"There's a clear need for more diverse, human-scale and climate-sensitive new low-to-medium density housing. This won't happen, and certainly will not provide affordable housing, without government intervention," says RICHARD JOHNSTON.
An emergency meeting of Canberra’s general practitioners on Tuesday night unanimously condemned the ACT government’s decision to impose its new "patient tax".
The wait list for public housing in the ACT has "exploded" by 44 per cent over the last three years, increasing to 3175 Canberrans this month from 2209 in 2020, says Canberra Liberal Mark Parton.
Motorists can expect "minor delays" as traffic heading north on Commonwealth Avenue is diverted on to a temporary road over London Circuit from Monday morning, says Major Projects Canberra.
"By diverting population growth from the ACT, the government is reducing revenue from Commonwealth grants, land sales, stamp duty and rates," writes MIKE QUIRK.