"The shortcomings in Molonglo’s planning to date does not inspire confidence that the government is capable of delivering good outcomes," writes former planner MIKE QUIRK.
"As the most visible of migrants, often because of their means of arrival, refugees have become a lightning rod for Islamophobia and opposition to non-white migration," writes JOHN MINNS.
St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn (Vinnies) is the new operator of the reusable facilities at Mugga Lane and Mitchell resource management centres, replacing long-time contractor The Green Shed.
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"In fact, we have no policies at all, so no-one can criticise us in the slightest". KEEPING UP THE ACT catches up with Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee.
"Labor is showing why they are the number one political act in town. A nice presser by wannabe chief minister Steel with some tough leadership-like words and angry frowns for the Greens," writes ANDREW HUGHES in his first CityNews column.
In Brisbane on March 17 1948, Australia's only Communist Party MP Fred Paterson was savagely smashed from behind by a policeman. The assault became known as The Great St Patrick's Day Bash. ROSS FITZGERALD tells the story.
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Within the first five weeks of the school term, a thousand drivers have been caught speeding in school zones.
An ANU chemist has been awarded an $8 million fellowship to help tackle some of the globe’s most pressing health challenges.
Over time, did Andrew Barr simply stop aspiring to prudent fiscal management? Was it all too hard and debt and deficit was easier to deliver – and conceal, asks letter writer ALISON HUTCHINSON, of Coombs.
Snapper ANDREW CAMPBELL was up with the birds and down to the lake as the 2024 Canberra Day Balloon Festival took flight on Monday morning. And what a show they put on!
