The minister saves his job, Ben Chifley loses his pipe and the Queanbeyan-Palerang council helps itself to a pay rise. It's "Seven Days" with IAN MEIKLE.
Ian Meikle
Ian Meikle is an owner and editor of "CityNews".
When to comes to elections, Tim Bohm is always the bridesmaid, never the bride. When it comes to the Telstra Tower, he can’t imagine Canberra without it. It’s “Seven Days” with IAN MEIKLE
There's a group of Narrabundah neighbours who must wonder what it will take to get the ACT government to get its finger out and fix a straightforward traffic problem. Not the death of child, they hope. It's "Seven Days" with IAN MEIKLE.
An era ends, but no-one's talking about it, says IAN MEIKLE. "Seven Days" pokes its nose into prostitution, so to speak.
ACT Senate candidate Kim Rubenstein says she "deplores" the Morrison government’s decision to slash a further $3.3 billion from the public service to pay for its election commitments.
"Ministers Berry and Vassarotti are unrelentingly determined to evict widows from their homes and the security of their neighbourhoods, refusing to let these people live out their leases." It's shameful. It's "Seven Days" with IAN MEIKLE.
THE number of new daily covid cases have softened in Canberra, according to ACT Health's report today (May 15).
Who would have thought that the path to earning a "Tree City of the World" accolade was chopping down and neglecting trees. The ACT government spinners have triumphed again. It's "Seven Days" with IAN MEIKLE.
"As we face years of Civic disruption, beginning with the London Circuit realignment, don't say we weren't warned," warns IAN MEIKLE. It's "Seven Days" with another burst of crappy road signs, they are shockers.
"The opposition owes it to the community to hold the government ferociously to account. It's not that hard, they are the gift that keeps on giving." It's IAN MEIKLE's "Seven Days" with a dollop of gratuitous advice for Elizabeth Lee.
If a picture's worth a thousand words, here's a 20,000-word, "Seven Days" essay on the shabby state of Canberra's road signs.
"What a disgrace – discipline has broken down, teachers have broken down but this shameless government and its incompetent Education Directorate fein shock, surprise and denial," writes "Seven Days" columnist IAN MEIKLE.
