Demand to fix amenities before any change
Ross Peake The lack of shops and amenities in the Parliamentary Triangle must be examined before paid parking is introduced, according to the parliamentary committee that blocked the building of embassies in...
NCA to seek better services for parly triangle
Ross Peake The National Capital Authority will try to boost services in the parliamentary triangle as the thousands of workers in the precinct face paid parking.
Ross Peake
ACT risks election day fiscal cliff: analyst
Ross Peake The ACT economy risks stalling next financial year under the strain of federal government cutbacks, an economic study will warn on Tuesday.
PS 'suffers plight of the anorexic'
Ross Peake A think-tank is warning against further cuts to the public service in next month's budget, saying too many politicians have tunnel vision about the merits of the private sector.
Warning on false economy in PS cuts
Ross Peake The public sector suffers the plight of the anorexic, according to a think tank.
Department looks to lock in new digs before election
Ross Peake Federal public servants working at Tuggeranong will get new digs, with the deal likely to be locked in before the federal election.
Libs meet on poll stoush
Ross Peake Canberra Liberal Party members attended tense branch meetings en masse on Thursday evening as the bitter battle for the Senate preselection went into a new phase.
'Dunk-a-Raider' the big draw at Convoy for Cancer fair
Ross Peake Raiders stars are up for a dunking on Saturday to help raise money for families affected by cancer.
Hawke feared left-leaning ACT Labor Government: study
Ross Peake A previously unpublished study reveals former Prime Minister Bob Hawke was concerned that granting self-government in the ACT could result in the election of a left-leaning Labor Government.
Cabinet Papers: 1984-85
Insider's view to founding of self-rule
Ross Peake and Peter Jean Cutting costs rather than granting democracy was the principal motive for establishing self-government in the ACT, according to the territory's first Labor senator, Susan Ryan.
Cabinet Papers: 1984-85
Ministers braced for anger over closures
Ross Peake In April 1985 federal ministers considered closing Watson High School and three primary schools, along with increasing class sizes and reducing ancillary staff in ACT government schools.
Cabinet Papers: 1984-85
We could have had a 'Lord Mayor of Canberra'
Ross Peake, Peter Jean The ceremonial title ‘‘Lord Mayor of Canberra’’ was once formally considered for the Chief Minister as the Hawke Government considered how to grant self-government to the ACT.
Cabinet Papers: 1984-85
MPs nearly forced into cheap seats
Peter Jean and Ross Peake Cost overruns and other problems threatened to delay the opening of the New Parliament House beyond the Bicentennial year and to force MPs to accept cheaper than previously planned furniture, the...
Convoy for Canberra back on the road
Ross Peake The Convoy for Cancer is returning to Canberra, assembling hundreds of trucks to delight spectators, but is set to irritate Queanbeyan by snubbing that city.
Green told to sit down over GetUp! candidate
Ross Peake A Greens member vying for preselection for the ACT Senate race has apparently been told not to criticise the candidate favoured by federal leader Christine Milne.
Study shows co-op sector's strength, despite a low profile
Ross Peake The West Belconnen Health Co-operative is cited as a success story in a study to be published today on the role of mutually owned co-ops.
Writers to plot terrorism
Ross Peake Calling all aspiring novelists – your nation needs your help to identify the next terrorist attack.
Well-connected: $1m NBN digital hub for Gungahlin Library
Ross Peake An internet training room will be established at Gungahlin Library at a cost of almost $1 million.
