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Crunch time coming for Canberra’s new integrity body

Crunch time coming for Canberra’s new integrity body

19 July 2018 | By Rebecca Vassarotti MLA
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Sport
Why isn’t physical education viewed as important in our primary schools?

Why isn’t physical education viewed as important in our primary schools?

18 July 2018 | By Tim Gavel
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Why you should stick by the Brumbies

Why you should stick by the Brumbies

17 July 2018 | By Tim Gavel
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Canberra’s Urban Commons: a chance for community to be involved in our evolving city

Canberra’s Urban Commons: a chance for community to be involved in our evolving city

12 July 2018 | By Rebecca Vassarotti MLA
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Did we see the best of Blake Austin at the Canberra Raiders?

Did we see the best of Blake Austin at the Canberra Raiders?

10 July 2018 | By Tim Gavel
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Should Canberra chase sporting events using Government funding?

Should Canberra chase sporting events using Government funding?

10 July 2018 | By Tim Gavel
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Section 66, Deakin and the fight to preserve Canberra as the Bush Capital

Section 66, Deakin and the fight to preserve Canberra as the Bush Capital

8 July 2018 | By Emma Hartley
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Will we see all-in-brawls at basketball stadiums across Australia?

Will we see all-in-brawls at basketball stadiums across Australia?

6 July 2018 | By Tim Gavel
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Opinion
Library’s water bottle policy needs a little more transparency

Library’s water bottle policy needs a little more transparency

6 July 2018 | By Brad Watts
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Opinion
What are we really achieving by continuing to fill up our local jail?

What are we really achieving by continuing to fill up our local jail?

5 July 2018 | By Rebecca Vassarotti MLA
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Why Canberra needs an A-League team

Why Canberra needs an A-League team

2 July 2018 | By Tim Gavel
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Why the Raiders won't sack Jack Wighton

Why the Raiders won't sack Jack Wighton

29 June 2018 | By Tim Gavel
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Canberra's most disadvantaged sport

Canberra's most disadvantaged sport

28 June 2018 | By Tim Gavel
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Still work to be done to protect women's right to choose

Still work to be done to protect women's right to choose

28 June 2018 | By Rebecca Vassarotti MLA
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Space invaders – danger drone flies too close to crowded kids’ playground

Space invaders – danger drone flies too close to crowded kids’ playground

26 June 2018 | By Brad Watts
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End of life choices

End of life choices

21 June 2018 | By Rebecca Vassarotti MLA
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Opinion
To buy a house, or to buy an apartment, that is the question…

To buy a house, or to buy an apartment, that is the question…

21 June 2018 | By Tim Benson
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News
Top Canberra criminal lawyer calls for 'Confiscation of Criminal Assets' reform

Top Canberra criminal lawyer calls for 'Confiscation of Criminal Assets' reform

20 June 2018 | By Ian Campbell
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Why the CEO Sleepout makes a difference

Why the CEO Sleepout makes a difference

19 June 2018 | By Mark Parton MLA
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Supporting the ‘business of doing good’?

Supporting the ‘business of doing good’?

19 June 2018 | By Maryann Weston
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ACT Budget to push first home buyers into purchasing apartments

ACT Budget to push first home buyers into purchasing apartments

15 June 2018 | By Tim Benson
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Time to overhaul the ACT clubs contributions scheme

Time to overhaul the ACT clubs contributions scheme

14 June 2018 | By Rebecca Vassarotti MLA
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Delivering affordable housing continues to be the ACT Government’s blind spot

Delivering affordable housing continues to be the ACT Government’s blind spot

7 June 2018 | By Rebecca Vassarotti MLA
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ACT economy 'back in the black' but challenges loom

ACT economy 'back in the black' but challenges loom

6 June 2018 | By Tim Benson
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Opinion
Disadvantage is here, but it's not evenly distributed

Disadvantage is here, but it's not evenly distributed

6 June 2018 | By Emma Davidson
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Opinion
Times have changed, and so has the city

Times have changed, and so has the city

5 June 2018 | By Michael Matthews
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5 things the ACT Government can do to create a more active cycling city

5 things the ACT Government can do to create a more active cycling city

4 June 2018 | By Ian Ross
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Thredbo 'fun police' ban toboggans

Thredbo 'fun police' ban toboggans

31 May 2018 | By Tim Benson
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ACT Budget boost for disability very welcome for a system under strain

ACT Budget boost for disability very welcome for a system under strain

31 May 2018 | By Rebecca Vassarotti MLA
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Pushing the bush: the changing face of Canberra

Pushing the bush: the changing face of Canberra

29 May 2018 | By Genevieve Jacobs
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The dead, white male view of history lives with naming of third seat

The dead, white male view of history lives with naming of third seat

29 May 2018 | By Ian Bushnell
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Let's start the conversation on Reconciliation Day

Let's start the conversation on Reconciliation Day

28 May 2018 | By Chris Bourke
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