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ACT Labor commits to reduce pokies if re-elected

ACT Labor, if re-elected, would further reduce the number of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) in Canberra.

Election: ACT Greens would boost bulk-billing for Canberra GPs

The ACT Greens have promised to deliver four bulk-billing GP clinics across Canberra in the next term of the Legislative Assembly

ACT Labor commits to hiring 800 healthcare workers

ACT Labor has committed to hire 800 more healthcare workers, Chief Minister Andrew Barr and Rachel Stephen-Smith have announced.

ACT politics: Thursday 16 May

Reinstating sentencing submissions for the prosecution; police empowered to scan for knives; and oversight of prisons.

ACT Chief Minister: Commonwealth Budget delivers for Canberra

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr states the 2024-25 Commonwealth Budget will benefit Canberrans and our city.

ACT politics: Wednesday 15 May

Domestic violence, coercive control, registry marriages, rental homes, and new schools: ACT politicians' concerns this week.

ACT grapples with gaming machine crisis

MLAs Shane Rattenbury and Dr Marisa Paterson, and Senator David Pocock spoke about gambling addiction in the ACT at a symposium today.

ACT Greens launch housing policy

The ACT Greens have launched their first policy platform for the 2024 election: addressing the housing crisis.

Dr Paterson calls for sentencing reform in the ACT

Dr Paterson has introduced a Bill to allow all parties to criminal proceedings - not only the defence - to make sentencing submissions.

Independents call for limited terms for ACT politicians

The Strong Independents propose limited terms (no more than three four-year terms) for Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly.

ACT Legislative Assembly’s first sitting week of 2024

Light rail, hospital wait times, and cost of living were once more debated in the ACT Legislative Assembly's first sitting week for 2024.

ACT infrastructure: Once-in-50-year projects, or same old?

The ACT Government will fund three “once-in-a-generation” infrastructure projects – but the Canberra Liberals claim these are old projects.

Unsocial media: Labor Speaker and Liberals vs Greens

A Labor MLA – the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, no less – shares social media posts by opposition MLAs criticising the ACT Greens.

ACT prohibits poker machines in Molonglo

Labor MLA Dr Marisa Paterson’s bill to prohibit poker machines from the Molonglo Valley and other new areas of the ACT passed the Assembly.

Andrew Barr reshuffles ACT cabinet

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has announced a cabinet reshuffle in the lead-up to the 2024 election year.

ACT Labor MLA calls for better sexual assault proceedings

Dr Marisa Paterson MLA will call on the ACT Government to identify the best ways to improve sexual assault proceedings in courts.

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