The Queanbeyan Age
Thursday, 30 November 2023
Cost of Living
The figures that show young cop brunt of cost-of-living pain
The Canberra Times talked to several young people in Gungahlin. Pictures by Keegan Carroll
Kerem Doruk, Adrian Rollins
French-Australian family is offering Canberrans an 'escape to la maison'
Felicity and Paul de Fombelle with two of their four sons, Arnaud, 15 and Thibault, 11, at home in Curtin. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
Megan Doherty
Opinion
Grumpy Old Man - I'm getting so tyred of car changes
Glenn Ellard
Grumpy Old Man - I'm getting so tyred of car changes
Planning minister raised family in a 120-square-metre home. Could you?
Lanie Tindale
Chief Minister Andrew Barr and Minister for Planning and Land Management Mick Gentleman. Picture by Karleen Minney
Watch
What I wished I'd told Silverchair before they became Silverchair
James Joyce • 47m ago
Daniel Johns performs on Newcastle's 1993 NBN telethon, when Silverchair were called the Innocent Criminals. Picture by NBN Television
Horse breaker saving brumbies amid concerns aerial culling has begun
Andrew Mangelsdorf
Rosewood's Robert Dodwell feeds a stallion brumby rescued from the national parks before the culling. Picture by Les Smith
Comment
Grumpy Old Man - musicals hold the keys to a happy life
Grumpy Old Man - musicals hold the keys to a happy life
Glenn Ellard
'It's a wonderful experience': The magic of Christmas comes alive at North Pole Lane
Megan Doherty
Mrs Claus (Christine Bain) with a friend at North Pole Lane. Picture by Gary Ramage
Cost of Living
List of the top five savvy supermarket buys this week
The cost of living pressures are putting strain on household grocery shops. Picture, Pexels
Ruby Pascoe
Could it be perimenopause? GP shares her personal story to help others
Kate McIlwain
Thirroul doctor Jemima Grant is hosting an event for Illawarra women to discuss and learn about perimonopause. Picture by Sylvia Liber
Comment
Grumpy Old Man - the year 2525 seems very close indeed
Glenn Ellard
Grumpy Old Man - the year 2525 seems very close indeed
Graphic Content
43 minutes of inhumanity: The vision that will stay with me forever
Rod Quinn
More than three weeks after the Hamas attacks, Israeli Hadas Kalderon, whose children have been taken hostage and her mother and niece killed, breaks down as she looks through the burnt-out home of her late mother in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel. Picture by Getty Images
Hot, windy weather prompts RFS total fire ban declaration
A total fire ban is in place across the Southern Ranges on Monday, October 30. File photo by Louise Thrower.
Louise Thrower
Bullet holes in car prompts intrigue at 22nd Early Falcon Nationals
Marion Williams
Chris Jennis and Patrick Brooks with 1966 Falcon XP, Wounded. Mr Jennis and his wife Jo-anne drove it from Kalgoorlie to Adelaide where Mr Brooks helped Mr Jennis drive the rest of the way to Narooma for the 22nd Early Falcon Nationals on October 13-15. Picture by Marion Williams
Meet the ACT nominees for the Australian of the Year Awards
Meet the ACT nominees for the Australian of the Year Awards
Kerem Doruk
Good News
The therapy that helped three-year-old Harvey taste food for the first time
Kate McIlwain
Three-year-old Harvey Lowcock, with parents Stacey and Shane, snacks on food from his lunchbox at Cerebral Palsy Alliance Wollongong, where he received life-changing therapy allowing him to try food for the first time. Picture by Adam McLean
Comment
Grumpy Old Man - what are these lies the supermarkets are serving up?
Glenn Ellard
Grumpy Old Man - what are these lies the supermarkets are serving up?
What's on
Never too late to pursue a passion: Woman's solo exhibition at age 81
Megan Doherty
Artist Margaret Bice with her exhibition Bird Song. Picture by Gary Ramage
What's on
Mobile museum heads to South Coast with 22nd Early Falcon Nationals
On Saturday, October 14, almost 100 Ford Falcons built between 1960 and 1966 will leave from Narooma's Bill Smyth Oval bound for Tilba as part of the 22nd Early Falcon Nationals. Picture supplied
Marion Williams
Your guide to Wollongong's biggest music festival, Yours and Owls
Newsroom
A file image of the Yours and Owls festival. Picture by Ian Laidlaw
Dick Smith was duped by a deep fake video of himself. Now he's angry
Sarah Lansdown • 2hrs ago
Scammers copied a previous interview of Dick Smith and changed the words and lip movements to make it seem like the businessman supported a dodgy investment scheme. Picture supplied
Australia's favourite holiday movies revealed
Jessica Coates • 6m ago
Australia's favourite holiday movies revealed

