Campaign Media
Independents provide more choice for jaded electorate but remain an unknown quantity
September 30, 2024
The Independents for Canberra (IFC) movement has injected a new dynamic into the 2024 ACT election as it appeals to the disenchanted of all major parties and those open to the “It’s time” factor...
Read MoreFamily affair as two Pollards vow to bring back accountability in Independents for Canberra run
September 29, 2024
Giralang-based small businessman Trent Pollard has announced he will join his first cousin and lead candidate David Pollard in contesting the seat of Yerrabi at the ACT election on 19 October.
Read MoreA Certain Justice: Domestic Violence
September 28, 2024
Reports of domestic violence have increased twofold in the ACT over the last dozen years. While the ACT Government has budgeted more than $12 million to address the problem, other political candidates believe more...
Read More'Humiliating': Women changing in plain sight has rugby club boss entering politics
September 26, 2024
The Gungahlin Eagles have lashed the "humiliating" state of Nicholls Enclosed Oval - their home turf - with female athletes being forced to change in storage containers or in plain sight of the public. Eagles...
Read MoreVikram Kulkarni: A bold vision for Canberra
September 26, 2024
Vikram Kulkarni believes that housing, health, and education are fundamental rights. As an independent candidate for Yerrabi, he is committed to advocating for transformative policies that guarantee every Canberran has access to these fundamental...
Read MoreSue helped save Canberra United. Now the former Matilda is in the ACT election
September 26, 2024
The former Matildas goalkeeper who spearheaded a campaign to save Canberra United says funding inequities for female athletes fuelled her move into the ACT political arena. Sue Read has officially joined the Independents for...
Read MoreGovernment-run bank, poverty summit and rates freeze proposed in Canberra Decides election debate
September 26, 2024
Independents for Canberra candidate in Brindabella Dr Vanessa Picker, ACT Greens Deputy Leader and Kurrajong candidate Rebecca Vassarotti, Liberals Murrumbidgee MLA Ed Cocks and Deputy Chief Minister and Ginninderra MLA Yvette Berry mostly stuck...
Read MoreCanberra voters expected to 'really start paying attention', with all candidates now locked in
September 26, 2024
Less than three weeks out from when Canberrans will cast their votes, we now know exactly what the 2024 ballot paper will look like.
Read MoreCanberra Decides: candidates face off on the cost-of-living crisis
September 25, 2024
The Liberals’ Ed Cocks, Independent for Canberra’s Dr Vanessa Picker, Labor’s Yvette Berry and the Greens’ Rebecca Vassarotti will lock horns in the final election debate.
Read MoreThe tiny percentages that count big to win a seat
September 25, 2024
A decent candidate would have started campaigning late last year, hitting the ground hard… and they should be across at least three big issues in their electorate,” writes political columnist Andrew Hughes.
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