Local composer scores a monumental movie moment
By arts editor Helen Musa In a coup for the ANU Film Group, Monument, directed by Bohemian Rhapsody and X-Men...
- Arts & Entertainment
- Politics
Shoebridge and his defiant senator at loggerheads
Greens leader David Shoebridge faces a growing party crisis after Jordon Steele-John publicly disputed claims he had agreed to take leave amid an investigation into allegations against him, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Opinion
‘I have the Invisible Man as my local member’
Letter writer and new Mawson resident DAVID ROBERTSON has written three times to his local MP David Smith after being "badly burned by the housing market’s budget reaction". But to no replies from the Member for Bean.
- Arts & Entertainment
Lea’s new work aims to ‘saturate the senses’
As part of both the BOLD and Craft + Design Canberra festivals, Liz Lea will be staging a double bill of dance works themed around design, dance, disability and dissent, titled ALTER, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
- Politics
Now is the hour for the Coalition to embrace AI
"Given the Coalition’s relationship with big business has soured in recent years, AI could be a valuable opportunity to collaborate on big policy design and re-build mutual trust," writes political columnist ROBERT McMAHON.
- Opinion
Give the little guys a better go at building houses
Canberra needs more homes and a government that stops getting in the way, says Canberra Liberals Leader MARK PARTON.
- Politics
Price rapid buses before laying more light rail
"To be credible, the ACT Government has to stop its obfuscation and commission an independent assessment to evaluate if bus rapid transport could deliver the benefits of light rail at lower cost," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
- Politics
Hanson’s Albo-rithm dresses up cruelty as commentary
"Pauline and her team hit the right buttons for an awful lot of people, or should that be a lot of awful people?" columnist HUGH SELBY returns to One Nation's "self help" videos and despairs at the latest one...
- Politics
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Is a death tax lurking on the political agenda, worries 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.
Update
Man charged over life-threatening attack on federal MP
Independent MP Helen Haines has lost a leg and remains in a critical condition after being hit by a car in a suspected deliberate attack in her electorate.
‘Beacon of light’: community reels after MP struck down
Asset freeze threatens Vietjet’s domestic plans
Pauline Hanson apologises for vulgar cartoon on rival
Hazard reduction burn planned for Mount Taylor
Roof leak shuts Civic Library until December
Man stabbed as group throws objects at cars
Lifestyle
Frost-hardy plants for Canberra, door-delivered
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Lifestyle
Everyone wants a modular lounge, but do they work?
Discover whether modular lounges suit Canberra homes, what to measure before buying and how Early Settler helps you choose the right configuration. This is a sponsored post.
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Lifestyle
An evening that makes a difference
An evening of canapés, music and conversation will help The Tarrant Foundation support Canberrans facing hardship. This sponsored post reveals how the community can get involved.
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News
Man charged over life-threatening attack on federal MP
Independent MP Helen Haines has lost a leg and remains in a critical condition after being hit by a car in a suspected deliberate attack in her electorate.
Update
‘Beacon of light’: community reels after MP struck down
A barber dubbed a hero for intervening in an attack on federal MP Helen Haines insists he was just one of many people who stepped in to help.
National news
Asset freeze threatens Vietjet’s domestic plans
Prospects of a new domestic Australian airline have been thrown into doubt after Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet was hit with a worldwide asset freeze over an unpaid $360 million aircraft leasing debt, reports SCOTT MAYMAN.
Politics
Pauline Hanson apologises for vulgar cartoon on rival
The One Nation leader says a cartoon mocking her Senate rival Jacqui Lambie over a serious health condition will be edited.
News
Hazard reduction burn planned for Mount Taylor
A prescribed hazard reduction burn is scheduled for Mount Taylor Nature Reserve today, subject to suitable weather and fuel conditions.
News
Roof leak shuts Civic Library until December
Civic Library will remain closed until December after a water leak caused damage to the building and mould was discovered in wall and floor cavities.
Police
Man stabbed as group throws objects at cars
A 23-year-old man was allegedly stabbed multiple times after stopping his car near a group of people throwing objects at passing vehicles in Belconnen last week.
Update
‘Catastrophic’: watchdog warns of risks from untamed AI
The development of artificial intelligence is happening so fast it is critical that regulation keeps pace, the online watchdog says.
Police
Kidnap victim found injured in Dunlop parkland
A 27-year-old Dunlop man has been charged with kidnapping after allegedly holding a man captive, repeatedly assaulting him and forcing him to drink a substance that affected his consciousness.
Daily Puzzles
Greens leader David Shoebridge faces a growing party crisis after Jordon Steele-John publicly disputed claims he had agreed to take leave amid an investigation into allegations against him, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"Given the Coalition’s relationship with big business has soured in recent years, AI could be a valuable opportunity to collaborate on big policy design and re-build mutual trust," writes political columnist ROBERT McMAHON.
