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ACT Election

A collation of ACTCOSS recommendations for the ACT Government to address in this term of parliament in order to work towards a fair and just Canberra. These have been developed in consultation with ACTCOSS members, peaks and representatives from the community.

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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