"Prime Minister Albanese’s address to the nation at 7pm on Wednesday, blanket broadcast across all networks, left me wondering what I had just watched and why," writes ROBERT McMAHON.
Figures released this week show battery electric vehicles have increased from just 400 in 2019 to now account for close to five per cent of all registered vehicles in Canberra.
Independent MLA Thomas Emerson says the ACT Government is not taking the impact of the fuel crisis seriously enough, labelling a recent public transport fare announcement as inadequate and overly complex.
Canberrans using Qantas points to book flights on Emirates are facing higher costs and tighter restrictions, as changes to the airline partnership reshape the value of frequent flyer rewards, reports aviation writer SCOTT MAYMAN.
"Currently, our tax system transfers wealth from those who can least afford it to those already seriously wealthy. Has the government the courage in the next budget to introduce a fairer system," asks political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
The 2025–26 bushfire season officially ended in the ACT on Tuesday, with fire authorities praising volunteers and pointing to faster detection, earlier warnings and rapid response as key features of the season.
"Since the mid 1980s there have been several proposals for high-speed rail linking the east coast capitals. All have been derailed on the issue of cost," writes planning columnist MIKE QUIRK.
The Federal and the ACT governments will be looking to cut unnecessary expenditure. In this context, light rail stage 2B should not proceed and Stage 2A repurposed as a busway," says letter writer MIKE QUIRK.