Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN applies some fact checking on three recent media releases from the ACT government.
Paul Costigan
Paul Costigan is a commentator on cultural and urban matters. There are more of his columns at citynews.com.au
"For those who engaged with the planning directorate, the end result was a feeling that the community was being taken for a ride, as fools, to be not taken seriously," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN shares some April 1 news from Tramalot Castle on London Circuit.
"The presence of social and community groups on Missing Middle Canberra raises questions about their skill sets and motivations. They have been totally fooled by the scam and the myths," says "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"Yvette Berry, as housing minister, has the unenviable reputation of being a failure in the adequate provision of social housing," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"When considering this city and its urban biodiversity, unfortunately the ACT’s Conservation Council has positioned itself as irrelevant to the future debates," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"The proposed social housing units for a Griffith site didn't comply with the Australian Standard for Adaptable Housing, provided inadequate open space and unworkable parking," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN says that today being March 15, self-centred leaders need to beware the Ides of March.
"The reform documents were drip fed and contained nasty surprises. They remain incomplete. The real intentions are now clear. It's about the devastation of cherished suburbs in the name of compact city cramming," writes PAUL COSTIGAN.
"When disallowing former planning decisions, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal often makes serious criticisms of those making planning decisions. Such rejections do not go down well," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"If that housing money was spent on housing (not the tram), more people would have a roof over their heads and would no longer be on the social housing lists – where the waiting times are growing," writes columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
"If Greenslabor allows the new legislation to slide through, this city will have a deregulated development process that will operate mostly on the whim of the chief planner," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
