| Inquiry status: Completed | Date started: 12 December 2025 | Submissions close: 12 February 2026 | Reporting date: Final report released 26 August 2026 (Interim report tabled 24 March 2026) |
This inquiry is now complete.
The Committee’s report was released on 26 August 2026 and is available under the “Reports” tab above.
The Government Response to the report is due on 26 December 2026 and, when published, will be available under the “Government Responses” tab above.
The Committee thanks all those who contributed to the inquiry by making a submission or participating in hearings.
For any further information, please contact the Secretariat:
- By email (preferred): LACommitteeFiscal@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Select Committee on the Fiscal Sustainability of the ACT, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
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| Resolution of Establishment |  PDF (165.8 KB) |
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| Submission 024 - Canberra Gambling Reform Alliance | PDF (281.9 KB) |
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| Submission 023 - Brendan Halloran | PDF (2.3 MB) |
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| Submission 023.1 - Brendan Halloran | PDF (446.7 KB) |
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| Submission 022 - Canberra Community Law | PDF (314.0 KB) |
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| Submission 021 - Andrew Gibbs | PDF (414.0 KB) |
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| Submission 020 - Richard Scott | PDF (254.1 KB) |
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| Submission 019 - Canberra Business Chamber | PDF (402.6 KB) |
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| Submission 018 - ACTCOSS | PDF (608.2 KB) |
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| Submission 017 - Prof. Beatrice M. Bodart-Bailey | PDF (244.4 KB) |
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| Submission 016 - Property Council of Australia (ACT & Capital Region) | PDF (273.2 KB) |
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| Submission 015 - Peter Bradbury | PDF (584.9 KB) |
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| Submission 014 - CPSU | PDF (468.4 KB) |
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| Submission 013 - Commonwealth Grants Commission | PDF (749.4 KB) |
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| Submission 012 - Bruce Paine | PDF (207.5 KB) |
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| Submission 012.1 - Bruce Paine - Supplementary Submission | PDF (208.4 KB) |
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| Submission 011 - Productivity Commission | PDF (403.3 KB) |
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| Submission 010 - Carers ACT | PDF (853.8 KB) |
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| Submission 009 - Molonglo Group Canberra | PDF (208.6 KB) |
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| Submission 008 - Mental Health Carers Voice | PDF (829.6 KB) |
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| Submission 007 - ACT Government - Treasurer | PDF (397.1 KB) |
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| Submission 007.3 – Minister for the Public Service | PDF (545.9 KB) |
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| Submission 007.2 - ACT Government | PDF (380.8 KB) |
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| Submission 007.1 - Minister for Public Service | PDF (317.6 KB) |
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| Submission 006 - Mark Spain | PDF (303.9 KB) |
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| Submission 005 - Kevin Cox - Including attachments | PDF (2.2 MB) |
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| Submission 004 - Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority | PDF (327.6 KB) |
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| Submission 003 - Peter Strong AM | PDF (405.7 KB) |
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| Submission 002 - Inner South Canberra Community Council | PDF (475.7 KB) |
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| Submission 001 - John Bell | PDF (199.5 KB) |
Public hearings
Tuesday 3 March 2026 - Schedule in below table
Thursday 5 March 2026 - Schedule in below table
Tuesday 19 May 2026 - Schedule in below table
Tuesday 16 June 2026 - Schedule in below table
View current public hearings schedule
Transcript
Click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
Hearing transcripts (approximately one week later) at the transcripts page.
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| Public Hearing Schedule - 3 March 2026 & 5 March 2026 - Updated | PDF (181.8 KB) |
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| Public Hearing Schedule - 2 June 2026 | PDF (151.7 KB) |
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| Public Hearing Schedule - 19 May 2026 | PDF (154.3 KB) |
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| Public Hearing Schedule - 16 June 2026 | PDF (151.8 KB) |
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| QON 40 Answer - Treasurer - Infrastructure, debt and interest payments - CARRICK | PDF (282.8 KB) |
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| QON 39 Answer - CMTEDD - Budget 2026-27 - $700 million savings in the infrastructure program - CARRICK | PDF (269.3 KB) |
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| QON 38 Answer - iCBR - Infrastructure and the wellbeing framework - CARRICK | PDF (207.4 KB) |
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| QON 37 Answer - CMTEDD - Revenue from Land Sales - TOUGH | PDF (209.6 KB) |
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| QON 36 Answer - CMTEDD - Wellbeing framework - TOUGH | PDF (193.4 KB) |
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| QON 35 Answer - Treasurer - City and Environment Directorate has targeted up to 130 positions - CLAY | PDF (303.6 KB) |
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| QON 34 Answer - HCSD - Preventative health care - CLAY | PDF (226.8 KB) |
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| QON 33 Answer - HCSD - Bulk billing rates and access to GPs - CLAY | PDF (239.1 KB) |
