Bassingthwaighte is electric as self-effacing Shirley
"The show is a fun journey back in time to a fantasy adventure." SIMONE PENKETHMAN reviews Shirley Valentine at Canberra Theatre.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers promised a crackdown on major supermarkets following a consumer watchdog report, but warned breaking them up would be counterproductive.
Australian Olympic officials laud Kirsty Coventry's historic appointment as IOC president, but it leaves a hole to be filled for Brisbane's 2032 Games.
Laws forcing social media companies to pay Australia media for news on platforms have prompted tech giants to call on Donald Trump to respond.
The latest YouGov poll shows the coalition has clawed back ground to be tied with the government on a two-party preferred basis.
Batteries that spark thousands of fires would be tightly regulated under a plan to force makers and suppliers to steward and safeguard their products.
Canberra Family Health Centre’s founder is Associate Professor Dr MARYSE BADAWY, whose medical passion has taken her across the globe. Now she is focusing her skills and expertise at a new practice in Canberra.
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The Royal Australian Mint is celebrating 60 years of history with the Mint60 Exhibition, which takes visitors on a journey from the Mint’s humble beginnings as a sheep paddock to its $6.5 million museum refurbishment in 2024.
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The days of the standard rectangular, timber pergola covering the back verandah are gone. Today, there’s a multitude of choices with different materials, different colours and different shapes, says Canberra engineer ANDY STODULKA.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers promised a crackdown on major supermarkets following a consumer watchdog report, but warned breaking them up would be counterproductive.
Australian Olympic officials laud Kirsty Coventry's historic appointment as IOC president, but it leaves a hole to be filled for Brisbane's 2032 Games.
Laws forcing social media companies to pay Australia media for news on platforms have prompted tech giants to call on Donald Trump to respond.
The latest YouGov poll shows the coalition has clawed back ground to be tied with the government on a two-party preferred basis.
Batteries that spark thousands of fires would be tightly regulated under a plan to force makers and suppliers to steward and safeguard their products.
Police want to see witness or dash-cam footage of a grey 2013 BMW sedan driving in Civic following a fatal collision last week.
Fewer older Australians returned to work in February, driving a surprise fall in jobs and workforce participation but the labour market remains tight overall.
Police are looking for a woman they allege entered the Friendly Grocer store in Swinger Hill and threatened staff with a light brown handgun.
"The errors of judgement made by Walter Sofronoff have been compounded now by the errors of fact finding and inference made by Michael Adams." HUGH SELBY thinks the integrity commissioner has got it horribly wrong.
Putin made Trump wait, then strung him along – it’s clear his war aims in Ukraine have not changed, says JON RICHARDSON.
JACK KERSHAW has written to the PM describing the stage 2 light rail route as disrespectful, destructive and failing to do justice to the capital and the ACT, and offering an alternative route. "The nation can and must do better," he says.
"Body temperature regulation is primarily controlled by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that acts as the body’s thermostat." Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS wonders if hot-blooded people really are.
Telstra was the latest company to be slapped with a fine, this time $600,000 for spamming Australians with more than 10 million texts. But HUGH SELBY wonders if civil penalties are really acting as a deterrent.
KEEPING UP THE ACT looks at the real problems beleaguering the Dickson shops.
"Legal rights are not trivial, not to be applied or ignored on a whim, not ignored because of a power imbalance between the parties." HUGH SELBY reveals another failure by ACT Corrections.
Trump is surveying Australian academics about gender diversity and China. BRENDAN WALKER-MUNRO looks at what this means for unis and their research.
"Our judges and magistrates spend a lot of time trying to sentence offenders in a way that respects the multiple aims of sentencing. It is, for the most part, a waste of time." HUGH SELBY bemoans the abysmal running of ACT prisons.
"The show is a fun journey back in time to a fantasy adventure." SIMONE PENKETHMAN reviews Shirley Valentine at Canberra Theatre.
Few people would've expected Fred Smith to be appearing as a poet at the launch of the National Folk Festival held on Wednesday but there he was – Canberra's most famous troubadour performing some truly dreadful rhymes of his own devising.
"From the small gestural reactions to commands and the sudden changes in special relations, the cast provides an excellent example of true ensemble playing." JOE WOODWARD reviews The House of Bernarda Alba.
CON BOEKEL reviews an unusual PhotoAccess exhibition.
Arts galore in this week's Artsweek column from HELEN MUSA.
Coming up at the Mill Theatre is The Moors, by American playwright Jen Silverman, that was inspired by Charlotte Brontë's real letters yet it is, as one of the lead players in the show says, “so much fun”, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Arts editor HELEN MUSA has the antenna up and the latest Arts in the City column is a showcase of what she's heard.
Big-band buffs and video game enthusiasts will be heading for the Belconnen Community Centre at the end of the month for the second edition of Connexion Big Band’s video game music night, reports HELEN MUSA.
In another musical coup for Snow Concert Hall’s artistic director Ana de la Vega, a German orchestra with a unique conductor-less model is coming to Canberra next week.
The cost-of-living battle rages on. It's hell out there, reports cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"I mostly get the wine matching right, but on a recent occasion my friend’s wine was much better suited to the gnocchi I ordered than the wine I’d chosen to accompany the meal," laments wine writer RICHARD CALVER.
Canberra’s financial experts know exactly how to help locals get the most out of their money.
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The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has announced 20 Canberra finalists for the 20th National Awards for Excellence 2025.
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Award-winning Rebel Rebel, in the NewActon precinct, always dares to be different, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Avoiding a hearing test because you don’t want chunky hearing aids? KATIE EKBERG and BARBRA TIMMER look at the options.
Earlier this year, the French government caused a stir with advice about how often you should wash your clothes. For sports clothes, it recommends up to three wears before you wash them. CAROLINA QUINTERO RODRIGUEZ takes a closer look.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN whimsically looks at when the cost-of-living crisis collides with Lent.
Marguerite daisies can flower all year, which makes them tricky to prune, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.