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ACT election: Results and reactions so far

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ACT Labor has claimed its seventh consecutive term in government, beginning an unbroken stretch of 27 years in power.

Anglicare: Rental affordability ‘the worst it has ever been’

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Anglicare’s 2024 Rental Affordability Snapshot shows that welfare recipients and minimum wage earners cannot afford to rent in Canberra.

ACT politics bulletin: Monday 14 October

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Five days to the ACT election. The AMA scores parties' health policies, and election commitments from Labor, Belco, and Liberals.

ACT politics bulletin: Friday 4 October

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

ACT politics bulletin: Thursday 12 September

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More election commitments from the ACT Greens and ACT Labor: this time, funding the community sector and energy rebates.

‘The shrinking of our middle class’: ACTCOSS’s cost-of-living report

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ACTCOSS’s annual cost-of-living report, published this morning, warns that Canberra faces disaster, as more households fall into poverty.

Failing housing system: ACTCOSS & ACT Shelter call for action

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ACTCOSS and ACT Shelter called for political parties and candidates to commit to a more ambitious social housing policy.

Nearly 900 homeless children in the ACT

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Homelessness Australia’s 2024 Child Homelessness Snapshot reveals that 868 children presented to ACT homelessness services in 2022–23.

ACT community organisations at risk: Campaign for urgent funding

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The community sector's election campaign urges the government to increase funding to match population growth amid the cost-of-living crisis.

ACTCOSS: Cost-of-living crisis worsens

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Canberra workers cannot buy food or pay power bills; homelessness is increasing; and cash-starved community services might go belly up.

Public housing crisis: Strong Independents call for action

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Strong Independents released their social housing policy: the next government must double social housing quickly to end homelessness.

Canberra Liberals: Budget will ’cause pain’ for Canberrans

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The Canberra Liberals claim that the ACT Government’s Budget shall cause more pain through higher rates and taxes. Andrew Barr disagrees.

ACT Budget disappoints Canberra organisations

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Canberra’s organisations, from community services to education, from business to construction, are disappointed by yesterday's Budget.

ACT Budget: Cost-of-living relief

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The 2024–25 ACT Budget will support Canberrans who are most impacted by cost-of-living pressures, the government promises.

ACT Government releases electricity plan

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The ACT Government has released the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) 2024–30, setting the long-term pathway for net zero emissions by 2045.

More funding for Canberra drug checking service

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The ACT Government will fund CanTEST, Australia’s first fixed-site health and drug checking service, until June 2027.
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