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October

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr.

Labor wins seventh term in ACT

Chief Minister Andrew Barr won Saturday’s election, despite a swing to the Canberra Liberals and high-profile independents.

  • Tom McIlroy
ACT Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee gives the finger to a journalist after a Canberra press conference.

In a sea of volatility, the ACT is Labor’s ‘forever government’

Labor has held power in the territory for 23 years. The Liberals hope that will prove to be enough in this weekend’s election.

  • Phillip Coorey

August 2023

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions, Shane Drumgold.

ACT Libs, lawyers, back calls to review Drumgold prosecutions

The federal opposition, the ACT Liberals and a growing number of Canberra lawyers are backing calls for a review of previous criminal cases prosecuted by DPP Shane Drumgold.

  • Phillip Coorey

October 2020

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has extended Labor's grip on power to 23 years.

Surging Greens poised to push Canberra further left

After leading Labor to its sixth term in power, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr now has to begin talks with the Greens for support.

  • Andrew Tillett
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr is critical of Liberal and Labor states which have  designated the ACT as a hotspot.

Labor wins sixth straight ACT election

Voters endorsed Chief Minister Andrew Barr's handling of the coronavirus pandemic by delivering him an election victory that means Labor will have ruled the nation's capital territory for at least 23 years in a row.

  • Andrew Tillett
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr hopes to extend Labor's grip on power to 23 years.

Barring an upset, Labor on track to rule Canberra for 23 years

ACT residents have voted early in record numbers against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Andrew Tillett

May 2019

Scott Morrison celebrates his win on election night, a result the polls did not predict.

Old media still the best source for election info

One in 10 of those who voted early would have changed their mind had they waited until election day.

  • Phillip Coorey

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