Canberra's 76th anniversary prompts debate on Parliament House
As Australia marks 76 years since the Federal Parliament opened in Canberra and 105 years since Melbourne, a parliamentary committee's report on a permanent Parliament House highlights cost and timing. Critics warn reform of Parliament matters more than a building, urging focus on substance, accountability, and empowering Parliament.
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Unemployment inquiry sparks reader critique and frustration
Morgan Chify argues the planned inquiry into unemployment benefits is flawed and detached from real life. He cites the four retired academics guiding the study and the restrictive rules on earnings, contending the young should be allowed to work for experience and personal satisfaction without punitive penalties.
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Public inquiry submission sparks newsroom debate
Reader letters question published commission evidence on ACT planning. The letter alleges misrepresentation in reporting and urges public access to the commission’s submission available in libraries and AGPS bookshop, criticizing professional standards and community integrity.
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Letters to the Editor on Canberra education and abortion ethics
A Canberra Letters page features debates on mathematics education and abortion policy. Contributors discuss rote learning versus understanding, and the need for balanced literacy and enjoyment in math. The Archdiocese letter condemns abortion, while the Humanist Society argues against abortion bans, stressing maternal and fetal rights and complex ethical considerations.
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Autumn Echoes and a Doctor's Dismay
An improvised narrative blends a physician’s quips about leeches and surgeries with autumnal moodiness. The speaker laments seasonal aches, recalls Canberra life and distant poets, and riffs on melancholy, Frost, Hopkins, and aging, weaving weather, memory, and literary allusions into a fragmented reflection.
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