Voluntary nature of new sex abuse compensation scheme a concern
The ACT government must opt-in to the national compensation scheme for victims of child sex abuse.
The Canberra Times Editorials
The upside of Hazelwood's closure
If ever there was an electricity generator ready for the knacker's yard, it was the Hazelwood coal-fired power station.
Time for the ACT opposition to hold the government to account
With light rail here to stay, the opposition has to hold the government accountable on its promise to make it work.
Hillary's never-ending email troubles
Mrs Clinton's once comfortable lead over Mr Trump in the opinion polls has evaporated.
Assembly now the poster child for diversity
In electing 13 women to the new 25-member Legislative Assembly last month, voters did more than just reaffirm their reputation as political and social trendsetters.
Greens' lamentable capitulation on poker machines
The Greens/ Labor power-sharing agreement revealed on Monday showed every sign of having been drawn up by negotiators focused more on the expedient than on the possible.
Ministers must respect Westminster traditions of independent advice
Turnbull needs to give his errant ministers a lesson in Westminster system 101.
Time to tackle pokie reform
It's time for the ACT government to deal with the issue of problem gambling.
Finger-pointing over Dreamworld not helpful
To suggest that the tragic accident at the Dreamworld amusement park on the Gold Coast on Tuesday has had a visceral impact on people across Australia is no exaggeration.
Canberra's Wikipedia editors have too much time on their hands
If Federal public servants have time to sit around making trivial, and in some cases offensive, edits to Wikipedia then they clearly need to be given some meaningful work to do.
No winners in Brandis-Gleeson stoush
Public quarrels of the "he said, no I didn't " variety are rarely edifying, still less so when they involve the Commonwealth's first and second law officers.
Alistair Coe's image problem will hamper Libs
Impartial observers of ACT politics are likely to view Alistair Coe's elevation as the new leader of the Canberra Liberals as counter-intuitive
Barr ministry under pressure to perform
There's an expectation that a bigger Assembly will mean better governance.
Final count made now it's time for action
It's time to get on with business now that the final votes have been counted.
Economic reform welcome but consequences need to be addressed
The law of unintended consequences means many Canberrans on fixed incomes now need to be insulated from the impact of recent and future rate rises.
Gun controls must not be watered down for political convenience
Abbott is right; it would be crazy to water down the gun laws to appease Leyonhjelm.
RBA feels low inflation's chill winds
Addressing Congress in October 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford declared that inflation was "public enemy No 1", and he exhorted fellow Americans to reduce their spending and consumption so that unemployment might be eased.
Amnesty right about Nauru, wrong about torture
We know from repeated accounts of everyday existence at the refugee processing centres on Manus and Nauru islands that the detainees' lot there is a wretched one.
Hard decisions ahead for Canberra Liberals
Soul-searching is never easy. For the Canberra Liberals, the introspection will be particularly painful.
Greens in the hot seat
Saturday's election result demonstrates Canberra's clear and firm support for leftist political parties and rejection of the conservative side of politics.
Barr must repay voters' faith
Andrew Barr has been given a mandate to deliver light rail to the territory.
A radical Nobel prize, but well deserved
If Bob Dylan's words and music are sometimes derided as as appealing only to nerdish Baby Boomers, the more discerning view is that his is a distinctive artistic voice.
It's time to decide: tram or no tram
There is an alternative that seems more willing to listen to Canberrans.
Another lost opportunity for same-sex marriage
For a social reform issue that apparently commands growing levels of public support, same-sex marriage has an extraordinary capacity to tie politicians and political parties in knots.
Mike Baird's brush with political reality
Forced to eat crow over his government's retreat on its greyhound racing ban scheduled to begin in NSW from next July, NSW Premier Mike Baird did the politically astute thing on Tuesday.
Momentum now with Hillary after Trump's stumble
Donald Trump's unconvincing performance in the second presidential debate has probably extinguished whatever hopes he had.
Role of solicitor general demeaned
It appears as if the government is, once again, trying to sideline and manipulate a senior public officer whose advice it doesn't like.
Hume proposal needs to be examined
Concern over the proposed Hume plastic to fuel recycling facility needs to be taken on board.
Budgie Nine's belated remorse is overdue
Budgie Nine have let themselves and their families down the most.
Perspective needed on SA blackout
The question of whether last week's blackout in South Australia was entirely storm-related or attributable in some part to the state's heavy reliance on renewable energy sources appears to have been settled.