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The great Aussie gas giveaway is set to continue under Labor 🤯🫠 This is a total scam - we haven’t received a cent of PRRT for offshore LNG exports & the weak changes Govt made last term aren’t fixing it. Parliament needs to fix the PRRT. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

submitted 2 days ago • 14 comments

It’s now clear that this whole-of-govt contract is going to run into the hundreds of millions of taxpayer $$ It is completely unacceptable that Amazon Web Services has said the 🇦🇺 Govt can not publish the total contract value 🤯 When will our leaders start standing up to big tech??

submitted 4 days ago • 14 comments

A carbon market without integrity undermines real climate action. We need a market that rewards high-quality carbon removal, not creative accounting. The govt should implement all recommendations from the Chubb Review of 🇦🇺 carbon credits as a matter of urgency. www.afr.com/policy/energ...

submitted 4 days ago • 6 comments

Successive govts have failed to ensure 🇦🇺 gas benefits Australians. The re-elected Albanese Govt risks doing the same. There's enough uncontracted gas to fix the projected shortfall. What’s missing is the guts to stand up to the gas industry. www.afr.com/politics/fed...

submitted 5 days ago • 6 comments

The Australian Government needs to back up their words with action. We should be stepping up as a middle power and taking concrete action against the Government of Israel for the horrors it’s inflicting on the people of Gaza. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

submitted 8 days ago • 11 comments

Canberrans get on it - submissions close August 22 - make your voice heard & demand action as part of this inquiry👇 www.parliament.act.gov.au/parliamentar...

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

The Govt has approved one of the biggest fossil fuel projects in our history The NW Shelf Extension threatens to destroy 47,000 yr old petroglyphs & will drive more extreme bushfires, droughts & floods. This isn’t leadership- it’s a betrayal of our future www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8979259/

submitted 8 days ago • 4 comments

The National Anti-Corruption Commission broke its own rules by failing to refer a complaint about a commissioner. This is the latest incident to damage public trust. We need to restore that trust. Starting with lowering the threshold for public hearings www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

submitted 9 days ago • 10 comments

Richard Boyle should have been rewarded, not prosecuted. He did the right thing but paid a huge price. We need urgent reform & a whistleblower protection authority. The xbench & I have a bill to establish the authority. The govt should get on with it. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

submitted 10 days ago • 6 comments

Deeply concerning to see gas giants emboldened post-election. Minister is right, 🇦🇺s are sick of paying higher prices, being threatened with manufactured shortages & seeing enviro destroyed - all without a fair return for our gas. But where is the govt’s plan to fix this??

submitted 10 days ago • 4 comments

⚡️prices are rising again- up to 10% from 1 July Why? Expensive gas & ageing coal Solution = investment in rooftop solar, household batteries & energy efficiency Govt should do more to support on top of 8 suburb-wide projects xbench got up last year region.com.au/canberrans-e...

submitted 11 days ago • 6 comments

This centre could have been saved. With an acute shortage of early education places already in Canberra, it is disappointing to see this closure & the disruption for families + staff when there was a possibility of preventing it. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/897436...

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

Changes at ANU are needed for long-term sustainability but there's HUGE concern in the community about how its being handled. The prospect of further job cuts, especially without genuine consultation, will add to existing widespread distress on campus. region.com.au/no-financial...

submitted 15 days ago • 4 comments

Our community wants, expects, and deserves more transparency. We can't let multinational big tech companies dictate terms of secrecy around service agreements with the 🇦🇺 government worth hundreds of millions.

submitted 16 days ago • 3 comments

Deeply saddened by the Native Title Tribunal’s decision to approve gas drilling in the Pilliga - against the wishes of Gomeroi People. Cultural heritage, water, & climate are all at risk. When I visited, it was clear this project lacks community support. www.afr.com/companies/en...

submitted 17 days ago • 15 comments

A scathing audit finds Defence failed to meet local industry requirements in major procurements, breaching finance law in the process. Policies mean nothing without action. I’ll continue to push Defence to get serious about sovereign 🇦🇺 capability. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/897179...

