The ACT is projected to fall more than 1100 construction workers short of industry demand by 2035, putting housing and infrastructure targets at risk, Master Builders ACT says.
Construction of the $49 million Watson Health Precinct has been completed, with rehabilitation and mental health services for young and First Nations Canberrans to begin operating next month.
"Especially at this troubled point in our national history, it would have been valuable for the census to have included an extra tick-box to record the presence and lives of Jews in Australia," writes political columnist ROBERT McMAHON.
"Given the government's ineptitude… it's time for the Assembly to force a reappraisal of the city's infrastructure needs and planning," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
"Before we spend big on 10 more politicians, let's test whether working together – not simply adding more people – solves the problem Moore has identified," says letter writer NICK SMITH of Rivett.
The ACT Government is facing a political backlash after abandoning its decade-long plan for a Tuggeranong ice sports facility, with Labor, Liberal, Greens and independent MLAs weighing in on the decision.
More than eight in 10 respondents to a survey by independent MLA Thomas Emerson support banning gambling industry donations from ACT politics, as he pushes for support for legislation introduced in June.
A 45-year-old Ngunnawal man has lost his licence and had his motorcycle seized after allegedly being caught riding at 180km/h in an 80km/h zone on Gungahlin Drive.