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Opinion

From the backbench week eight: Marisa Paterson and Jeremy Hanson

As we build up to the 2024 ACT election in October, Marisa Paterson MLA and Jeremy Hanson CSC, MLA will write a column each week covering different topics. This is the eighth instalment.

Fit the Bill: RSPCA needs our support – and a memo to media: more than one lot of independents!

Before I get into the need to support our furry friends and their protectors in the RSPCA, I am getting increasingly concerned at many in the local media only seeking comments from one lot of independents.

Opinion: Every election must be a climate election

In the last few years, while federal Labor has been approving 23 new coal and gas mines, the ACT Greens have got local Labor to agree to phase out fossil fuel gas.

Opinion: It’s time to hold our government to account

Independents for Canberra candidate Sara Poguet calls for a new approach to politics in the Legislative Assembly.

Opinion: Independent calls for equal investment in women’s sport

Independents for Canberra candidate Dr Vanessa Picker calls on the ACT Government to equally fund women and men's sports teams.

Opinion: An independent experiment

Strong Independents candidate Ann Bray wonders what happen if independents held the balance of power in the ACT Legislative Assembly.

Fit the Bill: Drug deaths show need to abandon decriminalisation of hard drugs in the ACT

My Belco Party mate Alan Tutt and I were concerned to hear on the hustings from a constituent who works in our justice system that last week there were seven sudden deaths of otherwise healthy people in the ACT.

Opinion: Belco Party warns of disaster under ACT Greens

Belco Party co-convenor Bill Stefaniak says the thought of Shane Rattenbury becoming Chief Minister is scary.

From the Backbench week seven: Marisa Paterson and Jeremy Hanson

As we build up to the 2024 ACT election in October, Marisa Paterson MLA and Jeremy Hanson CSC, MLA will write a column each week covering different topics. This is the seventh instalment.

Doctor: “Why I no longer give paracetamol to my kids”

When I was a new mother, one of the things that I considered to be an act of kindness was giving my children paracetamol.

‘Shoddy attempt at censorship’: New misinformation laws still unworkable despite revisions

A reworked version of the misinformation bill tabled by the Labor Government this week is an improvement on an earlier version of the bill, but fundamental flaws make the laws unworkable, experts say.

Opinion: Make next month a turning point in the cost-of-living crisis

Over the weekend, the ACT Council of Social Services (ACTCOSS) issued a challenge to candidates running in October’s election to take bold and transformative action to prevent the cost-of-living crisis permanently reshaping our community for the worse.

Fit the Bill: Integrity Commissioner needs teeth

The ACT has not had (until recently, perhaps) any real allegations of political wrongdoing and even corruption, which have been not infrequent occurrences in other jurisdictions.

Opinion: The hypocrisy in calling for oversight after abolishing the ABCC

In a striking twist, Senator David Pocock, who played a key role in abolishing the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) last year, now calls for stronger oversight of the construction industry.

Opinion: Andrew Barr: Progressive, practical achievements

The Res Gestae Divi Andrewi: Chief Minister Andrew Barr congratulates Labor on the successes of the last term.

From the Backbench week six: Marisa Paterson and Jeremy Hanson

As we build up to the 2024 ACT election in October, Marisa Paterson MLA and Jeremy Hanson CSC, MLA will write a column each week covering different topics. This is the sixth instalment.

No Jab, No Pay, No Way!

Federal Member for Monash, Mr Russell Broadbent, is calling for a review of the Australian Government’s ‘No Jab, No Pay’ policy, saying it is discriminatory and punishes families for personal health choices.

Opinion: Skills shortages are killing Canberran small businesses

Independents for Canberra candidate Leanne Foresti calls for the government to help small businesses struggling with high costs and a skills shortage.

From the Backbench week five: Marisa Paterson and Jeremy Hanson

As we build up to the 2024 ACT election in October, Marisa Paterson MLA and Jeremy Hanson CSC, MLA will write a column each week covering different topics. This is the fifth instalment.

Fit the Bill: Finally, a policy from Independents for Canberra – and it’s a good one!

I was delighted to see Independents for Canberra finally realise you actually need policies to take to the electorate.

Thomas Emerson: What I learned working for David Pocock

I met David Pocock through my movement studio, Praksis, which I established after graduating with a philosophy degree at ANU in 2017.

Opinion: The Canberra Liberals’ genuine plan to make our city safer

Peter Cain MLA says the Canberra Liberals will boost the police force, build a stronger justice system, and make Canberra safer for all.

Opinion: ‘Andrew Barr must go’, says Independent for Canberra

Dr Vanessa Picker won’t support Andrew Barr as Chief Minister, but remains open to supporting a Labor Government. The Belco Party differs.

From the Backbench week four: Marisa Paterson and Jeremy Hanson

As we build up to the 2024 ACT election in October, Marisa Paterson MLA and Jeremy Hanson CSC, MLA will write a column each week covering different topics. This is the fourth instalment.

Fit the Bill: Greens can’t pretend not to be part of the ACT Government

The local Greens seem to exude hypocrisy when it comes to local elections.

Labor blocks Covid inquiry with Royal Commission powers

The Australian Government has voted down a bill to establish a Covid Commission of Inquiry, which would have essentially the same powers and independence as a Royal Commission.

Labor’s ‘Regional Plans’ – why people are cynical about politics

Independents for Canberra candidate Anne-Louise Dawes responds to ACT Labor’s plan for Woden and Weston Creek.

From the Backbench week three: Marisa Paterson and Jeremy Hanson

As we build up to the 2024 ACT election in October, Marisa Paterson MLA and Jeremy Hanson CSC, MLA will write a column each week covering different topics. This is the third instalment.

Fit the Bill: Calvary Hospital takeover concerns residents, and last two Belco Party candidates

Disturbing concerns surrounding the ACT Greens/Labor government’s takeover of the well-run Calvary Hospital have emerged over discussions I’ve had with constituents over the weekend. In my view, these need to be fully investigated.

Opinion: First Nations people misrepresented in ACT coat of arms

Displaying Canberra’s coat of arms with a swan in any colour except black is disrespectful, the First Nations Party says.
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