Latest news: Tom McLuckie

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

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

Culpable driving sentences in the ACT are not lenient, a report finds, but advocates disagree and call for reform,

The Independents for Canberra say that the criminal justice system failing both victims and offenders in the ACT.

The Canberra Liberals have promised more police and tougher penalties on crime in order to keep the ACT safe.

Liberal MLA Jeremy Hanson will continue his campaign for an independent review of bail and sentencing in the ACT.

It is the second most supported e-petition in the ACT’s history: more than 3,000 people have signed bereaved father Tom McLuckie’s petition calling for an overhaul of criminal sentencing and penalties for repeat offenders. No other petition since 2018 has received such popular support.

The ACT Government – partly in response to calls for an independent review of sentencing and the judiciary – has set up a council to advise on law reform and sentencing.