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The Independents for Canberra group has announced its registration as a political party to contest the October Assembly election.

Independents for Canberra have successfully registered as a political party in the ACT, and promised candidates to contest the ACT election would be endorsed by the middle of the year.

The Canberra Independents are holding regular community meetings across the ACT to canvass concerns and priorities in our communities. The second of these meetings is focused on the electorate of Murrumbidgee, which covers Woden...

The Canberra Independents are holding regular community meetings across the ACT to canvass concerns and priorities in our communities. The first of these meetings is focused on the electorate of Kurrajong, which covers the...

“Two thirds of the Assembly, 15 of the 25 members, apparently believe that it is okay to screen calls with an answering machine. In a representative democracy, I think that this is simply not...

Independents running in ACT elections are nothing new. Every four years, candidates without the backing or discipline of a party put themselves forward as potential members of the Legislative Assembly.

Independents for Canberra's First Town Hall was streamed live today from The RUC in Turner. Guest speakers included prominent independent figures Senator David Pocock, the ACT’s first independent member of federal parliament; Kate Chaney...

A prominent senior Ngunnawal elder is considering running as an independent candidate for the Legislative Assembly at the October election.

Independents or stooges? That’s the doubt Chief Minister Andrew Barr planted in voters’ minds this week. He was responding to the latest independent grouping to throw its hat in the ring for October’s Legislative Assembly...

An independent challenger to ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr’s grip on power at the next Territory election has left the door open to working with both sides of politics to form government, declaring his...