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Nicole Lawder

Nicole Lawder

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Bite-sized politics: Leanne vs Goliath – Every Underdog Has Their Day

Smith & Kell's "Goliath" is, at its heart, a song about the little battler squaring up to something much bigger than themselves and refusing to blink.

Bite-Sized Politics: I’ll give you shelter — Homelessness and housing in the ACT

Early August marked Homelessness Awareness Week, although awareness sounds like a modest ambition when what’s really needed is action.

Bite-Sized Politics: Both Sides Now

There's an old but great Joni Mitchell song from 1966 called "Both Sides Now," about looking at the same thing from two entirely different angles and still not being sure you understand it.

Bite-sized politics: When the ball doesn’t bounce

Apparently Freddie Mercury of Queen wrote "We Are the Champions" about football, and in Canberra in winter there's a feast of football around town, from the Raiders and Brumbies right down to juniors.

OPINION: Another one bites the dust

This ACT Labor government has, from the outside at least, been quite a tightly run ship, despite Opposition calls for greater accountability from Ministers.

Bite-sized politics: Money, Money, Money — Just not this year

This week I've had ABBA's 1976 song "Money, Money, Money" living rent-free in my head.

Bite-sized politics: When I’m sixty-four

In Canberra, we have an ageing population.

Bite-sized politics: Turning off the gas

You won’t be surprised to hear that I struggled to find a suitable song to accompany this week’s column about gas.

Bite-sized politics – Splish Splash: Government watches while Big Splash disappears

The 1958 song Splish Splash by Bobby Darin was about taking a bath, but it was the best analogy I could come up with for a song about Big Splash.

Bite-sized politics: Great Southern Land

The electorate of Brindabella, in Canberra's south and covering Tuggeranong, is to my mind the most beautiful part of the ACT.

Bite-sized politics – Over the border: Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council

Just over the ACT's eastern border lies the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council (QPRC), formed on 12 May 2016 through the merger of the former City of Queanbeyan and Palerang Council.

Bite-sized politics – Bicycle Race: Does it have to be bikes v pedestrians?

Bicycle Race is a 1978 Queen song, featuring a catchy chorus about riding a bike, and it includes whimsical and relevant elements like bicycle bells. 
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