Chief Minister Katy Gallagher has released a discussion paper on the implementation of triple bottom line accounting here in the ACT. “Public policy consideration of social and environmental factors as well as economic factors is nothing new, but putting triple bottom line (TBL) principles into practice by implementing a detailed and formal assessment framework are [...]
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ACT Government Priorities for 2011/2012
Chief Minister Katy Gallagher has released an ambitious program of priorities for the ACT Government in 2011/2012. They cover the following eight key areas and include 52 specific projects and 51 measurable targets: To ensure that Canberra is a liveable, sustainable city That its people enjoy timely access to healthcare That there is help for [...]
Creation of a Canberra Centenary Poet Laureate
An Open Letter to the ACT Chief Minister, and Minister for the Arts and Heritage, Jon Stanhope. Dear Chief Minister, As we approach Canberra’s Centenary in just over two years, people are turning their attention to how we should celebrate the occasion. There has been discussion about hosting significant sporting matches, providing a focus on [...]
What defines good political leadership?
I’ve recently taken to exploring Quora, a Q&A-based social media site that describes itself as “a continually improving collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by everyone who uses it. The most important thing is to have each question page become the best possible resource for someone who wants to know about the [...]
Election Day – your future, your choice
It’s election day and while some pundits have been claiming the campaign as uninspiring and lacking vision, I am convinced our choice today is critical for Australia’s future. As I said in a speech last Monday at the Australian Christian Lobby Public Forum: “I believe the decision we make on Saturday has very important implications [...]
Humphries getting desperate defending Abbott’s 12,000 job cuts
This morning, Senator Kate Lundy, Gai Brodtmann Labor Candidate for Canberra, Andrew Leigh Labor Candidate for Fraser and I put out the following media release: Senator Humphries is getting desperate in an attempt to distract from the Liberal’s plan to cut 12,000 public sector jobs and plunge our regional economy and local communities into a [...]
Downhill unicycling at Mt Stromlo
Unbelievable! You’ve got to love Canberra! Unbelievable. You’ve got to love Canberra!
100 Posts
Well, I’ve finally made it to 100 posts on my blog. It’s not much of an output in the scheme of things – some other bloggers probably generate that number each and every month. In my 100th post, I thought I would share the ideas and issues that have been of most interest to readers [...]
Great ANU Research Ideas
The Canberra Business Council’s Connect@ANU event the other night was an eye opener to the kind of amazing research coming out of the ANU. Research students designed and produced A0 posters explaining their research projects and these were displayed all throughout University House. The students then mingled with a packed crowd of Canberra government, business [...]
NBN Rollout set for Gungahlin
In great news for Gungahlin, NBN Co today announced that Gungahlin will be one of the first mainland rollout sites for the National Broadband Network. People have been campaigning long and hard for improved internet services for Gungahlin for 15 years. Recently, Russell Gillon has run a very effective campaign on his ACT Broadband site [...]
