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Saturday, November 23, 2024

Opinion

To the editor: Fix the potholes, not hand out parking fines

What's going on with our lovely capital roads? Full of gigantic potholes that could almost swallow your vehicle.

Letters to the editor: Pouch joeys clubbed to death

Documents released by the ACT government reveal that 4,032 pouch joeys have been clubbed to death over the last five years in Canberra nature reserves.

Fit the Bill: David Pocock does his job

It is now six months since the federal election saw independent David Pocock elected to the Senate and he has largely remained true so far to his pledge to look at each issue with a critical eye.

Why does night shift increase the risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease? Here’s what we know so far

A landmark study using clinical data from the mid-1990s found nurses working at night had an increased risk of breast cancer.

Fit the Bill: Local support for Ukraine, US Mid-terms, and Victorian Liberals

Canberrans are helping here. Every Saturday, there is a demonstration of local supporters of Ukraine outside the Russian embassy in Griffith.

A simple request and a complex matter

Our complex world is much easier to comprehend when we stick to simple concepts, framing problems as simple choices. Day and night, big and small, good and evil.

Fit the Bill: I’m all for an Onyong–Cotter dam

I was delighted this week to read of the proposal to rename the new Cotter dam the Onyong-Cotter dam.

To the editor: Trackless tram the way to go

This letter writer asks why the ACT government is spending so much on outdated light rail technology when trackless trams are superior and cheaper.

Alicia Payne: Getting our nation back on track

I’m proud that there is a lot in the Budget for our Nation’s Capital – investing in its people, our environment, infrastructure, and the public service which serves all Australians.

Fit the Bill: Federal budget, and sage words from the Chairman

In Australia, Treasurer Chalmers and the ACT's very own Katy Gallagher have brought down their first Budget.

Fit the Bill: Queanbeyan Police Station, UN human rights, and Senator Thorpe

Well done, Queanbeyan Police Station (and, it seems, the NSW Government) for refusing entry to some UN human rights inspectors who, it has been reported, turned up unannounced and tried to barge in to inspect the cells there.

Opinion: Senator David Pocock’s view of the Budget

Senator David Pocock (Independent) says we need to gear up for hard conversations and harder decisions ahead of the next federal budget.

Opinion: Two budgets in one year

This is the first time since 1917 two budgets had been presented in a calendar year, Dr John Hawkins noted.

Fit the Bill: Greens and Labor need to learn humility 

Chief Minister Andrew Barr and Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury did not exactly cover themselves in glory last week. 

To the editor: reduced population the solution to climate woes

Thank you, Bill Stefaniak, for stating the patently obvious about our religious devotion to climate change.

To the editor: Turn off utilities to Russian embassy in Canberra

As Russian attacks leave Ukrainian cities without power and water, this correspondent asks the ACT Government to stop supplying utilities to the Russian Embassy in Canberra.

Royal Commission into Robodebt: Restoring trust in our public institutions

The Robodebt debacle had a devastating impact across Australia. Over 400,000 people had unlawful debts raised against them by the previous government.

Fit the Bill: EVs, solar panels, wind turbines and ethics

A study has shown that it takes 12 tonnes of carbon emissions to build an electric vehicle, as opposed to six tonnes to build a petrol-driven vehicle.

Opinion: VOCAL calls for sentencing review in ACT

The Victims of Crime Assistance League (ACT) is also calling for an independent review of sentencing in the ACT.

To the editor: Stroll around St John’s

I refer your readers to the article by Neil Bowman – ‘What I found on a stroll around St John’s’, in particular, the grave of an ANZAC buried in the graveyard.

Ukraine – Australia can still do more

A blockbuster charity event will be held at the Hyatt in February 2023 to mark the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

National Institutions play key role in Australian life

Earlier this month I was thrilled to join in a very special celebration at the National Museum of Australia marking the opening of two new galleries.

Fit the Bill: Grand finals and referees

Graeme Matthew PSM, a much respected former teacher and school counsellor at Alfred Deakin High, is a long-time Geelong supporter.

To the editor: Correcting the record on the Northside green waste facility

The ACT Government is still committed to delivering a new Northside green waste facility, writes Minister for City Services Chris Steel to correct the record on statements and an opinion piece in the Canberra Daily last week (CW 22 September 2022, p6).

Infrastructure, from the heart

Over recent weeks, public discussion has centred on the fate of a city stadium, but there is another important discussion to be had.

Fit the Bill: Vale Her Majesty the Queen. RIP.

I don’t cry very often, but I did last Friday morning when I heard the sad news of Her Majesty's death. 

Opinion: Polyethylene is not safe

Conservator Victoria Pearce is concerned that melting polyethylene - a design material Candice Addicoat developed - could be toxic.

Cooperation and collaboration the key to Australian jobs and skills

On Friday 26 August, my ACT federal government colleagues and I held the ACT Jobs and Skills Forum at Parliament House.

Fit the Bill: Gorbachev, the Ukrainian embassy, and rabbits

Last week, the last remaining member of the big four whose tireless efforts ended the cold war in 1989 died, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev.

Parton: Rental reforms will have serious impact on ACT market

Canberra is in the middle of the worst rental affordability crisis in our history, and if Labor and the Greens have their way it'll get worse, argues Liberal MLA Mark Parton.
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