THOMAS IN THE NEWS

Police have seized art posters from a Canberra music venue and bar that depict world leaders and others, including Donald Trump and Elon Musk, wearing Nazi uniforms, and are investigating whether new federal hate symbol...

A dive pool should be built as part of the aquatic facility already planned for Commonwealth Park and to try to build it at other sites in the ACT would be "financially reckless", the...

Canberra families pay nearly $100 more to put their children in long day care centres than other Australians despite having the least qualified and and most inexperienced teachers, new data shows. The Productivity Commission...

More than two in five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ACT public servants do not feel culturally safe in their workplace, according to the latest employee survey results. The 2025 ACT Public Service Employee...

The ACT Government is doubling down on its plans to build the new Canberra Aquatic Centre at Commonwealth Park, saying it will not look at redeveloping the existing Canberra Olympic Pool.

Focus on children’s safety, introduce land reforms, close loopholes, increase regulator resourcing and actually impose fines for breaches: these are the five initial calls for reform that an ACT MLA wants for the early...

The ACT Government will reduce lease variation charges on Community Housing Providers (CHPs) or private developers that include social or affordable rental housing, aiming to boost supply and lower costs. Under the new rules, developments...

The ACT Government’s new 50-metre outdoor pool in Woden has been welcomed but Independent MLA Thomas Emerson says it’s only the first step.

The future of Canberra's iconic Black Mountain Tower is under the spotlight again, with concerns a commitment to transform it into a Ngunnawal cultural tourism venue has been put on ice. The 195-metre tower...

A centre “exceeding” national quality standards despite receiving four enforcement actions. An educator investigated for inappropriate and physically aggressive behaviour towards children who had been convicted of assaulting a child in NSW 10 years...

Reports of sexual abuse by early childhood educators, inappropriate educator discipline, sexualised behaviour between children, and children missing from childcare centres have been revealed in more than 2,400 never-before-seen documents released by the ACT...

Clearing of trees in a new northern Canberra suburb "should be avoided" as ACT conservationists try to understand if it is a key habitat for koalas. A June 2025 report from the nature conservation...

Independent MLA for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson has welcomed a $10 million federal funding commitment to improve lighting around Lake Burley Griffin, saying the investment will significantly enhance public safety at one of Canberra’s most...

Australia's capital has a racism problem. Indigenous people in Canberra are more likely to have experienced racial prejudice than anywhere else in the country, according to Closing the Gap data.

Community organisations across the ACT warn that rising burnout, pay inequity, and chronic underfunding threaten the sustainability of essential services, according to new research released by the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS).

Thomas Emerson MLA discussing the closure of CIT solutions, Wakefield Gardens and Education Directorate Budget issues. Listen here: https://media.streem.com.au/player/TLYfVY

An urban farm and community garden celebrating multicultural food traditions and providing educational opportunities could be established at the neglected-looking Wakefield Gardens site in Ainslie for less than $60,000.

Non. Nyet. Nein. Nahi. Whatever way you say it, Education Minister Yvette Berry is saying no to a call for the Education Directorate to plug a hole in the delivery of senior secondary school...

Senior ACT public servants will be held responsible for Closing the Gap outcomes, following the passage of legislation this week. The bill passed ACT Legislative Assembly with unanimous support on Wednesday. This makes ACT the first...

Thomas Emerson says Andrew Barr's 2035 Canberra Stadium use-by date doesn't add up. The independent MLA has been constantly questioning the ACT Chief Minister and his government on the stadium, including at last month's...