You can’t tell a book’s ‘true’ claims by looking at the cover
To read or not to read, to believe or not believe, those are the questions legal columnist HUGH SELBY raises in this personal piece about what's a true story and what's not.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Bumpy industrial ride to getting public servants back to the office
Industrial relations lawyer RICHARD CALVER sees a bumpy road ahead for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's policy of getting public servants back to the office, and there's more...
- Politics
Disruptions: there’s the Cyclone Alfred and then there’s Donald
Anthony Albanese is beset by disruptors, from Cyclone Alfred to Donald Trump, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
- Lifestyle
Emma opens the (cellar) door on new experiences
Emma Shaw, wine educator and general manager of Collector Wines, recently established the Canberra Cellar Door at the Canberra Region Visitors Centre. Wine columnist RICHARD CALVER gets a surprise when he calls by...
- News
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
If it's not one thing, it's another, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
- Lifestyle
Wholegrain or wholemeal, which bread’s better?
What’s the difference between wholemeal and wholegrain bread? Not a whole lot, says MARGARET MURRAY.
- Lifestyle
Bistro with its heart in the country
It was a day for a drive, and dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON landed in historic Gundaroo for a pub-grub experience at Loose Goat Bistro.
- News
Little Matilda is offering a lifetime of hair for charity
Seven-year-old Matilda Meek is getting ready to donate more than 60 centimetres of her hair to national fundraising charity, Hair with Heart, reports ELIZABETH KOVACS.
- Opinion
How ‘tradwives’ market a romanticised lifestyle
With a ‘tradwife’ starring in Married at First Sight, a nostalgic vision of womanhood takes centre stage, says CHRISTINA VOGELS.
Update
Plane showdown sparks airport security review call
Security arrangements at a major regional airport have been questioned after a teen was charged over allegedly trying to bring a gun onto a commercial flight.
Update
Cyclone Alfred makes its presence felt after long wait
Cyclone Alfred has begun to make its presence felt after millions of people anxiously waited for days, with tens of thousands of homes without power.
News
‘Unprecedented’: thousands of tonnes of dead salmon
Mass fish farm deaths caused by bacteria and warmer waters have resulted in more than 5500 tonnes of salmon being dumped at waste facilities.
News
High anxiety as floods begin before cyclone strikes
Thousands of people have already been forced to evacuate as a swollen river rises in a town ravaged by floods three years earlier.
News
Matildas plummet to joint all-time low in FIFA rankings
The Matildas' deflating SheBelieves Cup display has resulted in the Australian women's team slumping to their joint-lowest FIFA world ranking of No.16.
Federal Labor scores first poll win in eight months
Police raid in Lyons seizes gel-blaster and drugs
‘Pray for the best, prepare for the worst’ – SES warns
Rich getting richer: wealth divide hits record high
‘Systemic’ barriers to reporting sexual violence
Tariff fickleness sparks call for business to diversify
News
Frescoes found in Pompeii shed light on ancient rituals
Archaeologists have uncovered a hall with a well-preserved large fresco in Pompeii, the Italian city devastated by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Lifestyle
Royal Australian Mint: see how we’ve changed
Following a $6 million upgrade at the Royal Australian Mint last year, its new museum features interactive displays that will entertain old and young alike.
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Lifestyle
Alex breaks barriers to win Canberra Agent of the Year title
ALEX WANG, of real estate agency Archer, has been named Agent of the Year at the RateMyAgent Awards 2025. He is the first agent of Chinese background to win this title in Canberra.
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News
Plane showdown sparks airport security review call
Security arrangements at a major regional airport have been questioned after a teen was charged over allegedly trying to bring a gun onto a commercial flight.
Update
Cyclone Alfred makes its presence felt after long wait
Cyclone Alfred has begun to make its presence felt after millions of people anxiously waited for days, with tens of thousands of homes without power.
National news
‘Unprecedented’: thousands of tonnes of dead salmon
Mass fish farm deaths caused by bacteria and warmer waters have resulted in more than 5500 tonnes of salmon being dumped at waste facilities.
Weather
High anxiety as floods begin before cyclone strikes
Thousands of people have already been forced to evacuate as a swollen river rises in a town ravaged by floods three years earlier.
Sports news
Matildas plummet to joint all-time low in FIFA rankings
The Matildas' deflating SheBelieves Cup display has resulted in the Australian women's team slumping to their joint-lowest FIFA world ranking of No.16.
Politics
Federal Labor scores first poll win in eight months
Labor's popularity has finally rebounded, albeit narrowly, as the government pulled ahead of the coalition weeks ahead of the election, YouGov polling shows.
Police
Police raid in Lyons seizes gel-blaster and drugs
An 18-year-old man has been arrested after being found with an illegal gel-blaster in Lyons early on Thursday morning.
Update
‘Pray for the best, prepare for the worst’ – SES warns
Anxious residents have been told to prepare for the worst with destructive winds, wild storms and torrential rain expected as Cyclone Alfred approaches.
The economy
Rich getting richer: wealth divide hits record high
Australia's wealth divide reached its worst level in more than two decades, after excluding a temporary narrowing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Daily Puzzles
Anthony Albanese is beset by disruptors, from Cyclone Alfred to Donald Trump, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"The trouble with the current swing to the right is that it serves the wealthy, and the extremely wealthy very well. Those who are most vulnerable will suffer even more than they would do under a progressive government," says MICHAEL MOORE.
