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Campaigning has begun for Canberra’s election set for August
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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2/3/2024
It is election year in the territory and while Canberrans won’t go to the poles for another nine months, campaigning has already begun.
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It's a campaign that will bring about energy and about ideas.
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We are not going to sign a blank cheque.
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Tackling the big issues of climate change, of housing, of inequality, issues we know
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that need urgent and bold responses.
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You could be forgiven for thinking you're experiencing déjà vu.
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The ACT is heading into an election year where Canberra's light rail, rates, housing, health
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and education system improvements are all key issues.
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But has the political and social terrain changed?
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Labor has been in government since 2001, the longest serving in the country, and they've
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been in coalition with the Greens since 2012.
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The last election was held in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Since then, inflation and interest rate rises have made cost of living pressures more acute.
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But there's also been a change in government at the federal level since that last ACT election,
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and the strains placed on the economy by the pandemic have subsided.
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So all these changes and other issues have Canberrans thinking it's time for fresh leadership
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in the territory.
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