With Liberal Party's Jonno Duniam the latest politician to call quits, political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN writes how contemporary political life has become crazy due to hyper-professionalisation of the job.
Now that a peace deal may bring an end to the Iran war, emeritus professor on Middle Eastern studies AMIN SAIKAL decodes what was it all about in the first place and what did the US and Israel truly achieve.
"The government has signalled that we are all best off as wage slaves depositing our compulsory 12 per cent into super and looking forward to a government-approved modest retirement," writes ROBERT McMAHON.
Country Love : The Ultimate Date Night will see three country music couples take to the stage with hit songs from each couple's repertoire, reports HELEN MUSA.
"With no macropods to eat it down, it is a firebomb just waiting to go off this coming summer. This is of concern to me, as my wife and I nearly lost our house up near Farrer Ridge in the 2003 event," says letter writer IAN MacDOUGALL.
"It’s time that our feckless political leaders had the courage to share the truth instead of lies. They can make a start with housing: what’s achievable in what time frame," writes HUGH SELBY.
As Pauline Hanson outpolls the PM, Albo may well be asking for explanations, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Liberal Party senator for Tasmania and home affairs shadow minister Jonno Duniam will be missed as a good negotiator in the Senate and a strong media performer, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"If racial prejudice, hostility, stereotyping and assumptions can only ever travel in one direction, then we have ceased talking about racism as most ordinary Australians understand it," writes GWYN REES.
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.
The Reserve Bank has given mortgage holders a reprieve after three straight interest rate hikes, leaving the official cash rate steady at 4.35 per cent.
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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Premium steakhouse Hunter & Barrel will open its doors at the Canberra Centre, 20 Scotts Crossing, on May 8, bringing its signature fire-led dining experience to the nation’s capital.
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The Reserve Bank has given mortgage holders a reprieve after three straight interest rate hikes, leaving the official cash rate steady at 4.35 per cent.
Beloved craft retailer Lincraft will close the remainder of its bricks and mortar stores, citing changing customer behaviour and low-cost overseas competition.
A proposal to abandon the Westminster system of government in the ACT and replace it with a "government of territory unity" model has emerged from a public forum examining the future of self-government in Canberra.
A 45-year-old foreign national has been charged after allegedly filming women in change rooms at a clothing store in Woden.
A police prosecutor has urged a magistrate to refuse bail for a woman who returned from Syria after allegedly being married to an Islamic State fighter.
Alleged war criminal and decorated veteran Ben Roberts-Smith will apply to a court to move house while out on bail so he can focus on being with his daughters.
Popular hamburger franchise Grill'd has been accused of misleading customers over a tree-planting donation campaign.
Former ACT attorney-general Gordon Ramsay has been charged with seven additional offences relating to child abuse material and alleged sexual offending against a teenage boy.
The Ian Lindeman Memorial Winter Solstice Swim will celebrate its 10th anniversary this weekend, with hundreds of Canberrans expected to take part in the annual nude charity swim at Lake Burley Griffin.
With Liberal Party's Jonno Duniam the latest politician to call quits, political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN writes how contemporary political life has become crazy due to hyper-professionalisation of the job.
Now that a peace deal may bring an end to the Iran war, emeritus professor on Middle Eastern studies AMIN SAIKAL decodes what was it all about in the first place and what did the US and Israel truly achieve.
"With no macropods to eat it down, it is a firebomb just waiting to go off this coming summer. This is of concern to me, as my wife and I nearly lost our house up near Farrer Ridge in the 2003 event," says letter writer IAN MacDOUGALL.
"It’s time that our feckless political leaders had the courage to share the truth instead of lies. They can make a start with housing: what’s achievable in what time frame," writes HUGH SELBY.
As Pauline Hanson outpolls the PM, Albo may well be asking for explanations, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"If racial prejudice, hostility, stereotyping and assumptions can only ever travel in one direction, then we have ceased talking about racism as most ordinary Australians understand it," writes GWYN REES.
JULIE TONGS laments some of the 'concerning' local revelations in the latest report on justice from the Productivity Commission.
As Japan’s popularity booms as a tourist destination, a new survey shows strong anti‑foreigner sentiment, writes PETER CHAI.
It's the annual End of Year Fail as KEEPING UP THE ACT presents the hottest, budget-time discounts in the Assembly...
One Nation politicians had some trouble explaining their own housing policy, but Pauline had an answer, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"It is uncertain how many dwellings will be provided under Minister Chris Steel's new planning reforms, but it is likely to be modest," writes MIKE QUIRK.
Country Love : The Ultimate Date Night will see three country music couples take to the stage with hit songs from each couple's repertoire, reports HELEN MUSA.
GRAHAM McDONALD reviews a performance project put together by local musicians Kimberly Steele and Christopher Pound around the idea of elegies, music which commemorates the dead.
In its latest production 'Letters to Lindy', Australia's longest continuously running theatre company, Lieder Theatre Company, revisits the extraordinary media vilification of Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, reviews arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Here's the latest Arts in the City column from arts editor HELEN MUSA.
A joyous romp through the world of art, and proof that creative power is at work among young Canberrans, has been unveiled at M16 Artspace, reports HELEN MUSA.
"Tuggeranong Arts Centre proved the ideal setting to savour the virtuosity of two of Australia’s most accomplished musicians on a cold Canberra evening." BILL STEPHENS reviews a jazz performance by Joe Chindamo and Zoe Black.
How does a two-year old witness to his mother's murder cope with such trauma, let alone articulate to police what they need to find the killer, asks streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
"Though it is subtly entertaining and insightful, this isn’t exactly a fun experience. But nor should it be." ARNE SJOSTEDT reviews Canberra Rep's production of David Williamson's play Travelling North.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews four exhibitions at Craft + Design Canberra.
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A fundamentally new vaccine designed entirely by AI has been tested in people for the first time, writes NEIL MABBOTT. So how does it work?
There’s something so primal about a premier steak experience, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
From a sculptured flock of sheep to giant cedar pines, columnist HUGH SELBY shares Japan's ability to constantly surprise the adventurous visitor who wanders from the main path.
A small Canberra-region winery has taken out a major award at the National Wine Show of Australia, with Sapling Yard's 2025 Fiori white blend winning a trophy at the national competition.
A frost-tolerant furcraea spotted at ANU proves some striking evergreen succulents can survive Canberra winters with ease, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
"The colour was bright in this young wine. The initial sharpness went away as it breathed. It went well with the chunky steak pie filling, pinot noir being versatile in its food pairing," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
