In a mind-boggling parade of more than 200 faces in a very familiar format, KEEPING UP THE ACT salutes 35 years of self government. If you pick up the magazine, it's a souvenir wall poster, too. Next week we're doing The White Album!
The final season of The Wharf Revue opens in Canberra lat this month. HELEN MUSA talks with member Phillip Scott.
It’s been 40 years since Martin Fisk OAM woke up and found himself between two St John Ambulance volunteers after passing out at a rock concert, but he says he never forgot the “kindness, compassion and professionalism” they showed him.
Strategies to reduce car use by achieving a shift towards public transport, cycling and walking in the ACT have failed, says columnist MIKE QUIRK.
"The allegations against Drumgold were easy enough. They came directly from the findings of the Sofronoff Inquiry. The problem was that significant evidence before the inquiry could not be used in disciplinary action." writes HUGH SELBY.
Paul Capsis’ Canberra fans will doubtless be delighted by the weird characters he’ll be playing on stage at the Canberra Theatre soon in Peter and the Starcatcher, a spectacle bursting with 100 characters, music and technical wizardry.
Canberra public servant Rowena Smith joined five other women from across Australia in the All Women Simpson Desert Crossing on Motorbikes ride in August for a five-day fundraiser for the anti-bullying organisation Dolly’s Dream.
"Taking on an election as a candidate deserves recognition. Candidates who manage to gain more than 50 first preference votes are doing very well, whether they are in a party or not," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
It might have started out "in sickness and in health" but increasingly, marriages put under strain when the woman develops breast cancer are failing.
Households are constantly reminded of the price of filling up and the Reserve Bank says that's why petrol plays an outsized role in expectations for inflation.
Would you trust a ring to track your sleep? It is a question more Australians may ask this Christmas as smart jewellery vies for attention.
Pressures are starting to mount for businesses in agriculture and education as commodity prices fall and student caps go into force.
Hard on the heels of pledging a crackdown on excessive surcharges, the Albanese government has promised legislation to ban unfair trading practices.
The ASX200 has risen 0.7 per cent, trading above the 8300 level for the first time, with solid gains by the major miners and big banks.
KEEPING UP THE ACT looks at the "new season, new promises, old tricks" program choice on Votetix.
Pai Lum Kung Fu teaches effective self defence alongside how to achieve inner harmony. In this sponsored post, we speak to Grand Master Neal Hardy about the benefits, and how people of all ages and experiences can participate.
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"You don't have to follow advice from any political party… Do not be restricted to a column on the ballot paper. Seek the best people for the job, even if your numbering runs right across independent and party lines," writes MICHAEL MOORE.
Households are constantly reminded of the price of filling up and the Reserve Bank says that's why petrol plays an outsized role in expectations for inflation.
Would you trust a ring to track your sleep? It is a question more Australians may ask this Christmas as smart jewellery vies for attention.
Pressures are starting to mount for businesses in agriculture and education as commodity prices fall and student caps go into force.
Hard on the heels of pledging a crackdown on excessive surcharges, the Albanese government has promised legislation to ban unfair trading practices.
It’s been 40 years since Martin Fisk OAM woke up and found himself between two St John Ambulance volunteers after passing out at a rock concert, but he says he never forgot the “kindness, compassion and professionalism” they showed him.
The ASX200 has risen 0.7 per cent, trading above the 8300 level for the first time, with solid gains by the major miners and big banks.
Qualified doctors from Ireland, New Zealand and the UK will be able to see Australian patients sooner after the regulator eased registration hurdles.
Australia's national science agency will team with an electricity retailer to find out whether electric cars can be used to power homes and back up the grid.
"Taking on an election as a candidate deserves recognition. Candidates who manage to gain more than 50 first preference votes are doing very well, whether they are in a party or not," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Angry, accusatory partisan exchanges over the Middle East war have dominated federal politics this week. But for most ordinary voters the issue remains “over there”, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
In a mind-boggling parade of more than 200 faces in a very familiar format, KEEPING UP THE ACT salutes 35 years of self government. If you pick up the magazine, it's a souvenir wall poster, too. Next week we're doing The White Album!
Strategies to reduce car use by achieving a shift towards public transport, cycling and walking in the ACT have failed, says columnist MIKE QUIRK.
"The allegations against Drumgold were easy enough. They came directly from the findings of the Sofronoff Inquiry. The problem was that significant evidence before the inquiry could not be used in disciplinary action." writes HUGH SELBY.
"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.
Elections cost money. How much, and who pays? Politicians receive gifts. From whom and in what amounts, asks HUGH SELBY.
"The Barr government has been abjectly lazy in revenue raising policy, deliberately choosing to rely on residential and commercial rates and land taxes, fees, charges, fines etcetera," says letter writer RON EDGECOMBE, of Evatt.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN celebrates the lifting of the lobster ban by China.
"Even in the very teeth of the ACT election campaign, it seems, reports of malfeasance by staff at the Alexander Maconochie Centre can be virtually ignored," says Canberra criminal lawyer ANDREW FRASER.
“Therapeutic jurisprudence is a familiar concept to judicial officers because of the traditional objectives of sentencing include punishment, deterrence, community protection and rehabilitation," but there's more to it, says HUGH SELBY.
The final season of The Wharf Revue opens in Canberra lat this month. HELEN MUSA talks with member Phillip Scott.
"This once-in-a-lifetime experience was as good as I hoped it could be." ROB KENNEDY reviews Herbie Hancock's Canberra Theatre concert.
SOPHIA HALLOWAY reviews Que será, Serra, an exhibition by Peter Vandermark at Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Manuka, until October 20.
In her first review for CityNews, SOPHIA HALLOWAY reviews Pop Songs in the Desert, at the Mixing Room Gallery, Fyshwick, until October 26.
Paul Capsis’ Canberra fans will doubtless be delighted by the weird characters he’ll be playing on stage at the Canberra Theatre soon in Peter and the Starcatcher, a spectacle bursting with 100 characters, music and technical wizardry.
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column, a weekly wrap of what's on where.
"This was a most impressive first performance by this ensemble. It is exotic at one level, yet readily accessible with musicianship of a very high level." GRAHAM McDONALD reviews The Academy of Ancient Song Roads by the Jazmourian Ensemble.
With the Oriana Chorale’s 50th anniversary coming up in a few years, it has announced its inaugural Emerging Composer in Residence Program open to all Australian citizens who are emerging composers, reports HELEN MUSA.
LEN POWER reviews Sublime Viennese Sounds, a concert by Myee Clohessy, violin, and John Martin, piano.
Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON writes in praise of a terrific habitat tree that's attractive to parrots and silver eyes, and suitable for large gardens that have beehives.
"The perfect accompaniment to the White Horse Bay vista at the end of this glorious day was a chilled glass of white wine," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
David Luke Retirement Planning specialises in advising those coming up to or already in retirement, says director DAVID LUKE.
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Surrounded by nature and only 10 minutes from the centre of Canberra, Woden Valley offers one of the premier destinations for shopping, community events and recreation in Canberra.
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This week CityNews has compiled a list of people and places that can help to advance individual golfing skills, or, just offer an enjoyable place to play.
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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.
Pai Lum Kung Fu teaches effective self defence alongside how to achieve inner harmony. In this sponsored post, we speak to Grand Master Neal Hardy about the benefits, and how people of all ages and experiences can participate.
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"Inflation and general market conditions are causing more difficulties than I have seen during my 37 years in practice." Chartered accountant GAIL FREEMAN is troubled at the timing of a new tax impost on small businesses.
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Too good to be true? ANDREW VONASH's new study shows people reject freebies and cheap deals for fear of hidden costs.