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My Region
Australian economy on track for subdued 2024: OECD
Poppy Johnston and Tess Ikonomou • 12m ago
The OECD expects inflation to return to the RBA's two-three target band by early 2025. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter buried in Georgia
Maria Alejandra Cardona • 39m ago
Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter has been laid to rest in her hometown of Plains, Georgia. (AP PHOTO)
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What I wished I'd told Silverchair before they became Silverchair
James Joyce • 47m ago
Daniel Johns performs on Newcastle's 1993 NBN telethon, when Silverchair were called the Innocent Criminals. Picture by NBN Television
Israeli hostage handover under way in Gaza: reports
Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Mohammed Salem and Emily Rose • 53m ago
A message from the military wing of Hamas states Kfir Bibas was killed in an Israeli bombing. (AP PHOTO)
German flight to Thailand diverts to India after row
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A passenger has reportedly been handed over to Indian authorities after a plane was forced to land. (EPA PHOTO)
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National
Thunderstorms deliver widespread drenching on Australia's east coast
Flooding at Lake Conjola on November 29. Picture by NSW SES Ulladulla Unit
Anna McGuinness
Uber announce taxi service collaboration
Anna Houlahan
Taxi ready to collect passengers. Picture by Ryan Osland
Charges upgraded to manslaughter for Cooma cop
Anna Houlahan
Senior constable Kristian White leaves Cooma Local Court on September 6, 2023. Picture by AAP Image/Lukas Coch
Hollywood actress joins hunger strike for permanent Gaza ceasefire
Anna McGuinness
Hollywood actress joins hunger strike for permanent Gaza ceasefire
TLC announce Australian tour 30 years after breakthrough 'Waterfalls'
Anna McGuinness
TLC, America's top girl group, is touring Australia in 2024. Picture supplied by Live Nation
Sport
Verstappen takes pole for season's finale in Abu Dhabi
Australia's Oscar Piastri will start the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in third place on the grid. (AP PHOTO)
Nicolai Hojgaard grabs Euro tour championship with a 64
Nicolai Hojgaard, of Denmark, has won the European tour's season-ending championship in Dubai. (AP PHOTO)
Tiger Woods to play first competition since the Masters
Doug Ferguson
Tiger Woods has announced his return to competition for the first time since the Masters. (AP PHOTO)
Greyhound news from around the NSW regions
Run Fast Maximus winning at Coonamble in 2022. Photo Jason McKeown
Mackayla Clarke is back with a double
Mackayla Clarke with Fantasia Queen after winning at Richmond in September. Picture supplied
PropertyView
See inside the Byron Bay house Carrie Bickmore is selling
The Byron Bay home is made for outdoor entertaining and summer living. Picture: Supplied
Jen Melocco
Photos
Longterm superhosts set to sell Australia's 'best nature stay'
Hamish Geale
Gordon Cuff and Susie Aulich have owned The Trig for the past 16 years. Pictures supplied
Accused mushroom cook's property snapped up before auction
Jen Melocco
The Mount Waverley townhouse sold prior to auction. Pic Supplied.
Regional renters hit as more of Australia becomes unaffordable
The options for renting an affordable home is becoming rarer for those in regional Australia.
Jen Melocco
View Media Group back AI that transforms the real estate search
Jen Melocco
The virtual concierge, Claire by Propic, is a first port of call in house hunting.
Country NSW's best architecture revealed
Jacinta Dickins
Luke Moloney Architecture's adaptation of the Moss Vale Council structure took home two honours at the 2024 NSW Country Division Architecture Awards. Picture Tom Ferguson.

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What's On
Motherland: a love song to Jamaican cuisine
Peanut and sweet potato stew. Picture supplied
Karen Hardy
Is Donna Hay's dish the only roast chook recipe you'll ever need?
Karen Hardy
Roast garlic chicken on potato and leek gratin. Picture by Chris Court. Recipe and styling: Donna Hay
Opinion
What happened to our secular state?
Michael Dove
Reducing the influence of religion on state institutions would be beneficial for believers and non-believers. Picture Shutterstock
What's cooking, good looking? The best cookbooks of 2023
Karen Hardy
Every cook likes to find a cookbook under the Christmas tree. Picture Shutterstock
Scrublands rural-noir lures Heathcote home
Josh Leeson
Bella Heathcote plays Mandy in new crime-drama Scrublands. Picture supplied

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Higgins felt 'abandoned' by colleagues, 'avoided' by Reynolds
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What will you splurge on first - business class fights or luxe hotels?
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What it's like to eat in one of Peru's best restaurants
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Dacia Duster gains macho styling, hybrid drivetrains
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Dacia Duster gains macho styling, hybrid drivetrains
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World War II veteran Reg Chard in his home at Villawood, Sydney, NSW. Picture supplied
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Daniel Johns and David Helfgott in a still from the film. Picture supplied
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ACT Senior Australian of the Year Ebenezer Banful. Picture by Salty Dingo
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2023 Northern Schools Prime Steer Competition
With the reserve and champion led steers are Gavin Saul and Hayden Carter, Cultivate Ag, Kempsey, the judge Ben Toll, Toll Cattle, Dubbo, Phil Jones, Tenterfield High School, Mark Fisher and Grace Collins, Armidale Secondary College, Northern Schools competition coordinators, and Lochlan Heidrich, Tenterfield High School. Pictures supplied by Grace Collins
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Call for comment on a renewable energy future
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