submitted 17 days ago • 4 comments

We need to be doing more - not less - to protect children & young people from harmful advertising on everything from gambling to alcohol. Govt & regulators have to put people ahead of vested interests. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...

submitted 17 days ago • 8 comments

Japan makes more money from our offshore gas than we do 🤯🫠 We’re yet to get a cent of Petroleum Resource Rent Tax from offshore LNG exports 😤 Why are the major parties happy to give our gas away for free?! www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8970951/

submitted 18 days ago • 10 comments

New report shows Japan potentially making more than $1 billion in profit on-selling more 🇦🇺 gas than our whole East Coast annual domestic gas consumption. More proof Australia has a gas export not a gas supply problem. ieefa.org/resources/ho...

submitted 18 days ago • 20 comments

A focus on sovereign capability in the latest machinery of government changes is a positive change. Building strength in key areas like tech and defence is essential, not just for security, but to seize big opportunities & boost economic resilience. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/896784...

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Value for money must remain the dominant determinant of which flights and airlines are used for taxpayer-funded flights. This @canberratimes.bsky.social analysis shows status credits seem to be impacting public service travel bookings. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/896763...

submitted 22 days ago • 3 comments

Native forest logging in NSW just posted a $15 mil loss in 6 months. It’s environmentally destructive & economically broken. Time to stop propping it up with public money & invest in communities to transition to sustainable industries of the future. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

submitted 22 days ago • 7 comments

The Government was elected with a mandate for change. Now it must show real leadership & say no to Woodside’s climate-wrecking North-West Shelf gas project. It's time to stand against the gas lobby and for future generations. www.afr.com/companies/en...

submitted 23 days ago • 25 comments

Huge relief to see Burrangiri Aged Care Respite Centre will remain open for another 2 yrs. Tremendous result for the community that has campaigned so hard to save it. Thank you Rachel Stephen-Smith, look forward to continuing positive work on expanding access to respite beds.

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

Good to see meaningful action in response to the terrible tragedy outside St Eddies. We should be doing everything we can to keep children safe & this is an important step. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8963959/

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Welcome start from the ACT Govt in supporting local businesses badly impacted from construction but the package needs to be much bigger if we are to ensure their survival. Rent relief, rates relief & a diversion of some fed planning $$ to help are needed. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/896350...

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

🇦🇺 voted for a parliament that challenges the Government to rethink the concept of "bi-partisanship" www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

submitted 28 days ago • 10 comments

I'll keep pushing hard in this parliament to deal with the root causes of the big challenges our community has told me they want to see prioritised - especially housing, health, climate, nature and integrity. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/896119...

submitted 30 days ago • 15 comments

Not only will the Coalition cut 41,000 public service jobs in Canberra, they continue to oppose any investment in the national capital. We didn't see a cent of their $10bn in City deals, now they confirming they still won't fund a new convention centre. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/895593...

submitted 37 days ago • 7 comments

86% of Australians want stronger legal protections for whistleblowers, yet the major parties are both happy to prosecute whistleblowers. The crossbench has been pushing for better protections in law and a whistleblower protection authority👇 www.davidpocock.com.au/greater_inte...

submitted 37 days ago • 14 comments

The Middle Arm petrochemical hub is to be built with $1.5B taxpayer money & allow more of NT to be fracked - damaging our climate, devastating local species & ppl's health This climate vandalism + Nature destruction must be stopped & govt $ withdrawn www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 38 days ago • 9 comments

In the ACT region there's not a single rental listing that's affordable for a person on youth allowance or single retiree according to Anglicare's Rental Affordability Snapshot. We urgently need more action from govt to stop this crisis getting even worse. au.news.yahoo.com/worst-housin...

submitted 38 days ago • 7 comments

Next parliament must take on big tech & their algorithms No other industry can create products we consume with ZERO transparency over what’s in them We now know it’s hurting the mental health of young men as well as young women & we must do more. thenightly.com.au/politics/fed...

