MEDIA
Hands off the over-65 health rebate
By: Mark Parton The Canberra Liberals have written to Federal Health Minister Mark Butler demanding the Albanese Labor Government dump its plan to axe the higher private health insurance rebate for Australians aged 65 and over. Canberra Liberals Leader and Shadow...
Canberra Liberals call to scrap the Secure Local Jobs Code
By: Mark Parton The Canberra Liberals are calling on the ACT Labor Government to immediately scrap the Secure Local Jobs Code following the serious corruption exposed by Operation Kingfisher, including the compromised Campbell Primary School tender. Canberra Liberals...
Response to the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Yvette Berry
By: Mark Parton The Canberra Liberals acknowledge the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Yvette Berry following the release of the ACT Integrity Commission’s Operation Kingfisher report. The Integrity Commission found serious corrupt conduct involving the Deputy...
Labor’s service failures leave seniors paying the price
By: Mark Parton The Canberra Liberals will hold a Seniors Community Forum next month to give older Canberrans a direct voice on the issues that matter most to them. Canberra Liberals Leader Mark Parton said older residents deserved to be heard amid declining services...
Build it, don’t bank it: Will one brick be laid at Ginninderra by 2030?
By: Mark Parton Canberra Liberals Leader Mark Parton and Liberal Senate candidate Nick Tyrrell have welcomed the long-awaited sale of the CSIRO Ginninderra site, but say Canberra is getting barely a third of the homes the land was assessed to deliver, and are...
Canberra Liberals launch ACTDebtWatch.com as interest bill passes $1 billion since election
By: Mark Parton Canberra Liberals Leader Mark Parton and Shadow Treasurer Ed Cocks have launched ACTDebtWatch.com to track the ACT Government’s debt, interest bill and long-term fiscal risks. Developed by Mr Cocks as part of the Canberra Liberals’ campaign for honest...
Labor’s budget leaves Canberrans paying the price
By: Mark Parton Canberra Liberals Leader, Mark Parton MLA has condemned the ACT Labor Government’s 2026-27 Budget as a document that confirms Canberrans are paying the price for years of financial mismanagement, broken promises and misplaced priorities. Mr Parton said...
Paying the price for Labor’s failures
By: Mark Parton https://youtu.be/CTkjFHty3GY?si=EDJcdO4JnAonv71y I thank those who have gathered in the gallery. I do not know how many are here for the Greens and how many are here for ours! I rise to respond to another Labor budget chock-full of false promises, most...
Canberra Liberals to jointly censure Yvette Verry over education and housing failures
By: Mark Parton The Canberra Liberals will jointly move a censure motion with the ACT Greens against ACT Labor Minister Yvette Berry, citing a sustained record of failure in the vital education and housing portfolios. For years, teachers, learning support assistants,...








