Reader ANN KENT, of Forrest, writes to say the ACT government is "treating City Hill as just another piece of real estate" and RON EDGECOMBE, of Evatt, bemoans a multi-storey development that "totally ignores" the surrounding streetscape.
"The story behind Dirty Janes, which opened in Canberra in 2020, in the format of the Bowral multi-stall holder original, is a fascinating one," writes reviewer COLIN STEELE.
"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".