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"FROZEN caramel custard. Salted hazelnut praline. Chocolate parfait. Chocolate and cocoa fragments. Divine". Has dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON tasted dessert heaven?
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MUM in the City columnist SONYA FLADUN exposes the pain "fake news" is bringing to a very public crisis in her family.
FOR 10 years political columnist MICHAEL MOORE has argued that all of Labor's members in the Legislative Assembly have a conflict of interest regarding poker machines. Now things are getting interesting…
ACTOR George Lazenby may have drawn first breath in Goulburn, but columnist NICHOLE OVERALL is never going to let us forget the one-time James Bond grew up in Queanbeyan. It's a good yarn. Page 8.
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Digital edition 11 May
“IT'S about using my stutter as a strength, not a weakness," says life-long sufferer Ros Mullen, who is well on his way to being an eloquent and effective speaker. Page 3 has the story.
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"MY little boy asked me: 'Mummy, what does our baby do?' I didn’t know how to answer his question." So starts a delightful column by KATE MEIKLE on Page 10.
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Digital edition 27 April
"I HAVE received more abuse as a cyclist than over the 28 years as a sports commentator," writes the now-Lycra lad TIM GAVEL on Page 6.
GARDENING writer Cedric Bryant unwittingly found a new camellia cultivar growing in his Canberra backyard and he named it “Priscilla Rose” in memory of his sister. KATHRYN VUKOVLJAK shares the story on Page 3.
JON STANHOPE is grumpy at the way a modest, little charity he's the patron of has been suddenly defunded by the ACT government. He says the Minister hasn't thought it through and explains why on Page 6.
FORMER MLA Mary Porter has never been shy to get her teeth into issues. Now she's arguing for a better deal for dogs in the ACT. DANIELLE NOHRA has the story on Page 3.
NICHOLE OVERALL's done it again! Another smashing local history column, this time revealing the only man in Canberra ever sentenced to hang. Did he? Page 11 of this terrific edition has the answer.
MUM in the City SONYA FLADUN reckons homework is pretty important, but how much should you help kids with it?
SADLY, after years of writing for "CityNews", we are publishing this week the last of ROBERT MACKLIN'S insightful and beautifully written "Seven Days" columns. A bad chest infection has meant he must lighten his workload, though he has promised to continue to contribute from time to time. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Rob.
HAS Canberra got a Loch Ness Monster lurking in its waterways? Columnist NICHOLE OVERALL says there's plenty of historical evidence to support the presence of a creepy creature.
ALL the millions of wonderful words we publish from our writers and columnists every year would be for nought without the support of our advertisers. Please favour them, especially at Christmas, because their faith allows us to keep fearlessly serving our community.
IN this week's edition, arts editor HELEN MUSA previews what promises to be an opulent summer blockbuster at the National Gallery – "Versailles: Treasures from the Palace".
THE office came to a reverential standstill at the news our film reviewer DOUGAL MACDONALD had awarded a film a full five stars! What kind of movie is this? His review is on Page 20.
KAREN Hewitt is a sound curator at the NFSA, but in the '80s she was a recording engineer in London working with the likes of Paul McCartney, Donna Summer, Bananarama and Kylie Minogue. She tells tales to DANIELLE NOHRA
READER NASIS ELLIS is grumpy about the way the law is managing mobile phone use in cars, TIM GAVEL says sportswomen are light years away on equal pay and CEDRIC BRYANT says there's lots of love for maples in Canberra.
