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Like Canberra
Like Canberra was a political party registered for the 2016 Australian Capital Territory general election. It was formally registered on 28 June 2016. It fielded two candidates in each of the five electorates. The party's views included support for a bullet train between Canberra and Sydney, an Independent Commission Against Corruption, waiving one parking fine per year, increased wages for nurses, childcare workers and teachers, and marriage equality. They initially opposed the Canberra's light rail project, labelling it a "trojan horse" for developers along Northbourne Avenue Northbourne Avenue is a major road in Canberra, Australia. It extends from City Hill in the south, to the Federal Highway in the north. It is a north–south running road which has three lanes for motorised traffic, and one lane for bicyc ...; they now state "it is going to happen", and support an investigation of the process and scrutiny of the ongoing rollout. The Like Canberra party had ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Australian Capital Territory General Election
A general election for the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly was held on Saturday, 15 October 2016. The 15-year incumbent Labor Party, led by Chief Minister Andrew Barr, won a fifth term over the main opposition Liberal Party, led by opposition leader Jeremy Hanson. On election night, ABC analyst Antony Green predicted that Labor would once again form a minority government with the support of the Greens, with Liberal leader Hanson saying in a speech it would be very difficult for the Liberals to win government. On 22 October, the final list of elected candidates was confirmed; the Labor Party winning 12 seats, the Liberal Party 11 seats and the Greens 2 seats. Labor and the Greens subsequently signed off on a formal Parliamentary Agreement, which outlined shared policy priorities and allowed Greens leader Shane Rattenbury to retain a seat in the Cabinet whilst mandating that the Greens not move or support any motion of no confidence in the Labor Government, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
