City plays key role in equality debate
The ACT showed again that it is leading the fight for marriage equality.
The Canberra Times Editorials
Root and branch review of DHS now long overdue
Is the service delivery workhorse fit-for-purpose? The question is now urgent.
Third seat more than due for underrepresented ACT voters
A new seat will help address the under-representation of Canberrans in politics.
Taxpayers lose in public service numbers game, ideology to blame
When hiring decisions are dictated by ideology, there are few winners.
Think carefully before selling off our city's landmarks
Several landmark sites face the prospect of falling into private ownership, which could set a precedent.
The need to improve the train line to Sydney
At what point, exactly, does pie-in-the-sky policy thinking turn into an evidence-based long-term policy agenda?
Canberra's tree regulation needs to be changed
The rules around the removal of trees are excessive in the territory.
Casino pokies win marks the start of a new era
If the government's concern about harm reduction in the sector are to be believed, more must done.
Safe Schools not so scary
The message of the program is about acceptance.
Consultation, not abdication is what the ACT needs
If the proposal, to allow a panel of "ordinary people" to control 20 per cent of the city services budget had been adopted it would have resulted in an act of abdication, not consultation.
Yass Valley Council's ACT land buffer is well justified
Green belts are an integral feature of the Territory. Our unparalleled exposure to forested and rural views are cited by many residents as major contributors to quality of life in the "bush" capital.
Light rail detail lacking as Govt releases consultation
When asking taxpayers to embrace a large project, getting the public onside is crucial to its success.
Choice Pulse survey a reminder of what we worry about
The latest Choice Quarterly Consumer Pulse Survey should be compulsory reading for all politicians, whether they be of the Federal, State or Territory variety.
The time has come to end the farce that is section 44
The government and the Opposition must work together to resolve this impasse by agreeing to a referendum.
Drone misuse is a real concern for all
Canberrans should expect privacy in their own homes.
Burqa stunt harms national security, but helps Hanson
Pauline Hanson's stunt had nothing to do with national security. In fact, it achieved the opposite.
Barr has the right to back same sex marriage "yes" case
Andrew Barr would appear to be on the right side of history when he says the majority of Canberrans would support what he is doing and that marriage equality is an idea whose time has come.
The smart city a step closer to reality for Canberra
Higher education already provides about 16,000 local jobs and injects an estimated $2.7 billion into the Canberra economy.
Is the Coalition the legitimate Australian government?
If the Government is so sure it is in the right it should make all the facts supporting its stand public. The only other acceptable course of action would be for Mr Joyce to resign.
Exploitation is a blight on the ACT's employment record
If employers do find themselves exposed to greater union and government oversight and harsher penalties they will have nobody to blame but themselves.
Lowest ACT water users facing biggest proportional price rises
Canberrans who use the least water will face the biggest price increases under new proposals.
Action needed to prevent dog attacks
Dog attacks are increasing in number and more needs to be done to stop it.
Fence an unfortunate symbol of a changing Australia
Parliament House was built to symbolise the primacy of the people. The fence undermines that message.
Cool heads needed to neutralise North Korea nuclear threat
The North Korea problem calls for calculation. Instead, the US response has been irrational.
Remember the power of words before postal plebiscite
Before the nation votes on same sex marriage, it should keep in mind the devastating power of words.
Same sex marriage decision an indictment on a dysfunctional government
The Coalition is sealing its own electoral doom by refusing to allow same sex marriage.
APS social media guidance sparks anger
The latest update to the rules appears to have done more harm than good.
How much longer can this embattled president hang on to the reigns of power?
America, a nation born out of its rejection of British autocracy 241 years ago, seems well down the path of ridding itself of a second George III.
Speeding on Canberra roads is anything but a joke
The excuses might be funny but the speeding is not.
Independence needed for inquiry into Bimberi dysfunction
The government's approach to investigating Bimberi is questionable.