"This play needs to be seen by young audiences. It isn’t 'cool' nor faddish. It is engaging when one gives it a chance." JOE WOODWARD reviews a Street Theatre production of Jean Genet's The Maids, directed by Caroline Stacey.
While parts of Australia battle floods, farmers in the nation's south are selling off stock, abandoning crops and pleading for help as drought deepens.
"Rules (including parliamentary privilege) can be abused, as happened that day at the MCG. The spirit of parliamentary privilege never envisaged the present claims to shut out review," writes legal columnist HUGH SELBY.
There's cleaning up going on everywhere after the past week's terrible flooding in NSW, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Middle-age is a time of life that doesn't often get the spotlight shone upon it in the streaming era, writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Queen frontman Freddie Mercury's secret daughter has been revealed in a new book, five decades after she was born.
Devices seized from Erin Patterson's home allegedly reveal frustration with her husband's family in the months before she served them a poisonous meal, reports EMILY WOODS in Melbourne.
Semicolons are becoming increasingly rare; their disappearance should be resisted, writes ROSLYN PETELIN.
Bare deciduous trees are easier to work with in winter and the main fruiting trees to prune are the pome fruits – apples, pears and quinces, and fruit with a central core and seeds, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
The leader of the Nationals is proud of his party's short-lived decision to walk away from the coalition, even if it costs him his job.
Residents of flood-affected areas are being urged not to return to their homes until advised, with clean-up efforts expected to be hampered by strong winds.
Australia's only female aerobatic pilot has returned to her home-town air show to wow 15,000 fans with gravity-defying stunts.
Authorities are trying to get critical food and medical supplies to cut-off communities after deadly, record-breaking floods.
A 34-year-old man is accused of strangling another man during a car park dispute in Belconnen on Friday night.
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The leader of the Nationals is proud of his party's short-lived decision to walk away from the coalition, even if it costs him his job.
Residents of flood-affected areas are being urged not to return to their homes until advised, with clean-up efforts expected to be hampered by strong winds.
While parts of Australia battle floods, farmers in the nation's south are selling off stock, abandoning crops and pleading for help as drought deepens.
Australia's only female aerobatic pilot has returned to her home-town air show to wow 15,000 fans with gravity-defying stunts.
Authorities are trying to get critical food and medical supplies to cut-off communities after deadly, record-breaking floods.
A 34-year-old man is accused of strangling another man during a car park dispute in Belconnen on Friday night.
Newcastle-based regional carrier FlyPelican has ended its partnership with Virgin's Velocity frequent flyer program.
At least 10,000 properties have been damaged in devastating flooding, with dozens of communities still cut off as clean-up efforts begin.
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake has struck in north-central NSW followed by an aftershock.
If Ley and Littleproud find a way to cohabit, it will be a tense household, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
The coalition split puts Victorian and NSW Nationals Senate seats at high risk, says political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.
"Rules (including parliamentary privilege) can be abused, as happened that day at the MCG. The spirit of parliamentary privilege never envisaged the present claims to shut out review," writes legal columnist HUGH SELBY.
There's cleaning up going on everywhere after the past week's terrible flooding in NSW, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Semicolons are becoming increasingly rare; their disappearance should be resisted, writes ROSLYN PETELIN.
"Olympic athletes generally live an average of 2.8 to 5.3 years longer than the general population in which they live.," writes Whimsey columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
David Whatsisname, reborn as the federal member for Bean, gets some political advice from the Great Labor Humbug.
"Affordable" is in the eye of the beholder when it comes to affordable housing, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"How about some real-life stories from people from different walks of life who did not get vaccinated but wish that they did," asks letter writer KARINA MORRIS, of Weetangera.
‘Greenlandisation’, sea ice, permafrost: BERNADETTE HINCE looks at how polar words explain a changing world.
"Will Pope Leo lead the vanguard of the leaderless Democrats against the man whose base includes Catholics who mostly haven’t been to college like JD Vance," asks The Gadfly columnist ROBERT MACKLIN.
The innovative Blamey Street Big Band tackled the music of Abba. Reviewer BILL STEPHENS reckons they nailed it, in their own distinctive way.
"This play needs to be seen by young audiences. It isn’t 'cool' nor faddish. It is engaging when one gives it a chance." JOE WOODWARD reviews a Street Theatre production of Jean Genet's The Maids, directed by Caroline Stacey.
MICHAEL WILSON reviews Cantatas for Jubilate Sunday, a performance by the Canberra Bach Ensemble.
ROB KENNEDY reviews Autumn with Mozart, a performance by the ANU Choral Society (SCUNA) and the ANU Chamber Choir.
Middle-age is a time of life that doesn't often get the spotlight shone upon it in the streaming era, writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Queen frontman Freddie Mercury's secret daughter has been revealed in a new book, five decades after she was born.
BRIAN ROPE reviews Stilleven, an exhibition of works by glass artist Rose-Mary Faulkner.
Billy Joel says online he is cancelling all his upcoming concerts after being diagnosed with a condition that causes a build-up of fluid in the brain.
Reviewer ANNA CREER continues her life of crime fiction with two cracking novels, one set in Ireland and the other in India.
Bare deciduous trees are easier to work with in winter and the main fruiting trees to prune are the pome fruits – apples, pears and quinces, and fruit with a central core and seeds, writes gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
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"Moppity has been awarded Most Successful Exhibitor at the Canberra Region Wine Show for a record eight years and won the Great Australian Shiraz Challenge twice," writes wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
The 2025 Local Heritage Awards have been announced at the recently-named Frank Pangallo Heritage Library during the Queanbeyan-Palerang Heritage Festival.
"Ambrosia Lounge creates concoctions to transport customers to Mount Olympus without the need for a chariot," writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
In this feature we get advice from some of Canberra’s experts in the business of helping seniors enjoy their retirement.
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Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON devotes her column to the virtues of jasmine, the problems of tick scale and what to do with raspberries now the fruit's all gone.
