Nation’s capital city or a big suburb?
Urban Planner Greg Mews writes:
Last weekend I returned from my holiday break and caught myself staring at a lonely but nicely spray painted graffiti on the walkway that left me thinking all the way home. How would I define the place I live in to my friends from overseas?
Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
Cartoonist PAUL DORIN gets into the climate of changes in Canberra.
Suddenly green’s the new black for poll hopefuls
"The ACT Greens turned brown ages ago (mix green with Labor red). They have shared government for almost a decade and are part of the problem," writes "Canberra matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
Moore / Rubbish responses to recycling crisis
"We have a government hell bent on leaving decisions to the private sector. Thanks to such ideology Australia has allowed China to take the high moral ground," writes MICHAEL MOORE
The seesaw world of deciding fate of trees
"For the sake of credibility, residents need to believe that decisions around trees are based on the reality of the circumstances not on what seems to be a fundamentalist view that all trees must stay," writes Canberra Matters columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
‘Borrow a bag’ to help reduce waste
ACT Greens MLA Caroline Le Couteur is calling for local supermarkets and shopping centres to start up 'borrow a bag' stations.
On climate disruption, the truth matters
"They say the first casualty of war is truth. Tragically, in the face of climate disruption, truth has long been a casualty," writes TIM HOLLO.
How the government keeps failing Canberra
"Canberra is destined to be dominated by masses of boring metal and glass towers, there will be fewer trees, less biodiversity, little of cultural and heritage interest and it will be a city not designed to deal with climate change," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
How Morrison can shift the Coalition on climate change
Bushfires won’t change climate policy overnight. But Prime Minister Scott Morrison can shift the Coalition without losing face, says CHRIS WALLACE
Climate emergency, naw just business as usual
"If they actually believed in a climate emergency, then this government needs to stop issuing documents, stop having meetings and cease the misleading spin. The urgent and overdue action is planting an enormous number of trees immediately," writes "Canberra Matters" columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
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Arstday / ANU academics win top book prize
ANU academics Tim Bonyhady and Greg Lehman have won Tasmania's biggest literary prize, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA in her Artsday column.
