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Immigration Bridge proposal fails
Community

Immigration Bridge proposal fails

Finally the folk behind this have come to their senses and will now be pushing instead for a monument within…

30 March 2010 | By niftydog
Immigration Bridge marches on
Community

Immigration Bridge marches on

ABC 666 has just had an Immigration Bridge spokesman on promising that their long march will not be deterred by…

22 July 2009 | By johnboy
Gary goes in to bat for the Immigration Bridge
Community

Gary goes in to bat for the Immigration Bridge

The Canberra Times reports that the local Liberal Senator Gary Humphries has put his cards on the table and come…

16 June 2009 | By johnboy
Parliamentary scrutiny not positive for Immigration Bridge
Business

Parliamentary scrutiny not positive for Immigration Bridge

Parliament's Joint Standing Committee on National Capital and External Territories has released the report of its inquiry into the controversial…

29 May 2009 | By johnboy
Immigration Bridge
News

Immigration Bridge

The website is up, the TV ads are running and they're waiting to take your calls. The Immigration Bridge is…

4 August 2008 | By iCanberran
Immigration Bridge
News

Immigration Bridge

The NCA and the ACT Government still want to build the so called Immigration Bridge from Lennox Gardens to the…

28 May 2008 | By Ivor Hardon
Immigration Bridge Australia charging ahead
Community

Immigration Bridge Australia charging ahead

The ABC reports that the folk at Immigration Bridge Australia are expecting to start construction next year after raising the…

26 February 2007 | By johnboy
Immigration Place to replace bridge
News

Immigration Place to replace bridge

The ABC brings us news that the Immigration Bridge has been dropped for something less imposing. Common sense prevailing in…

31 March 2010 | By Blingerific
Time to rethink footbridge across lake, national capital inquiry told
News

Time to rethink footbridge across lake, national capital inquiry told

Walter Burley Griffin's original idea for a pedestrian bridge from Lennox Gardens to Acton Peninsula has again been resurrected -…

3 June 2023 | By Ian Bushnell
Your thoughts wanted on Immigration Place
Community

Your thoughts wanted on Immigration Place

The National Capital Authority is asking for your feedback on the successor to Immigration Bridge. Our working title of Immigration…

3 May 2012 | By johnboy
Immigration Thing finds a space on Kings Avenue
Community

Immigration Thing finds a space on Kings Avenue

View Larger Map The ABC reports that the widely derided Immigration Bridge proposal has found a site next to the…

17 June 2011 | By johnboy
The Belconnen Mall Red Bridge is to be removed this weekend (19/20 March 2011)
News

The Belconnen Mall Red Bridge is to be removed this weekend (19/20 March 2011)

Red Bridge at Belconnen Mall to be removed for good 19/20 March 2011 - Anyone concerned with this?

18 March 2011 | By aabernathy
No bridge to nowhere?
Community

No bridge to nowhere?

The ABC reports that the the contentious Immigration Bridge has secured an un-named site in the parliamentary triangle for a…

24 December 2010 | By johnboy
Troubled bridge over blue-green waters
News

Troubled bridge over blue-green waters

The Canberra Times is keeping us up to date with the little loved "Immigration Bridge" proposal. At a parliamentary inquiry…

31 March 2009 | By johnboy
As a community, are we bold enough to consider new proposals for a Civic Stadium?
Opinion

As a community, are we bold enough to consider new proposals for a Civic Stadium?

Every time something 'left field' is proposed in Canberra it is seemingly rejected before being carefully considered. Thirteen years ago…

9 August 2023 | By Tim Gavel
National memorials process to get a going over.
Community

National memorials process to get a going over.

There's been an increasing issue for Canberra residents that people outside Canberra (at best enthusiasts, at worst not far off…

17 August 2011 | By johnboy
Are Canberrans a bunch of NIMBYs?
Community

Are Canberrans a bunch of NIMBYs?

There have been a couple of issues floating around recently which has made me realise just how anti-development Canberrans tend…

26 August 2009 | By GnT
National Trust ACT not happy
Community

National Trust ACT not happy

The ABC brings word that the ACT Branch of the National Trust is concerned about our heritage and has released…

28 July 2009 | By johnboy
State of the Riot - February 2009
RiotACT

State of the Riot - February 2009

The year marches on and it's time to take out the carcass of February. Here’s our monthly review of where…

3 March 2009 | By johnboy
Bungled Bridging?
News

Bungled Bridging?

It's of great doubt as to whether Canberra even wants, or needs, pedestrian bridges over Lake Burley Griffin. But it…

18 February 2009 | By johnboy
State of the Riot - January 2009
RiotACT

State of the Riot - January 2009

So that's January dispensed with. Here’s our monthly review of where the site’s going and what people are coming…

3 February 2009 | By johnboy
State of the Riot - January 2007
RiotACT

State of the Riot - January 2007

Yes another month sees us all shorter of breathe and closer to death (apologies to Pink Floyd). RiotACT, however seems…

2 February 2007 | By johnboy
State of the Riot - November 2006
RiotACT

State of the Riot - November 2006

Another month, this time blighted by technical difficulties, saw the absolute unique visitors drop but the other stats are looking…

3 December 2006 | By johnboy
State of the Riot - stats Sep06
RiotACT

State of the Riot - stats Sep06

It's been a few months since we rounded up the statistics for RiotACT so here's what we've got. Thanks to…

4 October 2006 | By johnboy
Senate delivers Labor an 'almighty backfire' over its deportation bill
Public Sector

Senate delivers Labor an 'almighty backfire' over its deportation bill

The Federal Government has failed in its mad dash effort to get its controversial deportation bill signed off before the…

27 March 2024 | By Chris Johnson
Seselja to forsake the ACT for Senate run from border base
News

Seselja to forsake the ACT for Senate run from border base

Former ACT Senator and Canberra Liberals powerbroker Zed Seselja has confirmed his bid for a political comeback by running to…

17 November 2023 | By Ian Bushnell
PwC's new bloke boss and 'exit' from government work met with cynicism
Public Sector

PwC's new bloke boss and 'exit' from government work met with cynicism

What should be made of PwC's "extremely difficult decision" to divest itself of all government work by selling that arm…

27 June 2023 | By Chris Johnson
Home Truths: ACT businesses take another hit as rental squeeze sends job seekers running
News

Home Truths: ACT businesses take another hit as rental squeeze sends job seekers running

Job seekers are turning their backs on desperate Canberra businesses because they can't find rental accommodation, and if they can…

8 November 2022 | By Katrina Condie
Doors still closed; gastro isn't (always) funny; Nationals apology and more APS news bites from our hound on the ground
Public Sector

Doors still closed; gastro isn't (always) funny; Nationals apology and more APS news bites from our hound on the ground

It's that time of the week again, and what a busy week it's been. Here are a few more juicy…

28 October 2022 | By Mr Smiggle
The quill, inkstand and table that created the Federation
Lifestyle

The quill, inkstand and table that created the Federation

Located within a dimly lit display cabinet in Parliament House — beneath the watchful gaze of portraits of former prime…

8 August 2021 | By Marg Wade
AFP raids threaten freedom of the press and the public interest
Opinion

AFP raids threaten freedom of the press and the public interest

In what is becoming a disturbingly familiar scene, Australian Federal Police officers turned up at a Griffith home last week,…

9 September 2019 | By Ian Bushnell
West Tuggeranong expansion ill-advised - for now
Opinion

West Tuggeranong expansion ill-advised - for now

Senator Zed Seselja's proposal to change the planning responsibilities of the National Capital Authority and to promote building houses in…

4 May 2015 | By John Hargreaves

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