MEDIA RELEASES

Today, the ACT’s Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Act 2025 comes into effect, after a Private Member’s Bill introduced by Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA was passed by the ACT...

Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA has welcomed the announcement of an inquiry into his Private Member’s Bill that seeks to ban gifts and donations to political entities from gambling industry entities and...

Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson has sponsored a community petition calling for evidence-based minimum shade standards for Canberra’s playgrounds. 

Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA has welcomed the housing, community services and child safety commitments contained in the 2026-27 ACT Budget, while expressing concern at the ongoing fiscal challenges faced by the...

Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA will introduce a Private Member’s Bill to the Assembly this week seeking to ban political donations from the gambling industry.

Today in the ACT Legislative Assembly, ACT Labor and the Canberra Liberals teamed up to block the public release of a whistleblower statement and public interest disclosure (PID) alleging maladministration involving the Canberra Institute...

Under parliamentary privilege in the ACT Legislative Assembly, Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA has tabled documents detailing explosive allegations of maladministration at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT).

Tomorrow, Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA will introduce a motion to the ACT Legislative Assembly calling for a stronger whistleblowing framework in the Territory. The motion calls on the ACT Government to...

Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA has welcomed the early announcement of a nearly $60 million boost to the community sector in the 2026-27 ACT Budget. The announcement includes $23.7 million in permanent...

Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA is calling for Dr Margot McNeill to be dismissed from her position as the Chief Executive Officer of the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT), two weeks after...