Know a drop to shake off complacency?
To be complacent means that you are pleased with yourself or your merits and advantages or the situation you are in: basically, being self-satisfied, writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
Lifestyle
All about life in Canberra
Rosemary in Kingston is now open at night and it’s well worth a visit, says dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
With just over two months until the end of the financial year, chartered accountant GAIL FREEMAN shares some useful tax tips for things to do before June 30.
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With property-related offences remaining at concerning levels in Canberra, crime prevention advocate Neighbourhood Watch Australasia has launched a security upgrade rebate program aimed at empowering residents to safeguard their properties.
Gardening
The plant peril that comes in yellow
The Spotted Dead Nettle is from the mint family, but beware, buy the wrong variety and you'll have it for life, warns gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Health & Fitness
Taking a lunge into getting more from walking
Only walking for exercise? KEN NOSAKA shows how to get the most out of it.
Wine
Cold comfort drinking red wine in Japan
"Drinking mostly Japanese beer and sake with food wasn’t a difficulty, but for lovers of red wine though, expect to have to warm your glass to let the wine reach room temperature," writes RICHARD CALVER, home from a holiday in Japan.
"It’s the food that makes Beltana Farm shine," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON. "Farmhouse shared plates are the go, served alongside a carefully selected list of Australian and local wines."
CityNews speaks to some of the businesses that are professionally delivering a variety of services to the people of Tuggeranong.
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Relatively new in the city on Bunda Street, Botswana Butchery is a steakhouse extraordinaire with an uncertain future, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
You got your eyesight tested and found out you need glasses. You put them on and everything looks crystal clear. But after a few weeks things look blurrier without them than they did before your eye test. What’s going on?
Gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON is focusing on a small, colourful plant that's perfect for a summer garden but won't be around when the frosts come.
“CityNews” speaks with a variety of health experts, all passionate about the wellbeing of their patients.
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Space heaters provide an extra boost of warmth, making even the coldest rooms feel inviting, says DAVID ELLINGSEN, CEO of Gas and Plumbing Australia. In this sponsored post he shares the pros and cons of five space-heater options.
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Chartered accountant GAIL FREEMAN reveals that the ATO is reinstating written-off debts that were originally "uneconomical to pursue" and there's no escaping them.
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Another dose of cartoonist PAUL DORIN'S droll sense of humour.
ZUL WALKER MOHAMMAD AL-KABI explains the functions and success of Exemplar Systems to its students and apprentices across Australia.This is a sponsored post.
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The foliage and leaves of autumn bulbs is a good indication that the soil is cooling, says gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON.
"Confirmation bias occurs when a writer consciously or unconsciously cherry picks evidence that supports what they already believe to be true," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
