Let's get the refugees off Nauru
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Let's get the refugees off Nauru

Let's get the remaining children and their families off Nauru and to Australia as quickly as possible.

  • byThe Canberra Times

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Don't forget vulnerable families in rush to green energy

Don't forget vulnerable families in rush to green energy

While the ACT government deserves to be commended on its progress towards 100 per cent renewable electricity there is a limit to what the market will bear.

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Investing in attitudes just as important as infrastructure for cycling
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Investing in attitudes just as important as infrastructure for cycling

Cyclists aren't pests,but people who actually free up congested roads and save everyone money.

  • byThe Canberra Times
Heartening message delivered by students
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Heartening message delivered by students

I was heartened to see schoolchildren standing up and asking our politicians to heed the future of new generations.

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Coalition can learn from public service's promotion of women
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Opinion

Coalition can learn from public service's promotion of women

The Coalition can't fix its culture in time for the next election. It may take years of sustained effort.

  • byThe Canberra Times
Reporting facts and figures isn't'distortionary',minister
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Reporting facts and figures isn't'distortionary',minister

The Nationals'decentralisation policy is expensive with questionable benefits,and reporting on it is our responsibility.

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Backyard swimming pool legislation needs to be brought up to date
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Backyard swimming pool legislation needs to be brought up to date

Since a child died by drowning in an unfenced backyard swimming pool three years ago,the government hasn't done enough to update the legislation.

  • byThe Canberra Times
It's time to do something about Civic
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It's time to do something about Civic

When Canberra's business lobby describes the city centre as"not fit for purpose",it's time for something to be done.

Eastman saga ends. Now to learn from it
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Eastman saga ends. Now to learn from it

It's time for the police,and prosecutors,to examine and admit to the flaws in their handling of this case.

  • byThe Canberra Times
Ponies of Holder say a lot about government priorities

Ponies of Holder say a lot about government priorities

There are some things about the urban environment of Canberra that can't be measured in dollars and cents.

  • byThe Canberra Times
Why we should be concerned about Home Affairs contractor purge
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Why we should be concerned about Home Affairs contractor purge

While contractors take the risk of insecure work,shedding hundreds at a time points to wider problems.

  • byThe Canberra Times