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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Opinion

Fit the Bill: Why didn’t the Barr government get Women’s World Cup matches?

It therefore surprised me when Mr Barr didn’t cough up the $1 million needed to ensure Canberra could host a few Women’s World Cup matches.

‘Information integrity’: How far would you trust the government?

The Albanese government seems keen to appoint bureaucrats for the job of controlling what Australians can and cannot say in the digital public square that is social media.

Fit the Bill: Albanese failing on defence

The government has actually decreased defence expenditure over the next four years by $1.5 billion.

Lee: ACT Government deflects attention from Sofronoff findings

Canberra Liberals leader Elizabeth Lee critiques the ACT Government's handling of the Sofronoff inquiry, and demands greater transparency.

Volunteers at the heart of the Canberra community

At the heart of our community is the invaluable contribution of volunteers. From schools to sporting clubs, charity organisations and environmental conservation groups, volunteers play an indispensable role in shaping and enriching Canberra.

Letters to the editor: renewables, wildlife corridors and more

This week, letter writers discuss the impact of renewables, wildlife corridors, ratepayer-funded cruelty and more.

Fit the Bill: Release the Sofronoff report, Mr Rattenbury. What are you hiding?

Now it seems, having got the Sofronoff report, the ACT Government won’t release it. I wonder why. Didn’t it say what they wanted to hear?

Fit the Bill: Education is the key to Indigenous literacy

Regardless of how the Voice referendum goes, there is a lot we can do to improve the lot for our Indigenous brothers and sisters now. 

From the editor: Mid-winter getaway to Fiji paradise

I love the beauty and contrasts of Canberra's four seasons. That said, I find a mid-winter seaside getaway to a balmy climate is a restorative balm for my body, mind and spirit. 

An expert explains the stranding of 97 pilot whales in WA and their mysterious ‘huddling’ before the tragedy

Sad scenes are unfolding in Western Australia after a pod of pilot whales became stranded on a beach late on Tuesday.

View from The Hill: It’s just too hard and too late to delay and recalibrate Voice referendum

With the polls showing public support for the Voice flagging, some people believe the referendum should be deferred.

To the editor: Emergencies only, kangaroo culling, government waste and more

This week, letter writers discuss ED's being for emergencies, the campaign to stop kangaroo culling, Robodebt and plenty more.

Fit the Bill: Now we have a contest

The Fadden by-election is the first real setback the Albanese government has had.

Fit the Bill: Organisations need to stand up to bullying government

Unfortunately, the staff at Calvary are silenced and can’t complain to the media as they are now government employees and that has always been the case with government employees.

Commencement of the National Anti-Corruption Commission

When I spoke in parliament on the National Anti-Corruption Commission legislation, I reflected on my interactions with constituents before and during the 2022 election.

To the editor: pressure on children, spirit of cricket, Robodebt and more

This week, letter writers discuss if there's too much pressure on children, the infamous Jonny Bairstow stumping, Robodebt and plenty more.

Op-ed: 60-day dispensing bad medicine for regional Australia

Sixty-day dispensing may sound good, but dig a little deeper and it’s rural and regional Australia that will pay, writes Trent Twomey of the Pharmacy Guild.

Op-ed: Cut non-compete clauses and clear a creative path

New research from economist Dan Andrews at the thinktank e61 finds that 22 per cent of employees are bound by non-compete clauses.

To the editor: Electricity prices, light rail costs, nuclear, animal welfare and more

This week, letter writers discuss electricity prices, light rail costs, animal welfare, respond to Bill Stefaniak and plenty more.

Fit the Bill: ACT Government not accountable for any stuff-ups

The ACT Government is as rock solid as a government can get, and believes, sadly, quite rightly in my view, that it can do whatever it likes and still be re-elected. 

Opinion: Calvary ‘marks the end of an era’

Calvary CEOs published an open letter to Calvary Public Hospital (now Canberra North Hospital) staff on Thursday.

Letters to the editor: Kangaroos, Roberts-Smith, Voice and more

This week, letter writers discuss the capital's kangaroo situation, Indigenous matters, Ben Roberts-Smith and more.

More Australians than ever are ‘sober curious’: here’s why

As more and more Aussies are choosing to dial down their alcohol consumption, the “sober curious” movement is fast gaining momentum, and reshaping the way we think about alcohol.

Fit the Bill: Australia’s stance on AUKUS and Palestine – The ALP’s choice

Two of the bigger issues to be discussed at the Australian Labor Party’s upcoming national conference will be AUKUS and Australian recognition of Palestine.

Albanese Labor Government policies take effect in July

1 July brings several important changes to improve the lives of Australians and shape a brighter future for the nation.

Fit the Bill: ‘Lord’ Laurie Fisher retires from the Brumbies

Last Saturday, Canberra rugby union icon and Brumbies forward coach, Laurie (“the Lord”) Fisher, retired from full-time coaching.

Op-ed: Inflation leaves ordinary Aussies with empty pockets

Australia as a nation must stop living beyond its means, and policy-makers must spend a little to save a lot, writes Professor of Economics John Hicks in the Charles Sturt University School of Business.

To the editor: Roberts-Smith, kangaroo count, Voice and more

This week, letter writers talk about the Ben Roberts-Smith situation, our kangaroo population, welcome to country and nuclear power.

Fit the Bill: Smoking in the AMC prison

Here in wintry Canberra, I was interested to see that the AMC was finally going smoke free.

Opinion: Time to end annual kangaroo cull in the ACT

The time has long passed for the Labor-Greens self-proclaimed ‘most progressive government in Australia’ to end the barbaric and archaic slaughter, argues Kel Watt of @wattadvocacy.
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