"Geoff Pryor’s presentation was devastating for anyone who still believed the ACT Greens and Labor politicians when they said the planning reforms would deliver positive outcomes for the city.," writes columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
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"The lack of transparency and the mess created by the planning directorate was heaven-sent for the Liberals. Instead, there were a few muffled sounds – but largely their take on planning has been near silence," writes PAUL COSTIGAN.
"The community sector is expected to remain polite about criticising the planning bureaucrats. The community is expected to remain polite as the trees come down and the suburban biodiversity disappears!" writes columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"This is about forcing older people out of their homes – homes they were told till the beginning of this year were theirs for life or as long as they wished to remain in them," writes PAUL COSTIGAN.
"Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN senses the widening cultural differences between the UK and 21st century multicultural Australia.
“The rubbish being put about by the ACT government is that heritage listings would hinder the development of the city and force the city centre to become frozen in time,” writes “Canberra Matters” columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"There was no shock to the system given it had failed on so many of the audit criteria. What is obvious is that the culture of the NCA is underpinned by its self-importance and self-righteousness," writes PAUL COSTIGAN.
"I enjoy supermarkets and searching for what is new or what particular branches offer that others may not… for me, going to a supermarket is akin to browsing a bookshop, you never know what you may stumble upon," writes PAUL COSTIGAN.
“Nothing will stop the ACT Greens and Labor in government from doing what they believe they are entitled to do. They carry on as if they were untouchable,” writes “Canberra Matters” columnist PAUL COSTIGAN. .
"The ACT government is the biggest threat to mature trees, both through its enabling of more bulldozing and because of its preferred action – looking the other way," says "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
When it comes to planning, "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN wonders if the Canberra Liberals would be any better than the "neo-liberal approach being delivered by the conservative-leaning" ACT Greens and Labor.
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN discovers that power prices are set to surge.
