The morning sky fills with Spectacular’s hot-air balloons
Can you have too much of a good thing? Not when ace news photographer ANDREW CAMPBELL is covering the opening morning of the Canberra Balloon Spectacular. They are wonderful pictures!
- News
- Lifestyle
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN whimsically looks at when the cost-of-living crisis collides with Lent.
- Opinion
Dying anglerfish gives a glimpse of the deep
‘Icarus of the deep’: PREMA ARASU explains how a dying anglerfish became a social media sensation.
- Lifestyle
Colourful daisies with all-year appeal
Marguerite daisies can flower all year, which makes them tricky to prune, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
- Arts & Entertainment
Imagine: John Lennon honoured with UK coin collection
Beatles great and peace advocate John Lennon's life and career is being celebrated with the launch of a commemorative coin in the UK.
- Politics
Dutton’s last steps to power will be the hardest
Will voters fear PM Peter Dutton would be a surprise packet, asks political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Lifestyle
The grapes of wrath for Australian growers
"The supply of wine grapes exceeds demand and this is affecting those grape growers whose economic fortunes are dire because the crop they grow is worth less than the cost of production," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
- Arts & Entertainment
Taste of the fantasy fiction topping book sales
Fantasy is now the best-selling fiction genre in Australia, says book reviewer COLIN STEELE, who illustrates why in his latest column.
- News
Palmer’s gender advertising provokes backlash
Newspapers cannot justify running Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots ads as freedom of speech, says DENIS MULLER.
News
Raiders out-muscle Broncos to extend winning start
Canberra's new recruits Matty Nicholson and Savelio Tamale scored their first NRL tries to help their team to a convincing victory over a strong Brisbane side.
News
Major cities and inland to swelter in sharp heatwave
The weekend will be hot for Australia's biggest cities while inland regions scorch before a cool change brings a short and sharp autumn heatwave to an end.
News
‘Late’ uni student booked at 161 km/h on parkway
A P-plate motorcyclist, "late for a university lecture", will be without his licence for the next six months after being caught driving at 161 kilometres per hour on the Majura Parkway.
News
Man extradited from NSW on sexual assault charges
The owner of a male-stripping business has been extradited from NSW after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in Canberra two years ago.
News
Trump’s second honeymoon sets rocky markets scene
Stretched valuations, risk of a US recession and lingering geopolitical issues have set the scene for an unsteady 2025 for global and Australian shares.
Ted Lasso to return to Richmond for fourth series
Ceasefire first call amid Ukraine peacekeeping push
Explosion in croc numbers triggers feral feast fallout
Brumbies keep Drua at bay through Ikitau hat-trick
Metal makers reinforced as new US tariff threat emerges
Friday’s CityNews headlines
Lifestyle
Family doctor’s sharp focus is patient-centred care
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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Lifestyle
Journey through six decades of the Mint’s history
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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Lifestyle
Individual pergolas that truly speak for themselves
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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News
Raiders out-muscle Broncos to extend winning start
Canberra's new recruits Matty Nicholson and Savelio Tamale scored their first NRL tries to help their team to a convincing victory over a strong Brisbane side.
News
The morning sky fills with Spectacular’s hot-air balloons
Can you have too much of a good thing? Not when ace news photographer ANDREW CAMPBELL is covering the opening morning of the Canberra Balloon Spectacular. They are wonderful pictures!
Weather
Major cities and inland to swelter in sharp heatwave
The weekend will be hot for Australia's biggest cities while inland regions scorch before a cool change brings a short and sharp autumn heatwave to an end.
Police
‘Late’ uni student booked at 161 km/h on parkway
A P-plate motorcyclist, "late for a university lecture", will be without his licence for the next six months after being caught driving at 161 kilometres per hour on the Majura Parkway.
Police
Man extradited from NSW on sexual assault charges
The owner of a male-stripping business has been extradited from NSW after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in Canberra two years ago.
The economy
Trump’s second honeymoon sets rocky markets scene
Stretched valuations, risk of a US recession and lingering geopolitical issues have set the scene for an unsteady 2025 for global and Australian shares.
National news
Ceasefire first call amid Ukraine peacekeeping push
Anthony Albanese will speak with world leaders on peacekeeping in Ukraine, but its ambassador to Australia wants a ceasefire to come in first.
National news
Explosion in croc numbers triggers feral feast fallout
A switch in diet from fish to pork for the Northern Territory's massive crocodile population is having a big environmental impact, researchers say.
Sports news
Brumbies keep Drua at bay through Ikitau hat-trick
Star centre Len Ikitau has scored three tries to help the Brumbies bag back-to-back wins for the first time this season, taking down the Fijian Drua 38-21.
Daily Puzzles
Will voters fear PM Peter Dutton would be a surprise packet, asks political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
America's tariff rebuff feeds into debate about how Australia handles Donald Trump, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
Labor edges ahead of coalition in Roy Morgan poll
Dutton channels Trump: in Canberra, you’re fired!
