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Opinion

Young people ‘really relate’ to indie Thomas Emerson

“Our Youth Representative Group members really relate to Thomas Emerson; a fellow millennial, he is an energetic and smart young leader prepared to listen and introduce new policies and ideas,” says The Y Canberra Region CEO KIRSTY DIXON. 

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Opinion

Albania calls, but get there before the hordes

"Albania has spectacular mountains and challenging terrain, but the road system is good. I saw no potholes and, unlike Australia, it’s developing a modern railway system." Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS has been to Albania.

Opinion

From Fiona’s parade of hopefuls to caustic Tom

"A third turns out to be loot from the colonial era, since great uncle George happened upon it. So, of course, they’d never sell it, even if it would fetch 10,000 pounds at auction. Like hell they wouldn’t!" says columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.

Opinion

Young people ‘really relate’ to indie Thomas Emerson

“Our Youth Representative Group members really relate to Thomas Emerson; a fellow millennial, he is an energetic and smart young leader prepared to listen and introduce new policies and ideas,” says The Y Canberra Region CEO KIRSTY DIXON. 

Letters

Campaign to free McBride has only just begun

"There should be a public inquiry, not just into the mistreatment of whistleblower David McBride, but also into serious allegations about the inhumane conditions other inmates face at the AMC," says letter writer ANDREW WILLIAM HOPKINS.

Arts

Poetry

Busy Barrina launches her debut poetry book

Barrina South has chosen a word from the language of her Barkindji ancestry in far western NSW — Makarra, meaning rain — for the title of her first poetry anthology, to be launched this weekend in Queanbeyan, where she lives.

Lifestyle

Wine

Stickies: sweet dreams are made of this

"One serving of sweet dessert wine is about 23 per cent sugar. So, if you are watching your sugar intake, it’s also important that partaking a sweet wine is infrequent." Wine writer RICHARD CALVER hits the stickies (but not very often).

Dining

Lively, fun and fiery flavours pack a punch

Ballyhoo is lively, fun and fiery with its combo of South American and Mediterranean flavours that pack a punch and have your taste buds dancing from the first bite, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON. 

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