Big Tech is on notice and pressure will only increase
Social media companies can’t be immune from the need for a social licence, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Politics
- Lifestyle
Know a drop to shake off complacency?
To be complacent means that you are pleased with yourself or your merits and advantages or the situation you are in: basically, being self-satisfied, writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
- Opinion
Doping body in the crosshairs of a global power struggle
Chinese swimming scandal: a strong defence by world anti-doping body, but narrative of ‘cover-up’ remains, write TRACEY HOLMES and CATHERINE ORDWAY.
- Lifestyle
Rosemary’s working the night shift
Rosemary in Kingston is now open at night and it’s well worth a visit, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
- Opinion
Talk. Listen. But try to listen more than you talk
"I saw old men die at 90 without telling their brother they loved them because of some forgotten insult from 40 years before. Talk. Listen. Listen more than you talk." ANTONIO DI DIO continues his Brief History of Kindness series.
- Opinion
Cartoon / Anzac Day Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN salutes Anzac Day.
- Opinion
A simple plan to save homeowners from going under
Many Australians face losing their homes right now. CHRIS WALLACE says here’s how the government should help...
- Digital Edition
Digital edition April 25
Vanessa Jones loves living in Higgins, but tells reporter KATARINA LLOYD JONES she's “fed up” with the ACT government; the local shops have been abandoned, preventing residents from having a community-centred space to socialise.
- News
Photo released to celebrate prince’s 6th birthday
A photo showing a barefoot Prince Louis grinning at the camera as he lies barefoot on a blanket on the grass has been released to celebrate his sixth birthday.
Update
Family violence register push ahead of national rallies
Rallies protesting violence against women will be staged around the nation as the push for a register of convicted offenders gains momentum.
News
Brumbies look for Alaalatoa to spark Super response
Former Wallabies captain Allan Alaalatoa returns against the Hurricanes as the Brumbies bid to respond from their round-nine Super Rugby hammering by the Blues.
News
FOI figures reveal ballooning surgery lists
Elective surgery waiting lists in the ACT have increased by 30 per cent September 2022, according to Freedom of Information figures from Canberra Health Services.
News
Former Home and Away star arrested after manhunt
After a public appeal, police have found actor Orpheus Pledger who has starred in popular television programs including SAS Australia and Home and Away.
Centrelink claims backlog slashed after hiring blitz
Red-hot GWS Giants belt struggling Brisbane in Canberra
Bishop backs stabbing video staying online
Why respect is a two-way street in law
Twenty-six whales dead after mass stranding
Five boys charged following Sydney terrorist attack
Lifestyle
Security rebate offers $550 to combat property crime
With property-related offences remaining at concerning levels in Canberra, crime prevention advocate Neighbourhood Watch Australasia has launched a security upgrade rebate program aimed at empowering residents to safeguard their properties.
Opinion
Is it a tram? Is it a bus? Which Metro works best?
"The considerably lower per km cost of the Brisbane Metro compared to the Canberra Metro results from using existing infrastructure, including busways, and not investing in rails," writes BEATRICE BODART-BAILEY.
Lifestyle
Space heaters: 5 types with their pros and cons
Space heaters provide an extra boost of warmth, making even the coldest rooms feel inviting, says DAVID ELLINGSEN, CEO of Gas and Plumbing Australia. In this sponsored post he shares the pros and cons of five space-heater options.
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News
Family violence register push ahead of national rallies
Rallies protesting violence against women will be staged around the nation as the push for a register of convicted offenders gains momentum.
Sports news
Brumbies look for Alaalatoa to spark Super response
Former Wallabies captain Allan Alaalatoa returns against the Hurricanes as the Brumbies bid to respond from their round-nine Super Rugby hammering by the Blues.
Health
FOI figures reveal ballooning surgery lists
Elective surgery waiting lists in the ACT have increased by 30 per cent September 2022, according to Freedom of Information figures from Canberra Health Services.
National news
Former Home and Away star arrested after manhunt
After a public appeal, police have found actor Orpheus Pledger who has starred in popular television programs including SAS Australia and Home and Away.
National news
Centrelink claims backlog slashed after hiring blitz
More than 500,000 claims made to Services Australia have been removed from the backlog in just 10 weeks.
Sports news
Red-hot GWS Giants belt struggling Brisbane in Canberra
The GWS Giants have moved to 6-1 for the AFL season, easily accounting for the Brisbane Lions at Manuka Oval in Canberra.
National news
Bishop backs stabbing video staying online
The Sydney bishop stabbed during a live-streamed church service wants the videos of his attack to remain online, and has warned against curbing free speech.
Update
Twenty-six whales dead after mass stranding
A rescue mission has been launched to help a pod of up to 100 whales stranded at a beach in Western Australia.
Daily Puzzles
Social media companies can’t be immune from the need for a social licence, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"Depletion of cash, unbudgeted borrowings and an equity injection into a joint venture raise some tantalising questions that the government needs to answer." JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED look at another of the Budget Review's 'initiatives'.
