Berry is right to resign, she should have known
"Despite the shadow of corruption being lifted, the minister has correctly determined it is appropriate to resign from cabinet," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
- Update
- Opinion
Investigating takes more than a papertrail, it takes questions
"There are three Commonwealth agencies set up to investigate maladministration and maintain standards, but apparently lacking in the basic investigative skills to do their jobs." HUGH SELBY says if you don't ask, people don't tell.
- News
The cool, calm and collected coffee shop
Nichi exists to provide a tranquil spot to relax, take a deep breath and enjoy a genuine break, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
- Opinion
What corners are being cut in your healthcare?
When health-insurance companies justify their forays into clinical services based on cost savings, be alarmed, warns BRETT HEFFERNAN.
- Politics
Labor rolls out $25m Palestine aid ahead of conference
As Labor prepares for a contentious national conference debate on Gaza, the Albanese government has unveiled a $25 million aid package for Palestine, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Digital Edition
Digital edition July 23
Cold and flu tablets are marketed to “clear the sinuses” and get us through a cold. But on Page 7 we look at what’s actually in these medicines and explain why they don't work as well as they should.
- Arts & Entertainment
Creswick celebrates using art to age with inspiration
At the age of 36, Creswick feels he is facing middle age and, just as he did with his fatherhood show, he's been out interviewing people, this time a carefully selected group of senior artists, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
- Politics
What fragmented media is doing to political messaging
"The volume and speed at which we consume content, what that content is, and where we find it, is changing political strategy in ways that is both fascinating and scary to observe," writes political columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
- Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Can the chief minister organise a piss up in a brewery? KEEPING UP THE ACT shows how he'll do it.
Breaking
‘Serious corrupt’ finding against two government officials
The Integrity Commission has found former Education Directorate director-general Katy Haire and former chief of staff to the education minister, Josh Ceramidas, engaged in serious corrupt conduct by manipulating the Campbell Primary tender.
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.
Berry quits cabinet: ‘I’ve never backed down from responsibility’
Operation Kingfisher: Builders demand ACT procurement review
Canberra bus services to stop for union meeting
Council says ACT’s new climate plan lacks action
Labor touts ‘practical response’ to One Nation threat
Rate hike on the table after surprise jump in jobs
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
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
News
Berry quits cabinet: ‘I’ve never backed down from responsibility’
Deputy Chief Minister Yvette Berry has resigned from cabinet after an Integrity Commission report found "serious corrupt conduct" by two senior public servants in her portfolio over the Campbell Primary School redevelopment.
Politics
Operation Kingfisher: Builders demand ACT procurement review
Master Builders ACT has renewed calls for an urgent review of the Territory's procurement system following the Integrity Commission's Operation Kingfisher findings into the Campbell Primary School Modernisation Project.
News
Canberra bus services to stop for union meeting
Transport Canberra bus services will stop for four hours next Thursday to allow drivers to attend a Transport Workers Union meeting as part of negotiations for a new enterprise bargaining agreement.
Update
Council says ACT’s new climate plan lacks action
The Conservation Council says the ACT Government's new Climate Change Strategy 2026-2036 falls short of delivering the concrete action needed to meet the Territory's emissions targets, while welcoming its net zero emissions goals by 2045.
Update
Labor touts ‘practical response’ to One Nation threat
Anthony Albanese has opened Labor's national conference against a backdrop of rising support for a populist, right-wing party.
Update
Rate hike on the table after surprise jump in jobs
A larger-than expected rise in employment will not ease Reserve Bank fears about inflation as rising oil prices compound cost pressures.
Breaking
‘Serious corrupt’ finding against two government officials
The Integrity Commission has found former Education Directorate director-general Katy Haire and former chief of staff to the education minister, Josh Ceramidas, engaged in serious corrupt conduct by manipulating the Campbell Primary tender.
Police
Woman charged over alleged grass fire spree in Chifley
A Waramanga woman has been charged after allegedly using a blowtorch to deliberately light a series of grass fires in Fisher and Chifley.
News
Famous greyhound track to close by the end of the year
Greyhound racing will soon be all but extinct in one major city as its largest track will be closed by year's end to make way for a major urban development.
Daily Puzzles
"Despite the shadow of corruption being lifted, the minister has correctly determined it is appropriate to resign from cabinet," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
As Labor prepares for a contentious national conference debate on Gaza, the Albanese government has unveiled a $25 million aid package for Palestine, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
What fragmented media is doing to political messaging
Israel attacks Labor’s draft platform on Israel‑Gaza conflict
Has Hanson flown too close to the sun?
Angus Taylor could do more to help himself
Stub the spin, we’re smoking less and here’s why
Albanese centralises AI oversight
Views
Investigating takes more than a papertrail, it takes questions
"There are three Commonwealth agencies set up to investigate maladministration and maintain standards, but apparently lacking in the basic investigative skills to do their jobs." HUGH SELBY says if you don't ask, people don't tell.
Opinion
What corners are being cut in your healthcare?
When health-insurance companies justify their forays into clinical services based on cost savings, be alarmed, warns BRETT HEFFERNAN.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Can the chief minister organise a piss up in a brewery? KEEPING UP THE ACT shows how he'll do it.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN takes a sardonic view of making ends meet in modern Australia.
Letters
Don’t move drug service to Cook’s green space
Arcadia House drug and alcohol service should be relocated to an area that is less contentious and served by a Rapid Bus route, says letter writer E WAL, of Aranda.
Opinion
It’s a good time to be corrupt and this is why…
It’s a good time to be corrupt, says legal affairs columnist HUGH SELBY arguing that the nation's slow and failed integrity and anti-corruption bodies should be abolished.
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.
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.
Arts
Julie Andrews biopic to explore icon’s life story
An upcoming documentary on Julie Andrews will explore the resilience, heartbreak and reinvention behind the screen legend's meteoric rise.
Art
Lade chooses colour over words in solo exhibition
Journalist Neil Lade has spent decades telling other people's stories, but arts editor HELEN MUSA discovers his lifelong passion has always been painting, drawing and creating surreal worlds of his own.
Update
‘Truth teller’ Rebel vindicated after feud with co-star
Hollywood star Rebel Wilson has scored a major victory after the star of her directorial debut accused her of defamation.
Musical Theatre
Creswick celebrates using art to age with inspiration
At the age of 36, Creswick feels he is facing middle age and, just as he did with his fatherhood show, he's been out interviewing people, this time a carefully selected group of senior artists, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Canberrans unite for Venezuela quake appeal
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA with her latest Artsweek column, featuring fundraisers and film festivals.
Music
Sitkovetsky Trio to make Canberra debut
One of the world's most celebrated chamber ensembles, the Sitkovetsky Trio, will make its Canberra debut at Snow Concert Hall on August 2, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Music
New life for the struggles of Lawson’s Drover’s Wife
What began as Henry Lawson's tale of an unnamed bushwoman defending her children from danger has become a play, a novel, a film and now, an opera, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Funny journey through self discovery
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
Streaming
‘Sky King’s’ doomed flight into social media fame
"Given the huge amount of attention from clips of his final flight circulating online in recent years it’s surprising it’s taken this long to turn the 'Sky King's' story into a documentary," writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Lifestyle
Winter wow with silk tassel catkins
Silk tassel bush is a tough, low-maintenance evergreen that rewards Canberra gardens with striking winter catkins, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Health & Fitness
New verdict on mobile phones causing brain cancer
Cancer researchers SARAH DIEPSTRATEN and JOHN (EDDIE) LA MARCA analyse findings of a new study that looks at whether electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones cause cancer in the brain or not.
Dining
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.
