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ACT Election

During election campaigns, ACTCOSS makes recommendations on issues the next ACT Government should address in the next term of parliament in order to work towards a fair and just Canberra. Recommendations are developed in consultation with ACTCOSS members, peaks and representatives from the community.

The next ACT election is scheduled for October 2028. You can read more about ACTCOSS policy and advocacy, including recent budget submissions, at the ACTCOSS ACT Budget page

For more information on ACT Elections, visit Elections ACT | Elections ACT. Alternatively, you can view the current Parliamentary and Governing Agreement.

4 November 2024 Learn more
Editorial

Social housing and community sector funding should be at the forefront of the next governing agreement

In a city full of politics, one of the ACT’s great political mysteries is why the ACT Government’s practical support for people experiencing poverty has gone backwards over more than a decade. How could this happen with such a progressive electorate, with governments that have been elected on their progressive promises over the last quarter […]

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1 November 2024 Learn more
Editorial

Now, post-election, it’s time for the most consequential bit of our democratic process

After the final seat in Brindabella went to the Greens’ Laura Nutall, negotiations around the formation of government began in earnest. It is vital to our democracy that this occurs transparently. In the ACT, it is historically rare for any one party to govern on its own. Negotiations are a feature of the ACT system, […]

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