"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.
The Belconnen Community Council is urging ACT MLAs to oppose a proposal to rezone community land in the Belconnen Town Centre, arguing it would reduce land needed for future community facilities before key planning studies are completed.
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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The Belconnen Community Council is urging ACT MLAs to oppose a proposal to rezone community land in the Belconnen Town Centre, arguing it would reduce land needed for future community facilities before key planning studies are completed.
Incidents such as patients refusing to be treated by Jewish doctors have sparked calls for workplace religious guidance to combat anti-Semitism.
Motorists and business owners face rising costs with the fuel excise set to end, but there might soon be scope for more oil refinement within Australia.
An ailing hotelier has distanced himself from Liberal Party powerbrokers he financially backed, including the brothers of ex-NSW premier Dominic Perrottet.
Ben Carroll will be sworn in as Victoria's 50th premier after Jacinta Allan stood aside four months out from the state election.
Women at risk of domestic homicide are increasingly seeking safety at community shelters, with migrant women the most likely to return to an unsafe home.
Why are elderly Australians "starving"? A report has found isolation can put older Australians at risk of malnutrition.
A teenage boy has been charged after a bottle shop employee was allegedly struck several times with a baseball bat during an aggravated robbery in Woden on Monday evening.
Hindmarsh Drive in Phillip has been named Canberra's worst crash hotspot, with nose-to-tail collisions the most common type of accident, according to the 2026 AAMI Crash Index.
"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.
The feature film responsible for Australian sayings such as ''Tell him he's dreaming'' is being launched as a stage production.
Two of Australia’s top recorder players, Robyn Mellor and Rodney Waterman, have embarked upon a project to show off the variety of music for the recorder repertoire in a concert at Wesley Music Centre, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Aspiring seeing-eye dogs have visited a renowned arts venue, highlighting accessibility measures to help blind and low-vision people.
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews internationally recognised multi-disciplined artist Tamara Henderson's "multi-faceted and large exhibition" with glass as a central material.
LEN POWER reviews Guerrieri et Amorosi, a performance by Oriana Chorale and Apeiron Baroque.
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.
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.
