Andrew Barr ACT Chief Minister

Andrew Barr ACT Chief Minister

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Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. ACT Labor Leader.

Photos from Tara Cheyne MLA's post 15/06/2026

Works on the Urambi Hills track are now complete ๐ŸŽ‰ meaning those who approach Urambi Hill Trig Point from the north will have a better experience.
These upgrades complement the realigned south face track completed in 2024, together forming a highโ€‘quality and durable walking route. ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ
The project included repairs to eroded sections of track, installation of approximately 80 rock steps, and improved drainage to enhance longโ€‘term resilience. ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿชœ
The works also consolidated informal tracks by rehabilitating unsustainable desire lines, helping to protect surrounding habitat, including that of the threatened Pinkโ€‘tailed Wormโ€‘lizard. ๐Ÿชฑ

Photos from Tara Cheyne MLA's post 15/06/2026

Thank you for slowing down while the signalised pedestrian crossing is installed on Canberra Avenue. ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿพโ€โ™‚๏ธโ€โžก๏ธ๐Ÿšฆ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿพโ€โ™‚๏ธโ€โžก๏ธ
This crossing is designed to enhance pedestrian safety by controlling vehicle traffic and providing clear signals for when pedestrians can cross.
The project is removing some older paths which cross Canberra Avenue so that pedestrians are channelled to the new, safer signalised pedestrian crossing. Additional kerbs are also being built to discourage parking in the median area, which can impact visibility for both pedestrians and vehicles passing through.
The signalised pedestrian crossing is expected to be operational by early August 2026. All other works, following contract negotiations, are expected to be complete by the end of September 2026, weather and site conditions permitting.

14/06/2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ: ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฎ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿฒ๐—ฝ๐—บ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ
Coppins Crossing Road between Holborow Avenue and Hazel Hawke Avenue, will be temporarily closed in both directions from 2am on Monday 15 June to 6pm on Wednesday 17 June. This closure is required to install safety rails and screens on the southbound side of the bridge. This is to ensure the safety of road users, the public and on-site personnel.
Further closures of Coppins Crossing Road are planned for July to install safety rails and screens on the northbound side of the bridge to further enhance safety. Details of these closures will be provided closer to the closure dates.

Photos from Andrew Barr ACT Chief Minister's post 14/06/2026

No stamp duty for first home buyers.

From 1 July 2026, the upfront barrier is gone, making it easier for more Canberrans to own their first home. ๐Ÿก

