Bad Taste Expert Sparks Canberra Planning Chaos
The NCDC invites a bad taste expert from Queanbeyan to chair meetings and spark a revolution in Canberra planning. He champions loud fashion, orange sweatshirts, and a parade of controversial proposals from Tama Park fun fair to converting rose gardens into used car yards. Locals witness wild outfits, wild plans, and a shift toward permissive development in a city famed for its design ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parliamentary Triangle
NCPC
Bob Lansdown
Commismer
Death of an ibis in a tree prompts thoughts on birds and man
A rotting ibis hangs by a fishing line in a tree by the Molonglo River near Duntroon. The scene triggers reflections on birds suffering in human proximity, past attempts at flight, and Borelli's skeptic view of human flight.
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Molonglo River
Duntroon
Military College
Alway
Parliament House
Borelli
Borel
Birds Strike Man and Habitat Threats Rise
The piece contrasts bird flight with human craft, noting birds threaten jets and are affected by pesticides and earthworks. It discusses extinction risks, public relations use of extinction warnings, and calls for authoritative studies to curb habitat loss while acknowledging birds’ adaptability and ability to fly away.
December sky map and bird conservation note
The page blends a December night sky guide describing Sirius Orion Betelgeuse Aldebaran the Hyades Pleiades Saturn and Mercury with a conservation column warning that global bird extinctions threaten but have slowed since 1950. It notes Canberra ACT sightings and cites a 1966 list of about 180 species while urging habitat preservation to avoid a crisis.
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Sirius
Venus
Jupiter
Orion
Rigel
Saturn
Mercury
ACT
Canberra
ACT Ornithological Group
Duke of Edinburgh
A Writer's Duty And The Readers Burden
A reflective piece on tabloid style and the duty of writers to present information readably. It contrasts short paragraphs with longer prose, arguing that relentless sentence pounding turns readers weary and civilizational progress may suffer if writers neglect the reader.
Parliament House Extensions Plan Aims to End Recessions
Two million dollars are allocated for major reconstruction of Parliament House buildings and their slated destruction. The government may describe the project as a measure to quell recessions, claiming it will spur economic activity and long term stability.
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NCDC
Westbrook
Queanbeyan
Hans
Dirk
Western Molt
John
Sir John
Venice
Lake Burley Griffin
Smaes Stand
Fountain Peninsula
St Mark's Piazza Towers
Nie Avenue
Biaph
Ar Erle Westbrook
Colonel Sanders
Guy Hill
Black Mountain
Paul Huseluck
Gorton
Pead
Commonwealth Gardens
Dairy Flat Road
Weston Park
Queanbey
Writers’ World
Welty
Aleutian Islands
Victoria
Tasmania
Jock” — Marshall
London
Algal
Pleiades
Achernar
Lerrour
Ngap
Ors
David Swain
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