Angus Taylor could do more to help himself
For political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN, Angus Taylor's greatest problem isn't his media performance but the widening gap between Liberal philosophy and what today's voters expect from government.
- Politics
- Update
Stub the spin, we’re smoking less and here’s why
"Cigarette smoking in Australia has been on the decline for more than 30 years. This drives Big Tobacco apoplectic, and they constantly look for new ways to influence government policy," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
- News
Factions to his future, Leigh knows when to zip it
"He is nearly unbelievably intelligent, articulate, personable and intellectually energetic… Just about the perfect political package." But NOEL BEDDOE discovers that Andrew Leigh also knows when to keep his thoughts to himself.
- Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Political polling must seem like a roller-coaster ride – the ups and the downs – for those being rated, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
- Lifestyle
Thumbs up for the wood-fired King prawns
"For Eleven on Monaro, positioned right on Queanbeyan’s main drag, disruptive road works haven’t stopped them – as a relatively new business – from investing in success," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
- Opinion
Census offers a chance to rethink Canberra’s future
"The increasing electrification of the car and bus fleets will reduce the need for work-related car parking and the road and public transport capacity required. Light rail may no longer be justified," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
- Opinion
Pokemon? That would be a Rastafarian proctologist
A neologism is a newly coined word or expression and Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS shares some of the latest ingenious ones.
- Lifestyle
Why Australia needs a domestic mobile roaming policy
Telco expert MARK A GREGORY explains what is domestic mobile roaming and could it help prevent some of the problems caused by a major outage like the one Telstra experienced last week.
- Politics
Albanese centralises AI oversight
Anthony Albanese is taking personal charge of Australia’s AI rollout by creating an Office of AI in his own department, 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
Telstra ignored warnings that triggered network outage
Telstra is "deeply sorry" for failing to stop an error in a server that took down its mobile network and prevented Australians from making calls to triple zero.
Truck driver dies in Hume Highway crash
Hanson’s brush with far-right targets Muslims, vaccines
Daily smokers butt out, as vaping rates stall
Methanol victims’ families brace for poor legal outcome
Canberra United saved as date set for ALM team entry
Pianist loses court battle, but fills concert halls
Lifestyle
A new fitness option arrives in Erindale
In this sponsored post, the team at Anytime Fitness talk about the club's new location in Erindale that opened its doors on June 22, providing local residents with opportunity to invest in their health closer home.
Sponsored Content
News
Could this be Australia’s warmest winter ever?
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
Arts & Entertainment
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon in harmony again
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.
News
Telstra ignored warnings that triggered network outage
Telstra is "deeply sorry" for failing to stop an error in a server that took down its mobile network and prevented Australians from making calls to triple zero.
Update
Truck driver dies in Hume Highway crash
A truck driver has died after two heavy vehicles collided and caught fire on the Hume Highway near Gunning early on Friday.
Police
Hanson’s brush with far-right targets Muslims, vaccines
While speaking with a notorious far-right podcaster, Pauline Hanson made a string of racially charged remarks and revealed who could one day lead One Nation.
News
Daily smokers butt out, as vaping rates stall
The number of Australians smoking daily has more than halved since 2001, while e-cigarette use has plateaued in recent years.
National news
Methanol victims’ families brace for poor legal outcome
The parents of a teen who died from methanol poisoning during a backpacking holiday feel disgusted after hearing the potential penalties for those responsible.
Sports news
Canberra United saved as date set for ALM team entry
Australia's capital city could have a team in the A-League Men in two years after investors rescued the licence for Canberra United.
News
Universities accused of letting anti-Semitism flourish
An advocacy group has accused universities of allowing hate to flourish on their campuses as the royal commission hears from the tertiary education sector.
News
Rapid bus services return on Monday
Transport Canberra's updated bus network and timetables will take effect from Monday, July 20, with the start of the new school term.
Feature
Factions to his future, Leigh knows when to zip it
"He is nearly unbelievably intelligent, articulate, personable and intellectually energetic… Just about the perfect political package." But NOEL BEDDOE discovers that Andrew Leigh also knows when to keep his thoughts to himself.
Daily Puzzles
For political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN, Angus Taylor's greatest problem isn't his media performance but the widening gap between Liberal philosophy and what today's voters expect from government.
