"It is an open question whether the Assembly will be able to force the government to return to the fundamentals of public financial management." JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED return to excesses of the fiscally failing ACT Government.
"The temptation for legislators is to seek convenient solutions. However, when a Commissioner for Human Rights can challenge legislators to rethink bills it ensures appropriate consideration," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
An elderly pensioner facing eviction by Housing ACT was given 10 minutes to explain why she should remain in her home of 41 years, during a process the former Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has described as “appalling”.
There's good luck, good ageing, good verse and a good recipe in an all-good 'Seven Days' with IAN MEIKLE.
Another burst of smoke, mirrors, spin and – POOF! – the ACT Budget appears. In deficit, of course. It's another "Seven Days" with IAN MEIKLE
Letter-writer STEPHEN JAMES, of Chisholm, asks that impacts that offenders' crimes on members of the community be considered, too.
"Minister Rattenbury should explain why his government apparently breached the FOI Act, on two separate occasions, by failing to release the decision of Fair Work Australia to me," writes JON STANHOPE
CONCERN at the deterioration in housing affordability across Australia, particularly in capital cities, is the…
"The word 'better' is simply testing against what we had last month, or last year,…
YOU CAN just tell that Belconnen Arts Centre CEO Daniel Ballantyne and the board have…
ALL EYES in Belconnen will be upon the next ACT Budget to see if there’s…
“A question that warrants investigation is the land production cost for Throsby and the extent…
SHANE Rattenbury has announced the appointment of Jon Stanhope as the inaugural patron of the…
"The next ACT election will be determined by which party candidate or independent wins the…
“For a large and growing sector of Canberra residents, extending possibly beyond the two lowest…
SIMON Corbell has announced the appointment of Jon Stanhope as the president of the Legal…
WHILE some in the Canberra commentariat were relishing the prospect of a Stanhope / Gallagher…
BACK in September we were intrigued to learn that Mr Fluffy campaigner Brianna Heseltine was…
THE Great and the Good were gathered on Ainslie Avenue this morning to celebrate the…
