"Commissioner Minty has paid significant attention in her report to the importance of a 'structured day' in the rehabilitation of prison detainees," writes indigenous advocate JULIE TONGS.
"When your model relies on what is effectively a toilet tax, it only reinforces one truth – in Canberra, it is literally crap for business," writes GWYN REES.
Police believe three incidents on Friday – a home invasion, where a 72-year-old woman was tied up; a robbery at a Dickson business and a fatal collision on Gungahlin Drive – are linked.
A 25-year-old Aranda man is facing charges of stealing a vehicle, failing to stop for police, driving under the influence of drugs and without a licence.
The band is back together... Canberra Liberals leader Mark Parton has unveiled his shadow cabinet that includes every member of the opposition, except for former deputy leader Jeremy Hanson, who has been elected Assembly Speaker.
Over and above surrendered cats, at the height of the last "kitten season" (October 2024 to March 2025), RSPCA ACT cared for 627 cats and kittens who were living on the streets.