‘The Curse’ is an awkward treat for TV masochists
"Streaming" reviewer NICK OVERALL looks at "The Curse" a cringe-comedy that feels less like a show and more like a diabolical experiment to test just how much awkwardness viewers can endure.
- News
- Lifestyle
It’s all go in the summer veggie patch
The vegetable patch should be in full swing now as the heat has arrived; all the tomatoes, zucchini, corn and pumpkins can go into the garden, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
- Opinion
The presumption of innocence is dead and buried
Legal affairs writer and former barrister HUGH SELBY says the presumption of innocence is dead and buried. It has been inverted. It is now a presumption of guilt unless and until a court finds the accused "not guilty".
- Lifestyle
Should we give a rat’s about covid RATs?
Should we still be using RATs to test for covid? HASSAN VALLY answers four key questions...
- Lifestyle
Moving story of Queanbeyan’s Boer War memorial
Social historian and journalist NICHOLE OVERALL shares the story of Queanbeyan's Boer War memorial and its long journey from Monaro Street to the Moore Park Memorial Rose Garden.
- Lifestyle
French, where the focus is on exceptional
There's something special about a classic French bistro and Louis is no exception, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
- Opinion
As Michael Caine says, not many people know that
There's a word that describes the smell after rain, another for the rumble of a hungry stomach and one for when you don't want to get out of bed. "Whimsey" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS bets you haven't heard of them…
- Digital Edition
Digital edition November 23
"YOU can still make out the oddly-shaped indentation in the centre of a crossroad in Queanbeyan’s CBD where an unusual monument stood for more than 50 years." NICHOLE OVERALL tells the moving tale of Queanbeyan's Boer War memorial.
- Lifestyle
New covid booster vaccines, do they work?
What are the new covid booster vaccines? Can I get one? Do they work? Are they safe? PAUL GRIFFIN has the answers.
Update
Higgins takes stand in Lehrmann defamation case
Brittany Higgins briefly stepped into the witness box in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial, describing how she began working in politics after campaigning at university.
News
Increase penalties, says union, after officer assault
The Australian Federal Police Association is calling on the ACT government to review the penalties for assaults to frontline community service providers following the serious assault of a police officer.
Update
Roberts-Smith ordered to pay publishers’ legal costs
Ben Roberts-Smith has been ordered to pay the legal costs of newspapers that published allegations he committed war crimes following a failed defamation suit.
News
Judges detail ruling on immigration detention overreach
A High Court finding that indefinite immigration detention was unconstitutional led to the release of detainees, a court judgment has revealed.
News
Severe storms may batter Canberra
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the next several hours over Canberra, says BoM.
Tuesday’s ‘CityNews’ headlines
Three national gongs for local builders
Elderly woman dies after rape in aged-care home
Labor’s Senator Pat Dodson to retire in January
Government confident of locating missing detainee
A look at the CIT’s ‘thinking’ millions is looming
Arts & Entertainment
Art of the body and heart exposed at National Gallery
An exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia looks at representations of the figure by female artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Lifestyle
When a drop of apophenia doesn’t go amiss
Winer writer RICHARD CALVER feels he was inexorably led, by an almost supernatural force, to write about Nero d’Avola.
Arts & Entertainment
Winding back the dial on 100 years of radio
The National Film and Sound Archive is launching a new digital exhibition to celebrate 100 years of radio in Australia.
News
Higgins takes stand in Lehrmann defamation case
Brittany Higgins briefly stepped into the witness box in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial, describing how she began working in politics after campaigning at university.
Police
Increase penalties, says union, after officer assault
The Australian Federal Police Association is calling on the ACT government to review the penalties for assaults to frontline community service providers following the serious assault of a police officer.
Update
Roberts-Smith ordered to pay publishers’ legal costs
Ben Roberts-Smith has been ordered to pay the legal costs of newspapers that published allegations he committed war crimes following a failed defamation suit.
National news
Judges detail ruling on immigration detention overreach
A High Court finding that indefinite immigration detention was unconstitutional led to the release of detainees, a court judgment has revealed.
News
Severe storms may batter Canberra
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the next several hours over Canberra, says BoM.
Police
Elderly woman dies after rape in aged-care home
A 90-year-old woman who was critically injured when she was attacked and raped in her nursing home has died.
National news
Labor’s Senator Pat Dodson to retire in January
Indigenous leader and Labor senator Pat Dodson has signalled his intention to retire from parliament on Australia Day.
Update
Government confident of locating missing detainee
A missing detainee has been referred to the Australian Federal Police after they refused to wear an electronic monitoring track upon their release.
Daily Puzzles
Can the Albanese government turn 2024 into a happy new year despite multiple challenges, asks political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"The response of the ACT government to the allegations concerning a member of the Assembly, including strident demands he resign, lacked any semblance of a commitment to his right to the presumption of innocence," writes JON STANHOPE.
Did you or didn’t you, Prime Minister?
