Laws Labor is trying to ram through parliament to give the immigration minister stronger powers to deport detainees have been held up and sent to an inquiry.
Unable to find a flight to take her wheelchair from Canberra to Sydney, Emma Weatherley says this highlights the discrimination people with a disability face.
"Over 20 years, there's been a 300% increase in rates compared to a lousy 30% decrease in conveyancing duty. No wonder you're feeling the pinch." MICHAEL MOORE says the ACT government's tax grab is taking Canberrans for a ride.
A weekly silent vigil in front of the Australian War Memorial aims to pressure the parliament to do more in trying to stop Israel's attack on the Palestinian people.
"The Green Shed decision was yet another to add to the long list of government announcements lacking transparency. But also yet another where the Opposition let that happen in far too much silence," writes columnist ANDREW HUGHES.