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| QON 32 Answer - HCSD - NSW and Fed Gov Healthcare cost contributions - CLAY | PDF (391.5 KB) |
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| QON 31 Answer - Treasurer - Reduced growth in the health budget - CLAY | PDF (366.2 KB) |
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| QON 30 Answer - CED - Transport Fares and Subsidies - CLAY | PDF (254.5 KB) |
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| QON 29 Answer - MFGR - Wellbeing Indicators and Gender Impact Analysis Tool - CLAY | PDF (1.4 MB) |
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| QON 28 Answer - Treasurer - NDIS impacts on ACT budget - CLAY | PDF (334.6 KB) |
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| QON 27 Answer - ED - Supports available in ACT Public Schools - NUTTALL | PDF (208.2 KB) |
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| QON 26 Answer - ED - Response to the ACT Public School System Review - CLAY | PDF (236.2 KB) |
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| QON 25 Answer - CED - Homes, Homelessness and New Suburbs - CLAY | PDF (407.3 KB) |
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| QON 24 Answer - CED - Public and community housing stock - CLAY | PDF (310.4 KB) |
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| QON 23 Answer - CED - Public, community and affordable housing - CLAY | PDF (319.2 KB) |
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| QON 22 Answer - ED - ECEC Market Financial Considerations - NUTTALL | PDF (186.4 KB) |
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| QON 21 Answer - ED - ECEC Market Financial Considerations - NUTTALL | PDF (237.2 KB) |
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| QON 20 Answer - HCSD - Preventative health care - CLAY | PDF (242.3 KB) |
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| QON 19 Answer - HCSD - Cost of acute health care system - CLAY | PDF (181.0 KB) |
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| QON 18 Answer - CED - Public, Community and Affordable Homes - CLAY | PDF (290.4 KB) |
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| QON 17 Answer - Treasury - Overall cap on capital works infrastructure expenditure - CLAY | PDF (153.8 KB) |
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| QON 16 Answer - CMTEDD - Service contract project - CLAY | PDF (166.1 KB) |
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| QON 15 Answer - CED - Total expenditure in the 2025-26 budget on Environment sector organisation funding - CLAY | PDF (293.5 KB) |
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| QON 14 Answer - Treasury - Cost of staff turnover - CLAY | PDF (174.5 KB) |
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| QON 13 Answer - Treasury - Total expenditure in the 2025-26 budget - CLAY | PDF (198.7 KB) |
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| QON 12 Answer - Treasury - Cash balance surplus - CLAY | PDF (222.0 KB) |
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| QON 11 Answer - CMTEDD - Vacancy rates in directorates - CLAY | PDF (199.8 KB) |
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| QON 10 Answer - Treasury - Mid year budget improvement - CLAY | PDF (237.4 KB) |
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| QON 09 Answer - Treasury - Agencies exceeding budgeted costs - CLAY | PDF (214.8 KB) |
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| QON 08 Answer - Treasury - Commonwealth superannuation scheme - CLAY | PDF (251.8 KB) |
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| QON 07 Answer - Treasury - Commonwealth funding - CLAY | PDF (264.1 KB) |
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| QON 06 Answer - Treasury - How many employees in the public sector in future years - CLAY | PDF (200.8 KB) |
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| QON 05 Answer - CMTEDD - Contracting arrangements for public sector staff - CLAY | PDF (230.1 KB) |
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| QON 04 Answer - CMTEDD - Electrification of Government Assets - TOUGH | PDF (333.3 KB) |
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| QON 03 Answer - Treasury - Population projections - TOUGH | PDF (233.4 KB) |
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| QON 02 Answer - Treasury - Comparable Education Costs - TOUGH | PDF (172.1 KB) |
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| QON 01 Answer - Treasury - Investment Expenditure - COCKS | PDF (205.1 KB) |
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| QTON 39 Answer - CED - TCCS budget - COCKS | PDF (172.9 KB) |
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| QTON 38 Answer - Treasurer - Financial Statements - CARRICK | PDF (179.3 KB) |
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| QTON 37 Answer - CMTEDD - Wellbeing indicators - CARRICK | PDF (181.9 KB) |
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| QTON 36 Answer - CED - Asset recognition criteria - COCKS | PDF (172.8 KB) |
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| QTON 35 Answer - Treasurer - Project Budgets - COCKS | PDF (220.0 KB) |
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| QTON 34 Answer - CMTEDD - Wellbeing framework - CLAY | PDF (180.5 KB) |
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| QTON 33 Answer - CED - Southern Memorial - CARRICK | PDF (195.3 KB) |
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| QTON 32 Answer -Treasurer - Borrowings - CARRICK | PDF (178.3 KB) |
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| QTON 31 Answer -Treasurer - HNOB inclusion - CARRICK | PDF (205.1 KB) |
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| QTON 30 Answer - CMTEDD - Kingston Arts Precinct - CLAY | PDF (194.7 KB) |
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| QTON 29 Answer - iCBR - Federal Funding - CLAY | PDF (178.3 KB) |
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| QTON 28 Answer - CMTEDD - Relationship with NSW and GST allocation - TOUGH | PDF (184.0 KB) |
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| QTON 27 Answer - CMTEDD - Budget process and financial reporting - COCKS | PDF (186.0 KB) |
