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Solo parent welfare mustn't damn kids

The Canberra Times The Labor Party's commitment to a more just and equal society is being breached.

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Time to end this gambling farce

The Canberra Times Federal Parliament should take its lead from Jay Weatherill and legislate to end the farce.

Immunisation: A boost is needed

The Canberra Times Health authorities need to be more proactive in educating the public about the risks of not immunising children.

Muzzles won't help public service

The Canberra Times We can all remember the time we didn't use online social media.

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Our hospitals in a state of emergency

THE CANBERRA TIMES There has never been any reason to doubt the sincerity of the ACT government's oft-professed commitment to improving emergency department response times at Canberra's two public hospitals.

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Long free park had to come to an end

The Canberra Times While not the making of political legacy, Wayne Swan's budget announcement that parking fees will be introduced in the Parliamentary Triangle will likely be remembered in Canberra.

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Strange budget of a dying government

The Canberra Times A shadow hangs over Treasurer Wayne Swan's sixth budget: the prospect it will be rewritten well before May next year.

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Excellence or extravagance?

The Canberra Times While Canberra prides itself on its government-funded public art, spending $300,000 of public money on a party balloon in these straitened times seems excessive.

Budget a legacy of our first female PM

The Canberra Times On Tuesday, the Gillard government will deliver what is almost certain to be its last budget.

Abbott a natural in opposition

The Canberra Times Tony Abbott has played the small target as adroitly as John Howard did in 1996.

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Timely reminder of grander vision

The Canberra Times Mercifully little of the time devoted to the 25th anniversary Parliament House's opening has been devoted to its delays and controversies.

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The public service is not a pork barrel

The Canberra Times Canberra is the centre of federal public administration for good reason.

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Time to tighten rules for minders

The Canberra Times There are umpteen difficulties about the modern role of partisan advisers sitting within the ministerial office.

Pointing the finger at Canberra's bad drivers

The Canberra Times Canberra is full of bad drivers. At least, this is the reason our chief ministers believes insurers don't want to offer third-party car insurance in the ACT.

Tweak is timely for defence

The Canberra Times At least two reasons have been put forward for the federal government's decision to deliver a new defence white paper nearly a year before one was due.

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Customs' broom begins its sweep

The Canberra Times There are welcome signs of the federal government's determination to put the broom through customs.

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Noble idea that will benefit many

The Canberra Times Each one of us is potentially liable to being struck down by a disabling illness or injury, and Ms Gillard's attempt to implement an adequate safety net for those so affected is as laudable as it is...