Black-belt champ gets a kick out of karate
THE odd combination of karate movies and “Beef Week” started Lawson man, Reece Cummings on a 19-year martial arts journey before earning a top...
Ruth’s gifts to saying goodbye
WHEN Ruth Hutchinson’s mum died three years ago she wanted to find a way to have her mum, Jill, remembered forever.
“I needed to do...
Author Alan sees local history everywhere
“PEOPLE think because Canberra is relatively new it doesn’t have much history to uncover, but I’m hoping what I’ve done is enough proof to...
Back in the saddle and on the case for cancer
ADAM Visser is starting conversations about early testing for prostate cancer.
Following his own diagnosis in May, the 67-year-old created an initiative called Ask Your...
Digital edition 20 December
“MEN are uniquely unsuited to the business of politics. It should an occupation reserved for women.” Crazy or courageous? ROBERT MACKLIN makes his argument in our final, fabulous edition for the year.
Shrinking migraine pain without drugs
The whole time TABITHA CARVAN is speaking to Prof Paul Martin, she feels she’s getting a headache. Should she see a doctor about it – or a psychologist?
Men get takeaway with Dominos’ safe
TWO men spotted stealing the safe from Domino’s in Fyshwick led police a merry dance before escaping in a stolen white van.
At about 6.55am...
Send food not flowers to new mums
Ebony-Maria Levy... “This is really just about one family cooking for another.” Photo by Andrew Finch
WHEN you’ve just had a baby, the last thing...
My Summer / Kagiso “KG” Ratlhagane
Canberra rapper and hip-hop artist KAGISO “KG” RATLHAGANE is looking forward to...
Review / Coward with a light, delicate touch
theatre
"Blithe Spirit"
By Noel Coward, directed by Kate Blackhurst
At Theatre 3 until December 6.
Reviewed by Helen Musa.
My Summer / Lucy Sugerman
Singer LUCY SUGERMAN’s summer plans include…
Grattan / David Hurley will be Australia’s new Governor-General
YESTERDAY (December 16) Scott Morrison announced that NSW Governor David Hurley will become Australia’s next Governor-General, succeeding Sir Peter Cosgrove.
The Prime Minister timed his...
BUDGET14: Reactions to the ACT Budget
AS reactions come in to today's budget we'll be publishing them below in the order they have arrived.
First in was the Greens' Shane Rattenbury...
Canberra’s politicians get a pay rise amid entitlement changes
THE ACT Remuneration Tribunal has determined that the denizens of the Legislative Assembly are in need of a pay rise.
The tribunal considered the Wage...
Team Zed’s got the message
Zed says you asked for it and the Liberals say they’ve ‘absolutely’ got it: A strong, hard-working, unified team. As they turn into the...
A South by SouthEast festival for Canberra if Labor is returned
ANDREW Barr says a re-elected ACT Labor Government will bring a new winter festival to Canberra’s calendar.
"The Canberra Arts Biennial will take place during...
Grattan / 2018, the year of governing badly
LOOKING back on the federal politics of 2018, voters can conclude they’ve been given a rough trot.
What’s been dubbed “the permanent election campaign” to...
How we can reinvigorate the Australian Federation
By Vince FitzGerald, Australian National University
WHEN our two major levels of government work in partnership, our Federation can function well. The standout period for...
Popular names top the list again this year
THIS year’s most popular ACT baby names are Amelia and William.
“Amelia and William have both been popular names in the past, with William being...
Changes to Canberra’s tenancy laws
SIMON Corbell has announced the introduction of legislation granting property owners and tenants in the ACT more rights and protections including a broader range...
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Remembering freedom’s struggle
In this sponsored post, “CityNews” meets experts around Canberra who celebrate Statehood Day, which marks Croatia’s Declaration of Independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991.
