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“The Teaching Council is right to dump a vexatious complaint against a teacher for a perfectly lawful political comment online. However, taking more than six months to figure that out is ridiculous,” says ACT Education spokesperson Laura McClure.

ACT Children's spokesperson Karen Chhour is welcoming the Government's suspension of the prescription of puberty blockers for gender dysphoria.

ACT Building and Construction spokesman Cameron Luxton is welcoming the first-reading passage of two bills, saying the changes will cut red tape in the building sector, speed up construction, and reduce costs for businesses and home buyers.

Last week ACT had (another) big week of fixing what matters. David Seymour passed the ‘Rule of Two,’ where medicines allowed in two other countries are fast-tracked here. He also passed the Regulatory Standards Bill, a twenty-year ACT project to make politicians declare the impacts of red tape they make. The law removing Treaty Obligations from School Boards passed. To top it all off, Nicole McKee unveiled a replacement for the 1983 Arms Act that will improve public safety and treat legitimate firearm users with some respect. Even ACT’s worst enemies have to admit the party drives real change.

The Greens have crossed a line by openly threatening to rip up consents that applicants have followed the law to obtain, says ACT Energy and Resources spokesman Simon Court.

ACT MP Laura McClure has lodged a member’s bill which would repeal the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA).