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I tried to beat the freezing cold this winter. What I got was deeply unpleasant

I tried to beat the freezing cold this winter. What I got was deeply unpleasant

Canberra gets pretty freezing in winter, which is why lots of people (including me) plan holidays to warmer places then. But those jetting off to a...

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Ebony Bennett

AI needs a leader: why having a chief AI officer is becoming a business necessity

AI needs a leader: why having a chief AI officer is becoming a business necessity

In organisations across Australia, a fundamental shift in leadership is taking place as chief artificial intelligence officers (CAIOs) become an...

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Lou Compagnone

If we voted today, Labor would get towelled up. And Labor can't see the peril it's in

If we voted today, Labor would get towelled up. And Labor can't see the peril it's in

Last Saturday's Western Australian byelection in the state seat of Secret Bay was worse than diabolical for Labor. Subscribe now for unlimited...

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Crispin Hull

Trump's shock value has faded. No one's listening

Trump's shock value has faded. No one's listening

When Donald Trump signed one of his first executive orders of his second term, renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America in January 2025, the...

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John Hanscombe

Why voters rage against the machine, and how the majors can win them back

Why voters rage against the machine, and how the majors can win them back

Several surveys now have pegged the typical person crossing the Rubicon to One Nation as a white outer-suburban male, in his 50s. Subscribe now for...

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Mark Kenny

Smith breaks his slumber on governance, but will it be enough to save his seat?

Smith breaks his slumber on governance, but will it be enough to save his seat?

The federal Labor member for Bean, David Smith, has burst from his political slumber to offer unsolicited advice on the way the Australian Capital...

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The Canberra Times

This is not an obituary. It's a love letter to Dolly

This is not an obituary. It's a love letter to Dolly

If someone had walked into a tiny cabin in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee in the 1950s and pointed to a little girl singing into a homemade tin-can...

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Zoë Wundenberg

Quiet please: When silence speaks louder than words

Quiet please: When silence speaks louder than words

I'm Nobody! Who are you? Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading Are you - Nobody - too? How dreary - to be -...

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Ian Warden

The devastating ripple effect of a senseless Canberra cycling tragedy

The devastating ripple effect of a senseless Canberra cycling tragedy

Tragedy struck Canberra in the early hours of Thursday morning when a 32-year-old woman lost her life on Gungahlin Drive. She died while taking part...

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The Canberra Times

Zed, I should have known you were a master of the dark arts

Zed, I should have known you were a master of the dark arts

I have been waiting for some time for someone to notice the remarkable congruence between allegations of a cult of Opus Dei zealots seeking to take...

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Jack Waterford

Why my son's final Book Week parade feels like the end of an era

Why my son's final Book Week parade feels like the end of an era

I think I'm about to attend my last Book Week parade. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading My son is in year 6...

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Megan Doherty

This is the people's house. So we should know who's in there influencing your MP

This is the people's house. So we should know who's in there influencing your MP

Perhaps I am confused as I believe that members of Parliament are elected as the people's representatives and that Parliament House is the...

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Colleen Lewis

How Meta's US legal deal could reshape social media for teens

How Meta's US legal deal could reshape social media for teens

Tech giant Meta will pay up to roughly US$18 billion, plus make major design changes to Facebook and Instagram, as part of a settlement it has agreed...

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Rob Nicholls

History's lesson is we overcame bad times

History's lesson is we overcame bad times

It had been a frustrating year pursuing a dead man. He had lived an extraordinary life but in death William Buckley was an elusive, maddening ghost....

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Garry Linnell

The devastating family testimony that closed the Bondi terror inquiry

The devastating family testimony that closed the Bondi terror inquiry

Rabbi Yehoram Ulman delivered devastating testimony as the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion officially closed its public hearings...

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The Canberra Times

What Mark Parton said to me after he sicced his followers on me

What Mark Parton said to me after he sicced his followers on me

It's taken me a while to write this because I always feel it is best not to write when upset. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup...

