Reshuffle: Hanson banished to backbench
Former Canberra Liberals leader Jeremy Hanson, has been banished to the backbench of his party in a reshuffle of the shadow cabinet.
Jeremy Hanson
Veteran Liberal MLA Jeremy Hanson has been ousted from the deputy leader's role in a party room spill on Monday morning.
"The first thing Hanson's petition can achieve is to exacerbate the already strong feelings of many Canberrans who oppose building stage two of the tram," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
"If the Voice referendum is defeated it will not be because Australians lack goodwill towards indigenous people but because we want to remain united as a nation," writes MLA JEREMY HANSON in support of the "No" case on October 14.
Political commentary
30 Liberal pledges shape an alternative to Barr
"There is still over a year to go before the next election and the Liberals are beginning to position themselves as a sensible alternative government," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
Political commentary
Take a breath on Calvary and face an inquiry
"A strong reason for a Royal Commission is that such poor performance is not without consequences. Children have died from treatable infections," writes MICHAEL MOORE.
News
Hanson presses assembly for health vote
Acting Liberal leader Jeremy Hanson will move a motion in the Legislative Assembly calling on the Chief Minister to establish a Royal Commission to into the ACT health system.
Almost every day there is a new story or crisis in ACT Health says Acting Opposition Leader Jeremy Hanson in calling for a Royal Commission to investigate the "broken" ACT health system.
"I fear entrenching a separate, unelected Voice in the constitution would diminish the power of those elected members and the people they represent," says JEREMY HANSON.
Deputy Opposition Leader Jeremy Hanson will move a motion of no-confidence in Mental Health Minister Emma Davidson in the Assembly on Tuesday.
ACT principals face the highest levels of violence in the country and the Canberra Liberals want a Legislative Assembly standing committee to take a closer look.
Canberrans can expect traffic congestion for up to a decade because of tram construction, says Deputy Opposition Leader Jeremy Hanson.
The latest "Report on Government Services" from the Productivity Commission reveals the ACT has the lowest number of police per capita in the country.
ACT Opposition Leader, Elizabeth Lee, has announced she is pregnant with her second child.
ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury has survived a no confidence motion moved against him following his refusal to conduct an independent review into the territory's sentencing and bail laws.
More than 7000 people have signed a petition calling for an independent review of judiciary sentencing and changes to road safety laws across the ACT.
The Canberra Liberals fear the ACT could see an increase in crime, addiction and road trauma if a Bill to decriminalise small amounts of illicit drugs is passed.
ACT deputy opposition leader Jeremy Hanson will sponsor a petition to stop the decriminalisation of small amounts of illicit drugs in Canberra.
Shadow Education Minister Jeremy Hanson has called on the ACT government to provide a "real plan" to address school teacher shortages throughout Canberra.