Bait and switch: power of the political wedge
Albanese treks into some jungle diplomacy
Ethnic tensions complicate multicultural policy reform
Nation’s worst performer with no end in sight
Sorry, but a new brand won’t cure Health morale
Cautious federal government ‘sharpens its elbows’
Views
Why respect is a two-way street in law
Legal columnist HUGH SELBY offers a spirited response to an opinion column by Kelly Saunders in which she posed the question over a defendant's right to silence in a sexual assault prosecution. Selby argues she's wrong...
Opinion
Doping body in the crosshairs of a global power struggle
Chinese swimming scandal: a strong defence by world anti-doping body, but narrative of ‘cover-up’ remains, write TRACEY HOLMES and CATHERINE ORDWAY.
Opinion
In sexual assault, is the right to silence wrong?
Sexual assault victims give evidence in court, but alleged perpetrators don’t have to. Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case shows why that needs to change, says KELLY SAUNDERS.
Opinion
Concern at Japan’s ‘evolution’ in sub pact
"Japan’s membership of AUKUS could hardly be more provocative to a country that suffered the indignity of Japanese control of its Taiwan province and its invasion of the mainland in World War II," writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
Opinion
Talk. Listen. But try to listen more than you talk
"I saw old men die at 90 without telling their brother they loved them because of some forgotten insult from 40 years before. Talk. Listen. Listen more than you talk." ANTONIO DI DIO continues his Brief History of Kindness series.
Opinion
A simple plan to save homeowners from going under
Many Australians face losing their homes right now. CHRIS WALLACE says here’s how the government should help...
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
KEEPING UP THE ACT channels Taylor Swift as our Dear Leader endlessly chases the Commonwealth for cash.
Letters
Wood-heat industry feels heat of health impacts
"We are more informed and better educated today about... the harmful health impacts of smoke from wood heaters, despite what the wood-heating industry claims," says letter writer DARRYL JOHNSTON, of Tuggeranong.
Arts
Gallery jumps into immersive art
As Aarwun Gallery in Gold Creek enters its 25th year, director Robert Stephens has always had a creative approach to his packed openings, mixing music and talk with fine art, but this year he's outdoing himself, reports HELEN MUSA.
Theatre
Canberra actor John Cuffe dies aged 91
One of the last remaining luminaries from the explosion of professional theatre in Canberra during the 1970s has died after complications from lung cancer. He was 91.
Arts & Entertainment
Reuben puts on the Apocalypstik
There's arts events everywhere! This week's Arts in the City column, by HELEN MUSA, proves the point.
Canberra International Music Festival
Composer Holly’s not lost for notes
Holly Harrison is the Canberra International Music Festival's composer in residence. “Not all composers are…
Arts & Entertainment
Bodies leap and are caught, Circa’s back
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column...
Canberra International Music Festival
Peelman comes Alive for his final festival
When it comes to choosing themes, International Music Festival director Roland Peelman is notoriously cavalier. But for his final one he's adopted a more serious tone, titling the event “Mulanggari” (Alive), says HELEN MUSA.
Music
Stormy works but a concert never at sea
LEN POWER reviews Shipwrecked, a performance of Baroque music by Tobias Cole and Apeiron Baroque.
Art
Album launch and art draw Omar home
Omar Musa, author, visual artist and poet from Queanbeyan, will be back in Canberra next month to launch his third album of music and poetry and an arts exhibition, reports LEN POWER.
Music
Swift album first to have 300m Spotify streams in a day
Taylor Swift has become the most-streamed artist in a single day on the music platform Spotify with the release of her new album The Tortured Poets Department.
Lifestyle
Day celebrates and honours all that mums do
Falling on the second Sunday of May, Mother’s Day celebrates and honours mums, motherhood and the influence of mothers in society. This week “CityNews” speaks with businesses who are passionate about recognising all that mums do.
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Lifestyle
Enrol now and receive the best education on offer
This week “CityNews” spoke to some of the best schools in the Canberra region that are open for enrolments.
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Wine
Know a drop to shake off complacency?
To be complacent means that you are pleased with yourself or your merits and advantages or the situation you are in: basically, being self-satisfied, writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Dining
Rosemary’s working the night shift
Rosemary in Kingston is now open at night and it’s well worth a visit, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Personal finance
Tax tips to consider before June 30
With just over two months until the end of the financial year, chartered accountant GAIL FREEMAN shares some useful tax tips for things to do before June 30.
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Home & Garden
Security rebate offers $550 to combat property crime
With property-related offences remaining at concerning levels in Canberra, crime prevention advocate Neighbourhood Watch Australasia has launched a security upgrade rebate program aimed at empowering residents to safeguard their properties.
Gardening
The plant peril that comes in yellow
The Spotted Dead Nettle is from the mint family, but beware, buy the wrong variety and you'll have it for life, warns gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Health & Fitness
Taking a lunge into getting more from walking
Only walking for exercise? KEN NOSAKA shows how to get the most out of it.
Wine
Cold comfort drinking red wine in Japan
"Drinking mostly Japanese beer and sake with food wasn’t a difficulty, but for lovers of red wine though, expect to have to warm your glass to let the wine reach room temperature," writes RICHARD CALVER, home from a holiday in Japan.
