Roundabout Canberra founder and CEO Hannah Andrevski is the 2024 Canberra Citizen of the Year in recognition of her commitment to supporting families in need.
"The shortcomings in Molonglo’s planning to date does not inspire confidence that the government is capable of delivering good outcomes," writes former planner MIKE QUIRK.
"As the most visible of migrants, often because of their means of arrival, refugees have become a lightning rod for Islamophobia and opposition to non-white migration," writes JOHN MINNS.
St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn (Vinnies) is the new operator of the reusable facilities at Mugga Lane and Mitchell resource management centres, replacing long-time contractor The Green Shed.
"In fact, we have no policies at all, so no-one can criticise us in the slightest". KEEPING UP THE ACT catches up with Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee.
In Brisbane on March 17 1948, Australia's only Communist Party MP Fred Paterson was savagely smashed from behind by a policeman. The assault became known as The Great St Patrick's Day Bash. ROSS FITZGERALD tells the story.
In a new column, political commentator ANDREW HUGHES explains why Labor is the number one political act in town: "A nice presser by apprentice and wannabe Chief Minister Steel with some tough words and angry frowns for the Greens."
"Labor is showing why they are the number one political act in town. A nice presser by wannabe chief minister Steel with some tough leadership-like words and angry frowns for the Greens," writes ANDREW HUGHES in his first CityNews column.