14/06/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ?
๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐ŸŒž
Foggy mornings and warm days until Friday, when the rain sets in for the weekend. No frosts.
โš ๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—– ๐——๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ โš ๏ธ
๐— ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ
โ–ช๏ธCoppins Crossing Road between Holborow Avenue and Hazel Hawke Avenue will be closed ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฎ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿฒ๐—ฝ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ. This closure is required to install safety rails and screens on the southbound side of the bridge. Route 47 will only service stops between Belconnen and Whitlam.
๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น
โ–ช๏ธCanberra Metro will be undertaking essential overnight light rail track maintenance on 14 to 19 June and 21 to 26 June. During this time, there will be no impact to light rail services or road access.
๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ
โž– William Hovell Drive duplication: Traffic management continues to be in place to allow for the establishment of site compounds.
๐Ÿšฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—–๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐Ÿšฎ
๐—•๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป
โ–ช๏ธCopland Drive and Owen Dixon Drive
๐—š๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป
โ–ช๏ธAnthony Rolfe Avenue and Mulligans Flat Road
๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ
โ–ช๏ธBarton Highway, Canberra Avenue, Monaro Highway and Randwick Road
๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด
โ–ช๏ธJohnson Drive and Tharwa Drive
๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป/๐— ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ/๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ
โ–ช๏ธBadimara Street, Dixon Drive and Warragamba Avenue
๐ŸŒฑ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ช๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐ŸŒฑ
๐—•๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป
โ–ช๏ธFlynn, Florey, Macgregor and Page
๐—š๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป
โ–ช๏ธCommunity Recreational Irrigated Parks and Nicholls
๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ
โž– Along Federal Highway, Majura Avenue and Monaro Highway
๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด
โ–ช๏ธAlong Johnson Drive and Tharwa Drive, and in Greenway
๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป/๐— ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ/๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ
โ–ช๏ธFisher and along Hindmarsh Drive
๐ŸŒพ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—— ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—Ÿ ๐ŸŒพ
โž– Crews are controlling weeds across Canberra Nature Park reserves targeting African Lovegrass, St John's Wort and woody weeds on windy days
๐—•๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป
โ–ช๏ธCrews are managing weeds in Dunlop, Hawker and Weetangera around bollards and mowing obstacles, and in open spaces
๐—š๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป
Crews are:
โ–ช๏ธundertaking chemical control of Serrated Tussock across the region
โ–ช๏ธmanaging weeds in Bonner and Throsby around bollards and mowing obstacles, and in open spaces
๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ
โ–ช๏ธCrews are managing weeds in Deakin, Downer and Watson around bollards and mowing obstacles, and in open spaces
๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด
Crews are:
โž– controlling Alligator W**d in Tuggeranong Creek
โ–ช๏ธmanaging weeds in Gordon and Kambah around bollards and mowing obstacles, and in open spaces
๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป/๐— ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ/๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ
โ–ช๏ธCrews are managing weeds in Curtin around bollards and mowing obstacles, and in open spaces
๐ŸŒณ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐ŸŒณ
๐—•๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป
Crews are undertaking:
โ–ช๏ธpruning and removals in Dunlop and Kaleen
โ–ช๏ธplanting in Florey, Higgins, Holt, Latham, Macgregor, Page, Scullin, Strathnairn and Weetangera
โ–ช๏ธremoval of dead and structurally compromised trees on Belconnen Way on Monday 15 June, with minor traffic disruptions in place from 9:30am onwards
๐—š๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป
โ–ช๏ธCrews are undertaking pruning and removals in Nicholls and Palmerston
๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ
โ–ช๏ธCrews are undertaking pruning and removals in Forrest, Griffith, Red Hill and Yarralumla
๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด
โ–ช๏ธCrews are undertaking pruning and removals in Bonython, Conder, Fadden, Gordon, Isabella Plains, Kambah, Monash, Theodore and Wanniassa
๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป/๐— ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ/๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ
Crews are undertaking:
โ–ช๏ธpruning and removals in Curtin, Torrens, Waramanga and Weston
โ–ช๏ธremoval of dead and structurally compromised trees across the region, with possible minor traffic disruptions from 7:30am onwards
๐—ž๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ข ๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง
Kangaroo management operations: Fifteen reserves across the ACT will be closed from 6pm to 6am, Monday to Thursday, from Tuesday 9 June to Friday 31 July. These reserves are:
๐—•๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป
โ–ช๏ธThe Pinnacle
๐—š๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป
โ–ช๏ธCrace Grasslands Nature Reserve (and areas of adjacent public/ rural land)
โ–ช๏ธGoorooyarroo Nature Reserve
โ–ช๏ธGungaderra Grasslands Nature Reserve
โ–ช๏ธMulanggari Grasslands Nature Reserve
โ–ช๏ธMulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary
๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ
โ–ช๏ธJerrabomberra East Grasslands Nature Reserve (and areas of adjacent public land)
โ–ช๏ธJerrabomberra West Grasslands Nature Reserve
โ–ช๏ธMount Ainslie Nature Reserve (excluding Mount Ainslie Drive and Lookout)
โ–ช๏ธMount Majura Nature Reserve
โ–ช๏ธMugga Nature Reserve
โ–ช๏ธRed Hill Nature Reserve
๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป/๐— ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ/๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ
โ–ช๏ธCallum Brae Nature Reserve
โ–ช๏ธFarrer Ridge Nature Reserve
โ–ช๏ธIsaacs Ridge Nature Reserve
๐Ÿ”Œ ๐—ก๐—•๐—ก ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—ฆ ๐Ÿ”Œ
These are the areas where work is underway to upgrade the NBN network from fibre to the node to fibre to the premises.
๐—•๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป
โ–ช๏ธHiggins and Holt
๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ
โž– Griffith, Narrabundah and Red Hill
๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด
โ–ช๏ธIsabella Plains
๐Ÿ•๏ธ ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ž๐—ฆ, ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ, ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—– ๐—”๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐Ÿ•๏ธ

