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Nov 17, 2024 | 
citynews.com.au | Stephen Sherlock
By Kat Wong in CanberraThe Senate has reprimanded independent senator Lidia Thorpe over her protest at a parliamentary ceremony for King Charles during the monarch’s Australian tour. Government leader Penny Wong said the senator’s outburst sought to “incite outrage and grievance”. “This is part of a trend that we do see internationally which, quite frankly, we do not need here in Australia,” Senator Wong told parliament on Monday.
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
citynews.com.au | Stephen Sherlock
Utilities relocation works to raise London Circuit will close Commonwealth Avenue to traffic in the northbound direction next weekend. London Circuit is being raised in a $100 million project to accommodate Stage 2A of the tram route from Civic to Commonwealth Park.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
citynews.com.au | Stephen Sherlock
Traffic heading south on Northbourne Avenue through the intersection of Bunda Street will be monitored for speed and red light offences from the end of this month. The ACT government says this is not an additional camera in its fixed-camera network. It is a relocation of an existing fixed camera. The location has been chosen for its proximity to the bus interchange and light rail stop with increased vehicle and pedestrian movement.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
citynews.com.au | Stephen Sherlock
By Poppy Johnston in CanberraThe Reserve Bank’s governor says letters from struggling borrowers make for tough reading, but push the central bank to achieve its goals to help Australians. Michele Bullock acknowledged the pressure on mortgage-holders from higher interest rates and told a parliamentary hearing it was “what’s driving us to try and make sure that we keep on this narrow path”.
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May 24, 2024 | 
dailybulletin.com.au | Stephen Sherlock
Indonesia’s president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, won February’s presidential election in a landslide victory of nearly 59% of the nationwide vote, more than double his nearest challenger. But his party, Gerindra, fell far short of a majority in the parliamentary elections that took place at the same time. Gerindra was founded by Prabowo and its political fortunes are inseparable from his personal popularity. Yet, the party won just 14.8% of the seats in Indonesia’s House of Representatives (DPR).
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May 21, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Stephen Sherlock
Indonesia’s president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, won February’s presidential election in a landslide victory of nearly 59% of the nationwide vote, more than double his nearest challenger. But his party, Gerindra, fell far short of a majority in the parliamentary elections that took place at the same time. Gerindra was founded by Prabowo and its political fortunes are inseparable from his personal popularity. Yet, the party won just 14.8% of the seats in Indonesia’s House of Representatives (DPR).
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May 20, 2024 | 
citynews.com.au | Stephen Sherlock
The ACT government is calling for expressions of interest to begin the early planning for the $1 billion northside hospital on the North Canberra Hospital campus in Bruce. Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said the ACT government was seeking a delivery partner to support the territory on early planning, design and “constructability” for the project, as part of a “very early contractor involvement delivery model”. She said it would be a two-stage process.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
citynews.com.au | Stephen Sherlock
A man bailed after allegedly threatening to kill a doctor and staff at The Canberra Hospital (TCH) with a bladed weapon has raised the ire of the Australian Federal Police Association (AFPA). “Given what’s occurred recently in Wakeley and Bondi Junction, it is abhorrent that a person threatening to do the same things inside a hospital would be granted bail by a judge,” said AFPA president Alex Caruana.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
newmandala.org | Stephen Sherlock |Sana Jaffrey |Eve Warburton |Edward Aspinall
On 14 February Indonesians did not only elect a new president, but also 580 members of the parliament, the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR). The first four post-Suharto parliamentary elections were subject to great scrutiny, being scheduled months before the appointment of the president (in 1999) and the direct election of the president (from 2004).
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Feb 18, 2024 | 
internationalaffairs.org.au | Stephen Sherlock
Prabowo Subianto has won Indonesia’s presidential election. Who is he, what will Joko Widodo’s influence be, and what does it mean for Indonesian democracy? Prabowo Subianto has achieved a resounding victory in the elections for the presidency of Indonesia with around 58 percent of the vote. Who is the new president of Indonesia? Prabowo is the ultimate insider whose entire life has been focused on keeping himself close to power, but his path to the presidency has been a long one.
