"Am I the only CityNews reader from the real world of public transit construction, industrial production and electricity generation," asks letter writer ANTHONY HORDERN.
The ACT Greens have joined the Liberals and independent Fiona Carrick in effectively sinking Labor's unpopular $11 "volunteer tax" announced in Treasurer Chris Steel's first budget.
In his series of stories of remarkable Canberrans, DAVID TURNBULL meets Simon Wilkins who, with his three siblings, is honouring the memory of his parents' selfless work in the Pacific by helping educate young women.