Government to remove trees in Northbourne Avenue, citing danger from recent weather
Government to remove trees in Northbourne Avenue, citing danger from recent weather
Kirsten Lawson is the Chief Assembly reporter at The Canberra Times
Government to remove trees in Northbourne Avenue, citing danger from recent weather
The audit report into four Land Development Agency's purchases for the City to the Lake project epitomises the problem of complacency and of cliques. It will be no surprise to anyone in the private sector that business it about contacts and connections. But this is not how things are supposed to operate in government. The auditor's report reveals a government land agency that operates in both worlds, and has allowed some of those mores of private business practice to infiltrate and contaminate the way it does business with public money.
Leaked report reveals full extent of the household levy considered by government in 2014 to raise money for light rail
Malcolm Turnbull's failure to mention the tram at the Canberra Liberals' campaign launch, and Richard Farmer's promise of a $100,000 advertising blitz in his bid to oust Labor added a tinge of shock and surprise to an otherwise muted ACT election week.
The Harmonie German Club says Oktoberfest is being priced out of Exhibition Park and it is considering moving the annual festival to Queanbeyan.
The number of people voting early is up significantly on the 2012 election.
Commissioner for Standards Ken Crispin dismisses yet another complaint about the behaviour of an ACT politician.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull lent weight to Jeremy Hanson's bid for government at the Liberals' campaign launch on Tuesday night.
Forrest couple Craig and Eva Edwards give $95,000 to the Canberra Liberals in the lead up to the election.
The Liberals say they will overhaul the heritage system in Canberra to bring in a "grading" system
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