menu_open Columnists

Canberra Times
We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

It's not all doom and gloom. Here's why businesses are feeling more optimistic

latest 4

Canberra Times

Bruce Billson

The major public service themes of 2025, and what to expect in the new year

latest 4

Canberra Times

John Wilson

A failure in our job market has become a business model. The human cost is staggering

latest 4

Canberra Times

Kasy Chambers

Access to support should be determined by people's needs, not their postcode

latest 4

Canberra Times

Mia Jessurun

Melanesia to Mac Point: the cargo cult mindset

Melanesia to Mac Point: the cargo cult mindset

Observers first noticed them in the late 19th century. Strange cults in Melanesia whose members believed they would be showered with the...

latest 6

Canberra Times

John Hanscombe

I've, finally, become a cricket mum

I've, finally, become a cricket mum

For the first 11 years of his life, my son has showed zero interest in cricket. Login or signup to continue reading Which I thought was very un-...

yesterday 9

Canberra Times

Megan Doherty

Albanese is riding high right now. That means the hits are just around the corner

Albanese is riding high right now. That means the hits are just around the corner

It was just half an hour yet somehow it captured the political year like a photograph. Login or signup to continue reading It came on the final...

yesterday 10

Canberra Times

Mark Kenny

Without this, Lake Burley Griffin is a characterless waste of space

Without this, Lake Burley Griffin is a characterless waste of space

I saw you toss the kites on high Login or signup to continue reading And blow the birds about the sky; And all around I heard you pass, Like...

previous day 10

Canberra Times

Ian Warden

The new National AI Plan gets the balance wrong

The new National AI Plan gets the balance wrong

Australia's new National AI Plan arrives at an important moment. Login or signup to continue reading Governments everywhere are introducing...

previous day 2

Canberra Times

Uri Gal

From Senate estimates to her own teens: commissioner's battle over the ban

From Senate estimates to her own teens: commissioner's battle over the ban

It's less than a week out from the ban everyone's talking about, and everything in my world is pointing to it being a very good idea. Login or...

previous day 1

Canberra Times

Sally Pryor

This is a dog's breakfast. Govts have previously done one of two things with messes like this

This is a dog's breakfast. Govts have previously done one of two things with messes like this

If you wanted an example of the inherent problems of federal systems, you couldn't do better than Australia's not-for-profit sector. Login or...

previous day 1

Canberra Times

Denis Moriarty

What's working from home doing to your mental health? We tracked 16,000 Australians to find out

What's working from home doing to your mental health? We tracked 16,000 Australians to find out

Working from home has become a fixture of Australian work culture, but its effect on mental health is still widely debated. Login or signup to...

previous day 10

Canberra Times

Jan Kabatek

The Commonwealth Park aquatic centre needs some parking, but it can't just be about cars

The Commonwealth Park aquatic centre needs some parking, but it can't just be about cars

The ACT government is preparing to construct a new aquatic centre located in Commonwealth Park. The project has a budget of $137.8 million,...

previous day 9

Canberra Times

Amy Jelacic

The high-risk policy trap that could make or break the opposition

The high-risk policy trap that could make or break the opposition

It's near-universally agreed that opposition policy development under Peter Dutton was too thin and too late. Now the Sussan Ley opposition is...

friday 5

Canberra Times

Michelle Grattan

Gallagher will not get re-elected if she keeps treating her electorate like they're stupid

Gallagher will not get re-elected if she keeps treating her electorate like they're stupid

What's the point of electing and re-electing Katy Gallagher to the Australian Senate if she is going to betray fundamental principles of good...

friday 4

Canberra Times

Jack Waterford

We got 50 demands for an apology in two hours. Here's how we responded

We got 50 demands for an apology in two hours. Here's how we responded

At 3.30pm on Wednesday, our editorial assistant, Ned, said to me over the partition that he was forwarding an email complaining about David Pope's...

friday 2

Canberra Times

John Paul Moloney

The great gas rip off: how the govt can stop us all getting burned

The great gas rip off: how the govt can stop us all getting burned

The Albanese government could soon intervene to start fixing one of the biggest ongoing public policy fiascos in this country's history:...

friday 3

Canberra Times

Ebony Bennett

For healthy food trust your gut and get real

For healthy food trust your gut and get real

Before the era of barcodes and biometrics, dinner was the easiest decision of the day. You looked in the pantry, not at a food influencer's post....

friday 1

Canberra Times

Garry Linnell

I've been renting for eight years, so why do I still have my parents on my lease?

I've been renting for eight years, so why do I still have my parents on my lease?

Two months ago, I accepted a job as the Canberra Times' new property journalist. The job offer was exciting, of course but it also meant I would...

friday 2

Canberra Times

Georgina Sebar

Poor men. They're not getting murdered every week. But what a terrible year for them

Poor men. They're not getting murdered every week. But what a terrible year for them

It's been a terrible year for men. Login or signup to continue reading Sure, it's not like they are murdered by their partners every other week but...

friday 3

Canberra Times

Jenna Price

Students have little opportunity to study foreign languages in Canberra. That's a problem

Students have little opportunity to study foreign languages in Canberra. That's a problem

As schools wind down for 2025 and year 12 students begin their transition to "adult life", as my daughters call it, I'm also reaching the end of my...

04.12.2025 1

Canberra Times

Elly Kent