"Economic rationalism... drove the Commonwealth's Canberra policy away from [the] grandiose construction ethic of creating a monument to Australia's national identity," says letter writer JOHN D PURCELL, of Kambah.
A 50-year-old male cyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being struck from behind near the intersection with the Tuggeranong Parkway on Saturday morning.
A 31-year-old Mawson woman has been charged after a road rage incident where she allegedly assaulted a male driver, pulling him from his vehicle while punching and spitting on him.
A 70-year-old man and, separately, a 30-year-old woman are facing court after allegedly choking their partners in two family violence incidents over the weekend.
Police will be given the power to impose immediate licence suspensions immediately on drivers who choose to drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol under the Road Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2023, which has passed the Assembly.