"Dr Hughes should have chosen his words more carefully as it gives the impression our elected representatives in 'backbencher' positions are in a job that's very easy and pleasant, requiring little effort," says letter writer TONY FALLA.
Here are today’s CityNews headlines.
Toni Rolls is the first female president of the Royal National Capital Agricultural Society.
Qatar Airways is to re-launch daily flights to Canberra, but it would seem not any time soon.
The Weston Creek Community Centre's free laundry service for homeless people has been suspended after thieves stole the washing machine and dryer.
A 36-year-old woman has been charged with assaulting police following a dispute with her neighbour in Taylor on Friday night.
Police subdued a 23-year-old man with tasers after he entered the Tuggeranong Police Station armed with a sledgehammer and began using the handle to strike the barrier on the front desk on Friday afternoon.
A man is dead after two trucks collided on the Hume Highway, Cullerin, about five kilometres east of Gunning, late on Friday night.
Big data has revolutionised research, honing sharper results across far greater fields of exploration, but it isn’t a fail-safe guarantor of accuracy, writes ANDREW LEIGH.
Canberra has been issued with a severe heatwave warning from Saturday, December 14 to Tuesday, December 17.
Despite not identifying any specific threat to the community, police say they have stepped up patrols at synagogues and Jewish community facilities around Canberra this week in response to incidents in other Australian cities.
A stolen black Mercedes SUV was involved in ram raids at the Bentham Street Pizza Bar in Yarralumla and the TSG tobacconist in Wright between 4am and 5.30am on Thursday.