๐—•๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป
โ–ช๏ธMount Painter Summit Track: Trail upgrade works are concluding. The Summit Track will reopen once works are complete.
โž– Bruce Ridge Nature Reserve: Maintenance work on some mountain bike trails is underway.
๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ
โž– Black Mountain Nature Reserve: Minor track upgrades are ongoing. No tracks will be closed โ€” signage will be in place.
๐—š๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป
โ–ช๏ธCanberra Centenary Trail: Trail maintenance and repair works will be undertaken in the Hall section.
๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด
โ–ช๏ธCanberra Centenary Trail: Trail maintenance and repair works will be undertaken in the Kambah section.
๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น
โ–ช๏ธBooroomba Rocks Road is closed until Friday 26 June (was previously 12 June) for essential road maintenance, reopening Saturday 27 June.
โ–ช๏ธOld Boboyan Road is closed until Friday 19 June for essential road maintenance. Visitors will not be able to access Yankee Hat walking track via Old Boboyan Road during this time. The road will reopen on Saturday 20 June.
โž– The Cotter Campground is closed for bathroom refurbishments until Thursday 25 June. There will be no access during this period.
โž– Final autumn roadside mowing and slashing is being undertaken along Paddys River, Tidbinbilla and Point Huts roads. Traffic management is in place โ€” please allow extra time for machinery operating along the roads.
โž– Minor works are underway at the Nature Discovery Playground at Sheedys picnic area in Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. Please stay away from any new planting and newly laid turf (signposted) and be mindful of workers and machinery in the vicinity.
โž– The Gibraltar Falls viewing platform and walking track remain closed until later in 2026 to allow completion of signage and visitor safety infrastructure improvements at the site.
โž– Woods Reserve campground in Namadgi National Park is closed until late spring 2026 to enable a complete upgrade of the facilities and reserve area.
โž– Vegetation control on sections of Bendora Road and Sunshine Road
๐Ÿšฃ๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ž๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐Ÿž๏ธ
โž– Bacteria testing at swimming areas has ceased due to cold water temperatures and will resume in September. Please avoid swimming for several days after heavy rainfall as bacteria levels can be affected. Blue-green algae testing is continuing over winter and the water quality webpage will be updated each week.
๐Ÿš› ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐Ÿš›
๐—•๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป
โ–ช๏ธBelconnen Bus Interchange, Belconnen Town Centre and Emu Bank
๐—š๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป
โž– Gold Creek and Gungahlin Town Centre
๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ
โž– Ainslie, Barton, Braddon, Campbell, City, Deakin, Dickson, Downer, Forrest, Griffith, Hackett, Kingston, Kingston Foreshore, Lyneham, Manuka, Narrabundah, O'Connor, Red Hill, Reid, Symonston, Turner, Watson and Yarralumla
โ–ช๏ธShops in Deakin, Dickson, Griffith, Kingston, Manuka and Narrabundah
๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด
โž– Tuggeranong Town Centre and shops in Calwell, Chisholm, Erindale, Kambah and Wanniassa
๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป/๐— ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ/๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ
โž– Garran, Hughes and Woden, and shops at Cooleman Court, Curtin and Mawson
๐Ÿšง ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—”๐——๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ง๐—›๐—ฆ ๐— ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ก๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐Ÿšง
๐—š๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป
โž– Guard rail safety repair work on a section of the Caswell Drive on-ramp, Majura Parkway and Horse Park Drive. There will be occasional lane closures during the work.
๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ
โ–ช๏ธGarden City Cycleway: From Tuesday 16 June, there will be a temporary lane closure on Cooyong Street between Torrens and Lonsdale streets to facilitate works.
โ–ช๏ธAsphalt patching in Red Hill
โž– Pavement rehabilitation, Fyshwick: Works at Wiluna Street and Lithgow Street are delayed due to weather and will recommence once the rain has cleared.
๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด
โ–ช๏ธAsphalt patching in Gordon, Gowrie and Wanniassa
โž– Guard rail safety repair work on Ashley Drive. There will be occasional lane closures during the work.
โž– Monaro Highway upgrade: Ongoing pavement construction works throughout the work area. Temporary traffic lights are in place northbound at the intersection of Monaro Highway and Lanyon Drive. During off-peak hours on weekdays, both northbound and southbound carriageways may be reduced to one lane.
๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป/๐— ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ/๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ
โ–ช๏ธRoad closure: Coppins Crossing Road between Holborow Avenue and Hazel Hawke Avenue will be closed from 2am Monday 15 June to 6pm Wednesday 17 June due to construction on the Molonglo River Bridge project.
โ–ช๏ธAsphalt patching in Duffy
โž– William Hovell Drive duplication: Concrete barriers to delineate the 4.5km road alignment are in place. Traffic management continues.
๐Ÿฉ ๐——๐—ข๐—š๐—ฆ ๐Ÿฉ
โ–ช๏ธ19 good boys and girls are available at DAS for adoption, including Titan the German Sherpherd. Visit them in person Monday to Friday from 10am to 3pm and on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm at Domestic Animal Services on Mugga Lane, or check https://bit.ly/AdoptHopefulHounds.
โ–ช๏ธThere are some wonderful personalities available among the 18 dogs that ACT Rescue and Foster has available for adoption, including several Koolie puppies: https://fosterdogs.org/adopt/available-dogs/.
โž– RSPCA's available pets are here: http://adoptapet.com.au/search
๐Ÿ“š ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐Ÿ“š
โ–ช๏ธLibrary opening hours will change across the network. All library branches will open on weekdays at 9am and close at 5pm (Kingston is Tuesday to Saturday). The Town Centre branches of Belconnen, Dickson, Gungahlin, Woden and Tuggeranong will offer a full day Saturday from 9am to 5pm. Libraries will be closed on Sundays.
โ–ช๏ธCommunity corner drop-in session at Gungahlin Library on Wednesday, 17 June and Tuggeranong Library on Thursday, 18 June from 10.15am
โž–The Heritage Library is now operating out of ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† while the Fyshwick location gets a major upgrade.
