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Obituary: Former MLA Helen Cross

Bill Stefaniak remembers his former Legislative Assembly colleague, Helen Cross, who died at home in Gungahlin recently.

Giulia Jones reflects on a decade of ACT political service

Giulia Jones’s decade-year career as a Canberra Liberal MLA ended last week with her resignation, due to family and health reasons.

MLAs in lockdown (part 2): The Canberra Liberals

Lockdown might have brought ordinary life to a halt, but our political representatives from every party – both government and opposition – are working hard to look after the people of Canberra during this difficult time, while also facing the same personal stresses.

Suzanne Orr: My favourite things

Suzanne Orr, Labor Member for Yerrabi was born in Canberra and grew up in Giralang playing cricket with her neighbours.

MLAs in lockdown (part 1): The Canberra Liberals

Lockdown might have brought ordinary life to a halt, but our political representatives from every party – both government and opposition – are working hard to look after the people of Canberra during this difficult time, while also facing the same personal stresses - from the loneliness of isolation to home schooling.

Jo Clay MLA: Beware the politics of old white men

Jo Clay MLA feels the need "to respond to yet another old white man making the same drab arguments used for eons to keep women out of the conversation and out of our public sphere".

Former ACT opposition leader Alistair Coe to quit local politics

Former Canberra Liberals leader, Alistair Coe will resign from the Legislative Assembly in March, having been a member since 2008.

A Green voice for the working class: Johnathan Davis’s first speech

Social and economic inequality is the most significant political issue we face, Johnathan Davis, new Greens MLA for Brindabella, believes.

Fighting for Canberra’s family battlers: Leanne Castley’s first speech

Leanne Castley, the new Canberra Liberals MLA for Yerrabi, wants to prove that someone from an average background can succeed in Parliament.

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