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Monday, May 20, 2024

Bill Stefaniak

Bill Stefaniak

Fit the Bill: Australian rugby needs to kick some goals

It was sad to see the Wallabies’ performance in the World Cup in France.

Fit the Bill: Q+A – plus wind turbines killing our wildlife

I rarely watch Q+A, the ABC panel discussion program, but I did on Monday last week, and was highly impressed with a young Year 11 student by the name of Will Shackel, who is an articulate and ardent supporter of nuclear energy. 

Fit the Bill: Youth crime – portent of things to come?

Recent amendments to our criminal laws will see young criminals not even be able to be charged with a criminal offence because they are not 14.

Fit the Bill: Barr allegedly stymies ALP kangaroo cull review

Firstly, I was pleased to see the federal government announce it was buying some 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles (range 1,500 kilometres). For maximum effectiveness, it does need to put them on our six Collins Class submarines and...

Fit the Bill: Why didn’t the Barr government get Women’s World Cup matches?

It therefore surprised me when Mr Barr didn’t cough up the $1 million needed to ensure Canberra could host a few Women’s World Cup matches.

Fit the Bill: Release the Sofronoff report, Mr Rattenbury. What are you hiding?

Now it seems, having got the Sofronoff report, the ACT Government won’t release it. I wonder why. Didn’t it say what they wanted to hear?

Fit the Bill: Now we have a contest

The Fadden by-election is the first real setback the Albanese government has had.

Fit the Bill: Organisations need to stand up to bullying government

Unfortunately, the staff at Calvary are silenced and can’t complain to the media as they are now government employees and that has always been the case with government employees.

Fit the Bill: Australia’s stance on AUKUS and Palestine – The ALP’s choice

Two of the bigger issues to be discussed at the Australian Labor Party’s upcoming national conference will be AUKUS and Australian recognition of Palestine.

Fit the Bill: ‘Lord’ Laurie Fisher retires from the Brumbies

Last Saturday, Canberra rugby union icon and Brumbies forward coach, Laurie (“the Lord”) Fisher, retired from full-time coaching.

Fit the Bill: Smoking in the AMC prison

Here in wintry Canberra, I was interested to see that the AMC was finally going smoke free.

Fit the Bill: Defamation actions have unforeseen consequences, but Roberts-Smith should keep his VC

I was amazed when Ben Roberts-Smith VC proceeded to sue over the media reports of his actions in Afghanistan.