ACT government backs down on second budget measure

ACT government backs down on second budget measure

The ACT government scraps a plan to begin charging volunteers $11 to register for a Working with Vulnerable People card following backlash from community groups, the opposition and the crossbench.

Bite-sized politics: The 2025-26 ACT Budget - after taxes

I’ve got a Johnny Cash song called “After Taxes” playing in my head as I look at the twenty-five or so increased fees, taxes, rates, and charges in the recent 2025-26 ACT Budget. It’s a song about a man dreaming of what he will spend his pay on: he must change his plans once he realises how much the government will take in taxes. This Budget of “tough decisions” is, according to the new Treasurer Chris Steel, designed to tackle a record deficit …