The good friends around the house
Greens’ Laura Nuttall likely, but not a certainty
Struggling government gives coalition wins on detainees
How this high-tax ACT government can’t stop spending
Lee has the makings of a vision for Canberra
Views
A look at the CIT’s ‘thinking’ millions is looming
Letter writer SUE DYER, of Downer, is looking for enlightenment from the ACT Integrity Commission about the extent to which snake oil was an embedded project ingredient at the CIT.
Opinion
The presumption of innocence is dead and buried
Legal affairs writer and former barrister HUGH SELBY says the presumption of innocence is dead and buried. It has been inverted. It is now a presumption of guilt unless and until a court finds the accused "not guilty".
Opinion
As Michael Caine says, not many people know that
There's a word that describes the smell after rain, another for the rumble of a hungry stomach and one for when you don't want to get out of bed. "Whimsey" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS bets you haven't heard of them…
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
Public toilets in Canberra seem to cost more than anywhere on earth to build. Luckily, Minister Chris Steel helped KEEPING UP THE ACT make sense of it all for you...
Opinion
Whistleblowers: has Dreyfus lost his moral compass?
"Mark Dreyfus has promoted his place as a proponent of whistleblower protection law. But his actions this week are in stark contradiction," writes legal columnist HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Climate change will cook the insurance industry
"Not even the finest fine printer will save the insurance industry from the worldwide ravages of climate change," predicts "The Gadfly" columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
Opinion
Optus crash confirms why cash still matters
Cash may no longer be king, but the Optus debacle shows it is still necessary, writes CHRIS VASANTKUMAR.
Opinion
Stay tuned to your daffy dials, Ken Behrens!
In this exclusive column, our ever-lovin’ CHIEF DUDERINO says that in the lead up to the 2024 election they're going to flick the loony switch: "I’d like to tell you everything we have planned, except we don’t even know ourselves!"
Opinion
The unheard voice of forensic science research
Because the great majority of criminal cases are finalised with sentencing following a plea of guilty, the public hears too little about the vital role of crime-scene examiners and forensic scientists, writes HUGH SELBY.
Arts
Lea’s stellar line-up of dancers
In her latest "Artsday" column, arts editor HELEN MUSA lists lots to see and hear around town this coming week.
Music
Enchanting program of magical music.
On their first Australian tour, violinist Noa Wildschut and pianist Elisabeth Brauss captivated the audience at Llewellyn Hall with an enchanting program of magical music, writes reviewer DANTE COSTA.
Theatre
Here come those bears… and Goldilocks
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA'S latest burst of all-things-arts in this week's "Arts in the City" column.
Art
Bring out the life in Kngwarray’s awesome art
Arts editor HELEN MUSA says it's indisputable that Emily Kam Kngwarray is one of Australia's greatest artists, as the coming exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, which bears her name, will show.
Theatre
Basile stands up to take the ‘Blame’
Arts editor HELEN MUSA lists events from comedy to classical in this week's 'Arts in the City' column.
Music
Duo triumphs with music to swoon to
"Harpist Rowan Phemister and violinist Lucy Macourt create a vibrant team of quality musicians." writes ROB KENNEDY, who reviews their "Serenade" concert.
Music
Standing ovation for young performers
LEN POWER reviews the first Australian concert of The Young Soloists at the Snow Concert Hall.
Exhibitions
Art of the body and heart exposed at National Gallery
An exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia looks at representations of the figure by female artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Music
CSO’s ‘gorgeous’ celebration of spring
SARAH EC BYRNE reviews the "gorgeous and fitting climax to the Canberra Symphony Orchestra’s 2023 season at Llewellyn Hall".
Lifestyle
Three national gongs for local builders
Three ACT companies have won national awards across the residential, commercial and civil sectors.
Gardening
It’s all go in the summer veggie patch
The vegetable patch should be in full swing now as the heat has arrived; all the tomatoes, zucchini, corn and pumpkins can go into the garden, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Wine
When a drop of apophenia doesn’t go amiss
Winer writer RICHARD CALVER feels he was inexorably led, by an almost supernatural force, to write about Nero d’Avola.
Lifestyle
Services that support people with disabilities
“CityNews” has found the Canberra businesses who are here to offer support and guidance.
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Lifestyle
Professional help in coping with all sorts of stress
“CityNews” spoke with the professionals who can help to manage and ease stress in every aspect of day-to-day life.
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Medicine and wellbeing
Should we give a rat’s about covid RATs?
Should we still be using RATs to test for covid? HASSAN VALLY answers four key questions...
History
Moving story of Queanbeyan’s Boer War memorial
Social historian and journalist NICHOLE OVERALL shares the story of Queanbeyan's Boer War memorial and its long journey from Monaro Street to the Moore Park Memorial Rose Garden.
Dining
French, where the focus is on exceptional
There's something special about a classic French bistro and Louis is no exception, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Lifestyle
Helen supports parents with neurodiverse children
In this sponsored post, Helen Day speaks about her role as an advocate for people with ADHD and her experiences as a woman in business.
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