Little painted rocks that come with a big smile
CBR Rocks is part of a global movement connecting strangers through painted rocks, reports DHWANI PATHAK.
- News
- Politics
Rabbits to budgets… what’s Labor’s problem?
"The sort of complacency illustrated by the explosion of the rabbit population is endemic in ACT politics. Compare sitting on hands regarding rabbits, to sitting on hands regarding the budget!" writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
- Arts & Entertainment
Remembering Rosalie and her fragmented art
"In many years of covering the arts in Canberra, I have rarely met anyone as impressive as the late sculptor, Rosalie Gascoigne." Arts editor HELEN MUSA previews an important new exhibition.
- Politics
Many of us – people you know – are silently angry
"Angrification makes it easier and quicker to find a political leader and social media platform where you can weaponise the broader anger on an issue," writes political columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
- Opinion
Palestinian plight is the fault of their own leaders
It’s Palestinian leaders who have refused Israel’s various generous offers of statehood and other peace-building initiatives, and who constantly commit or promote terrorism against Israel," says letter writer ALAN SHROOT.
- Politics
Why we need a national plan and why we won’t get one
"Despite the potential benefits of developing a national plan there are major obstacles, primarily stemming from state and local governments seeing it as a threat to their autonomy," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
- Arts & Entertainment
Gypsy Rose Lee’s tease transcends the years
Arts editor HELEN MUSA reports that the "super-ambitious" Queanbeyan Players are embarking on a production of the musical Gypsy.
- Politics
The Greens change leaders, but can they win votes?
The Greens are embracing confrontation under David Shoebridge, but JOSH HOLLOWAY questions whether the party has drawn the right lessons from its 2025 election losses.
- Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Lowering the cost of living doesn't come cheap, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Update
‘Pre-vetting’ accusation as politicians grapple with AI
Labor and the coalition stand accused of interfering with a bipartisan committee's recommendations from an independent inquiry into rapid technological changes.
Update
Labor claims it’s powerless to block execution content
The federal government and the national internet watchdog admit there isn't much that can be done to stop Australians seeing the livestream of a US execution.
Update
People living longer makes ailing health system sicker
More older Australians are arriving in emergency rooms, placing strain on hospitals and increasing the caseload beyond "bread and butter" work.
Update
Politicians unite over Burrangiri bed shortage
A coalition of ACT politicians and community advocates has accused the federal Labor government of breaking its election promise to deliver more respite beds in Canberra.
News
Bullying leads ACT workplace stress claims
Workplace harassment and bullying account for 38 per cent of accepted workers' compensation claims for mental stress in the ACT, according to WorkSafe ACT.
Three men charged over family violence incidents
Carers’ respite hub proposed in ACT plan
ACT school assistance fund delivers $15m
New migrants make for proud but anxious Aussies
Australian engineer speaks after release from Iraq
Two Fyshwick businesses hit in ram raids
Lifestyle
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Ticks pose a growing risk to Canberra pets
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News
Little painted rocks that come with a big smile
CBR Rocks is part of a global movement connecting strangers through painted rocks, reports DHWANI PATHAK.
Update
‘Pre-vetting’ accusation as politicians grapple with AI
Labor and the coalition stand accused of interfering with a bipartisan committee's recommendations from an independent inquiry into rapid technological changes.
Update
Labor claims it’s powerless to block execution content
The federal government and the national internet watchdog admit there isn't much that can be done to stop Australians seeing the livestream of a US execution.
Update
People living longer makes ailing health system sicker
More older Australians are arriving in emergency rooms, placing strain on hospitals and increasing the caseload beyond "bread and butter" work.
Update
Politicians unite over Burrangiri bed shortage
A coalition of ACT politicians and community advocates has accused the federal Labor government of breaking its election promise to deliver more respite beds in Canberra.
News
Bullying leads ACT workplace stress claims
Workplace harassment and bullying account for 38 per cent of accepted workers' compensation claims for mental stress in the ACT, according to WorkSafe ACT.
Police
Three men charged over family violence incidents
Three men have been charged over separate family violence incidents, including a father who allegedly assaulted his 10-year-old daughter after she stopped massaging his feet.
News
Carers’ respite hub proposed in ACT plan
The ACT government will investigate a purpose-built respite and wellbeing hub for carers as part of the final action plan of its 2018-2028 Carers Strategy.
News
ACT school assistance fund delivers $15m
More than $15 million has been paid to eligible Canberra families to help cover school expenses since the ACT government's Future of Education Equity Fund began in 2022.
Daily Puzzles
"The sort of complacency illustrated by the explosion of the rabbit population is endemic in ACT politics. Compare sitting on hands regarding rabbits, to sitting on hands regarding the budget!" writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
"Angrification makes it easier and quicker to find a political leader and social media platform where you can weaponise the broader anger on an issue," writes political columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
Why we need a national plan and why we won’t get one
The Greens change leaders, but can they win votes?
Migration can be a dangerous sinkhole for coalition
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
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Does the Coalition’s migration maths stack up?
