THOMAS IN THE NEWS

An abandoned building in the middle of Canberra's inner north caught fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning, destroying the roof. The building on Wakefield Gardens, behind Ainslie shops, was the centre of a...

A teenage boy who was seriously injured when he was hit by a car while walking to school has called for an overpass to be constructed over the road where he was hit.  

A school community has voiced dismay after the ACT government walked back its pre-election promise to deliver a $50 million school expansion. The government told Majura Primary School in Canberra's inner north it would...

Thomas Emerson MLA discussing school funding and enrolment growth forecasts for Majura Primary.

A business case for the development of the CSIRO Ginninderra land should already have been prepared, given the history of the issue and the imminent sealing of a deal with the Commonwealth for the...

Former Chief Ministers Jon Stanhope and Gary Humphries and more than 35 other community leaders have signed an open letter urging the ACT Legislative Assembly to support independent MLA Thomas Emerson’s Closing the Gap Bill.  

Thomas Emerson discussing the Closing the Gap Bill with Saskia Mabin on ABC Radio Canberra. 

Two former chief ministers are among a group of community leaders, elders and advocates who have backed an independent's push to enshrine the ACT government's Closing the Gap commitments in law. "Five years have...

Thomas Emerson discussing whether developers should be required to keep footpaths open throughout construction. 

The ACT Government has released a landmark review into the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the criminal justice system.

The $30.7 million [pdf] Payroll Capability and Human Resource Management (PC-HRM) program aims to upgrade existing systems that the territory government previously - unsuccessfully - attempted to replace with SAP SuccessFactors.

More than 2600 jobs have been lost across Canberra's night spots despite sales and the number of establishments in the territory growing, a new analysis has found.

A sports bar on Northbourne Avenue is closing after seven years, with owners blaming light rail construction and government taxes.  

Up to 21 people have had their Working With Vulnerable People (WWVP) registration revoked over the past year due to new information emerging about their past. A further 23 new applicants have been denied...

The National Capital Authority is reviewing the paths and lighting around Lake Burley Griffin's five-kilometre central basin circuit, as women's safety advocates raise concerns about having to run in the dark. Mr Emerson said...

More than half of kindergarten-aged children are falling behind on basic developmental measures, as the ACT produces some of the worst results in the country.

A former child health clinic abandoned for 20 years would make an ideal community hub, according to Ainslie residents.

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson will introduce a Private Member’s Bill intended to ensure the ACT government upholds its commitments under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap because “we’re not on track to close...

About 150 community service groups will be eligible for additional funding after a $10 million announcement from the ACT Government. Independent MLA Thomas Emerson welcomed the announcement. He said funding was desperately needed. ”Every...

Hundreds of footpath repair requests have gone unanswered over 2025, MLA Thomas Emerson has revealed, as the ACT launches an inquiry into the city’s Fix My Street portal.