Jack Waterford
Jack Waterford is Editor-at-large, The Canberra Times
Three Eastman barristers forced to stand down
Jack Waterford David Eastman is without representation, other than by a legal aid solicitor, today after three barristers briefed by him have found themselves forced to stand down from an inquiry into his...
Canberra's scribe from WA a journalist, author for 78 years
Jack Waterford For more than 20 years from the mid-1960s, Athol Thomas was the West Australian columnist for The Canberra Times.
Former editor had pride in his role at 'my sort of newspaper'
Jack Waterford John Allan, a Walkley-award winning journalist who was editor of The Canberra Times between 1968 and 1972, died peacefully in Ballina Hospital yesterday ''of a long life''.
Crucial evidence used in Eastman trial came from expert sacked in Victoria
Jack Waterford Midway through the 1995 Eastman murder trial, police and forensic staff in Victoria were expressing concern that a major scientific witness in the case had an ''urge to impress by assisting to...
Who has right to power?
Jack Waterford Comment ZED Seselja has the moral victory in the election, with a personal triumph and looking to have wrested two seats from the Greens.
Leaders in the pack reveal a proud history of political comment
Jack Waterford ACT Liberals leader Zed Seselja suggested yesterday that The Canberra Times, which endorsed Labor in its editorial, was ''not conducive to the conservative side of politics''.
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New front in the culture wars
Jack Waterford The success, for the short term at least, of calls for consumer boycotts of companies advertising on the Alan Jones radio program has given considerable satisfaction to many of those who hate...
Our subs are being hung out to dry
Jack Waterford ONE OF our submarines had an embarrassing incident this week when, while at periscope depth in exercises with our allies, a hose burst in an engine room, causing a local flood, resulting in a quick...
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Opening the book to all
Jack Waterford The British government, at that stage of life when questions get asked about improper influence behind the scenes, not least by Rupert Murdoch, is looking at a scheme for registering lobbyists, in...
Eastman denied second inquiry
Jack Waterford David Eastman, convicted of the murder of assistant police commissioner Colin Winchester, has had one bite of the inquiry cherry and, under ACT law, that is as many as are allowed, according to an...
