"Over the next five years the jobs forecast is for 500 new entrants through digital graduate and trainee programs, but with 1800 retirements. That creates a gap of 8190 digital government staff by 2030," say ALEX KOVACESKI & RICHARD CALVER.
"More than a year after its walloping at the last election, the Coalition’s policy machinery looks positively anaemic; a policy vacuum," writes political columnist ROBERT McMAHON.
"The founder and chief organiser of the Canberra Art Fair, artist Margaret Hadfield, may look as if she’s a one-woman band but this is far from the truth," writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"Why worry if a woman in custodial care gets $100,000 medical compensation. It’s only other people’s money," says letter writer ANTHONY HORDERN.
We're scaling new heights when it comes to interest rates, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
An idea for when the cost of fuel finally takes you over the top, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Despite the criticism it always stirs up, Netflix’s disturbing American true crime series Monster just keeps pulling audiences back in, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
David Shoebridge won the Greens' first contested federal leadership ballot and promises a more adversarial and prosecutorial path for the party, writes BEN McKAY.
Mountain Laurel brings delicate pink spring flowers to the garden and is a tough evergreen well suited to Canberra’s cold climate, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
Ken Weeks, the oldest man in Australia, has received a special birthday message from the oldest man in the world as he turns 113.
Four people, including a five-year-old girl, remain in hospital after a group of Newcastle Knights fans were hit by a car as they waited to support their team.
Fitness influencer and former reality TV star Sam Wood will remain behind bars after being charged with domestic violence offences, including strangulation.
Sydney Roosters fans rejoiced at the SCG as the men's and women's teams celebrated a historic dual premiership win before parading on an open-top bus.
Australia's auction clearance rates have dropped to nearly their lowest levels of the year as another interest rate rise eats into buyer budgets.
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Ken Weeks, the oldest man in Australia, has received a special birthday message from the oldest man in the world as he turns 113.
Four people, including a five-year-old girl, remain in hospital after a group of Newcastle Knights fans were hit by a car as they waited to support their team.
Fitness influencer and former reality TV star Sam Wood will remain behind bars after being charged with domestic violence offences, including strangulation.
Sydney Roosters fans rejoiced at the SCG as the men's and women's teams celebrated a historic dual premiership win before parading on an open-top bus.
Australia's auction clearance rates have dropped to nearly their lowest levels of the year as another interest rate rise eats into buyer budgets.
Police were told a man had a weapon in the car when he crashed into a tree, in an incident where he was shot dead by officers north of Yass.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr will lead an eight-day trade mission to Germany and the UK aimed at attracting investment, boosting tourism and expanding Canberra's international business links.
Two teenage boys were taken to hospital with stab wounds following an altercation involving several people at Calwell Shopping Centre.
A 23-year-old Gordon man has been charged after Australian Border Force officers found alleged child abuse material on his mobile phone at Canberra Airport.
"More than a year after its walloping at the last election, the Coalition’s policy machinery…
David Shoebridge won the Greens' first contested federal leadership ballot and promises a more adversarial and prosecutorial path for the party, writes BEN McKAY.
"Over the next five years the jobs forecast is for 500 new entrants through digital graduate and trainee programs, but with 1800 retirements. That creates a gap of 8190 digital government staff by 2030," say ALEX KOVACESKI & RICHARD CALVER.
"Why worry if a woman in custodial care gets $100,000 medical compensation. It’s only other people’s money," says letter writer ANTHONY HORDERN.
Suddenly everyone's talking about data centres, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
"The latest political spin presents the Albanese government as leaders in managing the new Digital Age. But the sad truth is that this government, when given the ball, kicked it into the long grass," writes HUGH SELBY.
As we proudly salute five years of the innovative KEEPING UP THE ACT comic strip, its mysterious creator – Shush Capital – reveals how the strip is technically assembled and the intense human creativity behind it.
"While smart glasses offer genuine benefits in daily life, they also raise a challenging question: How do schools maintain fair examinations when AI becomes almost invisible?" Letter writer DONALD THOMAS raises an interesting issue.
Meet new columnist HAMOUDI AL-SAGHIR, a remarkable young Syrian refugee with a terrible story of survival. In his first column, he shares a glimpse of his confronting past and his youthful optimism as he thrives at studying law at the ANU.
Almost one in five Australians who smoke report going without essentials because of the cost. CORAL GARTNER and ARA CHO explain why cheaper cigarettes aren't necessarily the answer.
The Medicare breach wasn't carried out by a conventional hacker but by an AI agent. MEENA JHA explains what the incident reveals about protecting government systems in the age of AI.
"The founder and chief organiser of the Canberra Art Fair, artist Margaret Hadfield, may look as if she’s a one-woman band but this is far from the truth," writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"There was some very competent singing on display, including renditions of some of the canon’s most daunting arias and ensembles." MICHAEL WILSON reviews The Heroines, a performance by National Opera.
Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column.
HELN MUSA reviews Trauerode, a performance by the Canberra Bach Ensemble.
"They displayed amazing dexterity when they crossed hands (often with themselves, but also with each other)." DAVID WHITBREAD reviews Magic, Spells, and Other Worlds, a piano performance by Ivan Horvatic and Andrew Rumsey.
Despite the criticism it always stirs up, Netflix’s disturbing American true crime series Monster just keeps pulling audiences back in, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
An exhibition of the work of one of Australia's most famous painters, Sidney Nolan, explores the darker aspects of the nation's history, its curator says.
Tamarind seeds, butter and water are putting a new spin on an ancient textile technique as Canberra joins Indonesia's National Batik Day celebrations, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Arts editor Helen Musa reports the show Still Here has been cancelled due to illness.
We're scaling new heights when it comes to interest rates, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
An idea for when the cost of fuel finally takes you over the top, says cartoonist PAUL DORIN.
Mountain Laurel brings delicate pink spring flowers to the garden and is a tough evergreen well suited to Canberra’s cold climate, says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
"The whole business of allocating a score as if the process of tasting wine as an objective exercise is flawed," says wine columnist RICHARD CALVER.
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Overlooking the lake in Tuggeranong, there's a cafe with pretty views and loads of indoor and outdoor seating, sys dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
“The more stories in my pocket, the more I can adapt.” Multilingual Angie Ouyang, the inaugural Canberra Region Tour Guide of the Year, shares some of her techniques with reporter DHWANI PATHAK.
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