MEDIA RELEASES

Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA has sided with a former physical education teacher in his battle with the ACT Government to retain a basketball hoop on his street’s nature strip in the...

In the first day of Annual Reports hearings, the ACT Government has revealed that Housing ACT is not claiming any of the NDIS funding available to modify public housing for people with disability in...

Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA has today lodged a community submission to the ACT Government’s consultation on the future of a burnt-out building behind Ainslie Shops, proposing an ambitious revitalisation of the site and...

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson is calling for the ACT Government to accelerate the public release of early childhood documents following revelations by Four Corners today that almost 150 paedophiles have exploited poor regulation within...

Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson has welcomed the release of the ACT Government’s five-year strategic plan for Oaks Estate, brought about by an Assembly motion he co-sponsored with Elizabeth Lee MLA and Shane...

The ACT Legislative Assembly’s Public Accounts and Administration Committee has today handed down the final report from its inquiry into Thomas Emerson MLA's Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, recommending that...

New research from Anglicare Australia has revealed that there are no affordable properties for hospitality workers in the ACT and only four affordable rentals for cleaners in the broader Canberra region.

An Aboriginal senior executive has today disclosed that the ACT Public Service (ACTPS) is the most culturally unsafe workplace he has ever experienced. The head of the Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...

Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA will bring a motion to the Legislative Assembly today focused on addressing gaps in the ACT’s footpath and bike path networks. 

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson has condemned a move from ACT Labor and the Canberra Liberals to block the release of key documents related to serious incidents in ACT early childhood and education centres.