ACT Community Sector Post-Budget Forum 2026-27

ACTCOSS is proud to present the ACT Community Sector Post-Budget Forum once again. Community sector leaders are invited to attend to hear directly from ACT Cabinet Ministers following the release of the ACT Budget in June 2026.

Don’t miss ACTCOSS’s annual event to engage directly with ACT Government Ministers about the issues which matter most to your organisation and the community we serve.

Questions for ACT Ministers

Now that we have seen some announcements about the Budget, please send any questions you would like to ask ACT Cabinet Ministers about Budget measures or issues to [email protected] by 3pm on 16 June 2026. 

While there may be opportunity for questions to be asked on the day, sending your questions ahead of the Forum will ensure that they can be answered fully. 

The ACTCOSS policy team is happy to work with you or your organisation to help draft a question relating to any concerns you have relating to funding decisions associated with this year's budget. 

Ministers Attending the Forum (in order of schedule)

• Treasurer Chris Steel MLA
  • Minister for Planning and Sustainable Development
  • Minister for Transport
  • Minister for Heritage
• Deputy Chief Minister Yvette Berry MLA
  • Minister for Education and Early Childhood
  • Minister for Homes, Homelessness and New Suburbs
  • Miniter for Sport and Recreation
• Rachel Stephen-Smith MLA
  • Minister for Health
  • Minister for Mental Health
  • Minister for Finance
  • Minister for the Public Service
• Tara Cheyne MLA
  • Attorney-General
  • Minister for Human Rights
  • Minister for City and Government Services
  • Minister for the Night-Time Economy
• Suzanne Orr MLA
  • Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
  • Minister for Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Water
  • Minister for Disability, Carers and Community Services
  • Minister for Seniors and Veterans
• Michael Pettersson MLA
  • Minister for Business, Arts and Creative Industries
  • Minister for Children, Youth and Families
  • Minister for Multicultural Affairs
  • Minister for Skills, Training and Industrial Relations
• ​​​​​​​Marisa Paterson MLA
  • Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services
  • Minister for Women
  • Minister for the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence
  • Minister for Corrections
  • Minister for Gaming Reform
• ​​​​​​​Chief Minister Andrew Barr
  • Minister for Economic Development
  • Minister for Tourism and Trade