The disturbing world of ‘dark tourism’ to sad places
‘Dark tourism’ is attracting visitors to war zones and sites of atrocities in Israel and Ukraine. JULIET ROGERS looks at why.
Opinion
Views on the news from Canberra’s top columnists
Another cartoon from the wry eye of PAUL DORIN.
Concerned about Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS' mental state, a friend sent him some statistics, along with a mental health check. But it didn't stop there...
"Even if we don’t blast ourselves to pieces, our homeland, this beautiful blue planet, is becoming unlivable. And we have no one to blame but ourselves," writes The gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
Opinion
Why community begins with putting people first
The transformation from a transient population to a tightly knit community is a testament to the city’s allure… yet, there persists a narrative that frames Canberra as a political experiment, writes JERRY NOCKLES.
Opinion
Crafty Andy, the wolf who cried ‘boy, oh boy!’
"From his whiskers to his tail, Andy knew that he, and he alone, would become the greatest ruler of his backwards village." KEEPING UP THE ACT shares a fable. Fictional, of course.
Letters
The current secretive government needs a fright
"What credible independents usually do is to be independent. In federal parliament, independents seem to focus on community needs and national issues more than the major parties," says letter writer TONY STEWART.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN sees a hidden bonus in owning a Chinese electric vehicle.
KEEPING UP THE ACT reports verbatim how Nurse Rach took four years (and an impending election) to waffle her way to giving junior doctors what they were owed.
"For Canberra’s move to a higher-density future to be soundly based, a review of the planning and transport strategies is needed," writes former planner MIKE QUIRK.
Letter writer SUE DYER, of Downer, says the ACT government is preventing public school visits by independent senator David Pocock, despite the schools inviting him. But why?
ROSS FITZGERALD reveals new developments about imprisoned whistleblower David McBride and 'deeply disturbing' revelations about the treatment of prisoners at the Alexander Maconochie Centre.
"Any indigenous Australian defending a criminal charge might well believe that with an all-white jury, the odds are tilted against them," writes legal columnist HUGH SELBY.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN looks behind the employment figures.
Tupperware has filed for bankruptcy – is multi-level marketing in trouble, asks ANDREW HUGHES.
Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS finds himself in Las Vegas for a conference and a ride on the fastest and most horrifying in roller coaster in the world.
"Protecting kiddies is a lovely idea in theory, but until the governments of the world unite, it’s just not going to happen… ever," says The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
"Whistleblower David McBride’s debilitating conditions of imprisonment at the Alexander Maconochie Centre comprise cruel and unusual punishment," writes ROSS FITZGERALD.
By launching the policy for a Future Generations Act, the Independents for Canberra have really set themselves apart from other political parties running in the election, writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
