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Latest news: ACT legislative assembly

ACT politics bulletin: Wednesday 7 May

Bean, Oaks, and grass - not botany, but politics in the ACT: independent leads in federal seat, Canberra's forgotten suburb, and astroturf.

ACT politics: 17 to 20 March 2025

Key decisions this week in ACT politics include transport, rental levies and workplace reforms.

Rally for Construction Reform on Tuesday

On Tuesday morning, a Rally for Construction Reform will take place outside the ACT Legislative Assembly, calling for urgent changes to the building industry’s regulatory processes.

Leanne Castley, the country music singer

When not sitting in her office at the Legislative Assembly on London Circuit, Leanne Castley is gigging around Canberra and New South Wales.

ACT Legislative Assembly: 4 to 6 March

The ACT Legislative Assembly’s latest sitting week saw debates over knife crime legislation, support for businesses affected by light rail construction, aged care services, and infrastructure delays.

Opposition leader announces Liberal Shadow Ministry

Leader of the Opposition Leanne Castley has announced her Shadow Ministry.

ACT politics bulletin: Tuesday 3 September

The final sitting week of the ACT Legislative Assembly's current term begins - and the Greens and the Liberals have Labor in their sights.

ACT passes property developers act

Today, the ACT Legislative Assembly will vote on establishing Australia’s first licencing and regulation scheme for property developers.

ACT politics: Thursday 16 May

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

ACT politics: Wednesday 15 May

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

ACT politics: Thursday 11 April

Time to scrutinise the Budget is inadequate, the Canberra Liberals say. Also: workplace health and safety; corrective services; and youth.

Raising children in the ACT: Inquiry begins

The ACT Legislative Assembly will undertake an inquiry into raising children, examining supports and challenges for people who want children.

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.

Laura Nuttall first Gen Z elected to ACT Legislative Assembly 

ACT Greens candidate, Laura Nuttall, is the new Member for Brindabella, following a countback for the casual vacancy created by the resignation of Johnathan Davis earlier this month - and the first Gen Z representative in the ACT Legislative Assembly. 

Johnathan Davis resigns from politics

ACT Greens MLA Johnathan Davis, accused of serious sexual misconduct, will resign from both his party and the ACT Legislative Assembly.

This week in the ACT Legislative Assembly

The ACT Government will conduct an independent inquiry into literacy performance in the ACT, as Canberra Liberals MLA Jeremy Hanson, Shadow Minister for Education, had called for.

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