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Latest news: ACT election

ACT politics bulletin: Monday 7 October

Twelve days to the election. Politicking continues, and parties make promises.

Peter Cain’s textbook: Is the timing of this story political?

Canberra Liberals MLA Peter Cain's 2002 textbook has sparked controversy - but why now, two weeks before the ACT election?

Opinion: It’s time our seniors decided their best living options

A statement / op ed from Independents for Canberra candidate Sneha KC regarding a rating system for retirement villages in the ACT.

ACT politics bulletin: Friday 4 October

Fifteen days to the election. More election promises: public housing from Labor, and Tuggeranong funding from the Liberals.

ACT politics bulletin: Thursday 3 October

ACT Labor takes to the skies with cheap flights to Adelaide, while the Canberra Liberals stay down to earth in Murrumbidgee.

ACT politics bulletin: Wednesday 2 October

ACT Labor announces better trains to Sydney - are they on the right track? - and the Liberals reveal their plan for Gungahlin, oop north.

ACT politics bulletin: Tuesday 1 October

ACT Labor promises $120 million for new and renewed infrastructure; the Canberra Liberals a $40 million reform of the mental health system.

ACT Labor attacks independents, independents push back

ACT Labor claims that voting for independents could lead to a Canberra Liberals government. Three independent parties respond.

ACT politics bulletin: Monday 30 September

Nineteen days to the election. ACT Labor: Bulky waste collection ACT Labor would trial a kerbside collection program in 20 suburbs from 2025, offering free disposal of unwanted household items. Labor would organise ‘Second Hand...

Down to business: Looking ahead to the election

Canberra is the political centre of Australia, and it can be easy to dismiss issues about business here in the Nation’s Capital.

A Certain Justice: Domestic violence

Reports of domestic violence have doubled in the ACT over the last decade, and crisis services struggle to meet demand.

ACT politics bulletin: 27 September 2024

ACT Labor has announced its night-time economy policy.

ACT politics bulletin: Thursday 26 September

ACT Labor: more free school meals. Canberra Liberals: health workers and disabled people. Belco Party: community sport.

Vaulting ambition: 149 candidates contest ACT election

149 candidates – 12 more than in the 2020 election – want to become the next 25 Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly.

ACT politics bulletin: Wednesday 25 September

The Canberra Liberals pledge 70,000 elective surgeries and to support seniors, and the ACT Greens promise a city-wide bike network.

ACT politics bulletin: Tuesday 24 September

The Canberra Liberals announce their primary care plan (ACT Labor doesn't think it will work); and Labor commits to more free preschool.

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