"A key element of rebuilding trust in government authority is to take the evidence, and communications on that evidence, out of the hands of politicians." MICHAEL MOORE reflects on how trust was a casualty in the fight against covid.
"The perception battle is already on for the next federal election. Strong, decisive, conservative Dutton from outer Brisbane, versus the intellectual, low-wage warrior from inner Sydney," writes columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
"Ageing is something we all have to adapt to but isn’t something we give much thought to until we get to middle age (between 40 and 65)." Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS has some advice about longevity.
"We have come to rely on the European honey bee for all our food and garden needs, but there are many native Australian bees that do just as much work," says gardening columnist JACKIE WARBURTON.
"If being terrible at something makes you happy, that’s great. But if somebody cares about you, they’ll ask you to get a lesson. Or give you the advice that takes courage to give," writes Kindness columnist ANTONIO DI DIO.
"You do not have to follow advice from any political party. Seek the best people for the job, even if your numbering of candidates runs right across independent and party lines," sage voting advice from MICHAEL MOORE.
On a side road on Hawdon Place, Dickson, is a special café that serves wholesome, tasty food and creates opportunities for migrant and refugee women from diverse backgrounds. Thumbs up from dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.
"With just weeks before the next election, it is now-or-never for so many candidates," says political columnist ANDREW HUGHES, who this week looks at the parties' all-important media strategies.
"Why do our white compatriots so easily forgive the British for not just stealing the Aboriginals’ homeland but then trying to wipe them out?" ROBERT MACKLIN asks the difficult question in his latest Gadfly column.
In a celebration of community spirit, the Rotary Club of Belconnen's Sunday Trash and Treasure Market at Jamison will mark its 50th anniversary on September 8. KATARINA LLOYD JONES reports on what's kept it going all these years.
"If the government is unwilling to adjust land prices downwards, the budget forecasts of land supply are little more than wishful thinking." JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED say revenue estimates for land supply make no sense.
Political columnist MICHAEL MOORE says Paul Girrawah House's decision to stand in Kurrajong for his embryonic First Nation(s) Party has thrown a spanner into the works for Labor and the Greens.
"Under the leadership and guidance of Thomas Emerson, the Independents for Canberra are merging as a serious force in the upcoming election," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
"Voting is a social responsibility. Australia’s 90 per cent plus turnout is, on average, 30 per cent higher than most countries… We should be proud that Australians take their social responsibility seriously," writes MICHAEL MOORE.
"Following allegations of corruption and infiltration by underworld figures, the federal government has been quick to distance itself from the CFMEU. Not so in the ACT!" writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Political columnist ANDREW HUGHES predicts that 2024 is going to be different. He says: “It is likely two of the three party leaders in the Assembly now won’t be in 12 months. And the third. Maybe."
"As a dab hand at unfolding disasters, I can assure you the best thing to do is to forget what happened at the Canberra Institute of Technobabble and move on," Renewable Mistakes Minister Chris Catastrophe tells KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Four Canberra Grammar School students will show off their literary prowess at the 2024 Kids’ Lit Quiz World Final in Canberra on July 10. KATARINA LLOYD JONES has the story.
“It is appropriate that legal processes are available to anyone to be used for their protection, but it might be that the Integrity Commission legislation is too lenient in an area that seeks to root out corruption,” says MICHAEL MOORE.
