If the appropriateness of light rail and better alternatives are not the National Capital Authority’s concern, what are the criteria on which their approval will be based, wonders Prof BEATRICE BODART-BAILEY.
"The Liberals seem determined to learn from their rejection by voters. I hope that they will cut their ties with the science deniers and work with all members of the Assembly," says letter writer NOEL BAXENDELL, of Holt.
"There was nothing wrong with the economics of Henry George. But his very correct proposals have since been swept under the carpet, or cancelled, by self interest, greed and exploitation," says letter writer TIM WALSHAW, of Watson.
"It would not be inappropriate to sanction the Israelis together with their global aiders and abettors who, speaking of concern for the distress they create, willingly supply their weapons of mass destruction," says JOHN MURRAY, of Fadden.
"I suspect, despite its failures, the government was returned because many had a superficial appreciation of policy and voted on the perception that Labor was more likely to address the needs of the disadvantaged," says MIKE QUIRK.
"There should be a public inquiry, not just into the mistreatment of whistleblower David McBride, but also into serious allegations about the inhumane conditions other inmates face at the AMC," says letter writer ANDREW WILLIAM HOPKINS.
"The Barr government has been abjectly lazy in revenue raising policy, deliberately choosing to rely on residential and commercial rates and land taxes, fees, charges, fines etcetera," says letter writer RON EDGECOMBE, of Evatt.
"For Canberra to develop as a more inclusive city with transparent and accountable governance, the best outcome could be for independents ... to have the balance of power," says letter writer MIKE QUIRK.
"What credible independents usually do is to be independent. In federal parliament, independents seem to focus on community needs and national issues more than the major parties," says letter writer TONY STEWART.
Letter writer SUE DYER, of Downer, says the ACT government is preventing public school visits by independent senator David Pocock, despite the schools inviting him. But why?
"The Barr government has, alone amongst other states, decided not to enact anti-consorting laws to effectively control OMCG activities," says letter writer RON EDGECOMBE, of Evatt.
"Why cannot the local ACT politicians understand that each shopping centre needs a public toilet as do many picnic areas such as Yarramundi reach," say letter writers KARNA and JULINA O'DEA.
"Has the Labor-Greens government just given up on Canberra? Ten years or even five years ago it wasn’t like this," says letter writer RACHAEL NANO, of Lyons.
"Now, I know a lot of local Laborites have had direct CFMEU backing, but having an actual CFMEU employee running for office?" Letter writer ANNE O'DONNELL wonders what's going on with Labor's Kurrajong candidate Aggi Court.
"Is it any wonder that our emergency departments in Canberra are overrun when even relatively minor cases cannot be attended to at the Walk In Centres because there is no doctor on duty?" writes reader ALEX COURAGE, of Yarralumla.
"Australia has the natural advantage of a third of the world's nuclear resources," says letter writer ANTHONY HORDEN.
"The rationale or ideology that promotes abortion up to birth has no tenable case to offer in respect of a living human person being left to die without care," says letter writer JOHN KENNEDY.
"There are people out there that want to build more adaptable and affordable housing and legalised monopolies like Icon are actively imposing unnecessary costs," says letter writer FRANK WALMSLEY.
How does the ACT government ensure that raw political and union loyalties are more than balanced out by higher quality experience, skills and abilities needed for publicly paid-for staffer positions, asks letter writer SUE DYER, of Downer.