submitted 39 days ago • 15 comments

The sale of Ginninderra Falls is a once-in-a-generation chance to create a national park & protect this iconic place forever. This is a long-standing local ambition, with deep community support. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8952699/

submitted 39 days ago • 2 comments

The Coalition’s plan to axe 41,000 Canberra-based public servants is already doing damage. Just the suggestion has slowed the ACT economy & we're now second last across key economic indicators. The ACT needs investment, not cuts. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/895087...

submitted 40 days ago • 11 comments

Serious concerns about Commissioner Brereton’s impartiality are growing & still, not a single public hearing from the NACC. To restore trust, we need new leadership at the top & public hearings where it’s in the public interest. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

submitted 41 days ago • 31 comments

Invasive species cost 🇦🇺 $24.5 billion every year & and have caused 45 extinctions. Emerging tech like gene editing could transform how we manage these threats I’ve been pushing for an Invasive Species Future Fund to ensure consistent funding to do this www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 41 days ago • 3 comments

We can do better than a “safety net” that leaves people living in poverty. I got the govt to set up an expert committee to give advice before every budget to try & change this. If returned, I’ll keep pushing for them to act on that advice. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/894980...

submitted 44 days ago • 8 comments

Another spectacular Coalition backflip: now they’re dumping EV tax incentives. EVs ⬇️ emissions, save drivers $$ & are good for 🇦🇺 fuel security. Incentives help create a second hand market to make EVs more affordable. Scrapping support makes no sense. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

submitted 44 days ago • 19 comments

Whistleblowers should be proected, not prosecuted - when they're empowered to call out wrongdoing, our institutions are stronger. I'm advocating for a Whistleblower Protection Authority to protect those who speak up.

submitted 45 days ago • 7 comments

Crippling levels of student debt are hurting ppl well into their working lives. We need urgent reform - changes to the timing of indexation so ppl aren't paying interest on $$ already repaid + reforming fees by scrapping the failed Job Ready Graduates www.afr.com/politics/fed...

submitted 45 days ago • 11 comments

Today drilling for gas under the Barossa project off the coast of Darwin was approved. That's 274mil tones of emissions from one of the dirtiest gas projects in the 🌏 More than 100x emissions from the 🇦🇺 electricity system. Our approvals system is broken. We need urgent reform.

submitted 46 days ago • 21 comments

It’s staggering that Canberra start-ups are being overlooked for govt contracts, despite offering sovereign capability & reinvesting in our local economy. I fought for a definition of ‘Australian business’. Now it must be used to back Canberra businesses. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/893712...

submitted 46 days ago • 2 comments

$10m won't stop the hurt Burrangiri's closure will cause but I welcome this commitment from Federal Labor to additional funding to ensure our overall number of respite beds doesn't go down.

submitted 47 days ago • 2 comments

Not legislating a ban to prevent the enormous harm gambling advertising causes is one of the greatest failures of this parliament. There was support to do it but the PM lacked the courage and chose not to. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

submitted 47 days ago • 20 comments

Good to see Labor commit additional funding for GP bulk billing in Canberra & workforce attraction. It still won't deliver the 9 out of 10 bulk billed visits promised nationally but it is a step forward. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8946682/

submitted 47 days ago • 5 comments

I strongly support this push for better funding for longer GP consults. The ACT has the lowest bill billing rate in the country and more support for longer consults is key to turning that around while also ensuring better healthcare for women. www.smh.com.au/national/the...

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

Renters are getting such a raw deal. We need better nationwide protections - longer term tenancies, more rent stability. These charts show how completely unsustainable things are on current setting and the anguish ppl feel.

submitted 52 days ago • 10 comments

A longer read but good if you’re looking for an in-depth analysis of the major parties’ housing policies 🏡 Also talks about what more is needed - I think more independents in parliament who are listening to their communities is the only way we’ll get it. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

submitted 52 days ago • 4 comments

This will be a huge relief to the almost 5000 Canberrans who rely on Interchange for their healthcare in an already poorly serviced south. It is so good to see the govt responding to the community’s calls and stepping in to save this service. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/894297...

submitted 53 days ago • 2 comments