๐ŸŽซ ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—›๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž ๐ŸŽซ
๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ: National Library bookshop sale: enjoy 20% off storewide, plus up to 50% off selected items available in-store only, 9am to 5pm each day
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ:
โ–ช๏ธSocceroos Australia v USA at 5am - live watch party at UC Refec. Licensed venues can open at 5am. Venues streaming the game include: Assembly, Casey Jones Pub, The Dock, Kingston, PJs in the City, Cypher Brewing Co and the The Jetty
โ–ช๏ธSly Fox Market at Emu Inlet, Belconnen: 10am to 3pm: https://www.facebook.com/events/1556439286073556
โ–ช๏ธ$ Canberra Brave v Perth Thunder from 4.45pm at AIS Arena: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=BRAVE726
๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ:
โ–ช๏ธWinter Solstice N**e Charity Swim at 7.12am at Yarralumla Beach: https://wintersolsticeswim.com/
โ–ช๏ธ$ Canberra Brave v Perth Thunder from 1.45pm at AIS Arena: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=BRAVE826
โ–ช๏ธGerman Winter Markets at the Harmonie German Club from 9am to 1pm
โ–ช๏ธ$ Second Life Markets at the Former Transport Depot, Kingston, 11am to 4pm; tickets at: https://www.universe.com/events/second-life-markets-canberra-june-20th-tickets-RNQCBL
๐Ÿ˜ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—”๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐——
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ:
โ–ช๏ธSocceroos Australia v Paraguay at 12 noon - live watch party at UC Refec. Venues streaming the game include: Assembly, Casey Jones Pub, The Dock, Kingston, PJs in the City, Cypher Brewing Co and the The Jetty
โ–ช๏ธ$ Canberra Brave v Adelaide Adrenaline from 6.45pm at AIS Arena: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=BRAVE926
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ: $ Canberra Brave v Adelaide Adrenaline from 4.45pm at AIS Arena: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=BRAVE1026
๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ: $ Raiders v Dragons from 2pm at GIO Stadium
๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฑ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜†: $ Canberra Brave v Sydney Bears from 1.45pm at AIS Arena: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=BRAVE1126
๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜†: Winter in the City; full program here: https://www.inthecity.com.au/winter
๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜†: $ NRLW Raiders v Warriors from midday at GIO Stadium
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜†: Winter Harvest Market at Dairy Road: https://southernharvest.org.au/winter-festivities/
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜†: Geek Expo at EPIC from 9am to 4pm: https://www.facebook.com/events/2424478958008158
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜†:
โ–ช๏ธ$ NRLW Raiders v Rabbitohs from 12.45pm at GIO Stadium
โ–ช๏ธ$ Raiders v Rabbitohs from 3pm at GIO Stadium
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜†:
โ–ช๏ธ$ NRLW Raiders v Sharks from 12.45pm at GIO Stadium
โ–ช๏ธ$ Raiders v Tigers from 3pm at GIO Stadium
๐Ÿ”ญ ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐——
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜: The Forage at Emu Inlet, 12 midday to 7pm: https://www.facebook.com/events/1644754503247456/
๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜: $ Canberra Brave v Central Coast Rhinos from 1.45pm at AIS Arena: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=BRAVE1226
๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฒ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜: Canberra Careers Expo at EPIC from 9am to 2.30pm
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿต ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜: $ ACT Seasonal Antique and Collectibles Fair at EPIC, 9am to 4pm; $12 entry, $10 concession
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿด ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜:
โ–ช๏ธ$ Fashion Thrift Society at EPIC, 10am to 3pm: https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/fashion-thrift-society-canberra-august-8/185576
โ–ช๏ธ$ Canberra Brave v Melbourne Ice from 4.45pm at AIS Arena: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=BRAVE1326
๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿต ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜:
โ–ช๏ธ$ NRLW Raiders v Broncos from 11.35am at GIO Stadium
โ–ช๏ธ$ Raiders v Knights from 2pm at GIO Stadium
โ–ช๏ธ$ Canberra Brave v Melbourne Ice from 12.45pm at AIS Arena:https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=BRAVE1426
๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜: Australian census
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜: Oz ComicCon at EPIC: 10am to 4pm: https://ozcomiccon.com/canberra/
๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜: $ Canberra Brave v Brisbane Lightning from 1.45pm at AIS Arena: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=BRAVE1526
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜: $ Raiders v Broncos from 6pm at GIO Stadium
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Canberra Art Fair at EPIC
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿณ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Canberra Art Biennial, multiple locations
๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: $ NRLW Raiders v Eels from 6.15pm at GIO Stadium
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Floriade at Commonwealth Park
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: $ Gunning Fireworks Festival from 3pm; tickets on sale soon: https://www.facebook.com/gunningfireworksfestival
๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: 360 Fashion Market at Fitters Workshop from 10am
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Handmade Market at EPIC
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Canberra Disability Expo at EPIC from 9am to 3pm both days: https://canberradisabilityexpo.com.au/
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Canberra Caravan and Lifestyle Expo at EPIC: https://www.caravanexpo.com/canberra/
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Canberra Oktoberfest at Harmonie German Club
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Canberra SpringOUT Festival, multiple locations
๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Stromlo Running Festival: https://stromlorunningfestival.com.au/
๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Weetangera Primary School Fete
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿต ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Handmade Canberra Christmas Market at EPIC

