MEDIA RELEASES
Major Parties Team Up to Do Nothing About Fuel Crisis
March 25, 2026
Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA has voiced his dismay after the major parties teamed up to remove calls for ACT Government action on the fuel crisis in an Assembly motion late yesterday...
Read MoreMajor Parties Oppose Recommended Acceleration of ACT Net Zero Timeline
March 17, 2026
Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA has expressed disappointment at the lack of ambition from the major parties after his attempt to bring forward the ACT’s net zero target from 2045 to 2040...
Read MoreFirst Nations Leaders Join Calls for Formal Investigation into Allegations of ACTPS Maladministration
March 10, 2026
Multiple local First Nations community leaders have joined calls for a formal investigation into allegations made by the former head of the ACT Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Brendan Moyle, that...
Read MoreAccountability Needed After Former ACT Public Servant Alleges Senior Officials Undermined Work on Closing the Gap Commitments
March 06, 2026
Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA is calling for a formal investigation into allegations made by the former head of the ACT Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Brendan Moyle, that...
Read MoreOmbudsman’s Report on Management of Public Housing Repairs Comes as No Surprise to Tenants
March 04, 2026
Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA has described the findings of a damning ACT Ombudsman’s report into Housing ACT’s management of tenant repairs and maintenance as unsurprising, with public housing issues ranking as...
Read MoreStatement On Police Returning Satirical Posters to Dissent Cafe and Bar
February 25, 2026
Canberrans will be relieved by today’s statement from ACT Policing that no crime was committed by Dissent Cafe and Bar last Wednesday, but many questions remain unanswered.
Read MoreAssembly to Vote on Early Childhood Safeguarding Measures
February 24, 2026
Today the ACT Legislative Assembly is set to vote on a motion brought by independent Member for Kurrajong, Thomas Emerson MLA, calling for the ACT Government to implement a significant package of reforms to...
Read MoreFOI Documents and Employee Survey Results Uncover Cultural Safety Issues in ACT Public Service
February 09, 2026
41 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ACT public servants do not feel culturally safe in their workplace according to the latest ACT Public Service (ACTPS) Employee Survey results, while documents released...
Read MoreThomas Emerson MLA Calls For Early Childhood Reforms Following Document Release
February 01, 2026
Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA is today outlining five initial calls for reform to improve children’s safety in the ACT’s early childhood education and care sector. This comes after he ordered the...
Read MoreNew Canberra Aquatic Centre Needs Dive Pool
January 29, 2026
Independent Member for Kurrajong Thomas Emerson MLA has sponsored a community petition calling on the ACT Government to include diving and deep water facilities in the new aquatic centre planned for Commonwealth Park.
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