Price rapid buses before laying more light rail
Hanson’s Albo-rithm dresses up cruelty as commentary
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Another budget backtrack looms on health rebate
Everyone is on the lookout for Albanese‑Chalmers tension
Many of us – people you know – are silently angry
Views
‘I have the Invisible Man as my local member’
Letter writer and new Mawson resident DAVID ROBERTSON has written three times to his local MP David Smith after being "badly burned by the housing market’s budget reaction". But to no replies from the Member for Bean.
Opinion
Give the little guys a better go at building houses
Canberra needs more homes and a government that stops getting in the way, says Canberra Liberals Leader MARK PARTON.
Opinion
Hold the outrage and look what’s on the scales of justice
"Those who want to froth about the inadequacy of this sentence would do well to note that there is no rehabilitation in our ACT prison system. That is the fault of the current ACT Government," writes legal affairs columnist HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
A voice against voluntary assisted feudalism
"Jim asks his acolytes to swap their livery for Nick Cave T-shirts and their rung on the ladder to be shared by those with fewer opportunities." writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
Opinion
The legislative fibre to keep going through the motions
"Once infrequent, there are now more motions passing through the ACT Legislative Assembly than through the portaloos at the Multicultural Festival," writes SHUSH CAPITAL in this week's KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Here's a new episode of KEEPING UP THE ACT's travel show Getting Away With It. This time your favourite host reports from his latest junket to the UK...
Letters
Palestinian plight is the fault of their own leaders
It’s Palestinian leaders who have refused Israel’s various generous offers of statehood and other peace-building initiatives, and who constantly commit or promote terrorism against Israel," says letter writer ALAN SHROOT.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Lowering the cost of living doesn't come cheap, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
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.
Arts
Local composer scores a monumental movie moment
By arts editor Helen Musa In a coup for the ANU Film Group, Monument, directed by Bohemian Rhapsody and X-Men...
Arts & Entertainment
Courtney Act takes centre stage on canvas
Courtney Act takes centre stage at the National Portrait Gallery, while Canberra lights up for Japan and film festivals fill the screens, in the latest "Artsweek" column by arts editor HELEN MUSA
Theatre
Canberra’s Greek theatre wins over Perth
Canberra actor, director and producer Michael J Smith, founder of Greek Theatre Now, has made a successful foray into Perth with his production of Sophocles’ Oedipus the King at Kings Park Amphitheatre, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Theatre
Five actors, 39 characters and one wild journey
Five actors will take on 39 characters in a fast-moving production of Mark Brown’s adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days, directed and produced by Honest Puck Theatre’s James Scott, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Dance
Lea’s new work aims to ‘saturate the senses’
As part of both the BOLD and Craft + Design Canberra festivals, Liz Lea will be staging a double bill of dance works themed around design, dance, disability and dissent, titled ALTER, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Music
Cabaret stars turn The Street into Paris
The promise of an afternoon of authentic French cabaret drew an appreciative audience of Francophiles to The Street Theatre only to be transported to the boulevards of Paris, reviews BILL STEPHENS.
Music
Oriana brings the northern lights to life
Oriana Chorale's beautifully controlled voices, intricate harmonies and immersive soundscapes brought the magic of the aurora to life under Dan Walker, reviews DAVID WHITBREAD.
Arts & Entertainment
Fred visits the ‘United States of Anxiety’
Here's HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
Dance
Melanie’s Mountain is ethereal and beautiful
"Mountain is timeless, cyclical and ancient... A remnant of all that has been, where the symmetry of nature meets the ethereal and each element of dance, music and costume perfectly combine.," writes reviewer SAMARA PURNELL.
Lifestyle
Planning your enclosed patio project on a budget
An underused patio could become an extra living room, home office or entertaining space without a major extension. This sponsored post explores how to make the transformation affordable.
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Gardening
Frost-hardy plants for Canberra, door-delivered
Looking for frost-hardy plants in Canberra? Explore hedges, native plants and trees suited to local gardens, with delivery from Nursery Near Me in this sponsored post.
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Fashion
Kylie Jenner dazzles in $70 million diamond Fantasy Bra
Kylie Jenner has dazzled the audience at the Victoria's Secret fashion show by walking the runway wearing a $US50 million bra covered with 4410 diamonds.
Medicine and wellbeing
Why do I keep getting mouth ulcers?
Mouth ulcers can make eating and talking painful, but why do some people keep getting them? Oral health experts explain the common causes, treatments and warning signs that shouldn't be ignored.
Gardening
The daisy that thrives in sunny spots
Canberra’s native cut leaf daisy is a hardy, slow-growing ground cover that thrives in sunny, well-drained spots, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Lifestyle
Everyone wants a modular lounge, but do they work?
Discover whether modular lounges suit Canberra homes, what to measure before buying and how Early Settler helps you choose the right configuration. This is a sponsored post.
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Wine
The pleasure of a birthday night in
"I’m a great believer in avoiding disappointment by cooking what you want in the way you want it from fresh-bought ingredients; no more for me the admonition, I could have cooked this better at home," says wine writer RICHARD CALVER.
Lifestyle
An evening that makes a difference
An evening of canapés, music and conversation will help The Tarrant Foundation support Canberrans facing hardship. This sponsored post reveals how the community can get involved.
Sponsored Content
