Forecasts released by Master Builders Australia (MBA) predict that new residential dwelling starts in the ACT will fall from 5810 in 2022 to 5000 in 2024
While a global recession looks increasingly likely, there are several reasons to think Australia could escape it with careful management, writes PETER MARTIN.
"WEAK ACT legislation makes car theft difficult to prove," writes "Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS. "Even when prosecutors took car-theft offences to court, the sentences to repeat offenders amounted to a weak slap-on-the-wrist."
The ACT Opposition say they will call for the resignation of Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury if he does not conduct a full review into the territory’s sentencing and bail laws.
Despite the ACT having the highest average weekly earnings in Australia, around one in 10 Canberrans are living in poverty, according to new data from the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS).