Sustainable sum of the beef parts
Nose-to-tail dining. It’s a sustainability approach Two Before Ten is devoted to, including at its new gastro pub in fast-growing Denman Prospect, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
- Lifestyle
- Opinion
Surgical assembly line with the end in sight
"We’ve never had health insurance, and until the government blew the budget on that idiotic tram it'd worked well. Now it’s a mess and we're caught between insane premiums and waiting forever for "elective surgery," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
- Opinion
Back maybe, but failed policies need reviewing
"A Canberra and region planning strategy, prepared in conjunction with NSW governments, is urgently needed," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
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Digital edition November 7
"The perception battle is already on for the next federal election. Strong, decisive, conservative Dutton from outer Brisbane, versus the intellectual, low-wage warrior from inner Sydney," writes columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
- News
Plucky pony club saddles up to fight for its future
As the Canberra Riding Club's Pony Club celebrates 65 years, its future in Lyneham is in doubt as the ACT government eyes housing development around the racecourse precinct. ELIZABETH KOVACS reports.
- Lifestyle
Unknown champions come with big kick
In a quiet corner of Fyshwick there's a gym making a lot of noise nationally and internationally on the Thai boxing scene. GWYN REES, a practitioner of the combat sport Muay Thai, explains what's behind this extraordinary success.
- Lifestyle
Melbourne Cup Dose of Dorin
Losing a shirt isn't limited to betting these days, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN
- Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Join the new Liberal lead singer Leanne Castley and old Jer-bear Hanson for four years of hits and heartaches. KEEPING UP THE ACT has the playlist.
- Politics
Right turn: can Castley shake off the conservatives?
"Looking from the outside, the shenanigans of the election of Leanne Castley with Jeremy Hanson as her deputy looked like the worst of political manoeuvring," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
News
The buck to stop with businesses over consumer scams
Scammers could find it harder to dupe Australians under legislation that paves the way for hefty fines for companies which fail to protect their customers.
News
Change ahead for US but alliance to endure: Wong
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia's ties with the US will stay strong though Donald Trump will likely pursue a different political path.
Arts & Entertainment
Youth Dance Festival allows dancers to dream
Celebrating its 40th anniversary with the theme of What do You Dream, Ausdance ACT is staging one of its biggest Youth Dance Festivals, featuring live dance made by secondary schools from all over Canberra and its immediate regions.
News
Ketamine abuse hits record high
The abuse of ketamine – the drug that killed Friends actor Matthew Perry – is at record levels in Australia.
News
Mckenzie admits to 16 undisclosed upgrades
Bridget McKenzie admits to 16 undeclared upgrades, including on personal New Zealand flights, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Minister works to skirt High Court ankle bracelet edict
Body found in search for boy swept out to sea
Lehrmann’s barrister hides identity to avoid ‘trolling’
Wednesday’s CityNews headlines
Independent Emerson falls into line with Labor
Obstinate Labor pushes Greens to the cross bench
Lifestyle
Goodwin welcomes Weston Creek retirement village
With the acquisition of Araluen Retirement Village, in Weston Creek, Goodwin Aged Care Services has increased its portfolio of retirement villages to six across the ACT and NSW.
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Lifestyle
There’s science behind Daryn’s love of the law
“We’ve got the advantages of working in a small legal firm. I think it’s the small ones that do the most decent work, but it’s also the work that I enjoy," says solicitor DARYN GRIFFITHS.
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Arts & Entertainment
Top architect makes an impact on the awards
Canberra architect Dean McPherson has been recognised in this year's People in Property Awards, successfully winning the Industry Impact prize.
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News
The buck to stop with businesses over consumer scams
Scammers could find it harder to dupe Australians under legislation that paves the way for hefty fines for companies which fail to protect their customers.
Politics
Change ahead for US but alliance to endure: Wong
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia's ties with the US will stay strong though Donald Trump will likely pursue a different political path.
News
Ketamine abuse hits record high
The abuse of ketamine – the drug that killed Friends actor Matthew Perry – is at record levels in Australia.
Politics
Mckenzie admits to 16 undisclosed upgrades
Bridget McKenzie admits to 16 undeclared upgrades, including on personal New Zealand flights, reports MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Update
Minister works to skirt High Court ankle bracelet edict
The High Court has struck a major blow to the federal government's management of former immigration detainees, striking out electronic monitoring and curfews.
Police
Body found in search for boy swept out to sea
A body has been found following a multi-agency land and sea search for an 11-year-old boy swept into the water while crossing a channel.
Update
Lehrmann’s barrister hides identity to avoid ‘trolling’
The barrister due to represent Bruce Lehrmann as he appeals a major defamation loss wants to keep his identity secret for fear of harassment.
Politics
Independent Emerson falls into line with Labor
Independent MLA for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson signed an agreement early on Wednesday with Andrew Barr confirming his support for an incoming Labor-led government with supply and confidence, and Barr’s candidacy as chief minister.
Daily Puzzles
"Looking from the outside, the shenanigans of the election of Leanne Castley with Jeremy Hanson as her deputy looked like the worst of political manoeuvring," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
"The perception battle is already on for the next federal election. Strong, decisive, conservative Dutton from outer Brisbane, versus the intellectual, low-wage warrior from inner Sydney," writes columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
Dutton warns of election distraction tactic on abortion
We need a hard look and ask, is this who we are?
