Tax burden on Canberrans gets heavier
The ACT government has imposed the largest tax increase per capita with a 4.8 per cent increase compared to the previous financial year, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Elizabeth Lee
Families receiving IVF will have access up to $2000 for out-of-pocket expenses during treatment under a Liberal ACT government.
Andrew Barr is a "national embarrassment", says Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee in calling out the Chief Minister's suggestion of a 50-50 funding commitment from the federal government for an indoor entertainment pavilion.
"Elizabeth Lee's right that there should be an inquiry into the currently opaque LVC system. But rather than telegraphing the outcome, the LVC assessments should become publicly available," says letter writer IAN HUBBARD.
Political commentary
Can the Liberals get momentum under Lee?
"The Green Shed decision was yet another to add to the long list of government announcements lacking transparency. But also yet another where the Opposition let that happen in far too much silence," writes columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
Politics
Lee wants to see business plans for Barr’s promises
With ACT debt repayments heading towards $2 million a day, Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee wants see the businesses cases for the $8.5 billion in infrastructure promises from the chief minister.
Opinion
KEEPING UP THE ACT
"In fact, we have no policies at all, so no-one can criticise us in the slightest". KEEPING UP THE ACT catches up with Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee.
"In fact, we have no policies at all, so no-one can criticise us in the slightest". KEEPING UP THE ACT catches up with Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee.
Why won't Chief Minister Andrew Barr tell the community how much Stage 2B of the tram to Woden will cost, asks Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee.
Former Canberra Liberals leader Jeremy Hanson, has been banished to the backbench of his party in a reshuffle of the shadow cabinet.
The Canberra Liberals are calling for a review into the recent determination to award a 3.5 per cent pay increase to the suspended CEO of the Canberra Institute of Technology.
"The Labor-Greens government had the opportunity to achieve so much, to build a Canberra that was a nation and world leader. They missed the opportunity,” writes MICHAEL MOORE.
"The strident approach the Canberra Liberals have taken opposing drug decriminalisation legislation was simply falling into a trap set by Labor," says political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Elizabeth Lee will announce a $100 million policy to upgrade Canberra’s "neglected suburbs" at a Press Club lunch on Monday.
The Canberra Liberals are demanding more taxpayers' money be spent on "neglected suburbs".
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee is calling on the Legislative Assembly to condemn the federal government for creating uncertainty by commissioning a review into moving the AIS out of Canberra.
Zed ain't dead. Can that be right? It's all in this week's zombie world of KEEPING UP THE ACT.
Canberra Liberals Leader Elizabeth Lee will introduce a Bill on Tuesday to stop Andrew Barr’s "sick tax", which she says will make it more to see a GP.
Elizabeth Lee wants the ACT government to acknowledge its economic policies are contributing to the cost-of-living crisis and apologise for wasting taxpayers' money.
