28 Feb 06 | THE HOWARD Government, despite its reformist credentials, has tended to shy away from taxation reform. Few would argue that the current system is a model of fairness and equity, or that reform would ...
28 Feb 06 | THE COMMENTS last week by the Federal Treasurer Peter Costello that new immigrants should adopt Australian values or get out of Australia are, in an increasingly racially divided Australia, regrettable. The racial divide can only increase after Muslim convert Joseph Terrence Thomas became the first person in Australia to be convicted under new terrorist funding laws.
28 Feb 06 | An announcement on Matt Giteau's future with the ACT Brumbies is likely to come after this year's Super 14 season, according to coach Laurie Fisher.
28 Feb 06 | Canberra International Airport will finally deserve its title after a $50million project to strengthen and lengthen its main runway is completed by the end of this year.
28 Feb 06 | Australians can now search online for more than 40 million books, journals, newspapers and other texts from more than 800 national, state and university libraries.
28 Feb 06 | The new president of the Real Estate Institute of the ACT, Peter Blackshaw, believes it needs to review the red tape and bureaucracy surrounding the real estate industry.
28 Feb 06 | Terrorism had changed the role of a prime minister's wife, Janette Howard said last night at the opening of a new exhibition.
28 Feb 06 | FOR THE small group of industry lobbyists who proudly call themselves the "greenhouse mafia", Four Corners' recent expose based on my ANU doctoral research was some rare bad weather. None of the Australian Industry Greenhouse Network members I interviewed lacked the sense to seek shelter while the storm passed.
28 Feb 06 | Phil Graham will today become the first Canberra Raiders player to re-sign with the club without knowing who the future coach will be.
28 Feb 06 | IN RECENT days, there has been some criticism of the Housing Industry Association for its opposition to mandatory moves to a five-star energy efficiency rating for new homes built in the ACT. The HIAt has been described as selfish and obstructionist in refusing to support improved energy efficiency.
28 Feb 06 | FOR ONCE in my life, on an issue involving US relations with the Arab world, I find myself 100 per cent in agreement with George Bush.
28 Feb 06 | In the ancient tribal mythology of north-west Canada, the giant cedar trees were believed to possess great spiritual powers, towering over the land and piercing a hole in the sky to form the axis of the world.
27 Feb 06 | Yowani embraced the underdog tag yesterday to capture a stunning win over second-placed Royal Canberra in the ACT Golf A-grade pennant competition.
27 Feb 06 | THE ACT Government's confirmation this week that it expects to radically restructure its public service while it cuts several hundred more jobs from its workforce should come as no surprise. It is essentially the only option the Government has left. And while the cuts would seem, prima facie, to make good economic sense, the Government must keep in mind their historical context and the reason behind them.
27 Feb 06 | Matt Giteau's future at the ACT Brumbies remains uncertain with the star centre saying he will consider all options for next year's Super 14 season.
27 Feb 06 | The controversial Garden City variations to the ACT Government's Territory Plan - which allow for multi-unit developments near local shops - will be put under the microscope over coming months, but the Planning Authority has insisted A10 zones are here to stay.
27 Feb 06 | THIS month, the mayor of Taipei, Ma Ying-jeou, who is also the recently elected chairman of Taiwan's opposition party the KMT, has been in London on a high-profile European tour. Ma is his party's likely candidate for the 2008 Taiwanese presidential election, and his trip can be seen as preparing the ground for his campaign.
27 Feb 06 | HOW do you build a national education system? In a word: cooperate. Students, parents, teachers and school administrators across Australia would applaud the announcement by the new Minister for Educat...
27 Feb 06 | Canberra is a home away from home for the Kangaroos but captain Adam Simpson admits there is still some work ahead to ensure the team keeps coming back.
27 Feb 06 | A selection of Sydney's private schools returned home yesterday after a weekend of rowing action against Canberra's best school-age talent.
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