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Latest news: ACT Government

Beloved show filmed in Canberra back for round two

Entertainment Lillian Altman -
The wheels are in motion for the second season of the ABC television series, Austin, which is partly based in Canberra.

Free public transport in Canberra ends 27 November

Local Lillian Altman -
Transport Canberra’s new ticketing system, MyWay+, will go live on buses and light rail from Wednesday 27 November.

Chief Minister Barr announces new cabinet

Local Newstime Media -
Chief Minister Andrew Barr has today announced his new cabinet.

‘Light rail is once again an election issue’: Parties for and against

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Once-in-a-generation project or a grandiose, bourgeois socialist exercise in vanity infrastructure that never had a viable business case?

A Certain Justice: Domestic violence

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

ACT politics bulletin: Thursday 26 September

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

ACT politics bulletin: Wednesday 25 September

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

Dangerous driving report faces backlash from victims’ advocates

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Culpable driving sentences in the ACT are not lenient, a report finds, but advocates disagree and call for reform,

Opinion: It’s time to hold our government to account

Local Newstime Media -
Independents for Canberra candidate Sara Poguet calls for a new approach to politics in the Legislative Assembly.

Opinion: Independent calls for equal investment in women’s sport

Local Newstime Media -
Independents for Canberra candidate Dr Vanessa Picker calls on the ACT Government to equally fund women and men's sports teams.

ACT politics bulletin: Friday 13 September

Local Nicholas Fuller -
More election policies: ACT Labor for hospital infrastructure, Canberra Liberals for a strata commissioner, and the Belco Party for animals.

ACT election: Caretaker period begins

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The caretaker period of the ACT election begins - and could ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury be the next Chief Minister?

ACT faces fiscal uncertainty: Credit outlook negative

Local Nicholas Fuller -
S&P Global Ratings has revised the outlook on the ACT’s credit rating from stable to negative; it could be downgraded in the next 2 years.

ACT politics bulletin: Wednesday 11 September

Local Newstime Media -
Government funding for animal welfare. Election promises from ACT Labor, Fiona Carrick, the Strong Independents, and the Belco Party.

Evaluation of Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List

Local Newstime Media -
The ACT’s Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List is not cost-effective, but is “achieving significant avoided costs and economic benefits".

ACT politics bulletin: Monday 9 September

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Reports on ceiling insulation. Labor promises free public transport. Rolling out phonics. Government plans for skills and disaster management.
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