with your super fund can have huge financial consequences come retirement time.
- Opinion
Popular myth about body renewal is partially true
"Much of your body is constantly renewing itself, but some parts of you are built to last a lifetime," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
- Lifestyle
Christmas Dose of Dorin
Naughty or nice? Choose nice, advises cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
- Politics
The ‘earthquake’ election that shook Australia
Niki Savva’s book Earthquake is a damning account of the election that shook Australia, writes MARK KENNY.
- Politics
Debt spiral: the year Labor screwed Canberra
"On average, net debt rose by more than $5 million a day, every day, including weekends and public holidays, and Easter and Christmas!" If you read only one of JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED's columns this year – this one will shock you!
- Arts & Entertainment
It’s all about telling stories, says interpretation winner
Canberra-Queanbeyan designer and 3-D storyteller Caolán Mitchell has been awarded the Georgie Waterman Career Achievement Award for his impact and innovative approach to the unusual professional field of interpretation.
- Politics
Antisemitism crisis: Albanese found wanting
Regardless of whether massacre was preventable, Albanese has been found wanting in meeting antisemitism crisis, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
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
‘I am angry’: changes to tackle anti-Semitism unveiled
The Albanese government has announced a suite of changes to tackle anti-Semitism after the horrific Bondi massacre as it faces mounting pressure.
Man nicks outdoor umbrellas from Braddon takeaway
Rider killed as motorbikes collide
Regional bank pinged over money laundering guardrails
Bondi shooter faces life sentence as victims mourned
Ex-PMs, Israeli minister slam Albanese over Bondi
Albanese not invited to rabbi’s funeral
Lifestyle
Murdering horse thief or victim of police persecution?
"Kelly himself is often quoted as saying,'Such is life', just before he was hanged but this is debatable." Historians ROSS FITZGERALD & DICK WHITAKER reflect on the endless legend that was Ned Kelly.
Lifestyle
Can you trust sunscreens? Here’s how to choose a safe one
Most of us know sunscreen is a key way to protect areas of our skin not easily covered by clothes from excessive ultraviolet (UV) radiation. But it’s been a rough year for sunscreens, says KATIE LEE.
Opinion
Old statue of violence tests modern double standards
"Raised voices destroy the bliss. He is yelling. She is whimpering. There they are. She is on the ground and he has just kicked her. It’s quite obvious." What do you do, asks columnist HUGH SELBY, writing from Tokyo.
News
‘I am angry’: changes to tackle anti-Semitism unveiled
The Albanese government has announced a suite of changes to tackle anti-Semitism after the horrific Bondi massacre as it faces mounting pressure.
Police
Man nicks outdoor umbrellas from Braddon takeaway
A man stole two red, outdoor umbrellas, valued about $2000, from a takeaway business in Mort Street, Braddon, around 10.55 on November 25.
Police
Rider killed as motorbikes collide
A rider has died after two unregistered motorcycles collided along Araluen Road, Araluen, 25 kilometres south of Braidwood on Wednesday night.
National news
Regional bank pinged over money laundering guardrails
Regulatory action is being taken against a major regional bank after it self-reported suspected money laundering in its operations.
National news
Bondi shooter faces life sentence as victims mourned
As the nation comes to grips with a horrific mass shooting, a 10-year-old girl and an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor will be laid to rest.
Politics
Ex-PMs, Israeli minister slam Albanese over Bondi
Two former conservative Australian prime ministers and an Israeli minister say the Bondi Beach terror attack was a long time coming due to rising anti-Semitism.
National news
Albanese not invited to rabbi’s funeral
Albanese not invited to rabbi’s funeral, as Frydenberg calls for ban on ‘hate preachers’.
News
Hospice top volunteer dedicated to the ‘little things’
On Sundays – every Sunday for almost 30 years – Trish Carling spends her day volunteering at Clare Holland House, serving meals, assisting residents and providing companionship at the hospice.
Police
Bondi terror accused faces 59 charges
Accused murderer Naveed Akram is facing a court hearing from his hospital bed charged with 59 offences over the Bondi Beach shootings which killed 15 people
Daily Puzzles
Niki Savva’s book Earthquake is a damning account of the election that shook Australia, writes MARK KENNY.
"On average, net debt rose by more than $5 million a day, every day, including weekends and public holidays, and Easter and Christmas!" If you read only one of JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED's columns this year – this one will shock you!
Antisemitism crisis: Albanese found wanting
Labor’s debt drain calls while Libs fight each other
Pollies are as good as teens in getting around rules
Revealed: dismal failure hides behind the gloss
Wells’ spendathon revelations make for awkward timing
Independent eyes hold government to account
Views
‘Tacky, shameful’: Albanese’s new low in seeking the photo op
Columnist HUGH SELBY says this is an article about a lack of common decency, and about tacky opportunism.
