We need to find our unifying voice in a world gone mad
"Our public events should reflect a common Australian purpose, not one that divides, not one that seeks to prefer one part of the community to others," writes columnist HUGH SELBY.
- Opinion
- Arts & Entertainment
Michael biopic moonwalks to record US, global opening
Michael has smashed box office expectations to rake in more than $A304 million globally at its opening, a new high for music biopic debuts.
- Politics
The time is right, so why isn’t Anthony Albanese more popular?
The times seem to suit Anthony Albanese. So why isn’t he more popular, asks FRANK BONGIORNO.
- Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN takes a look at the government's NDIS dilemma.
- Arts & Entertainment
Life’s still unfair as Malcolm gets back to the middle
"A new 'sequel' to the popular sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle, is now to carve out its own identity in a new era," writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
- Lifestyle
Nerines light up the autumn garden
Nerines are striking autumn bulbs that bring colour to cooler months and thrive with good drainage and sun, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
- Politics
How attacking Gillard’s carbon policy caused harm to policy reform
The carbon tax debate damaged Julia Gillard’s leadership – and good climate policy for years to come, writes CHRIS WALLACE.
- Opinion
No matter how long, it’s never too late to right a wrong
"An investigation was started. The ANU management stonewalled. The Ombudsman office said to itself: 'Oh dear, what do we do now?' and answered that question with: 'We do nothing'." HUGH SELBY reflects on the failings of a toothless token.
- Lifestyle
The long mission of Sydney’s tireless Mr Eternity
ROSS FITZGERALD & DICK WHITAKER tell the story of Arthur Stace, a down-and-out drunk who found Christianity and for decades wrote, in chalk, the word “Eternity” more than half a million times around Sydney.
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
Aussie manufacturing boost in $1.2b fleet upgrade
Australia is selling one of its most prized military vehicles to the Netherlands as the government also moves to shore up its own defence force.
Gallery wants families to hop in and play
Gillard warns of the rise of the ‘manosphere’
Calls for plane crash-style probes as road deaths rise
‘Isis brides’ preparing to return home from Syria
Motorcycle burnouts: man charged with endangering children
Right-wing leaders tout migrant crackdowns before poll
Arts & Entertainment
Bigger, bolder Footloose back for ‘explosive’ season
Footloose: The Musical returns to Canberra in a new production – bigger, bolder and more explosive than ever before – at the Royal Theatre, May 8-10.
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News
‘Never again’: lessons from a new-look war memorial
The Australian War Memorial sits on a "fault line" in the national debate, its director says, as he reflects on how history guides its $580 million refurb.
News
Titanic rewritten in heroic tale of Aussie survivor
The story of nurse Evelyn Marsden, the only Australian to survive the sinking of the Titanic, has been told for the first time after being lost to history.
News
Aussie manufacturing boost in $1.2b fleet upgrade
Australia is selling one of its most prized military vehicles to the Netherlands as the government also moves to shore up its own defence force.
National news
Gillard warns of the rise of the ‘manosphere’
Australia's only female prime minister will address a major gender-equality conference where attendees will discuss how to combat threats to women's rights.
National news
Calls for plane crash-style probes as road deaths rise
More people are dying on Australia's roads every year, but the peak motoring body says plane crash-style investigations could lead to change.
National news
‘Isis brides’ preparing to return home from Syria
Spy agencies are closely monitoring a group of ISIS-linked women and children who are trying to return to Australia from Syria.
Police
Motorcycle burnouts: man charged with endangering children
A 43-year-old man has been charged after police allege he endangered young children by performing burnouts on motorbikes with them and failing to securely store a firearm.
News
Right-wing leaders tout migrant crackdowns before poll
Pauline Hanson and Matt Canavan have addressed an anti-immigration rally in Canberra, focusing on migration levels ahead of the Farrer by-election.
News
The Whitlams with strings attached
Here's HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column, leading with news about The Whitlams.
Police
Three men charged after separate city fights
Three men have been charged following a series of separate altercations around the city.
National news
Rego rebate to ease pain at the pump for motorists
Motorists in Victoria will receive a one-off rebate on car registration to ease cost-of-living pressure as fuel prices soar across the country.
Daily Puzzles
The times seem to suit Anthony Albanese. So why isn’t he more popular, asks FRANK BONGIORNO.
The carbon tax debate damaged Julia Gillard’s leadership – and good climate policy for years to come, writes CHRIS WALLACE.
Hey boomer, politically, your day is done
Cold comfort for camping Canavan in Farrer
Why it costs us when ‘wants’ morph into ‘needs’
We’re two-faced when looking away from war crimes
Cuts loom as treasurer warns NDIS is ‘growing too fast’
We’ve never been ‘here’ before, but here we are
Views
We need to find our unifying voice in a world gone mad
"Our public events should reflect a common Australian purpose, not one that divides, not one that seeks to prefer one part of the community to others," writes columnist HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN takes a look at the government's NDIS dilemma.