Albanese falls victim to a Chinese burn
With so much debt, can we even afford light rail?
The political mud and personal insults are flying
What the Medicare boost means for patients
Dutton launches a game of one-upmanship
Shadow of Trump hangs increasingly over our election
Views
You can’t tell a book’s ‘true’ claims by looking at the cover
To read or not to read, to believe or not believe, those are the questions legal columnist HUGH SELBY raises in this personal piece about what's a true story and what's not.
Opinion
Bumpy industrial ride to getting public servants back to the office
Industrial relations lawyer RICHARD CALVER sees a bumpy road ahead for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's policy of getting public servants back to the office, and there's more...
Opinion
How ‘tradwives’ market a romanticised lifestyle
With a ‘tradwife’ starring in Married at First Sight, a nostalgic vision of womanhood takes centre stage, says CHRISTINA VOGELS.
Opinion
Giving a fair go to fellow our sentient creatures
"We are the apex predator in the animal kingdom. But aside from the few species we have bred to become dependents – mainly dogs – every other creature on earth fears us," writes The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
The former treasurer has a telling piece of advice for the incoming treasurer. KEEPING UP THE ACT is back!
Opinion
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN looks at the polls ahead of the federal election.
Opinion
Pollies podcast their way to phone screens
Politicians are podcasting their way on to phone screens, but the impact may be fleeting, says SUSAN GRANTHAM.
Opinion
Bloody minded politics is what’s driving the tram
"The construction of light rail stage 2a is bloody minded and is a reckless approach to development issues," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
Opinion
Protection for unsafe trees, not those below them
Letter writer MURRAY MAY, of Cook, worries that the bureaucratic bias is to protect dangerous tree, not the people below them.
Arts
Costa steps into the frame at the NPG
Landscape architect, environmental educator and host of ABC TV’s Gardening Australia, Costa Georgiadis, has been chosen from 25 Australians as the subject of the National Portrait Gallery’s next commission.
Theatre
Curious ways Chris’ theatre dreams came true
Arts editor HELEN MUSA reports that getting to stage The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a dream come true for Mockingbird Theatre Company director Chris Baldock.
Arts & Entertainment
Mikelangelo’s new band comes to town
The arts and lots of them feature in HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column, a weekly wrap of what's on where and when.
Art
Rare Banksy owned by blink-182 rocker up for auction
Banksy's re-imagining of the 1992 painting The Singing Butler by Scottish artist Jack Vettriano is expected to fetch millions at auction.
Music
Kasey’s secret to better discs is her ‘inner foghorn’
"I get itchy feet when I'm home too long," country singer Kasey Chambers tells HELEN MUSA ahead of her 30-date Backbone national tour, which includes Canberra.
Arts & Entertainment
Comedy dames step into the spotlight
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's Arts in the City column looking at what's making news around the local arts scene this week.
Update
Anora wins best picture as it sweeps Academy Awards
Anora has taken the Academy Awards by storm, with Sean Baker's strip club Cinderella story winning five Oscars including the top prize.
Art
Artist tackles a big subject in a small space
"It is a strong exhibition that captures its subject – alleged war crimes by Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan – with honesty and strength. ROB KENNEDY reviews The Reckoning by Braidwood artist Kate Stevens.
Art
Visible but Intangible: printmakers take the challenge
KERRY-ANNE COUSINS reviews Visible but Intangible: A print exchange portfolio, by Sydney Printmakers showing at Megalo Print Studio.
Lifestyle
Emma opens the (cellar) door on new experiences
Emma Shaw, wine educator and general manager of Collector Wines, recently established the Canberra Cellar Door at the Canberra Region Visitors Centre. Wine columnist RICHARD CALVER gets a surprise when he calls by...
Health & Fitness
Wholegrain or wholemeal, which bread’s better?
What’s the difference between wholemeal and wholegrain bread? Not a whole lot, says MARGARET MURRAY.
Dining
Bistro with its heart in the country
It was a day for a drive, and dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON landed in historic Gundaroo for a pub-grub experience at Loose Goat Bistro.
Lifestyle
Celebrating ACT’s small business women leaders
From singers to car mechanics, this feature is celebrating International Women’s Day by talking to some of Canberra’s women achievers.
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Wine
White wine tipped a 2025 standout, despite hard season
The wine industry, which in the midst of one of the worst crises in generations, has high hopes for its 2025 vintage, with some makers tipping their whites.
Gardening
Going to pots for a great show of colour
Potted colour in the garden is a great way to have a good show of flowers and colour for the whole season, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Wine
Thai food tests the battle of the rieslings
Riesling versus riesling when wine writer RICHARD CALVER and friends pit a prize-winning local bottle against a, old-world one from Germany.
Dining
The Ottoman we know and love, almost
"To say that Ottoman Cuisine is a fine-dining institution is an understatement and it’s no wonder the anticipation of its reopening in its original building in Barton created a next-level buzz," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
Lifestyle
The experts for furry, feathery and scaly friends
The Canberra experts ensuring your furry, feathery and scaly friends are in the best hands possible.
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