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Yes, Assange and press freedoms is news – but how about highlighting in your individual articles the perilous state of youth mental health community funding and the distressing outcomes associated that Stanhope and colleague report.
This is something the ACT government can act on and should be prioritising – but delays delays. Labor seems to be leaving mental health and any social justice issue to the Greens.
Barr manages Treasury – where is his response? And Liberals?
"Angrification makes it easier and quicker to find a political leader and social media platform where you can weaponise the broader anger on an issue," writes political columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
"Leaving it to senior public servants when the news is bad and fronting the media only when there is a great picture or positive news is gutless politics," growls political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
New columnist HAMOUDI AL-SAGHIR is a remarkable young Syrian refugee with a terrible story of survival. In his first piece, he shares a glimpse of his confronting past and his youthful optimism as he thrives at studying law at the ANU.
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