Alfred forces Albanese into budget of risks and opportunities
Australia to send official to Ukraine defence talks
Disruptions: there’s the Cyclone Alfred and then there’s Donald
Swing to the right serves the wealthy very well
Views
Dying anglerfish gives a glimpse of the deep
‘Icarus of the deep’: PREMA ARASU explains how a dying anglerfish became a social media sensation.
Opinion
Unbroken silence from the prison’s bullies’ paradise
"As best I can describe it, the AMC is a bullies’ paradise. There’s a tight-knit, small group of staff who manage everybody and everything. Suck up to them, life is sweet. Stand in their way, then bad things happen," writes HUGH SELBY.
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Never mind Cyclone Alfred, cartoonist PAUL DORIN reckons PM Anthony Albanese has his own storms up ahead.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
KEEPING UP THE ACT presents Stations of the Very Cross, a story of the "loss-bills" according to Pope Gregory of Brindabella.
Opinion
Canberra Times has sold its soul to the gambling industry
"It pains me deeply, as I’m sure it similarly affects all those former colleagues who toiled beneath the masthead to bring genuine news and heartfelt views to its distinguished readership," writes journalist ROBERT MACKLIN.
Opinion
With family and friends like these, who needs enemies?
"Most male victims of sexual assault don't have their case heard. Of 138 audited reports, only 30% went to the police. Of those, 80% never made it to court. Of those that did, the conviction rate was a bit over 60%," writes HUGH SELBY.
Letters
Catastrophic aged care in Canberra is ‘not fit for purpose’
"Every facility you contact for respite care is already at 95 per cent capacity and available rooms are as scarce as hen’s teeth... the aged-care situation in Canberra is in a catastrophic state," says letter writer CAROLE FORD, of Conder.
Opinion
Wanted: staff who want to make the prison work
"The government’s dogged pursuit of 'nothing to see, nothing to do at the AMC' is cringeworthy, both with respect to the prisoners’ lack of options and the embedded mismanagement," writes HUGH SELBY.
Arts
Ted Lasso to return to Richmond for fourth series
Jason Sudeikis is set to reprise his role as Richmond head coach Ted Lasso as a fourth series is announced.
Music
Imagine: John Lennon honoured with UK coin collection
Beatles great and peace advocate John Lennon's life and career is being celebrated with the launch of a commemorative coin in the UK.
Theatre
Lorca’s last play has relevance for today
Director Karen Vickery, who is rehearsing Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca’s last play, The House of Bernarda Alba, believes he is "one of the great voices of the Spanish world in terms of literature, art and theatre."
Music
Concert of musical brilliance and revelation
LEN POWER reviews the Australian Haydn Ensemble's performance of Haydn’s Sunrise.
Books
Taste of the fantasy fiction topping book sales
Fantasy is now the best-selling fiction genre in Australia, says book reviewer COLIN STEELE, who illustrates why in his latest column.
Art
50 years on, gallery celebrates Nolan’s gift
A spectacular lyrebird costume designed by Sidney Nolan for the Australian Ballet was the centrepiece of the launch at Canberra Museum + Gallery of an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of his gift to the Australian people.
Art
Museum highlights from Berlin coming to the NGA
Artworks by Cézanne, Braque, Giacometti, Klee, Matisse and Picasso are coming from Berlin to the National Gallery of Australia this winter.
Art
Artist has something to say about greyhounds
A Canberra artist whose unusual muse is his rescue greyhound is about to unveil his debut exhibition, which he describes as “a cultural statement”.
Exhibitions
Textile artists celebrate the beauty of mangroves
"Visitors can wander between columns of denim patchwork quilts, beautifully decorated with mangrove plants and creatures." ROB KENNEDY reviews Mangroves – Tales from the Tide, at Questacon.
Lifestyle
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN whimsically looks at when the cost-of-living crisis collides with Lent.
Gardening
Colourful daisies with all-year appeal
Marguerite daisies can flower all year, which makes them tricky to prune, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Wine
The grapes of wrath for Australian growers
"The supply of wine grapes exceeds demand and this is affecting those grape growers whose economic fortunes are dire because the crop they grow is worth less than the cost of production," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Lifestyle
Family doctor’s sharp focus is patient-centred care
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.
Sponsored Content
Lifestyle
Journey through six decades of the Mint’s history
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.
Sponsored Content
Dining
Wine bar with cool vibe and a compact menu
"Tucked in the back of Lonsdale Street’s Branx Building is a wine bar with a cool vibe, an impressive wine list and a compact menu with interesting food that complements the top drops on offer," says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Lifestyle
First steps to a business refresh
Post-covid Blake and Emmy felt it was truly time to refresh their business, but where to start? Chartered accountant GAIL FREEMAN knows the way.
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Gardening
Of leopard plants and leopard slugs
Don't let the snail-eating leopard slugs near the prized leopard plant, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
Lifestyle
Individual pergolas that truly speak for themselves
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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