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Jo Clay MLA: Is the ACT taking enough climate action?

Is the ACT Government acting fast enough on the climate crisis? ACT Greens politician Jo Clay MLA wonders.

Canberra Liberals want ACT Govt to apologise for wasting money

Elizabeth Lee will call on the ACT Government to acknowledge that their economic policies contribute to the cost-of-living crisis.

ACT Government introduces temporary GP payroll tax exemption

The government will waive payroll tax liabilities; extend time for compliance; and introduce two-year exemptions for bulk billing.

Fit the Bill: Barr allegedly stymies ALP kangaroo cull review

Firstly, I was pleased to see the federal government announce it was buying some 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles (range 1,500 kilometres). For maximum effectiveness, it does need to put them on our six Collins Class submarines and...

Liberals challenge ACT Government over GP payroll tax

The Canberra Liberals will introduce a bill to exempt clinics from a new interpretation of payroll tax that could increase healthcare costs.

NightFest celebrates Floriade’s Dark Side

Tickets go on sale today for NightFest, Floriade’s Dark Side, with after dark live entertainment and stunning horticultural illuminations.

National Cabinet: ‘More housing for Canberrans’

National Cabinet agreed to a target of 1.2 million new homes over five years - but the Greens, Liberals, and renters' groups are unconvinced.

ANU’s Dr Aparna Lal is ACT Emerging Scientist of the Year

Interdisciplinary public health scientist Dr Aparna Lal received the award for her work exploring resilience to environmental crises.

Nominations open for ACT disability awards

The 2023 Chief Minister’s Inclusion Awards celebrate people with disability, or businesses and individuals who create a more inclusive ACT.

Aftermath of the Sofronoff report

Opposition leader Elizabeth Lee claims that the ACT Government's lack of leadership undermined faith in the criminal justice system.

Barr: Sofronoff ‘breached his good faith to me’

Walter Sofronoff KC's release of the report to media might have breached the Inquiries Act 1991. The ACT Government is considering action.

Fit the Bill: Release the Sofronoff report, Mr Rattenbury. What are you hiding?

Now it seems, having got the Sofronoff report, the ACT Government won’t release it. I wonder why. Didn’t it say what they wanted to hear?

Have your say on ACT’s Integrated Energy Plan

Community consultation is open from today, 1 August to 12 September, on a strategy for transitioning the ACT to renewable energy by 2045.

Canberra Liberals raise concerns about data misuse

Will the ACT Government use data analytics collected from government advertising for election campaigns?

Chief Minister Barr: 35,000 new jobs in ACT by 2030

The ACT Government will set a new jobs target to grow the local labour market to 300,000 jobs in the Territory by 2030.

10% of Canberrans take up sustainable household scheme

13,000 homes have taken up the ACT Government’s sustainable household scheme, borrowing around $170 million in interest-free loans.

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