13/06/2026

Canberra continues to lead the nation on electric vehicle (EV) takeโ€‘up with EVs making up 36.5% of new car sales in May.

Weโ€™re building on that momentum by expanding the ACT Labor Governmentโ€™s Sustainable Household Scheme to help even more households make the switch.

From 1 July 2026:
โœ… Maximum loan increased to $20,000 for new applicants
โœ… Maximum EV price threshold set at $60,000

Through the scheme, eligible households can access affordable 3% interest loans to purchase an EV and other energyโ€‘efficient upgrades, with repayments over time and no upfront fees.

This is about making cleaner transport more accessible, helping Canberrans save on fuel, reduce emissions, and power their lives with clean energy.

13/06/2026

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ ๐——๐˜‚๐˜๐˜†: ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐˜€

Back in 2012, in my first Budget as Treasurer, we made a deliberate decision to take on one of the hardest reforms in Australian politics.

To phase out stamp duty over twenty years and replace it with a fairer system based on broadโ€‘based property taxes.

For fourteen Territory Budgets in a row we have reduced stamp duty. The 2026 Budget marks a major milestone in our progress.

๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€: ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿญ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

๐Ÿญ. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€
Stamp duty completely abolished with no income limits or property price caps. For a new generation of Canberrans, stamp duty is now gone for good.

๐Ÿฎ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ
No duty on new โ€œmissing middleโ€ homes for ownerโ€‘occupiers buying newly built townhouses, apartments, offโ€‘theโ€‘plan or turnโ€‘key units.

More choice for singles, couples without kids, and for families. More supply across the market and we are aligning our tax and planning systems to support it.

๐Ÿฏ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜
Full exemptions for eligible pensioners, NDIS participants, and buyers reโ€‘entering the market after five years without owning any property.

๐Ÿฐ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜†
Stamp duty reform does not stand alone. In this Budget we are:
โ€ข Investing in public and affordable housing
โ€ข Driving planning reform
โ€ข Introducing preโ€‘approved housing designs
โ€ข Reducing development costs

The goal is simple. More homes and lower barriers to entry.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต: โ€œ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜†โ€

I hear this often. It is not correct though.

When the GST was proposed, it was part of a broader reform plan. But the final model was shaped by what could pass the Senate.

The Howard Government needed the support of the Australian Democrats. That support came with conditions: fresh food being GSTโ€‘free and GSTโ€‘free treatment for private health and education.

These decisions narrowed the GST base and reduced the revenue it could raise. At the same time, all GST revenue was committed to the states and territories. In return, states and territories agreed to abolish some taxes, but only those they could afford to give up.

Once the GST base was reduced, the revenue pool was smaller and there was not enough funding to replace a large tax like stamp duty. Removing stamp duty would have required taxing food or increasing the GST rate. Neither was politically achievable. That is the legacy.

Photos from Andrew Barr ACT Chief Minister's post 12/06/2026

A big step forward for housing diversity in Canberra.

The Missing Middle reforms are now through the Legislative Assembly, opening the door to more diverse homes like duplexes, terraces, townhouses, villas and low rise apartments.

Supporting renters, growing families, and down sizers to find the right home in the region they want to live.

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