A look at the CIT’s ‘thinking’ millions is looming
Letter writer SUE DYER, of Downer, is looking for enlightenment from the ACT Integrity Commission about the extent to which snake oil was an embedded project ingredient at the CIT.
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Letter writer IAN PILSNER makes no bones about it. He thinks the anti-colonialists should thank the many convicts that were shackled for the long and arduous hours of backbreaking work to build the foundations of this country.
Discussions with shoppers and local residents suggest there is a very low level of awareness about plans by Woolworths to buy an ACT government-owned, open-air car park at Hawker shops, says letter writer KARINA MORRIS.
The Liberals appear to want to remain in opposition forever, says letter writer MARIA GREENE. "Our territory deserves better than our tired government. It seems our only hope is that some teal-type candidates hold the balance of power."
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Letters / Indifferent ministers ignore injured woman
"In America and older cities in Portugal, I never came across footpaths as badly damaged and poorly maintained as in Australia’s nation’s capital. This should be a source of shame to all who love the city," says letter writer PETER FRENCH.
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Imagine: politician stops rail plans when costs blow out
Letter writer SUE BRUDENALL, of Crace, points to a UK example of getting out of a rail project that's draining the economy and says, similarly, it's time for the ACT government to rethink its light rail plans.
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Government scours streets for parking fines
Letter writer JOHN MURRAY is disgusted at the ACT government for chasing fines from families who were paying their respects for those who served in Vietnam.
Letter writer SUE DYER, of Downer, ponders the question of public service integrity in the wake of the Home Affairs' secretary standing down.
In our final post of letters debating the issue of the Voice, DAVID JENKINS, of Casey, asks why shouldn’t we recognise the long indigenous history of places, "particularly when so many are currently named after absentee imperial overlords".
On holiday, letter writer COLIN LYONS enjoyed terrific pubic transport across the world. Returning to Canberra was a "rude shock... to find the interval on all off-peak services, apart from the inter-city R routes, was 60 minutes."
As we edge towards the October 14 referendum, "CityNews" readers continue to want to be heard on any decision to enshrine an indigenous Voice in the constitution.
Letter writers PHILLIP and BETH HARRIS moved to Goulburn because "under the Gallagher and then the Barr governments, we have seen health, education, city maintenance and public housing funding continually pillaged to fund the tram".
Letter writer JANINE HASKINS bemoans the storage of evidence in coronial matters. "Does anyone in the community know, because I am certainly not getting answers from the AFP or Police Minister Mick Gentleman?" she says.
Reader ANN KENT, of Forrest, writes to say the ACT government is "treating City Hill as just another piece of real estate" and RON EDGECOMBE, of Evatt, bemoans a multi-storey development that "totally ignores" the surrounding streetscape.
Letter writer ERIC THOMSON challenges columnist Clive Williams' assertion that Zoomers are better off than Boomers.
Letter writer MAX FLINT reminds us of the MOU between the ACT government and Unions ACT that provides for all tenders being let by the government to be reviewed by Unions ACT and, by association other unions, such as the CFMEU.
When the blame lies clearly with the chief minister and his government, he shifts the blame to someone else, says letter writer RON EDGECOMBE, of Evatt.
Reader JOHN D PURCELL, of Kambah, leads this week's massive mail bag upset at the ACT government's neglect of the the $2.1 million kangaroo fencing along the Tuggeranong Parkway.
Reader JOHN BONE takes umbrage at an "inconsiderate ignoramus" who reverse parks a smelly 4WD at Fyshwick Market and ruins a blueberry-muffin morning tea in the sunshine.
