Lakeside a quagmire for ACT government initiatives
There are no signs around West Basin warning of quicksand but some may be in order after the National Capital Authority gave the Westside Container Village its marching orders on Thursday.
The Canberra Times Editorials
If we're so lucky, why aren't we rich?
If the ACT is so "lucky" in terms of average incomes, the obvious question is "Why aren't we rich?"
Time for re-examination of 457 visa scheme
For evidence that Donald Trump's election has substantially altered the landscape in America as well as abroad it was hard to go past Bill Shorten's vow on Tuesday that Labor would toughen up on visas for skilled foreign workers.
A tough job ahead for the Nationals' Barilaro
John Barilaro's election as NSW Nationals Party leader on Tuesday was unopposed, his colleagues having decided that rivalry and infighting might be counter-productive at this low point in the party's political fortunes.
Nauru and Manus must not be repeated
In the echo chamber of flattery and self-congratulation that frequently passes for government in Australia, Malcolm Turnbull and Peter Dutton have being hailed in certain quarters for their "statesman-like" asylum seeker resettlement plan.
Maconochie deserves nobler legacy than a broken prison
Steven Freeman's death in custody warrants a thorough response from the ACT government.
Delays still plague Tralee housing development
The South Jerrabomberra development seems unlikely unless the ACT and NSW government can reach agreement soon.
Turbull pins hopes on a pragmatic, prosaic Trump
After a "warm and constructive" chat with America's president-elect on Thursday, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared Donald Trump [was] a "businessman, a deal maker, and he will, I have no doubt, view the world in a very practical and pragmatic way".
Americans spurn their hard-won suffrage
The ''greatest democracy in the world'' doesn't do elections very well.
A result that portends a new way of politics
It would be no exaggeration to claim that tens of millions of Americans (as well as hundreds of millions of people worldwide who count themselves as friends of the United States) have been left shocked, bewildered and upset by Donald Trump's win in the 2016 presidential race.
Freedom of speech inquiry will benefit RDA
Given the problematic nature of the QUT case and the unreasonable attempts to pursue Bill Leak, the thorough review outlined by Mr Brandis is timely and necessary.
An 'innovation' PM needs tech-savvy workforce
The important question after the census and myGov problems is whether the government is learning from its failures.
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 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.