Pompeii: polished look at an endlessly fascinating topic
Pompeii comes to Australia, and ancient and contemporary stories of disaster and loss converge, writes KYLIE MESSAGE.
- Opinion
- Lifestyle
Summer Dose of Dorin
Toy farm sets aren't what they used to be, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
- Arts & Entertainment
Cinderella a curious choice for a festival blockbuster
HELEN MUSA reviews Opera Australia's Cinderella (Cendrillon) by Jules Massenet at the Sydney Opera House.
- Lifestyle
Take the stairs to lower blood pressure
New research suggests that adding a small amount of physical activity – such as uphill walking or stair-climbing – into your day may help to lower blood pressure.
- Politics
The political gaffe Australia was founded on
‘I don’t hold the hose, mate’: Australia’s political history is full of gaffes. FRANK BONGIORNO lists some of best (or worst).
- Lifestyle
Human cell atlas engages a world of scientists
With more than 3600 scientists across 100 countries collaborating, there is progress toward an ambitious atlas of human cells, reports WILL DUNHAM in Washington.
- Opinion
Labor should be worried if Steel is the answer
Letter writer SUE DYER, of Downer, believes Labor should be worried if the plan is to have the current treasurer, planning and transport minister Chris Steel take on full parliamentary party and government leadership duties any time soon.
- Lifestyle
Do weighted blankets help you sleep any better?
Weighted blankets are a popular choice to warm up in cold weather, but research on their effectiveness is limited, says science writer ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN in New York.
- News
Canberra conservator joins Antarctic odyssey
A young Canberra conservator is about to head off on an Antarctic expedition, restoring artefacts and retracing the steps of legendary explorers.
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
‘Big hit’: prominence of Black Friday boosts sales
Australian shoppers continue to lean on Black Friday sales for cheaper goods, with the discounting period now extending across all of November.
Update
Rescued hiker tells ‘story of survival’
Hadi Nazari's miracle return from the bush after 13 days lost in the Snowy Mountains has been heralded as the year's first good news.
News
Man arrested a Kaleen drug bust
Major Crime Squad officers have busted a grow house of more than 150 cannabis plants in Kaleen and arrested a 36-year-old man.
News
Election campaign won’t be big-spending ‘free-for-all’
The treasurer says the federal government aims to manage the budget responsibly and won't make ridiculous spending commitments during the election campaign.
Woman fights for life after car shooting
Hopes sunken seaplane wreck holds fatal crash clues
Cheap loans for firms to accelerate electric cars, utes
Rental growth slows despite Canberra rises
There’s good news and bad news about fans
‘Incredible outcome’: hiker found alive after 13 days
Lifestyle
How to push back relentless ‘weight creep’
Most adults will gain half a kilo this year – and every year. NICK FULLER explains how to stop ‘weight creep’.
Arts & Entertainment
Get ready for the ‘roarsome’ awesome dinosaur experience
Families are in for a "roarsome" experience when more than 30 huge dinosaurs stomp into the Black Mountain Peninsula at Acton for the ACT’s first showing of the ultimate outdoor dinosaur event, says DinoFest founder, LAURENCE TAYLOR.
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Opinion
An Australian fair dinkum Christmas really is unique
"The tableau became unhinged. Blue angels, sprawling shepherds, wise men and even the doll’s doting parents panicked. Theatrical chaos threatened," Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN fondly remembers when the school nativity play goes awry.
News
‘Big hit’: prominence of Black Friday boosts sales
Australian shoppers continue to lean on Black Friday sales for cheaper goods, with the discounting period now extending across all of November.
Update
Rescued hiker tells ‘story of survival’
Hadi Nazari's miracle return from the bush after 13 days lost in the Snowy Mountains has been heralded as the year's first good news.
Police
Man arrested a Kaleen drug bust
Major Crime Squad officers have busted a grow house of more than 150 cannabis plants in Kaleen and arrested a 36-year-old man.
Politics
Election campaign won’t be big-spending ‘free-for-all’
The treasurer says the federal government aims to manage the budget responsibly and won't make ridiculous spending commitments during the election campaign.
Police
Woman fights for life after car shooting
A woman has suffered life-threatening injuries after she was shot in the back while sitting in a car.
National news
Hopes sunken seaplane wreck holds fatal crash clues
Investigators will look for answers in the wreckage of a seaplane that sank after it crashed during take-off, killing three people, near a tourism hotspot.
National news
Cheap loans for firms to accelerate electric cars, utes
Cheap loans could save small and medium-sized businesses thousands in interest payments under a $50 million top-up aimed at reducing energy bills and emissions.
National news
Rental growth slows despite Canberra rises
Growth in rents is finally slowing nationwide in good news for people leasing homes, as prices flatlined for half a year in Australia's two biggest markets.
National news
‘Incredible outcome’: hiker found alive after 13 days
Hadi Nazari has been found alive after a 13-day search involving hundreds of rescuers and volunteers scouring Kosciuszko National Park.
Daily Puzzles
‘I don’t hold the hose, mate’: Australia’s political history is full of gaffes. FRANK BONGIORNO lists some of best (or worst).
