Latest news: Legislation

‘Your Reference Ain’t Relevant's’ petition has received more than 500 signatures, and will be tabled in the Legislative Assembly next week.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese isn’t the only music-lover on the hill (remember him sculling a beer at Gang of Youths concert), David Pocock is also a fan and today the Senate debated his Bill to overturn archaic copyright legislation that shortchanges musicians when their songs are played on radio.

Labor MLA Dr Marisa Paterson wants to amend the Public Place Names Act 1989, replacing 'colonisation' with 'reconciliation'.

The ACT Government is working hard to criminalise “dangerous and abhorrent” sexuality and gender identity conversion practices in the Territory.

The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has welcomed the ACT Government’s move to introduce specific offences for elder abuse, reforms that have drawn the ire of the ACT’s legal profession. The bill,...

A suite of COVID-19 emergency response legislation has been brought before the Legislative Assembly today with amendments deemed “crucial and urgent”.

The ACT legal profession is unhappy with new reforms introduced into the Legislative Assembly today, Thursday 7 May, which will see organisations and carers criminally liable for the abuse or exploitation of...

The Canberra Liberals have presented an exposure draft of new animal welfare laws to the ACT Legislative Assembly.