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ACT Greens challenge Labor MPs to back light rail at federal level

The ACT Greens are trying to pressure ACT Labor’s federal MPs to prove they are using their influence in Canberra’s favour.

Federal Budget: Political responses

Federal Budget: Federal Labor politicians, ACT Government, Senator David Pocock, Canberra Liberals, and ACT Greens.

New bulk-billing clinics for Canberra

Three new bulk-billing GP Clinics will be built in the ACT this year, while Tuggeranong's Interchange Health Co-has a new lease on life.

Right to repair scheme boosts competition and consumer choice

The Australian Government’s Review of the Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Information Sharing Scheme was released today.

$185K federal funding to protect Mulligans Flat wildlife from bird flu

The federal government will invest $185,000 in Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary to protect the endangered eastern quoll from H5 bird flu.

Federal funding for ACT non-government schools

Three non-government ACT schools will receive more than $2.5 million in Commonwealth funding for classroom upgrades under the Capital Grants Program. St Matthew’s Primary School in Page will receive $771,954 to refurbish three...

Have your say on supermarket price gouging

The Federal Government yesterday released exposure draft legislation to prohibit excessive pricing by supermarkets.

Allegations of bullying against ANU Chancellor

Plus: Belconnen Basketball Stadium expansion moves to design stage. Free period product dispensers in ACT schools.

ACT politics bulletin: Thursday 5 June

Climate activists protest gas project extension. Budget invests in young women in construction. Allegations over bikies in construction.

Election results: ACT returns Labor, Pocock; Bean hangs in balance

Independent senator David Pocock and incumbent Labor politicians have been re-elected — except in Bean, which still remains in doubt.

Election week: ACT candidates’ messages to the public

With the election on Saturday, local candidates say why they’re running, why you should vote for them, and how their campaigns have gone.

Convention centre, pool, park: ACT Labor’s election splash

ACT Labor pledges to fund a national convention and entertainment precinct and aquatic centre, and to upgrade a Belconnen park.

Federal campaign begins: What politicians promise Canberrans

Five weeks tomorrow to the election, and ACT Labor, the Canberra Liberals, Senator Pocock, and the ACT Greens are all running.

The federal budget according to ACT politicians

Does the federal budget 'deliver for Canberra'? The answer depends, it seems, on whether one is a Labor politician or not.

Andrew Leigh: Be alert during peak season for fake charity scams

Fake charity scams tend to peak during the months of December and January, warns Andrew Leigh MP, Assistant Minister for Charities, Competition, and Treasury, and there are a range of precautions Australians can take to avoid being scammed.

Bulk billing incentive tripled for Canberra doctors

From today, the Federal Government has tripled the bulk billing incentive for GPs (a 34 per cent increase in payments).

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