As the ACT marks the 20th anniversary of the Canberra Bushfires today, the local firefighters' union says the ACT's Emergency Services has failed to learn the lessons from the tragedy in which four lives were lost and 500 houses razed.
"There is no evidence that infill policy delivers sustainable suburbs or greater affordability. Luxury townhouses and apartments are the go. The environmental outcomes are clearly negative," says letter writer IAN HUBBARD.
Scott Masters still remembers October 8, 2015 vividly. Just as he was nearing the pinnacle of his radio career, on FM 104, he was confronted by his boss and told he was no longer required. But times have changed, reports ROD HENSHAW.
A Goulburn man is in Canberra Hospital in a serious but stable condition after being attacked by three people in balaclavas at his unit in Goldsmith Street yesterday.