Views
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Here's a new episode of KEEPING UP THE act's travel show Getting Away With It. This time your favourite host reports from his latest junket to the UK...
Letters
Palestinian plight is the fault of their own leaders
It’s Palestinian leaders who have refused Israel’s various generous offers of statehood and other peace-building initiatives, and who constantly commit or promote terrorism against Israel," says letter writer ALAN SHROOT.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Lowering the cost of living doesn't come cheap, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Opinion
Justice delayed: how to speed up slow judges
"The selection of our judiciary is quaint. The community might reasonably expect that applicants demonstrate a capacity to write a decision prior to appointment. That doesn’t happen." HUGH SELBY has some ideas to speed up slow judgments.
Opinion
Heavy downsides to losing weight in space
"After weeks or months in orbit, astronauts experience dramatic but short-lived symptoms. Many describe an overwhelming heaviness, as if their arms and legs are made of lead." Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS looks at weightlessness.
Opinion
Canberra still drags its heels in Closing the Gap
"Disappointingly, the latest data reveals, again, that the ACT is not a high-performing jurisdiction when it comes to closing the gap," writes indigenous advocate JULIE TONGS.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Teachers' union chief Angela Burroughs finds herself in a relentless loop of circular argument with the Minister for Education and Dark Arts Rachel Slytherin-Smith. It's KEEPING UP THE ACT!
Opinion
When judges and journalists lose their way
"Something basic is amiss when a national newspaper runs an error-ridden, unsubstantiated opinion piece that is intent on undermining community confidence in our judiciary," writes HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
The cyber crisis that’s flummoxing the government
"Over the next five years the jobs forecast is for 500 new entrants through digital graduate and trainee programs, but with 1800 retirements. That creates a gap of 8190 digital government staff by 2030," say ALEX KOVACESKI & RICHARD CALVER.
Arts
Remembering Rosalie and her fragmented art
"In many years of covering the arts in Canberra, I have rarely met anyone as impressive as the late sculptor, Rosalie Gascoigne." Arts editor HELEN MUSA previews an important new exhibition.
Arts & Entertainment
Love of books takes over from politics
Books take centre stage as Canberra Writers Festival turns 10, while film, dance and music add to the celebrations in arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest "Artsweek".
Musical Theatre
Gypsy Rose Lee’s tease transcends the years
Arts editor HELEN MUSA reports that the "super-ambitious" Queanbeyan Players are embarking on a production of the musical Gypsy.
Music
Rare Mayer work holds its own with Beethoven
A forgotten gem by Emilie Mayer gave way to Beethoven's monumental Archduke Trio as Amalia Hall, Edward Neeman and Patrick Suthers delivered a memorable concert, reviews LEN POWER.
Musical Theatre
Duo brings Parisian magic to Canberra
Performing in both English and French, singers Milko Foucault-Larché and Corinne Andrew are returning to The Street Theatre with Paris After Dark, billed as evoking the atmosphere of “a true Parisian soirée”, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Music
Bach versus Handel proves a splendid contest
Bach and Handel went head-to-head as SCUNA turned a Sunday afternoon concert at University House into a musical contest, with plenty of reasons to smile, reviews ALANNA MACLEAN.
Art
NatureArt Lab puts the planet in the picture
Art meets science and environmental conservation in NatureArt Lab's sprawling exhibition at M16 Artspace, where 117 works reveal the beauty and vulnerability of the natural world, reviews arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Music
‘Ecstatic’: Powderfinger’s reunion tour dates revealed
The wait is over as legendary Australian rock group Powderfinger unveils the schedule for its much-hyped national reunion tour.
Arts & Entertainment
Jack’s back with a cruise thriller
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
Lifestyle
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Funny how the price of coffee's gone up since the credit card surcharge was outlawed, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Lifestyle
Scones and sympathy: country ways connecting the city
Pickles, baking and knitting are attracting a new generation of Country Women's Association members and bringing the spirit of the bush to the city, reports STEPHANIE GARDINER.
Gardening
Now’s the time to love the lawn
Warmer soils mean it's time to feed, water and care for lawns to keep them lush, green and healthy through summer, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Lifestyle
There’s patience and then there’s no patience!
PAUL DORIN reckons he's a patient person in all sorts of practical ways, but making him wait, well that's another story altogether.
Wine
The taste of a Tasmanian wine lion
"Tasmanian conditions allow grapevines a long, generally cool growing season. So, the grapes can ripen slowly without losing acidity," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Environment
Colonisation, not climate change, first primed forests to burn
Climate change isn't the only reason some Australian forests burn so fiercely. Researchers reveal how colonisation transformed once-open woodland into fuel-heavy forests primed for catastrophic fire.
Dining
A special spot for lunch in Pialligo
Spring is a gorgeous time of year to wander among nurseries and grab a bit of lunch, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Personal finance
Nice try, but a terrier guard dog had no chance!
Chartered accountant GAIL FREEMAN shares some of the funnier – and failed – claims some people have attempted to make in their tax returns…
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Personal finance
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
We're scaling new heights when it comes to interest rates, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
