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Latest news: ACT Budget

Liberals to make no confidence motion in Chief Minister today

Canberra Liberals leader Elizabeth Lee will today put forward a motion of no confidence in Chief Minister Andrew Barr,.

Liberals say ACT Budget is big on spin, miserable at delivery

Canberra Liberals leader Elizabeth Lee thinks the ACT 2022-23 Budget, handed down this week, is out of touch with Canberrans' needs.

Budget investments mainly for bandaid solutions

Mental Health Community Coalition ACT welcomes funding for suicide prevention and mental health services, but says they provide only patches.

ACTCOSS says Budget is “treading water”

ACTCOSS welcomes the 2022-23 ACT Budget, but believes more must be done to support struggling Canberrans and First Nations peoples.

Liberals move no-confidence motion in Andrew Barr

Elizabeth Lee, leader of the Canberra Liberals and Shadow Treasurer, will today move a motion of no-confidence in Chief Minister Andrew Barr.

2022-23 Budget invests in ACT’s future, Andrew Barr says

The 2022-23 Budget will set Canberra up for more years of population growth and economic growth, Chief Minister Andrew Barr announced.

‘Underwhelming’ budget for ACT business as economic headwinds strengthen

The Canberra Business Chamber says that more investment is needed to support and protect the local businesses that will drive economic diversity, job creation and sustainable economic growth, as they struggle with skills shortages, rampant cost increases, and shortages of supplies and workers.

Canberra Liberals call for ‘warts and all’ ACT budget audit

The ACT Government’s debt is spiralling out of control, the Canberra Liberals say, and they want an independent budget audit of the Territory’s finances by the end of this year.

ACT government to ‘step down’ emergency infrastructure spending

Tomorrow’s ACT Budget contains a $7 billion five-year infrastructure program, but the ACT will also decrease its infrastructure spending.

Will ACT Budget housing package ease local housing crisis?

The ACT Government last week laid out the housing package in the upcoming ACT 2022-23 Budget and has committed to developing around 30,000 new dwellings across the next five years. But will it help to ease the ACT’s housing crisis?

ACT budget to focus on health, housing

The upcoming ACT budget will look to tackle social infrastructure with pre-budget announcements focusing on housing and health.

More road safety upgrades promised in ACT Budget

The ACT Government has revealed its plans under the 2022-23 ACT Budget to improve road safety and promote active travel.

ACT Budget Review: ‘Cautious optimism’ for next year

The ACT's fiscal position has improved for all years since the ACT Government published the Budget in October.

Canberra Daily’s 2021 in review: February

Canberra Daily’s February 2021 highlights include a dramatic Page stabbing, a regional breakdown of the 2020-21 ACT Budget, and more.

Greens welcome routine pill testing in Canberra’s CBD

The 2021/22 ACT Budget has allocated $260,000 for a pilot permanent pill testing site in Canberra’s CBD, which the ACT Greens said “will reduce harm and stigma”. ACT Greens spokesperson for drug harm...

$5.7 million to help Canberrans return to school this term

The new school term began this week, and soon school classrooms and corridors will ring with the happy sound of youthful laughter (much of it muffled by face masks).

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