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Latest news: Mark Parton

ACT politics bulletin: Friday 4 October

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

ACT politics bulletin: Monday 23 September

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Today's election promises: more social and affordable housing (Liberals); women's health, mental health, school upgrades (Labor).

ACT Greens promise better conditions for renters

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The ACT Greens would set new minimum standards for all rental homes and limit short-term rents. REIACT, however, has some misgivings.

ACT politics bulletin: Friday 13 September

Local Nicholas Fuller -
More election policies: ACT Labor for hospital infrastructure, Canberra Liberals for a strata commissioner, and the Belco Party for animals.

ACT Labor promises light rail and buses

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The ACT needs both buses and light rail, Chief Minister Andrew Barr said, announcing ACT Labor’s public transport policy today.

ACT Labor’s plan for Tuggeranong

Local Nicholas Fuller -
ACT Labor has promised a $20 million renewal package for Tuggeranong, but the Canberra Liberals say it's laughable.

ACT Government releases transport update

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The ACT Government released its transport update to the Infrastructure Plan – but other parties argue projects could take years.

ACT Greens: Rental policy

Local Newstime Media -
The ACT Greens once more propose a two-year rent freeze and a 2 per cent cap on rent increases, plus a rental commissioner.

Solar-powered housing for Belconnen

Local Newstime Media -
Seventeen solar-powered homes have been added to the ACT’s public housing portfolio. But the Liberals say that the program is a failure.

ACT Greens promise ‘housing, not horseracing’

Local Newstime Media -
The ACT Greens intend to turn Thoroughbred Park, the racecourse in Lyneham, into a new residential suburb inhabited by 10,000 people.

Mark Parton defends Liberal transport policy despite Steel criticism

Local Newstime Media -
The ACT Government has criticised the Canberra Liberals' bus lane proposal, while the opposition calls for transparency over light rail.

Federal government: More funding for ACT light rail planning

Local Newstime Media -
The Federal Government has announced it will provide $50 million to plan for Stage 2B of the Canberra Light Rail.

Transport Canberra: Five years of light rail success

Local Newstime Media -
The ACT Government has published a five-year analysis of light rail, Five Years On: Benefits Realisation of Light Rail Stage 1.

Construction crisis: Canberra Liberals to hold roundtable

Local Newstime Media -
The Canberra Liberals will host a roundtable forum with the construction industry amidst a wave of company closures.

ACT politics: Thursday 11 April

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

ACT politics: Wednesday 10 April

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Construction delays, renting, electric buses, healthcare challenges, and legislation for jury reforms and the night-time economy.
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