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Jenna Price

What's at stake as Albanese sets sights on international campaign trail

What's at stake as Albanese sets sights on international campaign trail

Like many of his predecessors, Anthony Albanese has grown to enjoy the international diplomatic round that goes with the prime minister's job....

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Michelle Grattan

Why keeping your essential medicine cheap is a win for health and inflation

Why keeping your essential medicine cheap is a win for health and inflation

The latest inflation data underscores the pressure facing household budgets across Australia. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to...

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Professor Trent Twomey

Here's how we can prevent these crises before they happen

Here's how we can prevent these crises before they happen

Two young children were allegedly hurt in Canberra last week, and their family is now living through something no family should have to endure....

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Lisa Kelly

Yes, housing prices are phenomenal. But some people really need to cut their cloth

Yes, housing prices are phenomenal. But some people really need to cut their cloth

Band-Aid solutions are not very effective and certainly not long-term. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading And yet...

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Amanda Vanstone

Scarce sardines? We've maxxed out on maxxing

Scarce sardines? We've maxxed out on maxxing

There's no shortage of reasons to despise online influencers. From those pushing the manosphere to the teens posting hare-brained copycat TikTok...

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John Hanscombe

They're having a lend: packing Blue Poles off exhibits Canberra distaste

They're having a lend: packing Blue Poles off exhibits Canberra distaste

If you thought doing nothing about a GST deal that hands extra money to a state with a $3.5 billion operating surplus was not enough to really...

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Jasper Lindell

Should he stay or should he go? All eyes on Farley

Should he stay or should he go? All eyes on Farley

To say he shopped around is an understatement. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading He was a member of the NSW...

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John Hanscombe

The quiet war on cash and why your rewards are about to dry up

The quiet war on cash and why your rewards are about to dry up

Over the past week or so, most Australians would have received an email notice from their bank announcing "bigger", "better", or...

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Crispin Hull

To fix the culture, you need to target cocaine

To fix the culture, you need to target cocaine

Consider yourself lucky, the doctor told me, extremely lucky. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading I'd been...

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John Hanscombe

Nothing ruins a spy drama like a dog poo ad

Nothing ruins a spy drama like a dog poo ad

Minister Wells, thank you. You've opened up a world of exciting possibility with your AdStop initiative. Subscribe now for unlimited access....

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John Hanscombe

I was once a Skywhale skeptic. Now I'm a true believer

I was once a Skywhale skeptic. Now I'm a true believer

May 10, 2013, was the day Skywhale was shown off to Canberra on our front page in all her booby glory. I remember because it was the day my mum died....

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John Paul Moloney

How Labor and Coalition co-operation is changing parliamentary power

How Labor and Coalition co-operation is changing parliamentary power

The Federal Parliament delivered a rare display of bipartisan co-operation last week. The government and opposition successfully negotiated the...

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The Canberra Times

Our veterans deserve more pathways back to civilian life

Our veterans deserve more pathways back to civilian life

For 60 years, UNSW has proudly trained the men and women who enter our defence forces to keep this nation safe and secure. Subscribe now for unlimited...

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Emma Sparks

Government services cost too much? Tell that to someone whose life depends on them

Government services cost too much? Tell that to someone whose life depends on them

This week, Parliament passed the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026, with the...

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Zoë Wundenberg

Tony Jones exposes the heartbreak and science behind primate labs

Tony Jones exposes the heartbreak and science behind primate labs

Tony Jones' new documentary Sentient, about monkeys used for medical testing and research, and the people who have to care for them before they...

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Megan Doherty

There are two ways we could straighten out CIT after a decade of scandal

There are two ways we could straighten out CIT after a decade of scandal

On October 30 2014, the then minister for education and training Joy Burch introduced a bill to establish an independent governing board for the...

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Thomas Emerson

Today's populists are just recycling ancient political tricks

Today's populists are just recycling ancient political tricks

Suddenly, we are awash with classical references and those blank-eyed marble statues are talking through the millennia. Subscribe now for unlimited...

