KEEPING UP THE ACT
Treasurer Spinocchio Steel won't shy away from spending what it takes to make Canberra the most progressive city in the world! It's KEEPING UP THE ACT.
- Opinion
- Arts & Entertainment
When evicted Pino moves back with his parents
If your vision of the Italian extended family is rose-tinted, Frank Lotito's comedy The Italian Divorce, coming soon to The Q, may give you pause for thought, writes HELEN MUSA.
- Politics
Sick budget steals health money to look better
'Total Territory borrowings are forecast to reach a staggering $23.7 billion.' JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED take a deep breath and say: 'The budget is in a worse condition, and its forecasts are even less credible than the previous years.'
- Arts & Entertainment
Remembering the car that carried Australia
Public reaction to Australia’s first locally made car in 1948 was extraordinary. Now an aptly titled exhibition at the National Archives, Rear Vision: the Holden Collection, brings to life memories and stories of GMH, reports HELEN MUSA.
- Politics
Planned city ‘bombed’ by complacent government
"A myriad of failures in planning have been made since self-government. Planning Minister Chris Steel is about to preside over the most significant of the failures," despairs political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
- Politics
Has political life become absurdly frenetic?
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.
- Politics
What did the US truly achieve with the Iran war?
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.
- Politics
How Labor has trashed the value of taking risks
"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.
- Arts & Entertainment
Coupling up for country music and country lurve
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.
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.
News
Coach Laurie doesn’t fancy Wallabies’ World Cup hopes
One of Australia's longest serving and most experienced coaches has cast doubts on the Wallabies' hopes of contending for Rugby World Cup glory next year.
Next move uncertain as RBA holds interest rates
Craft retailer Lincraft to close shop fronts
Calls to rethink Westminster system in ACT governance debate
Foreign national held for allegedly filming women
Police push for accused ISIS bride to stay behind bars
Roberts-Smith appeals for chance to move home with kids
Lifestyle
Strength, sensuality and space to be seen
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.
Lifestyle
Ask the expert: what sort of door should I choose?
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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Lifestyle
Hunter & Barrel brings real fire-grill steak to Canberra
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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News
Coach Laurie doesn’t fancy Wallabies’ World Cup hopes
One of Australia's longest serving and most experienced coaches has cast doubts on the Wallabies' hopes of contending for Rugby World Cup glory next year.
Update
Next move uncertain as RBA holds interest rates
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.
National news
Craft retailer Lincraft to close shop fronts
Beloved craft retailer Lincraft will close the remainder of its bricks and mortar stores, citing changing customer behaviour and low-cost overseas competition.
Politics
Calls to rethink Westminster system in ACT governance debate
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.
Police
Foreign national held for allegedly filming women
A 45-year-old foreign national has been charged after allegedly filming women in change rooms at a clothing store in Woden.
News
Police push for accused ISIS bride to stay behind bars
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.
News
Roberts-Smith appeals for chance to move home with kids
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.
News
Burger joint accused of ‘misleading’ green promotion
Popular hamburger franchise Grill'd has been accused of misleading customers over a tree-planting donation campaign.
Police
Ramsay faces seven more child-abuse charges
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.
Daily Puzzles
'Total Territory borrowings are forecast to reach a staggering $23.7 billion.' JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED take a deep breath and say: 'The budget is in a worse condition, and its forecasts are even less credible than the previous years.'
"A myriad of failures in planning have been made since self-government. Planning Minister Chris Steel is about to preside over the most significant of the failures," despairs political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Has political life become absurdly frenetic?
What did the US truly achieve with the Iran war?
How Labor has trashed the value of taking risks
Libs will miss a strong negotiator ‘at a difficult time’
Albanese’s broken promises fuel Hanson’s insurgency
Labor’s budget backlash shows why reform is so hard
Views
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Treasurer Spinocchio Steel won't shy away from spending what it takes to make Canberra the most progressive city in the world! It's KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Letters
Pyrophytic undergrowth just waiting to go off
"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.
Opinion
Why lies from politicians instead of plain speaking?
"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.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
As Pauline Hanson outpolls the PM, Albo may well be asking for explanations, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Opinion
How fear of the ‘race card’ is threatening fairness
"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.
Opinion
Jarring revelations in new justice report
JULIE TONGS laments some of the 'concerning' local revelations in the latest report on justice from the Productivity Commission.
Opinion
Japan’s not fussed about foreigners and here’s why
As Japan’s popularity booms as a tourist destination, a new survey shows strong anti‑foreigner sentiment, writes PETER CHAI.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
It's the annual End of Year Fail as KEEPING UP THE ACT presents the hottest, budget-time discounts in the Assembly...
Opinion
Cartoon: Dose of Dorin
One Nation politicians had some trouble explaining their own housing policy, but Pauline had an answer, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Arts
When evicted Pino moves back with his parents
If your vision of the Italian extended family is rose-tinted, Frank Lotito's comedy The Italian Divorce, coming soon to The Q, may give you pause for thought, writes HELEN MUSA.
Exhibitions
Remembering the car that carried Australia
Public reaction to Australia’s first locally made car in 1948 was extraordinary. Now an aptly titled exhibition at the National Archives, Rear Vision: the Holden Collection, brings to life memories and stories of GMH, reports HELEN MUSA.
Music
Coupling up for country music and country lurve
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.
Music
An elegaic concert of many voices
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.
Reviews
Powerful production revisits Lindy’s ordeal
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.
Arts & Entertainment
On the emotional rollercoaster of nuptials
Here's the latest Arts in the City column from arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Art
Joyous romp through the world of art
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.
Music
Duo relished their performance as much as the audience
"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.
Streaming
The little boy who held a murderer’s secret
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.
Lifestyle
A homebuyer’s guide to navigating upfront costs
If you’re set to become a homeowner soon, then it’s in your best interest to prepare a budget to handle all the costs associated with purchasing the property. This is a sponsored post.
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Lifestyle
When does defending yourself become a crime?
If you want to learn more about the ins and outs of what legally constitutes self-defence, this sponsored post gives a rundown on what situations can be classified as self-defence and what acts may be excessive.
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Health & Fitness
Here’s how the world’s first AI‑designed vaccine works
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?
Dining
‘Exceptional’: smoky, charred and powerful
There’s something so primal about a premier steak experience, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Travel
Japan rewards those who wander off the main path
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.
Wine
Boutique Canberra-region winery claims national trophy
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.
Gardening
Mystery ‘furcraea’ defies the frost
A frost-tolerant furcraea spotted at ANU proves some striking evergreen succulents can survive Canberra winters with ease, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Wine
Pinot and pies… elevating a working-class lunch
"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.