"Cigarette smoking in Australia has been on the decline for more than 30 years. This drives Big Tobacco apoplectic, and they constantly look for new ways to influence government policy," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Albanese centralises AI oversight
Castley’s move gives Labor minority a choice
PM’s shocking bonking revelations demean women
AI’s opportunities and risks front and centre on Labor’s agenda
That rumoured ‘third way’ is still to come forth
Responsibility, a lost cause with Labor ministers?
Views
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Political polling must seem like a roller-coaster ride – the ups and the downs – for those being rated, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Opinion
Census offers a chance to rethink Canberra’s future
"The increasing electrification of the car and bus fleets will reduce the need for work-related car parking and the road and public transport capacity required. Light rail may no longer be justified," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
Opinion
Pokemon? That would be a Rastafarian proctologist
A neologism is a newly coined word or expression and Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS shares some of the latest ingenious ones.
Letters
When will the minister get police to police their own?
Letter writer JANINE HASKINS has been following the case of a violent assault of an Aboriginal man, allegedly by police, and wonders why the police minister isn't demanding answers.
Opinion
How quickly decency and fairness in public life have fallen
"Two matters in the legal arena illustrate how secret decision making is now suspect: that distrust has replaced trust." Columnist HUGH SELBY laments how quickly expectations of probity, decency and fairness in public life have fallen.
Opinion
How the obsession with growth holds us back
"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.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
"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.
Opinion
Frequently cited, the phantom that was never seen
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.
Opinion
Hold the arts, we’re pivoting to more apartments
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.
Arts
Kerosene ignites a gripping solo performance
ALANNA MACLEAN reviews Kerosene, a powerful monologue about growing up and the fires within, performed by actor Winsome Ogilvie and directed by Lachlan Houen.
Music
Pianist loses court battle, but fills concert halls
A pianist who lost a court fight against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is filling concert halls on his own independent tour.
Music
New David Bowie album will feature 10 unreleased songs
A new compilation to be released in September will bring together a range of unreleased material by David Bowie.
Arts & Entertainment
NightFest returns to Commonwealth Park
NightFest will transform Commonwealth Park into a spectacular after-dark experience, it has been announced, combining live music, illuminated gardens, entertainment, food and family-friendly activities as part of Floriade.
Music
A culmination showcase of Casey’s music
One of the deadliest First Nations acts of all is heading to the Canberra Southern Cross Club in Woden, reports HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
New theatre boss celebrates Canberra’s ‘arts ecology’
"Georgia Hendy has a talent for getting herself into rooms where things are happening." Arts editor HELEN MUSA meets the new boss of the Canberra Theatre Centre.
Theatre
Izzard takes to the tragedy of Hamlet all alone
"Suzy Eddie Izzard will be at The Playhouse soon with her sensational production, The Tragedy of Hamlet – yes, that’s Shakespeare’s Hamlet," writes HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Vika and Linda tour their new album
In her latest Artsweek column, arts editor HELEN MUSA brings the most happening things around Canberra for arts and entertainment lovers.
Arts & Entertainment
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN salutes the late actor Sam Neill.
Lifestyle
Thumbs up for the wood-fired King prawns
"For Eleven on Monaro, positioned right on Queanbeyan’s main drag, disruptive road works haven’t stopped them – as a relatively new business – from investing in success," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Technology
Why Australia needs a domestic mobile roaming policy
Telco expert MARK A GREGORY explains what is domestic mobile roaming and could it help prevent some of the problems caused by a major outage like the one Telstra experienced last week.
Medicine and wellbeing
Why so many cold and flu tablets don’t actually work
Pharmacists and researchers JACK JANETZKI and LAUREN CORTIS clear the air on why cold and flu tablets do not work for nasal congestion as well as they claim.
Health & Fitness
Why the pharmacy sector needs a shake up
From policy failures and unfair fees to low competition, Australia's pharmacy sector is being held back. Authors of a new Grattan Institute report show how the sector can be set up for the future.
Gardening
The trick is to keep bamboo under control
Bamboo can make an effective privacy screen, but in Canberra it is best grown in pots to avoid it becoming a long-term garden problem, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Lifestyle
A new fitness option arrives in Erindale
In this sponsored post, the team at Anytime Fitness talk about the club's new location in Erindale that opened its doors on June 22, providing local residents with opportunity to invest in their health closer home.
Sponsored Content
Wine
Here’s where the government sells the booze
"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.
Dining
Lunch began with a bang, but…
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.
Lifestyle
Grandparents and the memories that last a lifetime
"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.
