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Latest news: ACT Government

Free public transport in Canberra ends 27 November

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

Chief Minister Andrew Barr has today announced his new cabinet.

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

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

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

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

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.

Dangerous driving report faces backlash from victims’ advocates

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ACT politics bulletin: Saturday 7 September

Canberra Liberals promise new convention centre. Independents call for ban on political donations from gambling. And more.

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