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IF you are a politician, what do you do when your bad judgement – or worse – has been dramatically called out for all to see? That’s the question which has faced the government as […]
PRESSURE within government ranks for a ban on the live sheep trade to the Middle East has increased, with a second Liberal MP calling for the exports to end. Jason Wood, who holds the outer […]
THOSE maddening Nationals, who won’t stay in their place! Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack had no sooner debuted as acting prime minister than he dubbed the Treasurer “Scott ‘Santa Claus’ Morrison”, who would be “announcing […]
“Andrew, Shane, Yvette and the rest have ordained that it’s a south-facing, two-bedroom flat on the tenth floor for those aspiring homeowners who used to be Labor’s traditional base,” writes JON STANHOPE
THE Greens say cannabis should be legalised and sold in plain packaging, with its wholesale distribution monopolised by a new government agency. The controversial policy, released by Greens leader Richard Di Natale on Monday, would […]
ISRAEL’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Lucy Turnbull has promised to help remedy animal cruelty in Australia’s live sheep trade, after she contacted his wife in response to a personal appeal. Sara Netanyahu last week […]
“The Liberals’ lost-in-spam explanation is either a really bad excuse or their website management is extremely poor,” writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE
BARNABY Joyce, a National, hasn’t a vote for the Liberal leadership. But he’s a man of opinions and now he’s on the backbench there are no restraints on his expressing them. On Monday night, amid […]
“The better choice for Andrew Leigh is to run in the seat of Canberra… this is very much Leigh heartland – inner city, academic, socially conscious and environmentally responsible,” writes MICHAEL MOORE
ONE Liberal moderate bluntly characterises the “Monash Forum”, which burst into the energy debate this week, as “the deplorables trying to give themselves a credible front”. Whatever else it might be, the so-called forum is […]
THE government has been forced to put off a vote on its tax cut for big business after failing to secure support from the final two crossbenchers it needs to pass the legislation. The deferral […]
“The Health restructure timing did coincide just too neatly with the auditor-general’s announcement. It is hard to believe that this is a coincidence,” writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
YET another new Senate crossbencher was sworn in this week. But like several other recent arrivals, Tim Storer is not in the clothes he wore when he was elected. Storer, from South Australia, replaced a […]
WHAT was in the Chief Minister’s mind when he launched a Trumpesque and unfettered attack on the local media? Or what wasn’t in his mind? The outburst must, at the very least, have his Labor […]
GIVEN how important Saturday’s Batman byelection is for Bill Shorten’s political momentum, it is very odd – to say the least – that the opposition decided to make its latest tax announcement in the campaign’s […]
“The amendments were an appalling demonstration of arrogance, misuse of power and ideology trumping local democratic processes,” writes MICHAEL MOORE
ON present indications, you wouldn’t be betting on the Queensland Adani Carmichael mine going ahead. Yet this problematic project, which may fall over for lack of private sector finance, is causing a heap of trouble […]
“The ACT Labor Party is basically a gambling business. Through associated companies it, in effect, has the licences to a large proportion of Canberra’s poker machines.,” bemoans political columnist MICHAEL MOORE
SHADOW Treasurer Chris Bowen will target tax loopholes and concessions in a speech on Monday (March 5), arguing that the economic case for budget repair has never been stronger. Countering government criticism of Labor’s proposed […]
“In reflecting on the decision to funnel NSW children into a few low-enrolment ACT schools, I couldn’t shake the feeling it represents a form of discrimination,” writes columnist JON STANHOPE
CONCERNS have been raised for local man Paul Oliver following his disappearance on Wednesday, April 18. Paul, 50, was last seen at a residence in Belconnen but it’s believed he is travelling in a white Ford […]
IF you are a politician, what do you do when your bad judgement – or worse – has been dramatically called out for all to see? That’s the question which has faced the government as […]
FOLLOWING community consultation the ACT government is moving towards bus services, which will run to a “more frequent timetable” every day of the week, says Minister for Transport and City Services Meegan Fitzharris. During consultation conducted late […]
EVERY year Transport Canberra proudly uses its bus services to support Anzac Day, says Transport Canberra’s director of Public Transport Operations Ian McGlinn. It does this through its free travel, under the Register to Ride […]
![Participants in the 1918 Armistice Day celebrations, Flinders Street, Townsville [picture]
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THE actions of Australian and NZ forces during World War I’s Gallipoli campaign left a powerful legacy. The “Anzac legend”, inspired by that bloody campaign, has become an important part of the identity of both […]
