"While the conventional wisdom seems to be that Hanson’s rise has been a function of mass disillusionment with the major parties, I suspect there is more to her popularity than mere protest," writes ROBERT McMAHON.
"Perhaps the government should concentrate on demonstrating value through sound financial management rather than reminding ratepayers that using a service funded by their taxes has saved them money," says letter writer DAVID EVERED.
Mockingbird Theatre Company's production of the thriller The Girl on the Train threatens to throw audiences right into the centre of the action, reeports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Labor's national conference projected unity, but political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN argues the real story was how tightly debate was managed behind the scenes.
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.
The cost of living is having an effect all over the place, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"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...
The Pitt leads the Emmy Award pack with 25 nominations including for best drama series, and for good reason, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
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.
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.
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson intentionally poisoned four members of her estranged husband's family, a jury has found after a week of deliberations.
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.
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.
A landmark test of Australia's new mobile emergency warning system which involved a siren blaring from phones is being hailed by authorities as a success.
A neologism is a newly coined word or expression and Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS shares some of the latest ingenious ones.
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A landmark test of Australia's new mobile emergency warning system which involved a siren blaring from phones is being hailed by authorities as a success.
Political donations involving powerbrokers that link a fugitive developer and two brothers of a former premier are being probed in a corruption inquiry.
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.
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".
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.
A Giralang woman has been charged with drug driving after police stopped a car being driven erratically in McKellar on Sunday night.
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.
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.
Labor needs to have difficult discussions to drive the party forward, former minister Ed Husic says, after a highly stage-managed national conference.
"While the conventional wisdom seems to be that Hanson’s rise has been a function of mass disillusionment with the major parties, I suspect there is more to her popularity than mere protest," writes ROBERT McMAHON.
Labor's national conference projected unity, but political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN argues the real story was how tightly debate was managed behind the scenes.
"Perhaps the government should concentrate on demonstrating value through sound financial management rather than reminding ratepayers that using a service funded by their taxes has saved them money," says letter writer DAVID EVERED.
"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...
Barnaby Joyce's bark is worse than his bite, just ask his dog, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"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.
When health-insurance companies justify their forays into clinical services based on cost savings, be alarmed, warns BRETT HEFFERNAN.
Can the chief minister organise a piss up in a brewery? KEEPING UP THE ACT shows how he'll do it.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN takes a sardonic view of making ends meet in modern Australia.
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.
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.
Mockingbird Theatre Company's production of the thriller The Girl on the Train threatens to throw audiences right into the centre of the action, reeports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
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.
The Pitt leads the Emmy Award pack with 25 nominations including for best drama series, and for good reason, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
"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.
"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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
The cost of living is having an effect all over the place, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
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.
"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.
Silk tassel bush is a tough, low-maintenance evergreen that rewards Canberra gardens with striking winter catkins, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