Opinion
No matter how long, it’s never too late to right a wrong
"An investigation was started. The ANU management stonewalled. The Ombudsman office said to itself: 'Oh dear, what do we do now?' and answered that question with: 'We do nothing'." HUGH SELBY reflects on the failings of a toothless token.
Opinion
East to west, there’s a whole world of opposites
"Humans have always turned to opposites to make sense of their world. From the earliest myths to modern thought, we have relied on contrasts: good and bad, yes and no, light and dark, life and death," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
A lot of people with a lot of issues are asking the ACT government: "What are you going to do about it?" Andrew Barr always has the answer...
Opinion
Why Roberts-Smith will get a fair trial from a jury
"Some argue Ben Roberts-Smith's situation is so exceptional it calls for a special response. I agree; however, the special response is having the trial outcome determined by a dozen members of our community," writes HUGH SELBY.
Letters
Some bus drivers ‘better suited’ to driving trucks
"The bus drivers in Yokohama all wore ties, some coats, were very friendly and polite and keen to help." Letter writer COLIN LYONS says, by comparison, many bus drivers in Canberra are "poorly presented, clearly no standard expected".
Opinion
ACT leads the nation in jailing indigenous kids
"It is deeply troubling that in the last five years the number of Aboriginal children being incarcerated in Canberra has almost tripled and is now the highest rate in Australia," writes JULIE TONGS.
Arts
Gallery wants families to hop in and play
There’s something different happening at Canberra Museum and Gallery, where the usual “look but don’t touch” rule for adults in galleries has been turned on its head with Hop In! An Immersive World of Play.
Music
Cleverly conceived concert of glorious voices
"This was a very cleverly conceived and realised Anzac Day concert. The singing was excellent and the readings from Ada’s letters were moving and an ongoing reminder of the horrors of that time," writes music reviewer GRAHAM McDONALD.
Film
Michael biopic moonwalks to record US, global opening
Michael has smashed box office expectations to rake in more than $A304 million globally at its opening, a new high for music biopic debuts.
Reviews
A wicked tale of dangerous liaisons
"Jordan Best shines in the role of the villain, sauntering across the stage; gleeful at the chaos of her plans unfolding and utterly disdainful of weakness." GRACE CASSIDY reviews Canberra Rep's new production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
Books
Canberra theatre figure dies after cancer battle
Canberra theatre figure Marya Glyn-Daniel, a multi-talented author, costume designer, playwright and producer has died. She was 85.
Craft
Demanding woven exhibition worth a look
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews an exhibition of woven geomorphic formations by Jennifer Robertson.
Streaming
Life’s still unfair as Malcolm gets back to the middle
"A new 'sequel' to the popular sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle, is now to carve out its own identity in a new era," writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Music
Pelliccioli plays with aplomb and the right touch of drama
"Ida Pelliccioli's style is friendly and engaging rather than authoritative and grand. But she showed she is a rare master of the keyboard," writes music reviewer MICHAEL WILSON.
Dance
Elegant dancing that was hard to see
"It was disappointing that Aimee Brown’s performance was not made more visible." MICHELLE POTTER reviews the dance element of Salut! Baroque's Invitation to Dance concert.
Lifestyle
World-first knitted puffer makes runway at Fashion Week
Up-and-coming designers at Fashion Week hope to revolutionise Australian knitwear and make it big with a South Sudanese-owned luxury label.
Gardening
Nerines light up the autumn garden
Nerines are striking autumn bulbs that bring colour to cooler months and thrive with good drainage and sun, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
History
The long mission of Sydney’s tireless Mr Eternity
ROSS FITZGERALD & DICK WHITAKER tell the story of Arthur Stace, a down-and-out drunk who found Christianity and for decades wrote, in chalk, the word “Eternity” more than half a million times around Sydney.
Wine
A ‘bloody good drop’ from the matriarch
"So, here we were in the warm embrace of the Brown Brothers’ matriarch; the Patricia range of wine in part celebrates the winery’s matriarchal heritage," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Dining
New kid on the busy Griffith food front
For a small village-style strip, there are big offerings on the food front at the Griffith shops, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Health & Fitness
Why is my smartwatch not telling me the truth?
HUNTER BENNETT lists six ways your smartwatch is lying to you, according to science.
Health & Fitness
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN isn't sure consumer expectations are keeping up with rising private health premiums.
Gardening
Prepare now for garlic, greens and vines
Prepare your soil now for garlic, greens and autumn vines, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Wine
Not everyone’s doing the ‘twist’
"There is intense debate still about whether screw caps contribute to what is known as 'reductive' flavours in wine," writes columnist RICHARD CALVER.
