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Canberra Liberals call for more housing options in ACT

Peter Cain MLA will call today on the ACT Government to urgently increase the ACT’s supply and diversity of housing.

‘Too far, too early’: Liberals seek to amend minimum responsibility

The Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 will be debated today; the Canberra Liberals want to amend it.

Canberra Liberals and ACT Government clash over union contracts

The Canberra Liberals have accused Chris Steel MLA of refusing to reveal the value of contracts awarded to unions since 2016.

Canberra Liberals call for multicultural venue at EPIC

Canberra Liberals MLA Peter Cain will call on the ACT Government to honour their election promise to construct a multicultural venue at EPIC.

Canberra Liberals demand release of Planning Bill papers

The Planning Bill 2022 passed the Legislative Assembly in June, but the Territory Plan and District Strategies have not yet been released.

Court on camera: Why have recordings not been improved in ACT?

Courtroom video recordings have not been improved, a year after Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury promised to investigate the issue.

Canberra Liberals raise concerns about data misuse

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

ACT Auditor-General identifies problems with procurement

The ACT Auditor-General has identified a lack of expertise, deficiencies in legislation, and failure to follow guidelines.

Multicultural EPIC: Liberals accuse ACT Government of breaking promise

The government promised a large new multicultural events venue at EPIC; instead, the Fitzroy Pavilion will be refurbished.

ACT Government Procurement Board is not efficient, report finds

The ACT Government Procurement Board meets its statutory obligations, but is not operating optimally, according to the ACT Auditor-General.

Canberra Liberals call for more land release

Peter Cain, Shadow Minister for Planning, estimates the land release program meets only half the projected increase in population growth.

Recruitment brings ACT law reform council one step closer

The terms of reference for the ACT's new Law Reform and Sentencing Advisory Council, and steps to recruit members, have been released.

ACT Government scraps multi-million-dollar HRIMS project

The ACT Government will discontinue the multi-million-dollar Human Resources Information Management Systems (HRIMS) project started in 2017.

Detail stage of Planning Bill passes ACT Legislative Assembly

The ACT Government avers that the bill lays the foundation for the ACT’s new planning system, but the Canberra Liberals disagree.

Planning Amendment Bill passes ACT Legislative Assembly

The ACT Government says the bill will create a modern, accessible planning system. But the Liberals suspect it is all about urban infill.

Liberals will call for independent review of planning

Peter Cain MLA will call for an independent review of the changes to the planning system, by a panel of planning and architecture experts.

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