Upgrades missile turns into a political cluster bomb
The perks that chip away at public trust in politicians
Why voters should be grateful for Hare-Clark
Labor needs to get back to bread-and-butter thinking
Views
Surgical assembly line with the end in sight
"We’ve never had health insurance, and until the government blew the budget on that idiotic tram it'd worked well. Now it’s a mess and we're caught between insane premiums and waiting forever for "elective surgery," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
Opinion
Back maybe, but failed policies need reviewing
"A Canberra and region planning strategy, prepared in conjunction with NSW governments, is urgently needed," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Join the new Liberal lead singer Leanne Castley and old Jer-bear Hanson for four years of hits and heartaches. KEEPING UP THE ACT has the playlist.
Opinion
Sow hatred today and the blooms of death will follow
In this column HUGH SELBY sets a warring scene of history, with a focus on the Middle East, then follows with a sobering generic warning that looks at the seeds of ethnic and religious hatred and what mankind may harvest in the future.
Letters
‘Antiseptic’ news reports belie the truth of war
"It would not be inappropriate to sanction the Israelis together with their global aiders and abettors who, speaking of concern for the distress they create, willingly supply their weapons of mass destruction," says JOHN MURRAY, of Fadden.
Opinion
Mistreating prisoners a ‘risk to security and good order’
Social justice advocate JANINE HASKINS says the disparity between the rhetoric of AMC's senior officials and the "reality of what's actually occurring" is so stark that she's begun working to establish an expert advisory group.
Opinion
The new world that awaits us under awful Emperor Donnie
Columnist HUGH SELBY ponders the political and legal downsides of life in the court of Emperor Donnie I.
Opinion
Will Trump’s chaos make Australia great again?
"We agree that if US voters re-elect Trump, America’s international standing would take a disastrous dive. That doesn’t trouble Alan, but it fills me with pain. In so many ways the US is the engine room of progress," writes ROBERT MACKLIN.
Arts
Youth Dance Festival allows dancers to dream
Celebrating its 40th anniversary with the theme of What do You Dream, Ausdance ACT is staging one of its biggest Youth Dance Festivals, featuring live dance made by secondary schools from all over Canberra and its immediate regions.
Film
Documentary looks at the art of film itself
HELEN MUSA previews American director Stephen Soucy’s 110-minute doco, Merchant Ivory, showing at the British Film Festival.
Music
Mikelangelo is dancing ’til the end of love
Mikelangelo (Michael Simic) is taking to the stage on Friday to mark the eighth anniversary of Leonard Cohen's death, reports HELEN MUSA.
Arts & Entertainment
Brenda’s Special K girls on show in open studio
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA'S latest Artsweek column, a weekly round up of what's on where around Canberra.
Arts & Entertainment
It’s a Russian circus by name, but not by nature
Just how Russian do you have to be to call yourself The Great Moscow Circus? Well not at all, as HELEN MUSA discovers when she catches up with Mark Edgley, who’s promoting the brand for a multi-stage new 'Extreme' show.
Arts & Entertainment
Lost sight leads to ‘seeing’ things differently
HELEN MUSA scopes out the local arts scene for news and events in this week's Arts in the City column.
Art
‘Glittering reflections’ of artists who put Canberra on the map
In what he calls “a myriad of glittering reflections”, newly-announced director of the ANU Drill Hall Gallery, Tony Oates, has curated an exhibition of work by two of our late artists who have put the visual art in Canberra on the map.
Music
Celebratory concert salutes the music of the recorder
ALANNA MACLEAN reviews a celebratory concert by the Canberra Recorder & Early Music Society.
Arts & Entertainment
Fellowship to fund actor’s lives of crime
Actor, writer and director Christopher Carroll has been announced as the 2024 Capital Arts Patrons’ Organisation Fellow.
Lifestyle
Sustainable sum of the beef parts
Nose-to-tail dining. It’s a sustainability approach Two Before Ten is devoted to, including at its new gastro pub in fast-growing Denman Prospect, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Health & Fitness
Unknown champions come with big kick
In a quiet corner of Fyshwick there's a gym making a lot of noise nationally and internationally on the Thai boxing scene. GWYN REES, a practitioner of the combat sport Muay Thai, explains what's behind this extraordinary success.
Sport
Melbourne Cup Dose of Dorin
Losing a shirt isn't limited to betting these days, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN
Sport
Melbourne Cup Dose of Dorin
The cost of living is taking a toll everywhere, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Gardening
There’s still time to thin out stone fruit
Thinning stone fruit such as peaches, nectarines and apricots is best done just after flowers have waned, but if it was not done then, it can be done now, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Wine
Four Winds bring home the Jimmy Watson trophy
Four Winds Vineyard, at Murrumbateman, has won five awards in the 2024 Melbourne Royal Awards – including the show's top prize, the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy.
Wine
The art to being the scenter of attention
"The bouquet of wines is like a warm up to an active sporting event, the preliminary show can get you excited," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Lifestyle
Take to the wheel and discover new places nearby
In this sponsored post CityNews highlights some of the picturesque landscapes, historic communities and fascinating events, on Canberra’s doorstop.
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