Labor’s managed democracy on display
Labor's national conference projected unity, but political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN argues the real story was how tightly debate was managed behind the scenes.
- Politics
- Lifestyle
Why China’s EV safety ban puts Australia at risk
Road safety expert MILAD HAGHANI explains why Australia needs to respond swiftly to avoid risks it faces from China's move to tighten rules on door handles and touchscreens.
- Lifestyle
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
The cost of living is having an effect all over the place, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
- Opinion
Integrity enquiry couldn’t see the wood for the trees
"I have sadly concluded that this integrity commission doesn't understand integrity. I got the report. I wept," writes CityNews legal columnist HUGH SELBY. Here's why...
- Arts & Entertainment
Hospital thriller leads the Emmys award pack
The Pitt leads the Emmy Award pack with 25 nominations including for best drama series, and for good reason, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
- Lifestyle
Of winter scents and lovely spuds
Fragrant herbs take centre stage in the winter garden, while now is the time to prepare seed potatoes for planting once the soil warms in spring, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
- Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Barnaby Joyce's bark is worse than his bite, just ask his dog, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
- Politics
Kelty warning overshadows Labor conference
Bill Kelty's grim assessment of Australia's economy cast a long shadow over Labor's national conference where unity trumped hard economic debate, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Arts & Entertainment
Instead of the legend, meet Alexander the man
Leading her latest column of new books, ANNA CREER reviews a biography of Alexander the Great, a man its author says, "spent his whole life unsure of who he really was”.
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
Vigil to honour Canberra’s homeless
Havelock Housing will hold Canberra's first memorial vigil for people who have died while experiencing homelessness, marking the opening of Homelessness Week next Monday.
Hanson loses appeal over ‘seriously offensive’ tweet
Tough promoted in ACT Cabinet reshuffle
Woman’s erratic driving leads to drug charge
‘Not easy’: contender steps up as premier fights on
Fresh family violence warning before phone siren alert
‘Greed, ambition’: probe into Liberal banned donor link
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.
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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
Vigil to honour Canberra’s homeless
Havelock Housing will hold Canberra's first memorial vigil for people who have died while experiencing homelessness, marking the opening of Homelessness Week next Monday.
Update
Hanson loses appeal over ‘seriously offensive’ tweet
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has failed to overturn a court ruling that she made a racist remark when she told a fellow senator to go "back to Pakistan".
Politics
Tough promoted in ACT Cabinet reshuffle
Chief Minister Andrew Barr has unveiled a reshuffled ACT Cabinet following Yvette Berry's resignation, appointing Rachel Stephen-Smith as Deputy Chief Minister and promoting Brindabella MLA Caitlin Tough to the ministry.
Police
Woman’s erratic driving leads to drug charge
A Giralang woman has been charged with drug driving after police stopped a car being driven erratically in McKellar on Sunday night.
Politics
‘Not easy’: contender steps up as premier fights on
A besieged state Labor leader has signalled she will not go down as premier without a fight as her deputy and lead challenger breaks his silence.
Update
Fresh family violence warning before phone siren alert
Some Australians have been urged to turn off secret mobiles ahead of a new emergency warning system that will set off a siren on all phones.
Update
‘Greed, ambition’: probe into Liberal banned donor link
An explosive investigation into political donations allegations is unravelling links between a fugitive developer and two brothers of a former premier.
Technology
Fact from fiction: boomers to spot AI traps in one hour
A first-of-its-kind, 60-minute course designed to help older people look out for fake news shows more than a third are confident in verifying information.
Update
‘Faceless men’: rebel MP slams Labor devotion to unity
Labor needs to have difficult discussions to drive the party forward, former minister Ed Husic says, after a highly stage-managed national conference.
Daily Puzzles
Labor's national conference projected unity, but political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN argues the real story was how tightly debate was managed behind the scenes.
Bill Kelty's grim assessment of Australia's economy cast a long shadow over Labor's national conference where unity trumped hard economic debate, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Berry is right to resign, she should have known
Labor rolls out $25m Palestine aid ahead of conference
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
Views
Integrity enquiry couldn’t see the wood for the trees
"I have sadly concluded that this integrity commission doesn't understand integrity. I got the report. I wept," writes CityNews legal columnist HUGH SELBY. Here's why...
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Barnaby Joyce's bark is worse than his bite, just ask his dog, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
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.
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.
Arts
Stand-up from a standing start
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
Arts & Entertainment
Georgia wins fellowship for research in Italy
The Australian Academy of the Humanities has awarded curator of the ANU's Classics Museum, Georgia Pike-Rowney, a Humanities Travelling Fellowship for her work on the identification and repatriation of stolen and looted ancient antiquities.
Streaming
Hospital thriller leads the Emmys award pack
The Pitt leads the Emmy Award pack with 25 nominations including for best drama series, and for good reason, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Theatre
Tuning into a joyful Wind in the Willows
"Because it’s devised as a radio broadcast, the actors’ voices are the most important aspect of their performances." LEN POWER reviews The Wind In The Willows, adapted as a live radio play.
Reviews
Powerful production subverted by poor lighting
"This Tennessee Williams play about a simple moment that might be in anyone’s memory delved deeply into complex relationships that, with a little imagination, might well still be relevant today," writes JOE WOODWARD.
Dance
Determined dancing on a knife’s edge
Mettle was an hour of almost continuous movement from every dancer. They attacked the choreography, with its spectacular twists and turns, with determination and skill," writes reviewer MICHELLE POTTER.
Music
Guitar star masterfully brings together old and new
"The varied program made for a thoroughly enjoyable evening of finely played music for classical guitar." NICK HORN reviews a solo performance by Rupert Boyd.
Theatre
Interactive theatre probes the manosphere
A fascinating pilot program unfolded at The Street Theatre on Wednesday night, using interactive theatre to probe one of the most contentious issues facing young people: online misogyny and the influence of the manosphere.
Art
Canberra artist wins Waterhouse People’s Choice
Canberra glass artist Akie Haga has won the 2026 People's Choice Award in the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize, with visitors at the South Australian Museum voting overwhelmingly for her luminous glass sculpture, Soft Echo.
Lifestyle
Why China’s EV safety ban puts Australia at risk
Road safety expert MILAD HAGHANI explains why Australia needs to respond swiftly to avoid risks it faces from China's move to tighten rules on door handles and touchscreens.
Lifestyle
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
The cost of living is having an effect all over the place, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Gardening
Of winter scents and lovely spuds
Fragrant herbs take centre stage in the winter garden, while now is the time to prepare seed potatoes for planting once the soil warms in spring, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Wine
An Italian nebbiolo that shines through the fog
"It was good to be reintroduced to this varietal and to taste an Italian nebbiolo that, while young and reasonably priced, did not belt the palate with a bitter tannic aftertaste," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Gardening
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.
