The budget has funded an extra 10,000 home-care packages for people who don't want to live in a nursing home.
For all the talk of belt-tightening,the cost of doing the work of government is largely unchanged.
The ACT mostly missed out on the glut of infrastructure spending across the nation.
The Coalition is promising tax relief,but is eyeing Canberra jobs in its re-election pitch to regional voters.
Freedom-of-speech advocate Michaela Banerji uses her freedom to spread vile conspiracies.
Canberrans are less likely to die from cancer than people from any other jurisdiction,but they are the most likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer.
The federal government is spending more than ever on contracts with the companies.
In the public service,change is glacial,if it happens at all.
It's government advertising season,when public servants feel an urge to tell you how great life is.
We're annoyed enough to whinge about prices,but not suffering enough to change our habits.
Many of the bureaucracy's leaders seem to expect a golden handshake upon their departure.