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ACT election: Results and reactions so far

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ACT Labor has claimed its seventh consecutive term in government, beginning an unbroken stretch of 27 years in power.

ACT election: Party overview

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Canberra Daily has asked all parties in this year's ACT election for their “pitch”. Here are their replies.

Anglicare: Rental affordability ‘the worst it has ever been’

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Anglicare’s 2024 Rental Affordability Snapshot shows that welfare recipients and minimum wage earners cannot afford to rent in Canberra.

‘Light rail is once again an election issue’: Parties for and against

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Once-in-a-generation project or a grandiose, bourgeois socialist exercise in vanity infrastructure that never had a viable business case?

ACT politics bulletin: Wednesday 16 October

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Three days to the election. ACT Labor: encouraging women into construction. The Belco Party: housing policy.

ACT politics bulletin: Tuesday 15 October

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Four days to the election. ACT Greens reveal their electric vehicle policy, while the Canberra Liberals want to trial free parking in Civic.

ACT politics bulletin: Monday 14 October

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Five days to the ACT election. The AMA scores parties' health policies, and election commitments from Labor, Belco, and Liberals.

ACT politics bulletin: Friday 11 October

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Eight days to the ACT election. The ACT Greens have announced their election plan and the Canberra Liberals their environment plan.

ACT politics bulletin: Thursday 10 October

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9 days to election. Promises: ACT Labor: end-of-life care; Canberra Liberals: Indigenous and diabetes. Strong Independents: light rail $?!

Early voting begins for ACT election

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Canberrans can begin casting their ballots for the ACT election from today; Chief Minister Andrew Barr was one of the first to vote.

ACT Greens: Reducing crime

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The ACT Greens promise a "smart on crime" approach to reduce recidivism and harmful behaviours - but advocates and independents criticise it.

ACT Labor attacks independents, independents push back

Local Nicholas Fuller -
ACT Labor claims that voting for independents could lead to a Canberra Liberals government. Three independent parties respond.

ACT politics bulletin: Friday 20 September

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Today's election commitments: a paediatric care package from ACT Labor and a northside hydrotherapy pool from the Strong Independents.

ACT politics bulletin: Thursday 19 September

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The Canberra Liberals plan to deliver 125,000 new homes by 2050, and ACT Labor promises better maternity care.

ACT Greens’ policy for climate-resilient Canberra

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The ACT Greens have announced their plan for “a smart, climate-resilient [Canberra] that remains cool and liveable as the climate changes”.

ACT politics bulletin: Tuesday 17 September

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ACT Labor announces their primary health care policy; the Canberra Liberals, support for women; and Strong Independents, the environment.
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