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Letters to the Editor: taxis, taxes and heroes
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the importance of the mobility taxi service, taxing supermarket junk food, and where to find society's heroes.
Opinion
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Land of the free, don’t forget
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Land of the free, don’t forget
"Welcome to the United States. If you are here, it’s either because you’ve said nice things about our beloved President Donald Trump or we didn’t manage to find anything nasty or incriminating...
The Secret Diary of... Sheriff Mark Mitchell
The Secret Diary of... Sheriff Mark Mitchell
The second I walked into the saloon I knew that everyone had been talking about me because suddenly the whole joint went quiet.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Arming up for emergency legislation and lengthy urgency
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Arming up for emergency legislation and lengthy urgency
To the surprise of absolutely no-one, Parliament once more adopted urgency this week as the government pressed to get a plethora of Bills progressed before Christmas.
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You had better shop around
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You had better shop around
"Try to get yourself a bargain, son, Don’t be sold on the very first one," Smokey Robinson and The Miracles sang on their breakthrough hit Shop Around.
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British troops to leave German city
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British troops to leave German city
Berlin, December 11: Herr Solmann, a Socialist member of the Reichstag, praises the conduct of the British troops in Cologne.
In living memory
In living memory
A large crowd of 4000 spectators watched the final session of the 1985 Mount Cook Games on the afternoon of Sunday, December 8.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Easier pronunciation preferred
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Easier pronunciation preferred
If we are to choose between "spleuchan " and "sporran," I prefer "sporran."
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Time to hand out deserved thank yous after a frenetic year
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Time to hand out deserved thank yous after a frenetic year
As stressful as it can be, I like this time of year. There is frenetic activity everywhere but it is full of anticipation.
Australia full speed ahead on AI train
Australia full speed ahead on AI train
Who will benefit from Australia’s new AI strategy, Jake Goldenfein, Kimberlee Weatherall and Christine Parker ask.
Formal observation not needed for festive season to have deep meaning
Formal observation not needed for festive season to have deep meaning
Christmas is a time of meaning for Muslims, Abdullah Drury writes.
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Long way to go on RMA reform
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Long way to go on RMA reform
It is too early to tell whether the reality of the proposed replacements for the Resource Management Act will match the hoopla around them.
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
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Cartoonist’s view — Yeo
Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.
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Letters to the Editor: councils, mining and Leary
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Letters to the Editor: councils, mining and Leary
Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including kindergarten behaviour from city councillors, the Santana Mine project, and Ingrid Leary's ChatGPT blunder.
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The things you do at -40°C in Moose Jaw
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The things you do at -40°C in Moose Jaw
Where were you at 1.30 in the morning on Christmas Day 1983?
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No escape from responsibility
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No escape from responsibility
"The general policy of our country," said President Coolidge in his annual Message to Congress, "is for disarmament, and we ought not to hesitate to adopt any plan
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Venezuela: performative murder
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Venezuela: performative murder
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week "if you’re on a boat full of cocaine or fentanyl or whatever, headed to the United States, you’re an immediate threat to the United States".
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Why be surprised by heat and fire?
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Why be surprised by heat and fire?
Every evening on the television news, a peculiar game plays out.