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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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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?

Reform of bail and sentencing in ACT needed, AFPA says

Canberra's bail and sentencing laws need reform, the police union says: far too often, criminals are caught then let out on bail.

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”.

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. 

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.

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