Ian Bushnell

Canberra

News Director at RiotACT

Journalist and pinot noir lover, and reds generally. Own views.

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Government to put brake on city growth but Steel urged to speed up reforms to unlock land for housing

1 week ago | region.com.au | Ian Bushnell

The decision to set a limit on urban growth in Canberra means the ACT Government must do more to boost housing within that footprint, the Property Council of Australia has warned. On Thursday (10 April), the Legislative Assembly passed a motion from the Greens’ Jo Clay calling on the government to set an Urban Growth Boundary for Canberra, with legislation to be introduced by June 2027.
Gift to National Gallery most important acquisition since Blue Poles

2 weeks ago | region.com.au | Ian Bushnell

The National Gallery of Australia has been gifted a masterpiece painting described as the most significant acquisition for the national collection in the 21st century. Philanthropist Geoff Ainsworth is behind the acquisition of Man with horse by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1918), which the NGA says joins Jackson Pollock’s Blue poles (1952) in marking a defining moment for the national collection and Australia’s cultural heritage.
Vision sees an activated Commonwealth Park that helps pay for itself

2 weeks ago | region.com.au | Ian Bushnell

The first thing that comes to mind when you look at the new vision for Commonwealth Park is that it is going to take a lot more money than is spent on it now to pull it off. Granted, it’s not an overnight project, but the focus on amenities, particularly a much bigger Stage 88, points to a strategy to find revenue sources to fund the park operations and maintenance.
Liberals join with Labor to vote down Greens Ainslie Volcanics Bill

2 weeks ago | region.com.au | Ian Bushnell

The ACT Greens bid to overturn the approval of a phone tower on a pocket of land in Ainslie has been thwarted in the Legislative Assembly. The Canberra Liberals joined with Labor to vote down proposed legislation that would have revoked the approval and protected the land on the corner of Limestone Avenue and Quick Street known as Ainslie Volcanics, where a community group is restoring critically endangered grassland.
Brindabella buyer announcement imminent as urgent bill passes Assembly

2 weeks ago | region.com.au | Ian Bushnell

A potential buyer for Brindabella Christian College should be known within weeks. The Lyneham private school’s administrators have updated parents and the college community on the progress of its expression of interest process to find a new owner for the school. It appears they have short-listed a number of potential buyers.
Peter may have lived if a CT scan had been read properly, Coroner finds

2 weeks ago | region.com.au | Ian Bushnell

A misread CT scan contributed to the death of a retired Canberra teacher who died in Calvary Public Hospital in 2021 after collapsing at home and being admitted with chest pain, Coroner Ken Archer has found. Mr Archer found that 69-year-old teacher Peter Hanisch died of aortic dissection, a relatively rare, but often fatal, condition which occurs as a result of a tear in the inner wall of the aorta – the major artery that runs from the heart to the rest of the body.
Permanent Floriade beds, bigger Stage88 in Commonwealth Park vision

2 weeks ago | region.com.au | Ian Bushnell

Permanent garden beds for Floriade, a bigger Stage 88 amphitheatre, the new city aquatic centre and more pavilions are in the mix for a revamped and revitalised Commonwealth Park. The National Capital Authority has released a new concept vision for Canberra’s central park for the community to consider. It comes after Turf Design Studio provided a site analysis and concept plan to the NCA to guide it on how to refresh what is acknowledged as a tired public place with ageing amenities.
Canberra property industry bouncing back but tax burden darkens outlook

2 weeks ago | region.com.au | Ian Bushnell

Tax issues continue to cloud the future of the ACT property sector despite a renewed confidence last quarter with a growing pipeline of work and rising hiring expectations. The latest Property Council of Australia/Procore Industry Sentiment Survey shows improved conditions, but property leaders warn that uncertainty over tax settings in the Territory, particularly lease variation charges, could stall industry momentum.
VisitCanberra to reset for the coming Chinese tourism revolution, says Barr

2 weeks ago | region.com.au | Ian Bushnell

The new wave of Chinese tourism to the Canberra region will be young, Westernised, big-spending independent travellers, but direct flights to the national capital on Chinese airlines are still years away. Chief Minister Andrew Barr, back from a fruitful five-day trade mission to China, said the days of the tour bus were over, and the ACT would be revolutionising its approach to Chinese tourism to profit from a changed travelling demographic with different aspirations.
Bulk-billing practice with 5000 patients in voluntary administration

2 weeks ago | region.com.au | Ian Bushnell

Canberra’s bulk-billing crisis has worsened with the closure of the Interchange Health Cooperative (IHCO) practice in Tuggeranong, which had almost 5000 patients on its books. The six-year-old 100 per cent bulk-billed general practice and allied health service at South.Point called in administrators from RSM Australia on Monday (7 April).