"Prosecutors are accountable to no one for their decision to prosecute or not prosecute. They do not give reasons. They cannot be compelled to explain. That is the settled law. It needs to change," writes legal columnist HUGH SELBY.
Here's another of reader MIKE WELSH's occasional shots of Canberra urban life. And you've got to love these characters, eight dogs on a crossing at Manuka yesterday (you'll have to click through for the other three).
Both southbound lanes and one northbound lane of the Tuggeranong Parkway are closed near the intersection of Cotter Road following a motor vehicle accident.
As the number of random breath tests (RBT) in the ACT plummets and the territory road toll reaches the second highest on record, the NRMA is calling for a significant increase in RBT to save lives.