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Opinion

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.

Opinion: More plans to make plans from the ACT Government

Independents for Canberra candidate Tom Emerson wonders whether the government will deliver on its ambitious transport plan.

Fit the Bill: Vale Terry Snow – and bring back Parks and Gardens?

My condolences to the Snow family on the death of Canberra legend Terry Snow.

From the Backbench week two: 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 second instalment.

Opinion: Navigating Australia’s economic crossroads

Jacob Vadakkedathu, Canberra Liberals Senate candidate, explains how to tackle high inflation and interest rates with fiscal discipline.

Fit the Bill: I’m back – and cross-border solar farm blues

Just when some of you breathed a sigh of relief, I’m back!

From the backbench week one: 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.

Letters to the editor: Issues with Stefaniak’s column and the nuclear debate

Letters to the editor: Issues with Stefaniak's column and the nuclear debate

Fit the Bill: US election, and my last article for a while

On a local note, this will be my last column for at least three months, as I have succumbed to my party’s requests that I stand again for the October local elections.

Fit the Bill: Is a Muslim party or political movement a danger to Australian politics?

Sectarianism in Australia is always a concern, especially as we are probably the most successful multicultural country in the world.

Fit the Bill: UK Labour landslide and Australian Labor’s Payman problems

Congratulations to UK Labour PM Sir Keir Starmer on a historic and, at first glance, huge win last Thursday.

To the editor: Spot on Bill, Nuclear bias and risks

To the editor: Spot on Bill, Nuclear bias and risks

Down to business: Private property is private

Property rights are one of the cornerstones of Australian democracy. It goes without saying that a private individual, family or company can own property and use it for pretty much any legal purpose.

Fit the Bill: ACT Government must encourage clubs, not destroy them

On a local note, many older Canberrans I know rely on their local licensed club/s for cheap meals, entertainment, and socialisation.

Creating numbers for the pandemic industry

The definition of a case can mean “instance of disease” in the narrower sense, but in the wider epidemiological sense, it simply means “the criteria for categorising an individual as a case.” In other words, a case is whatever the inventor wants it to be.

Nature vs. nuclear: the economics of renewable energy

Predictably, ACT Independent Senator David Pocock attacked the Coalition's policy to build nuclear power generators.

OPINION: Time for Meta to face the music and pay its dues

Last month, Country Press Australia (CPA) – the largest representative association of newspaper publishers in Australia – appeared before a joint hearing in Canberra into social media and its impacts on Australian society.
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