Opinion
Popular myth about body renewal is partially true
"Much of your body is constantly renewing itself, but some parts of you are built to last a lifetime," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Update
Bondi letters: The people who allowed hatred to fester
CityNews readers have their say on the consequences of the Bondi shooting massacre.
Letters
Who ever wanted disruption and cost of the tram?
This is our last letters column for this year. Thank you to all our many new and regular correspondents. The lively, passionate and often provocative opinions we publish keep the editor on his toes! So one final time for 2025...
Opinion
We must call out the grandstanding that antisemitism is on the rise
"If a passing greengrocer has the guts to risk his life at Bondi beach then I should risk being called names for writing a few cautionary words," says columnist HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Classic failure: Microsoft digs deep and sinks
"Having spent far too many hours getting nowhere, I pushed the button to renew the software. I am able to write this article which maybe means I am re-signed to a program I don’t want." Columnist HUGH SELBY continues his tilt at Microsoft.
Opinion
Come back, Bill Gates, Microsoft needs a human like you!
"Microsoft cannot accept or process a new subscription until the existing one has been exhausted... Their mighty software has a glaringly stupid glitch." Columnist HUGH SELBY goes searching for humans to fix his software problem.
Opinion
‘Human’ story triumphs in telling Christian history
"Delving into pre-Christian sources for historical evidence is a difficult and dangerous game since the believers assert their right to censor and alter anything that doesn’t conform to the party line," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
"Santa" has written a special Christmas postcard to all his Labor MLAs at Trammany Hall, telling them to be good while daddy's away! KEEPING UP THE ACT's got a copy of it...
Arts
Virginia Giuffre’s memoir sells one million copies
The posthumous memoir of Virginia Giuffre, a prominent accuser of Jeffrey Epstein, has sold one million copies worldwide.
Arts & Entertainment
It’s all about telling stories, says interpretation winner
Canberra-Queanbeyan designer and 3-D storyteller Caolán Mitchell has been awarded the Georgie Waterman Career Achievement Award for his impact and innovative approach to the unusual professional field of interpretation.
Music
Celebrated soprano to sing at Hawker carols
The annual Hawker Carols celebration on Christmas Eve will once again feature celebrated Australian soprano Lorina Gore.
Theatre
Q season promises year of ‘delicious’ entertainment
Patrons of The Q can comfortably expect a year of delicious entertainment if artistic director Jordan Best’s announcement of the 2026 theatre season on Monday evening was anything to go by.
Music
Flautist in the running for national award
Canberra flautist Sally Walker has been nominated for Limelight magazine’s Artist of the Year this year – the only Canberra artist and the only wind player in the line-up.
Photography
Intimate exhibitions portray connection across generations
BRIAN ROPE reviews two complementary, but different photo exhibitions.
Arts & Entertainment
Gallery showing for video portrait of soccer team
HELEN MUSA rounds up all sorts of arts news in her latest Art in the City column.
Dance
Young choreographers step into the spotlight
MICHELLE POTTER reviews the Emerging Choreographers Program 2025 by Quantum Leap Australia.
Music
Choir’s ‘true celebration’ of Handel’s music
LEN POWER reviews A Handel Celebration, a performance by the Canberra Choral Society.
Lifestyle
The one tweak that could grow your super by $200,000
A major superannuation fund says a lack of engagement with your super fund can have huge financial consequences come retirement time.
Lifestyle
An expert’s pick of the best summer board games
An expert’s pick of the best board games to play (and gift) this summer
Gardening
No-fuss fern that’s a real survivor
Indoor or outdoor, gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON features a no-fuss fern with an "amazing steel-blue colour".
Wine
Review bottles come with a taste of the past
"The Tahbilk winery is renowned for its marsanne. Despite origins in the Northern Rhone district of France, Tahbilk has the world’s largest single holding of marsanne, which was first planted in 1927," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
History
Murdering horse thief or victim of police persecution?
"Kelly himself is often quoted as saying,'Such is life', just before he was hanged but this is debatable." Historians ROSS FITZGERALD & DICK WHITAKER reflect on the endless legend that was Ned Kelly.
Lifestyle
How to keep winter clothes safely stored over summer
Putting away your winter clothes? Moths and chemical reactions are the enemies of natural fibre – but there are easy ways to keep your clothes safe over summer, says NISA SALIM
Health & Fitness
Can you trust sunscreens? Here’s how to choose a safe one
Most of us know sunscreen is a key way to protect areas of our skin not easily covered by clothes from excessive ultraviolet (UV) radiation. But it’s been a rough year for sunscreens, says KATIE LEE.
Gardening
Get netting, it’s good for fruit
With warmer weather, most fruit trees will begin to ripen in the next few months and will need protection from the birds and wildlife, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
