"The government's arrogant and paternalistic approach (we know what’s best for you) often ignores or dismisses community concerns and is oblivious to its policy deficiencies," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
Here are today’s CityNews headlines.
The ACT government is expanding access to free period products with dispensers to be installed in more than 30 ACT public schools as part of a pilot program to end what it calls "period poverty".
KEEPING UP THE ACT takes a gentle stroll through time with our Dear Leader as he explains how the masterful use of spin could have changed the very face of history.
A group of offenders broke into a house in Dunlop and threatened a female resident with a knife at around 6pm on August 2.
Here are today’s CityNews headlines.
A 78-year-old man has died after a truck and car collided on the Barton Highway at Jeir (about 30km south of Yass) at around 1.30pm on Tuesday.
A 44-year-old man, ordered by a court not to be in the ACT, has been charged after allegedly ramming a police vehicle while attempting to escape.
A 29-year-old Hawker man has been charged with aggravated robbery and multiple knife offences after allegedly stealing from a bottle shop in Belconnen.
UPDATE: Police report that the man has been identified. They say he is expected to be charged with assault and property damage offences at a later date.
The letters ran thick and fast this week with subjects ranging from veterinary care for a cat, through homelessness, the kangaroo cull, Canberra Liberals to a sing-a-long poem dedicated to the failings of MyWay.
Here are today’s CityNews headlines.
