MEDIA RELEASES

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson has criticised ACT Labor for abandoning their values after they voted against an amendment in the Assembly calling on the ACT Government to address declining public school enrolments.  With the...

The ACT Legislative Assembly’s Estimates Committee has published correspondence from former Greens Minister Emma Davidson detailing allegations that Independent MLA Thomas Emerson has said may involve misconduct on the part of one or more...

Two former Chief Ministers are among 38 signatories on an open letter calling for the ACT Legislative Assembly to support Thomas Emerson MLA’s Closing the Gap Bill.

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson has called on the ACT Government to start living up to its progressive credentials by taking meaningful action in response to the release of an independent review into the over-representation...

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson will introduce his first Private Member’s Bill today, backed by the support of local First Nations community leaders. The Public Sector (Closing the Gap) Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 seeks to...

Following a series of attacks on women while exercising, Independent MLA Thomas Emerson will bring a motion to the ACT Legislative Assembly today calling for the ACT Government to roll out new measures to support...

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson will move a motion this morning using the Assembly’s powerful standing order 213A, calling for the ACT Government to release a range of documents related to serious incidents in early...

Following the release of the first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led review of progress under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, Independent Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly, Thomas Emerson MLA, has announced...

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson is backing calls from the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) for the ACT Government to prioritise households experiencing the greatest need following the release of the 2025 ACT Cost of...

Independent MLA Thomas Emerson is backing calls for the ACT Government to extend its Rent Relief Fund into 2025-26 as part of next week’s Budget.