Labor has to grapple with Anthony Albanese’s ‘man problem’, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Andrew sets high ‘Barr’ in year’s political games
Why Labor’s shared-equity obsession won’t work
Coal would work harder, longer under Dutton’s nuclear plan
Teal gets a boost as moderates slip away from Dutton
Here’s to better outcomes from the new Assembly
The perfect storm that fractured relations with Israel
Views
Pompeii: polished look at an endlessly fascinating topic
Pompeii comes to Australia, and ancient and contemporary stories of disaster and loss converge, writes KYLIE MESSAGE.
Letters
Labor should be worried if Steel is the answer
Letter writer SUE DYER, of Downer, believes Labor should be worried if the plan is to have the current treasurer, planning and transport minister Chris Steel take on full parliamentary party and government leadership duties any time soon.
Letters
Change the tram route in the national interest!
Letter writer JACK KERSHAW says it's in the national interest to get the light rail route to Woden right – and it's not too late to make the change.
Opinion
Tomorrow arrives, but it’s a (mostly) different world
Book reviewer COLIN STEELE recently came across a secondhand copy of a book published in pre-internet 1975 in which 15 "leading Australians" forecast how the country would look in 2025. How close did they get?
Opinion
How Star Wars can teach us about the economy
Star Wars can teach us about the economy or as Yoda might say, ‘about economics, it can teach’, writes JOHN HAWKINS.
Opinion
When crime and corrupt conduct do pay… and handsomely
"This article is about some sus stuff... the the way in which we taxpayers fork out to keep undeserving people enjoying a lifestyle that they have forfeited," writes legal columnist HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Big Things can be a trick and a treat for small towns
From the Big Bogan to Larry the Lobster, why do towns build Big Things, asks AMY CLARKE.
Opinion
How Cyclone Tracy changed Australia forever
Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin – and Australia’s attitude to disasters changed forever, say MILAD HAGHANI & ARTHUR STUKAS.
Opinion
Why Maconochie must be turning in his grave
"The unnecessary assault upon a defenceless, compliant prisoner, knowing there are three colleagues to back you up if the prisoner retaliates, should be called out as gutless bullying." HUGH SELBY reveals another shameful case at the AMC.
Arts
Cinderella a curious choice for a festival blockbuster
HELEN MUSA reviews Opera Australia's Cinderella (Cendrillon) by Jules Massenet at the Sydney Opera House.
Music
Folk singer Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary dies
Peter Yarrow, best known as one third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk music trio who lifted their voices in favour of civil rights and against war, has died.
Canberra International Music Festival
Festival director keeps pushing at the boundaries
Since May, when Canberra International Music Festival director Roland Peelman stepped down after a whirlwind 10 years, there's been a changing of the guard, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Music
‘Sheik of Scrubby Creek’, Chad Morgan dead at 91
Tributes are flowing for Australian country music great Chad Morgan - dubbed the Sheik of Scrubby Creek - who has died at the age of 91.
Arts & Entertainment
Georgia keeps the classics museum’s treasures alive
It’s a far cry from her days treading the stage in Thoroughly Modern Millie for Canberra Philo in 2008, but Georgia Pike-Rowney is playing a vital role in leading and promoting one of the ANU’s treasures – its Classics Museum.
Art
Artist’s alarm at sculptures credited to French creator
When artist Anya Pesce parted ways with a gallery, she claims sculptures similar to hers credited to a French artist, became available from the same outlet.
Arts & Entertainment
Solo showcase of ceramic artist
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
Books
Dalton’s Lola tops the library hit parade
Libraries ACT's most borrowed book of 2024 is Lola in the Mirror, by Australian author Trent Dalton.
Reviews
The year’s best streaming shows on television
Packed with prestige drama and cracking comedies, 2024 has been one of the most binge-worthy years of streaming in recent memory, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Lifestyle
Summer Dose of Dorin
Toy farm sets aren't what they used to be, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Health & Fitness
There’s good news and bad news about fans
Using a fan and wetting the skin reduces risk of deadly cardiac strain in hot and humid weather, but older people should avoid using fans in very hot and dry conditions.
Health & Fitness
Take the stairs to lower blood pressure
New research suggests that adding a small amount of physical activity – such as uphill walking or stair-climbing – into your day may help to lower blood pressure.
Health & Fitness
Human cell atlas engages a world of scientists
With more than 3600 scientists across 100 countries collaborating, there is progress toward an ambitious atlas of human cells, reports WILL DUNHAM in Washington.
Health & Fitness
Do weighted blankets help you sleep any better?
Weighted blankets are a popular choice to warm up in cold weather, but research on their effectiveness is limited, says science writer ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN in New York.
Health & Fitness
Is it true that stress is turning my hair grey?
The most rapid hair greying usually happens between ages 50 and 60. But does anything we do speed up the process? And is there anything we can do to slow it down? THERESA LARKIN has the science.
History
‘An inch, and we were gone’: bridge disaster remembered
As Hobart marks the 50th anniversary of the Tasman Bridge collapse, its most famous survivor and a historian recount the night the deadly disaster unfolded.
Gardening
Sensory garden brings everything together
What better way to start the New Year in the garden than with a project of, say, designing and building a sensory garden, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Health & Fitness
Does stretching before exercise really matter?
There are two main ways to stretch – the one you should choose depends on what you want your body to do, write HUNTER BENNETT & LEWIS INGRAM.