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Mark Kenny

The ACT's unique geography makes the gun buyback scheme essential

The ACT's unique geography makes the gun buyback scheme essential

The ACT has sensibly agreed to participate in the Albanese government's national gun buyback scheme launched in response to the devastating Bondi...

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The Canberra Times

Albo is clinging to a safe strategy. What the people want is something bolder

Albo is clinging to a safe strategy. What the people want is something bolder

Anthony Albanese is not busy stealing Liberal Party policies and shifting his party to the right simply because he admires Tory politics and...

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Jack Waterford

I'm with you, Mick. There's no satisfaction in growing old

I'm with you, Mick. There's no satisfaction in growing old

Sir Mick Jagger, 83, has just much-reportedly declared that "there's nothing good" about growing old and Mr Ian Warden, 80, almost...

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Ian Warden

Yes, even luxury apartments improve housing affordability

Yes, even luxury apartments improve housing affordability

"These new apartments are expensive; so they won't improve housing affordability." Opponents of new housing repeatedly claim this in...

22.08.2026 20

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Peter Tulip

I wrote the headline celebrating a life saved, then came the devastating truth

I wrote the headline celebrating a life saved, then came the devastating truth

It has been less than 24 hours since news broke that teen bushwalker Lily Hooper had been found alive. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or...

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Sally Foy

Why a byelection in Western Australia has turned into a national test for One Nation

Why a byelection in Western Australia has turned into a national test for One Nation

If you're not from Western Australia, the byelection in the state seat of Secret Harbour is unlikely to have been on your radar. But Labor,...

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Michelle Grattan

Is this the answer to saving the local news you trust from Big Tech's grip?

Is this the answer to saving the local news you trust from Big Tech's grip?

Australia's news industry is under increasing pressure. It is fragmented, under-resourced, and struggling to adapt to a high-choice online...

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Sora Park

Frankenstein's monster unleashed for profit

Frankenstein's monster unleashed for profit

A naked Arnold Schwarzenegger journeys from the future in a bid to prevent artificial intelligence from taking over the world. But wait. There's...

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Garry Linnell

Here's the best possible punishment the Swans could now dole out on these woeful men

Here's the best possible punishment the Swans could now dole out on these woeful men

Before any one of us writes or talks about the AFL case again, let's put at the centre the woman or women who were allegedly sexually assaulted....

20.08.2026 20

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Jenna Price

Beware the AI fig leaf masking all manner of business sins

Beware the AI fig leaf masking all manner of business sins

As companies announce their earnings for the quarter, one acronym will feature even more prominently than "EBITDA": AI. Subscribe now for...

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Adam Triggs

Cry me a river, boys. I know footy is toxic

Not that I needed it but this week has delivered another reason to despise footy. Watching the hamfisted coverage of the scandal engulfing the Sydney...

20.08.2026 20

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John Hanscombe

We can't afford to ignore the clear AI warnings

Most of us know the feeling. We're driving along happily when a warning light comes on. If we're sensible, we get it checked out as soon as...

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John Hanscombe

How financial ruin and deep scandals brought the ANU to its knees

The troubled Australian National University has secured a highly regarded public servant to guide it through a major crisis of governance. Subscribe...

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The Canberra Times

The current three-party split might be permanent

Another month of polling indicates that the new three-way split in Australian politics is permanent: a tad under a third of the first-preference vote...

18.08.2026 20

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Crispin Hull

An old battle reminds us of the futility of war

On this day in 1966, the cost of a litre of petrol was about seven cents, a loaf of bread 15. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to...

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John Hanscombe

They're qualified and capable. But a brutal system sees them rejected from jobs every day

I regularly work with autistic jobseekers who make it to interview after interview, and I watch them be told they were "so close." Subscribe...

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Zoë Wundenberg

Is it time for a radical rethink of the way the Assembly represents us?

Canberra is closing in on four decades of self-government. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading In that time the...

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David Smith