Koala spotted in area set to be bulldozed for housing Rare ACT koala sighting casts doubt on housing development. The Canberra Times · Oct 24, 2024
Triumphant Labor extends reign to 27 years in ACT Canberrans have returned Labor and the Greens to power in the ACT, resigning the Liberals to more than a quarter of a century in the political wilderness. AAP · Oct 18, 2024
Trams, stadiums and climate: all you need to know about the ACT election Liberals hope to break Labor’s 23-year grip on power while Greens also have a chance of leading Canberrans The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2024
Calls grow to return Ginninderra Falls to public land after key govt meeting Andrew Barr previously said the falls were 'not on our radar'. The Canberra Times · Oct 17, 2024
Canberrans waiting longer for aged care assessments The ACT and Commonwealth are providing conflicting reasons why. The Canberra Times · Oct 12, 2024
'Unprecedented experiment': Pocock, Gallagher weigh in on social media This is what the ACT's politicians want to do with the apps. The Canberra Times · Oct 4, 2024
'Knocked on the head': Labor rebuffs property tax moves After days of discussions over curbing property investors' tax concessions, the government has firmed its stance against the rumours. AAP · Sep 26, 2024
What’s really going on with negative gearing? Here are four paths for change Many have tried to reform Australia’s controversial tax settings and just as many have failed. Largely absent from this week’s frenetic debate: the options actually on the table The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2024
Melbourne lord mayor ridiculed for ‘AI fail’ images with extra human limbs and lifeless bodies Nicholas Reece was announcing a post-election pledge to build more than two dozen parks when eagle-eyed viewers spotted the errors The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2024
Labor has proposed a public school funding boost – states, crossbenchers and the Greens want more. What happens now? The federal government says states and territories must ‘chip in’ to close the gap – but they say they’ve done the ‘heavy lifting’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2024
Scam victims want banks to pay in push for tougher laws People who have fallen victim to scams have urged the government to put the banks on the hook for fraudsters, as they call for action to be fast-tracked. AAP · Sep 17, 2024
‘Bulldoze your way through’: Anthony Albanese compared to Scott Morrison in climate trigger stoush Sarah Hanson-Young says PM needs to negotiate with senators after he appeared to rule out adding a climate trigger to proposed environmental laws The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2024
Strengthened environment protections 'bulldozed' by PM A proposal to force the government to examine and stop mining projects that worsen climate change is not supported by the prime minister. AAP · Sep 16, 2024
Nationals MP wins pollie relay - with help from his Olympian friends No, it wasn't quite boot camp on the lawns outside Parliament House on Thursday morning. The Canberra Times · Sep 12, 2024
The Canberra Times · Sep 12, 2024 Why a game is no longer good enough: Pocock weighs in on stadium debate The Acton Waterfront is now at the centre of the stadium debate.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2024 Morning Mail: asylum seekers face PNG eviction, Harris-Trump debate countdown, Socceroos draw fresh blank Calls for Australia to intervene to help former Manus detainees; Kamala Harris and Donald Trump prepare to face off in Philadelphia
The Guardian - AU · Sep 9, 2024 ‘Don’t run away’: Labor urged to collaborate with Greens and crossbenchers on environmental reforms Support for government’s environmental legislation offered in exchange for protections that deliver ‘immediate, tangible impacts’
AAP · Sep 9, 2024 Federal minister's lack of control on logging 'absurd' Federal independents are mounting a renewed push to get the environment minister to deal with state-based logging threats to endangered species.
AAP · Sep 7, 2024 Senator renews calls for AI ban in election campaigning Independent Senator David Pocock has renewed calls for urgent legislation to ban generative AI in election material.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2024 David Pocock calls for election ban on AI deepfakes with fake videos of Albanese and Dutton Spokesperson says government ‘considering the advice’ of Australian Electoral Commission on regulating AI use
The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2024 Environment watchdog powers may be weakened to pass parliament, Albanese says Labor urged not to water down ‘already weak proposal’ but PM confirms he is mulling whether to make new EPA ‘compliance only’ amid battle to pass bill
The Canberra Times · Aug 27, 2024 'Downright bizarre': Liberals want stadium costings released in full Pocock says a $2.9b upper estimate for city stadium is 'extraordinary'.
The Conversation · Aug 21, 2024 Inquiry raises deep concerns over Labor’s $1.5 billion cash splash for new NT gas hub A Senate inquiry has failed to reach agreement on whether the federal government should spend A$1.5 billion on a major industrial hub in Darwin – spending critics say amounts to a huge fossil fuel subsidy.
AAP · Aug 19, 2024 Aussies want AI restrictions, though most don't use it Generative AI tools are a concern for a growing number of Australians, a report has found, even though only two in five have tried the technology.
The Conversation · Aug 19, 2024 Albanese’s right to set crossbenchers’ personal staffing numbers faces scrutiny Independent Senator David Pocock is seeking to remove the discretion of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to decide the number of extra staff crossbenchers receive.