With APS fleeing and Canberrans feeling unsafe, here's my plan to make Civic thrive again

There's a sickness in the heart of our city, and you can see it on any walk through Civic: graffiti, boarded-up windows, and everyday Canberrans feeling unsafe. As someone who's spent a decade promoting Canberra to the world in a tourism context, I'm saddened by what's become of our CBD.

Liberal Senate candidate Nick Tyrell, right, says Katy Gallagher's, left, policies have led to issues accumulating in Civic. Pictures by Karleen Minney

And it isn't just a feeling. It's documented. A City Renewal Authority audit recorded 612 incidents of drinking, abuse, vandalism and threats over just 22 days, in broad daylight between 8am and 8pm. Ironically, one of the government's own observers had to be removed from the job after being threatened.