"With times tight, it’s great to seize offers that help you save while still living the life and dining out. More and more cafés and restaurants are taking up the charge", writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
"Despite its efforts to diversify the economy, the ACT Government’s primary role is to manage population growth generated by the policies of other governments," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
Omar Musa, local author, visual artist, rapper and poet from Queanbeyan has won the 2026 Miles Franklin Award for his novel, Fierceland, it was announced at the State Library of NSW in Sydney on Wednesday evening.
Labor has been looking at the unintended consequences of changes in its latest federal budget. Cartoonist PAUL DORIN is on to one of them...
The Albanese government is targeting the “missing middle” in Australia’s renewable energy transition by expanding solar incentives for businesses, farms and community facilities, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN
The latest NAPLAN results are unlikely to surprise schools. Education researcher SALLY LARSEN explains why the data is more useful for tracking progress than fuelling alarm.
The ACT Government is a landowner, developer and also the regulator. So we'd be entitled to expect an adequate supply of appropriately priced land for the full range of housing choices. But there isn't, say JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED.
New Health Minister Dr Marisa Paterson has her hands tied. The new Deputy Chief Minister, Rachel Stephen-Smith, has retained 'health infrastructure'. Where does the stupidity end, wonders political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
A 17-hectare patch of remnant bush in O'Connor has been brought back from the brink by hundreds of helping hands, reports HELEN MUSA.
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.
People with home gardens are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, with new University of Queensland research suggesting access to green spaces should be a priority in urban planning.
When a pet suddenly becomes ill or suffers an injury knowing experienced emergency veterinary care is available close to home provides invaluable peace of mind for pet owners, and that's exactly what Valley Veterinary Emergency offers.
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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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People with home gardens are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, with new University of Queensland research suggesting access to green spaces should be a priority in urban planning.
Canberra's office vacancy rate has climbed from 10.2 per cent to 14.7 per cent in the past six months, driven by new office space entering the market and falling demand, according to a latest Property Council report.
Jetstar risks losing business after introducing a new charge for passengers who want to store their carry-on luggage in overhead lockers.
Police will target drink and drug drivers across Canberra throughout August as part of a month-long road safety crackdown.
An inquiry has been launched to determine if Australians can automatically connect to another network provider if their phone is unable to make a call.
Policymakers are looking for answers, including a return to pen and paper NAPLAN tests, as they grapple with falling national results in literacy and numeracy.
From "nudification" technology to deepfake videos, AI is scaling up the online abuse against female politicians in an attempt to silence women in power.
Australians who inherit an investment property from their partner won't lose their access to negative gearing under proposed amendments by the government.
A former athlete has told a court he asked Alan Jones for a favour after the radio giant allegedly indecently assaulted him on multiple occasions.
Labor has been looking at the unintended consequences of changes in its latest federal budget. Cartoonist PAUL DORIN is on to one of them...
The Albanese government is targeting the “missing middle” in Australia’s renewable energy transition by expanding solar incentives for businesses, farms and community facilities, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN
"Despite its efforts to diversify the economy, the ACT Government’s primary role is to manage population growth generated by the policies of other governments," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
The latest NAPLAN results are unlikely to surprise schools. Education researcher SALLY LARSEN explains why the data is more useful for tracking progress than fuelling alarm.
KEEPING UP THE ACT has found the instructions to assembling a Barr cabinet. Don't do this at home.
"What's required is that a significant majority of Canberrans welcome Eastern Greys into their gardens as eaters-down of lawns, trimmers of hedges and such. Frankly, I cannot see that happening," laments IAN MacDOUGALL.
Nothing says love like a gerrycan of the real stuff, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
If the ACT Government is serious about tackling climate change, why does its strategy largely ignore one of the problem's most significant contributors, asks letter writer DARRYL JOHNSTON.
From flushing our toilets to building new schools, this is why filling in your census form matters, writes demographer LIZ ALLEN.
"Modern physics has revealed a surprising truth: time can vary, depending on motion, gravity and the structure of the universe," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
"I fear it will entrench discrimination against businesses whose employees are not covered by union-backed enterprise agreements." industrial relations lawyer RICHARD CALVER looks at recent changes to the Fair Work legislation.
Fred Smith's eyewitness records and video from the 2021 Kabul evacuation are at the heart of the Australian War Memorial's new Afghanistan gallery, unveiled five years after the fall, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Omar Musa, local author, visual artist, rapper and poet from Queanbeyan has won the 2026 Miles Franklin Award for his novel, Fierceland, it was announced at the State Library of NSW in Sydney on Wednesday evening.
A portrait celebrating the life and work of Gamilaroi Elder and bush food pioneer Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo was unveiled by the Governor-General, Sam Mostyn, on Tuesday at the National Portrait Gallery.
Virtuoso pianist Edward ‘Teddy’ Neeman will become part of a move to restore the reputation of one of Australia's most gifted composers when he performs Frederick Septimus Kelly's unfinished Sonata in F minor in Canberra next week.
Three of Canberra's brightest young musicians are heading to Melbourne later this month after becoming the only ACT ensemble selected for the finals of Musica Viva Australia's 2026 Strike A Chord competition, reports HELEN MUSA.
As part of her service project for the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program, ADELAIDE O'KEEFE, a year 9 student at Canberra Girls Grammar, has written a column on how artificial intelligence can affect the art community
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA with her latest Artsweek column on all that's happening this week in Canberra's arts and entertainment scene.
Canberra's theatre community is mourning the sudden death of actor, town crier and Guinness World Record holder Joseph "Joe" McGrail-Bateup, who died at his Gordon home on July 31. He was 58, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The late Canberra musician Michael Sollis will be posthumously honoured with the ACT's State and Territory Luminary Award at the 2026 Art Music Awards in Port Melbourne on Wednesday, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"With times tight, it’s great to seize offers that help you save while still living the life and dining out. More and more cafés and restaurants are taking up the charge", writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Hundreds of Canberrans have learnt to read music and play recorder thanks to Margaret Wright. DAVID TURNBULL continues his series of stories of remarkable Canberrans.
So much Games' gold, PAUL DORIN wonders if the government can keep its sticky hands off it.
There's a downside to too much success at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Can regular exercise help keep winter bugs at bay? Researchers at Monash University examine what the evidence really says about staying active during the colder months.
Leaving ornamental grasses unpruned through winter provides valuable wildlife habitat while adding texture and structure to the winter garden, writes columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
When a pet suddenly becomes ill or suffers an injury knowing experienced emergency veterinary care is available close to home provides invaluable peace of mind for pet owners, and that's exactly what Valley Veterinary Emergency offers.
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"Steve Feletti’s passion was made real when he 'borrowed' some cuttings from a vigneron in the Languedoc. Then came three years of the plants being in quarantine and then another two years in a cloning laboratory," writes RICHARD CALVER.
CHRISTIAN MORO and CHARLOTTE PHELPS go behind the science to discover why nose and ear hairs become longer and thicker as we age.
