VOTING RECORD

This motion, brought by Liberal MLA Deborah Morris, proposed to introduce anti-consorting legislation in the ACT. Anti-consorting laws aim to reduce gang-related crime and violence by criminalising the act of associating with certain criminal...

The minimum age of criminal responsibility in the ACT is set to increase to 14 years on 1 July. Introduced by ACT Labor, this bill supports this change by clarifying police powers when dealing...

The Chief Minister brought a motion requiring all non-executive members to regularly release details of their workplace travel and diary meetings, stating his intention was to bring the obligations of non-executive members in line...

Liberal MLA Ed Cocks brought a motion calling on the Government to deliver a police station in the Molonglo Valley before December 2026, citing data suggesting that crime in Woden and Weston Creek exceeds...

Greens Leader Shane Rattenbury introduced a bill to stop the development of a proposed telecommunications tower on the Ainslie Volcanic grasslands. It relied on a precedent set previously by the Assembly, where a proposal...

Leader of the Canberra Liberals, Leanne Castley MLA, brought a motion calling on the Government to criminalise coercive control in the ACT, mirroring recent reforms in NSW. Coercive control refers to a pattern of...

Liberal MLA Deborah Morris brought a motion calling on the ACT Government to introduce ‘tough new bail laws’. She proposed to mirror controversial laws introduced in Victoria that make it a lot harder for...

This motion from Greens MLA Andrew Braddock called on the Government to better resource the ACT’s libraries. It asked for the implementation of a strategic plan for Libraries ACT, expanded opening hours, increased minimum...

Liberal leader Leanne Castley MLA brought a motion to compel the Government to release a number of documents pertaining to the planning, implementation and cost of the light rail roll-out. 

In response to advocacy from the construction sector, this motion by Liberal MLA Peter Cain called on the Government to address prohibitively long building approval times. Members of the construction sector have indicated that...

This motion was brought by Liberal leader Leanne Castley in response to a previous debate about the use of standing order 213A. This is a mechanism through which MLAs can compel the Government to...

Liberal MLA Ed Cocks moved a motion calling on the ACT Government to address traffic congestion in Molonglo Valley, deliver on existing road infrastructure plans, and engage in longer-term road infrastructure planning in the...

This motion was moved by Greens Leader Shane Rattenbury MLA, calling on the ACT Government to address community concerns about antisocial behavior, general upkeep, commercial vacancies, and other issues at the Dickson Shops. It...

The Assembly debated a bill brought by Labor to amend the Crimes (Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Act 2005. This Act prohibits child sex offenders from applying for, or engaging in, child-related employment. 

This motion, brought by Liberal MLA James Milligan, called on the ACT Government to better support businesses located on London Circuit who are affected by the light rail construction works that recently commenced.

In light of the recent health overspend by the ACT Government, and the fact that increased demand for health services became known to the Health Minister during the caretaker period before the election but...

This motion was brought forward by Greens MLA Laura Nuttall, and sought to ban public school sponsorships by the fossil fuel and gambling industries in the ACT. Thomas voted in support of the motion,...

Liberal MLA Peter Cain brought a motion to the Assembly on knife crime in the ACT, proposing to legislate the power for police to use a metal detector wand to search anyone for a...

Opposition Leader Leanne Castley MLA brought a motion calling on the ACT Government to release a number of documents pertaining to health expenditure from the caretaker period before last year’s election.

Thomas used his first Private Member’s Motion to call for the development and delivery of a coordinated ACT Food Relief Action Plan, co-designed with the community sector.