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Opinion

Will the jobs summit be worthwhile?

The dangers of the jobs summit are unreasonable demands for excessive wage rises that industry and Australia can’t afford.

Fit the Bill: Should stage 3 tax cuts be shelved?

Which brings me to a question that is vexing the government: should the stage 3 tax cuts be canned?

Multi-pronged policy response to homelessness

Homelessness is raised with me frequently as a local representative by a number of different people or groups in Canberra, writes Alicia Payne.

To the editor: ACT kangaroo cull is cruel

This correspondent says while Bill Stefaniak's support for animal welfare is heartening, it is inhumane to support the annual kangaroo cull.

To the editor: Let’s focus on making the NDIS work

This letter writer suggests Australians must focus our efforts on making the NDIS work, rather than flippantly dismissing it “unsustainable”.

Five forward steps for small businesses in a post-lockdown Canberra

Tom Adam, the president of the Phillip Business Community, shares five steps to help small businesses in Canberra move forward post-lockdown.

The business of bursting the Canberra Bubble

With the recent change of government, there is a feeling of optimism that we’ll see a real shift from a fly-in fly-out workplace culture in the Federal Parliament.

Fit the Bill: Is the NDIS sustainable?

I see recent reports in the media that 15 to 20 per cent of the cost of the NDIS is due to major criminal gangs defrauding the scheme. 

View from The Hill: The Liberals would be better off with Morrison out of parliament

Liberal frontbencher Karen Andrews wouldn’t be alone among her colleagues in believing Scott Morrison should quit parliament.

Opinion: The Labor Government has hit the ground running

Three months into the Albanese Labor Government and we can positively say we have hit the ground running and not wasted a day, writes Member for Bean, David Smith.

To the editor: In praise of Senator Price’s maiden speech

This correspondent says Senator Price’s Maiden Speech "was impressive in its demolition of counterproductive virtue signalling whilst demonstrating the uplifting power of individual enterprise".

Fit the Bill: Will Jacinta Price be our first Indigenous PM?

I’m a natural cynic, but was moved to read NT Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s maiden speech to the Senate.

To the editor: Inclined to forgive Ricky Stuart for spray

This letter writer forgives Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart for his recent outburst of intemperate language after losing to Penrith.

Australia must bridge gaps on homelessness for better mental health

SANE’s CEO, Rachel Green, reflects on the need to take a systems approach to tackling homelessness to improve Australia’s worsening mental health situation

Fit the bill: ACT’s new residential tenancy amendments are dangerous

The Residential Tenancy Act is geared towards the rights of tenants, and landlords and agents dread going to ACAT, which they see as too tenant friendly.

To the editor: Stefaniak partisan on foot and mouth disease

What a disgraceful, partisan opinion piece on foot and mouth disease by Bill Stefaniak (CW 21 July 2022 p10). Scaremongering dressed as hyperbole at its best.

Fit the Bill: ACT government owes it to McLuckie family to review sentencing laws

I have followed, with sadness, another tragic death of a fine young man with so much potential.

A decade of environmental neglect to end under Labor

The May election made it clear that Australians want a government that cares about our environment.

To the editor: The Smith Family’s 2022 Winter Appeal

I am writing to express my heartfelt appreciation to everyone in the ACT who supported The Smith Family’s 2022 Winter Appeal.

Fit the Bill: 150 million cows and cattle to die unless Albo acts

In the ACT, animals quite rightly are sentient beings. That means they have feelings and feel pain. They are entitled to our protection.

When falling unemployment keeps us awake at night

At last count in the ACT, there were there 12,300 job vacancies, and only 7,000 unemployed people.

To the editor: responses to Stefaniak’s Aussie voter column

We have two responses to Bill Stefaniak's column last week, ‘Only Aussies should vote in Australian elections’.

Fit the Bill: Only Aussies should vote in Australian elections

After seven good weeks, Albo has finally come up with a stupid idea. We cheapen our vote if we allow any foreign nationals the right to vote here.

To the editor: Mask mandates and thumbs up

We hear from two Canberrans about whether mask mandates need to be reintroduced and an idea to acknowledge good work in the community.

Opinion: ACT renewable energy reform must contribute to a just transition

GreenLaw, a youth-led legal thinktank, argues the roll-out of renewable energy reform provides a unique opportunity to tackle inequality in the ACT.

To the editor: Stefaniak’s claim kangaroo cull excessive rings hollow

It is gratifying that Bill Stefaniak feels the need to write an article defending his role in perpetuating the current kangaroo slaughter in Canberra.

The unconscionable prosecution of Bernard Collaery was an assault on the values Australia holds dear

Last week Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus put an end to Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery’s criminal prosecution.

Fit the Bill: Kangaroo cull may be excessive

At ACAT, I presided over the first two kangaroo cull cases brought by Animal Liberation and their colleagues.

Fit the Bill: CIT fiasco

I looked at the 2021 ACT government report on CIT and saw the current appropriation for that worthy institution was $78.4 million plus $9.6 for capital works.

Opinion: Stay COVID-smart this winter

Emma Davidson reminds the community to stay COVID-smart this winter for the sake of seniors and people with disabilities.
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