Canberra
Value the independent voices in parliament
Andrew Wilkie regrets signing a deal with Julia Gillard when she didn’t follow through with gambling reform and says the independents would be well advised to stay independent.
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Opinion
Letters
The pen may have run out, but not the measure of the man
Readers mourn and celebrate the life and work of much-loved cartoonist Michael Leunig.
Opinion
Letters
Ban masks at protests to show courage of convictions
Readers discuss proposed Victorian protest laws.
Opinion
Letters
Dutton’s nuclear plan based on many, many assumptions
Readers discuss the holes in Peter Dutton’s detail for this nuclear energy plans.
‘The noise is horrendous’: Neighbours call out Andy Lee’s mansion renovation
Everyone loves TV funny guy Andy Lee. Except anyone living anywhere near his massive mansion renovation, which involves a tunnel and 7.7-metre basement.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Opinion
Letters
Wave of hope largely lost in undertow of shortcomings
Readers discuss Anthony Albanese’s leadership.
When trust goes bust: how we bind during a crisis and break in the aftermath
Australians back their governments at times of national peril, then dump them when it’s over. Who will they blame in 2025?
- by George Megalogenis
Opinion
Letters
Cruel decisions and putrid political ploys
Readers discuss political expediency, self-interest and “weakness in Australia’s democracy”.
Editorial
Parliament House
The strange events at Parliament House in Canberra this week point to a larger problem
If our leaders lack the ambition to make their case to the nation, our democracy will become less fit for purpose.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Letters
Shattered and betrayed by Albanese’s political moves
Readers discuss our elected leaders’ behaviour in an eventful week in Canberra.
Review
Carlotta
This high-energy restaurant from a star Melbourne group has Canberra talking
Melbourne’s Lucas Restaurants group’s first Canberra venture, Carlotta, has pulled out all the stops, with a talented chef, wood-fired oven and house-made pasta.
- by Terry Durack
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