Two cultural icons of the 20th century – Marilyn Monroe and Stephen King – have been assessed through their books. In Monroe's case, the books she read or owned; in King's, the books he wrote early in his career. COLIN STEELE reviews them.
"The prices in Nordic countries for wine are eye-watering. In Iceland, the most expensive destination an average glass of white wine (an unimpressive pinot grigio) was $28 a glass," bemoans our travelling wine writer RICHARD CALVER.
A true local with a solid following, Gryphons Caffe Bar has held a prime possie on the dining scene at Griffith shops since 2012, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
"As another financial year begins, the national conversation should move beyond the assumption that bigger is always better." CLIVE WILLIAMS says the question is not how to make the economy bigger, but how to make Australians better off.
"We visited my grandparents as often as we could. They couldn’t have been more different: on my dad’s side, it felt like an etiquette school; on my mum’s, a fun park. I loved being at both" writes PAUL DORIN.
"I come not to bury Shane, but to compost him". New Greens leader Jo Clay shares her cure for the Rattenbury hangover with KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Labor's “Aquatic Strategy” promises that “options to deliver a new public 50-metre outdoor pool in Woden will be progressed”. But progressing options differs from a commitment, says BEATRICE BODART-BAILEY.
"I think many of us have missed that One Nation’s growth is partly down to a lack of centrist options and less the rise of the conservative vote," writes political columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
"If this is the test by which the Barr government is measured, no minister can ever be held accountable for anything. Just throw some public servants under the bus when things go wrong," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
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.
Two drivers were taken to hospital after a head-on collision on Adelaide Avenue in Yarralumla .
Could this be Australia’s warmest winter ever? And does a warm winter have consequences for Australia’s next summer?, ask climate experts MILTON SPEER and LANCE M LESLIE
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.
"Mark Parton has done a solid job talking to us. His engagement on the rising youth crime in Canberra, ovals being trashed, and use of social media, are all good to see," writes political columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
Inspired by a family story of blindness, 17-year-old Ava Jazayeri is turning compassion into action, one pair of glasses at a time, reports DHWANI PATHAK.
Two drivers were taken to hospital after a head-on collision on Adelaide Avenue in Yarralumla .
Australian employees are turning to artificial intelligence tools to get ahead at work without the knowledge or permission of their employers.
Anthony Albanese will make a quick dash to the Solomon Islands to participate in the nation's independence day celebrations after securing a key pact with Fiji.
Prospective home buyers are rethinking the type of properties they want to purchase in response to changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax.
A 44-year-old former retail manager has been charged with 12 additional offences after more complainants came forward over alleged offending involving junior employees at Belconnen stores.
China has confirmed it fired a sea-based missile in the Pacific, just hours after Australia signed a landmark defence alliance with Fiji.
Australia's first sustainable aviation fuel tank and pipeline has been cleared for takeoff, paving the way for cleaner flights and a new homegrown industry.
Australia can now count on Fiji as an ally as Anthony Albanese declares a diplomatic triumph in sealing two new major agreements with Suva.
"I think many of us have missed that One Nation’s growth is partly down to a lack of centrist options and less the rise of the conservative vote," writes political columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
"If this is the test by which the Barr government is measured, no minister can ever be held accountable for anything. Just throw some public servants under the bus when things go wrong," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
"As another financial year begins, the national conversation should move beyond the assumption that bigger is always better." CLIVE WILLIAMS says the question is not how to make the economy bigger, but how to make Australians better off.
"I come not to bury Shane, but to compost him". New Greens leader Jo Clay shares her cure for the Rattenbury hangover with KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Labor's “Aquatic Strategy” promises that “options to deliver a new public 50-metre outdoor pool in Woden will be progressed”. But progressing options differs from a commitment, says BEATRICE BODART-BAILEY.
With tenders called, with 'indecent haste', RICHARD JOHNSTON says we’re back pretty much at square one again, after 15 years of fruitless effort around the moribund Kingston Arts Precinct.
"The ACT Government can break the law, give false information, not listen to the community and all’s good." Letter writer PENNY MOYES, of Hughes, challenged a government minister.
Sardonic, but is this a sad sign of the times, wonders cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"Younger people need to ask, is this how I want mum and dad treated? And what awaits me when I reach a ripe old age?" BRETT HEFFERNAN, CEO of the Australian Private Hospitals Association,
Fear not about the Woden Pool corruption accusations, the ACT Inactivity Commission's snails have swung into action!
Two cultural icons of the 20th century – Marilyn Monroe and Stephen King – have been assessed through their books. In Monroe's case, the books she read or owned; in King's, the books he wrote early in his career. COLIN STEELE reviews them.
"To us, a mixing desk is a rectangular box covered by an incomprehensible confusion of knobs, sliders and buttons; to Bevan Noble it's a delicate instrument." DAVID TURNBULL continues his series of stories of remarkable Canberrans.
Canberra Repertory is about to embark on its most ambitious show of the 2026 season, The Glass Menagerie, and it has a world expert on Tennessee Williams at the helm of the production, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
A long-running environmental art award exhibition was unveiled on Sunday at the Queanbeyan Art Society Gallery where the major prize of the day went to Sophie Baker for an impressionistic interpretation of Lake Ginninderra.
Billed as "a tasty recipe of hysterical laughs, sexual innuendos, unsuccessful repressions and delicious discoveries", the play 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche is coming to ACT Hub, reports HELEN MUSA.
Britain's superstar Harry Styles has wrapped up his record-breaking run of 12 shows at Wembley Stadium as part of his Together, Together tour.
Arts editor HELEN MUSA has filed her latest Arts in the City column.
"When June rolls: ding! Yes, chef! The Bear is once again ready to dish up a sizzling slice of drama TV and so it is with a bit of sadness that this time around marks the last," writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Its been confirmed that US superstars Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are now a married couple, as a celebration gets underway in New York.
"The prices in Nordic countries for wine are eye-watering. In Iceland, the most expensive destination an average glass of white wine (an unimpressive pinot grigio) was $28 a glass," bemoans our travelling wine writer RICHARD CALVER.
A true local with a solid following, Gryphons Caffe Bar has held a prime possie on the dining scene at Griffith shops since 2012, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
"We visited my grandparents as often as we could. They couldn’t have been more different: on my dad’s side, it felt like an etiquette school; on my mum’s, a fun park. I loved being at both" writes PAUL DORIN.
Our joints are subject to the inevitable wear-and-tear of age, but low-impact exercise can help and are worth trying, writes GORDON WADDINGTON.
Archaeologists say they have unearthed fourth-century quarters in Egypt, revealing residential and religious structures including a basilica church.
Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON says the Australian National Botanic Gardens demonstrate how native plants can be grown successfully in our region, how large they become and provide ideas that can be adapted for your own garden.
Frozen fruit and canned veg are cheap, but are they as healthy as fresh food? MARGARET MURRAY has the answers.
"Development of the punt was important in the evolution of the champagne bottle. In the 1500s, French monks were making sparkling wine, but the pressure from the bubbles meant that sometimes bottles exploded," writes RICHARD CALVER.
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