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Effectively, until last week, American voters were co-conspirators in their own democratic enfeeblement. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or...
What if, for the next federal election, instead of insisting that the whole sheep-like Australian lumpenproletariat must vote, we left voting to the...
It's so easy to lose hope when things are bleak, but after years of democracies descending into authoritarianism, it is heartening to see voters...
Mike Hutchinson's letter about Snowy 2.0 (October 28) was thought-provoking for two reasons. First, the cost, which has blown out from $2 billion...
Canberra is facing a growing knife crime crisis that the territory government can no longer ignore. Last year, the attorney-general confidently...
The good news for Anthony Albanese from the US congressional midterms is that he need not even contemplate changing the government's default...
Australians are doing it tough. Cost-of-living challenges are biting and more households are experiencing financial stress. Subscribe now for...
Matt Canavan, who confirmed this week he'll seek to move from the Senate to the lower house, will be favourite to win the central Queensland seat...
Drummer Boy. (PG. 122 minutes.) This is a musical that might have worked better if it hadn't been. That's not a compliment, but there are...
Many years ago in Dublin, where I was living on a working holiday, my friend and housemate's younger brother got into the worst kind of trouble....
After 188 years, department store David Jones has been put into administration over unpaid rent at some of its 38 Australian and New Zealand stores,...
Whilst the death of my father came as no surprise, the manner of his exit remains saddening and disorienting for my family. We have decided to share...
I'm on a flight to Melbourne as the results for the midterms start rolling in and I'm panicking about them. Far too often polls have...
Every time I walk through the David Jones store in the Canberra Centre, I think, "Why would I buy anything here?" Subscribe now for...
And so it came to pass that the end of days was nigh and people were commanded to stock up on canned food and bottled water so they might thus survive...
So much for the image of tough, can-do Aussies. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading We have a growing proportion...
The announcement on Thursday that the David Jones department store chain has gone into voluntary administration stirred a lot of memories and feelings...
Australia's aged care reforms promised a system built more firmly around the rights and needs of older people. Subscribe now for unlimited...
I'm sorry. Really sorry. I shouldn't have shrieked, shouldn't have alarmed the dog and possibly the neighbour. Subscribe now for...
So much for the image of tough, can-do Aussies. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading We have a growing proportion...
I lived in New York for five years and travelled to every corner of the United States; to every state except North Dakota, Hawaii and Alaska. I fell...
The French have a saying: "In summer, it's a sin not to eat a peach". But which peach? Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or...
Wicker (MA15 . 106 minutes) A romance between a soft-bodied female human and an animated wicker man had to work for this film to succeed, and it does....
The regional communities of Australia have a remarkable capacity to come together, support one another and respond to change. Subscribe now for...
It's November 4, just days after yet another reopening deadline missed by Big Splash's leaseholders. Canberrans are about to head into a...
Finally a good opinion editorial about the current Albanese government. ("Is the Albanese government the most out-of-touch in recent...
Let's begin with that race in Melbourne which despite the best efforts of its backers no longer stops the nation. Subscribe now for unlimited...
Life would be much simpler if the right thing was always obvious. Simpler still if doing the right thing carried no cost. Unfortunately, most...
At a time when we constantly hear bad news stories about how horrible people are and how terrible our health system is it's a breath of fresh air...
Whatever the result of the mid-terms, one inquiry into President Donald Trump's conduct will not easily go away without a humiliating backdown on...
How my heart bleeds for them. They've been at the centre of our nation's history since Europeans landed on these shores but what do we do?...
I am writing in the hope that The Canberra Times might take a closer look at the ACT Territory Planning authority's October 28 decision to...
The prevailing argument defining the upcoming United States midterm elections is that even though the Democrats are no prize, and their recent shift...
A report released by The University of Technology Sydney on October 20 calls for stronger protection against technology-enabled workplace...
There's every reason to be cranky. Inflation's heading north again. Another interest rate hike is about to make life even tougher. The...
Survivors of cyclones and hurricanes talk of a surprising, almost preternatural calm in the eye of the storm. Subscribe now for unlimited access....
Generations of Canberrans have learnt their trades, earned their degrees and found their careers on the campuses of the University of Canberra and the...
We learnt plenty about government spending at Senate estimates this October, and there was no shortage of drama. Subscribe now for unlimited access....
The Israeli election has some lessons for Australia. Especially for the Victorian election in four weeks' time. Subscribe now for unlimited...
If it comes home, next week's odds-on Melbourne Cup Day interest rate rise will only partly be caused by the Middle East oil crisis and higher...
Military planning has one simple discipline, and it should apply to the gathering threat of climate disruption. Subscribe now for unlimited access....
Negotiations are now well under way for a new pay and conditions deal for staff in the Australian Public Service (APS). Subscribe now for unlimited...
The collapse of Brindabella Christian College left a trail of financial devastation, yet the regulators assigned to hold the responsible parties to...
"The quality of mercy is not strained. It is twice blessed: Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading It blesseth...
NSW Premier Chris Minns delivered an attention-grabbing prediction this week. "By any poll, by any measure, [One Nation leader] Mike Newman will...
Look, I have some strong views about Bluey. Strong. I love her and entire family with a buoyant passion, especially Chilli, the chillest mother on the...
A tip for businesses across Australia. Stop asking for one. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading Stop shoving your...
"The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children." Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue...
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