Digital edition September 23
"The ACT Integrity Commission has been tardy. Despite being established since July 1, 2019, it has still not produced any anti-corruption reports," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
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SEEING faces in everyday objects isn't that unusual, says "Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS. He says there's a name for it – “facial pareidolia” – and it's all around us.
"The ACT Greens have been part of the ruling coalition government for a decade or more, yet trees are coming down, suburbs are redeveloped resulting in less shrubbery and fewer birds," bemoans columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
THE quills are out; we've had an unprecedented number of letters to the editor through lockdown and this week's two pages reflect just that. Thanks to our readers and our advertisers for staying close over recent weeks.
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Digital edition August 26
HERE'S a surprise: the Liberals, Labor and Greens have unanimously agreed to a motion calling for the ACT government to implement a fair, long-term plan when giving money to grassroots sports. DANIELLE NORHA reports on Page 3.
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Digital edition August 19
Who couldn't do with a chuckle right now? "Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS offers up a column to sink your teeth into and explains why it's best not to use them to open bottles!
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Digital edition August 12
"FOR goodness sake, Andrew Barr and Shane Rattenbury, I don't care what power-sharing deals you've made, but your public health system is more important than a bloody tram to Woden," thunders BILL STEFANIAK. For him, it's personal.
Reporter KATHRYN VUKOVLJAK discovers that Queanbeyan author, poet and rapper Omar Musa has been using the quiet time of covid to build his talents in gardening and woodcuts.
DANIELLE NOHRA takes the lid off the state of Canberra's public toilets and discovers unhappy community groups demanding the ACT government explain why the loos are disappearing, being privatised or excluded from neighbourhood shops.
QUEANBEYAN Tigers player Cynthia Hamilton, of Macgregor, is a name to look out for. The 17-year-old has secured a spot in the AFL Women's All-Australian Team for players under 19 and, reports NICK OVERALL, is a draft prospect for the game’s top league. Story Page 7.
Colleen and Steve Hill are two remarkable Canberrans. Well into their 60s, they foster tiny babies born into tumultuous circumstances, with disabilities or fatal diagnoses, with many addicted to drugs. Reporter BELINDA STRAHORN has the heartwarming story on Page 3.
FROM October 1 until April 30 officers at the Alexander Maconochie Centre thought it was okay to strip-search a woman prisoner, on average, every day. "Seven Days" columnist IAN MEIKLE thinks it's shameful.
COLUMNIST ROBERT MACKLIN set the cat among the crows with his "Stone (shoot, gas or trap) the crows" piece from June 17. He's not fussed about them, but plenty of others are, and they wrote to tell us why in this week's "Letters" selection on Page 12.
TAKING time to listen to people’s stories is all part of the service for the volunteers, Canberra Hospital Auxiliary president Therese Colosimo tells KATHRYN VUKOVLJAK. “Sometimes people just need to tell someone about their day,” she says.
LETTER writer JANE ALLEN, of Watson, determined to make a contribution to cleaner air, set off to buy an electric car… but bought a petrol one instead. She explains why on our letters page.
COLUMNIST ROBERT MACKLIN says the cat containment plan is a welcome first small step in what must become a national drive to "contain – or better still, eliminate – the carnage to native wildlife perpetrated by this imported predator". More on Page 13.
WAS it a reunion? Yes. Was it the one many TV viewers were hoping for? Almost. Streaming columnist NICK OVERALL looks at the massive global anticipation of the new "Friends" episode.
OVER the last eight years, the number of Aboriginal people sent to prison in Canberra has increased by 279 per cent. The highest rate of increase in Australia. Columnist JON STANHOPE says: "Without argument, this is more than a disgrace – it is obscene."
A CRACKING edition… columnist PAUL COSTIGAN outs the plan to build housing on a park, arts editor HELEN MUSA talks to an artist thinking big for the last time, streaming writer NICK OVERALL shares a little fantasy and gardening guru CEDRIC BRYANT admits to being a softie for blossoms… And more. Lots more.