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| QTON 26 Answer - Treasurer - Sporting bodies funding - CLAY | PDF (293.1 KB) |
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| QTON 25 Answer - JCS - Horse Racing Industry MOU Funding - CLAY | PDF (306.8 KB) |
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| QTON 24 Answer - ED - Average age of public housing dwellings - CLAY | PDF (187.0 KB) |
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| QTON 23 Answer - HCSD - Purchase of Mr Fluffy blocks - CARRICK | PDF (284.3 KB) |
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| QTON 22 Answer - HCSD - Rental properties and rent foregone - COCKS | PDF (213.6 KB) |
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| QTON 21 Answer - HCSD - Rent paid as a proportion of market rent - COCKS | PDF (190.9 KB) |
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| QTON 20 Answer - CED - Cost benefit analyses of public housing - CLAY | PDF (280.5 KB) |
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| QTON 19 Answer - CED - Land release targets for public housing - CLAY | PDF (250.4 KB) |
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| QTON 18 Answer - CED - 30,000 homes by 2030 - CLAY | PDF (252.9 KB) |
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| QTON 17 Answer - ED - Inquiry into The Fiscal Sustainability of the ACT - CARRICK | PDF (527.2 KB) |
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| QTON 16 Answer - ED - Discontinuing education programs - COCKS | PDF (214.1 KB) |
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| QTON 15 Answer - ED - Cost effectiveness of the college system - COCKS | PDF (328.6 KB) |
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| QTON 14 Answer - ED - Year 12 attainment rates - COCKS | PDF (284.4 KB) |
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| QTON 13 Answer - ED - Superannuation costs in education provision - COCKS | PDF (194.7 KB) |
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| QTON 12 Answer - ED - Financial implication of Thirving Kids - CLAY | PDF (263.7 KB) |
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| QTON 11 Answer - ED - Cost of NSW students - CLAY | PDF (254.9 KB) |
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| QTON 10 Answer - Carers ACT - Funding breakdown - how much from Commonwealth, ACT etc - CARRICK | PDF (157.4 KB) |
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| QTON 09 Answer - Treasury - Treasury and Education spend - CLAY | PDF (213.7 KB) |
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| QTON 08 Answer - CHS - Health and gap payments from Commonwealth or NSW to cover NSW patients - CLAY | PDF (255.2 KB) |
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| QTON 07 Answer - CHS - Health and cost of the NSW patients in the ACT system - COCKS | PDF (243.6 KB) |
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| QTON 06 Answer - CHS - Health and Breakdown of the $74 million savings - COCKS | PDF (231.3 KB) |
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| QTON 05 Answer - CHS - Health and percentage of budget spend on preventive health - CLAY | PDF (293.0 KB) |
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| QTON 04 Answer - MHCC - Research into other models - TOUGH | PDF (403.6 KB) |
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| QTON 03 Answer - ISCCC - Rates Deferral Hardship Scheme - CLAY | PDF (234.5 KB) |
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| QTON 02 Answer - Infrastructure Canberra - Housing ACT Program - CLAY | PDF (187.0 KB) |
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| QTON 01 Answer - Property Council Australia - Comparative Infrastructure Costs - CLAY | PDF (174.4 KB) |
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| Specialist Advisor’s interim report - Inquiry into the Fiscal Sustainability of the ACT - 2 March 2026 | PDF (756.6 KB) |
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| Specialist Advisor’s final report - Inquiry into the Fiscal Sustainability of the ACT – 4 May 2026 | PDF (1.5 MB) |
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| Report 2 - Final Report - Inquiry into the Fiscal Sustainability of the ACT - released 26 August 2026 | PDF (1.4 MB) |
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| Report 1 - Inquiry into the Fiscal Sustainability of the ACT - Interim report - Tabled 24 March 2026 | PDF (778.8 KB) |
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| FC - Report 001 - Inquiry into the Fiscal Sustainability of the ACT ( Interim Report ) - Government response released on 16 July 2026 | PDF (150.8 KB) |
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| 11. Media release - Final report on the fiscal sustainability of the ACT - 26 August 2026 | PDF (196.1 KB) |
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| 10. Media alert - Public hearing with the Chief Minister - 15 June 2026 | PDF (182.9 KB) |
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| 09. Media alert - Public hearing with Treasurer - 2 June 2026 | PDF (259.7 KB) |
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| 08. Media alert - Saul Eslake's final report - 19 May 2026 | PDF (181.4 KB) |
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| 07. Media Release - Public hearing with Deputy CM - 18 May 2026 | PDF (182.7 KB) |
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| 06. Media release - Interim report on the fiscal sustainability of the ACT - 24 March 2026 | PDF (192.0 KB) |
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| 05. Media alert - Updated public hearing program - 4 March 2026 | PDF (178.9 KB) |
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| 04. Media release - Public hearings and release of Specialist Advisor’s interim report (2 March 2026) | PDF (184.2 KB) |
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| 03. Media release - Appointment of specialist advisor (19 February 2026) | PDF (185.9 KB) |
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| 02. Media release - Submissions closing for inquiry into the fiscal sustainability of the ACT (5 February 2026) | PDF (189.8 KB) |
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| 01. Media release - New inquiry into the fiscal sustainability of the ACT (12 December 2025) | PDF (189.4 KB) |