The Committee is conducting an inquiry into Cost of Living Pressures in the ACT.
| Inquiry status: Completed | Date started: 9 February 2023 | Submissions close: 20 March 2023 | Reporting date: Report tabled 11 May 2023 |
Submissions to this inquiry are closed.
Write a submission
There are few rules for submissions, only that they must be relevant, written and received before the closing date. Include your name, phone number, and an address, before sending your submission in either digital or physical form to one of these addresses:
- By email (preferred): LACommitteeCOL@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Select Committee on Cost of Living Pressures in the ACT, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
Submissions received by the committee may be published online, but personal contact details will be removed.
Closing date for submissions is Monday, 20 March 2023.
Need help? Check out our guide to writing a submission for tips and advice.
The Committee would like to make sure that everyone can participate in this inquiry. Any community group or individual can get in touch with the Secretariat to express their interest. If you do this, the Committee may ask you to appear at a public hearing. You do not need to make a submission.
Terms of reference
Please click here to read the Inquiry’s terms of reference.
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| Terms of Reference |  PDF (173.6 KB) |
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| Submission 035 - Inner North Pantries Network | PDF (319.8 KB) |
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| Submission 034 - ACT Youth Advisory Council | PDF (434.0 KB) |
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| Submission 033 - ACT Government | PDF (615.0 KB) |
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| Submission 032 - Health Care Consumers' Association | PDF (652.0 KB) |
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| Submission 031 - Gordon Douglas | PDF (712.5 KB) |
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| Submission 030 - Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform | PDF (1.5 MB) |
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| Submission 029 - John Mungoven | PDF (465.2 KB) |
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| Submission 028 - Tomorrow Movement | PDF (344.1 KB) |
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| Submission 027 - The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) | PDF (381.3 KB) |
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| Submission 026 - ACT Council of Social Service Inc. (ACTCOSS) | PDF (643.4 KB) |
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| Submission 025 - YWCA Canberra | PDF (529.1 KB) |
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| Submission 024 - Community Services #1 | PDF (2.5 MB) |
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| Submission 023 - St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra and Goulburn | PDF (606.0 KB) |
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| Submission 022 - Foodbank NSW-ACT | PDF (791.8 KB) |
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| Submission 021 - Australian Unemployed Workers' Union Canberra (AUWU) | PDF (381.7 KB) |
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| Submission 020 - Conservation Council ACT | PDF (337.1 KB) |
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| Submission 019 - Advocacy for Inclusion | PDF (736.8 KB) |
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| Submission 018 - Weston Creek Community Council | PDF (495.8 KB) |
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| Submission 017 - NAME WITHHELD | PDF (159.2 KB) |
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| Submission 016 - Melissa Liddon | PDF (336.9 KB) |
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| Submission 015 - Deep End Canberra | PDF (340.4 KB) |
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| Submission 014 - Meridian | PDF (784.3 KB) |
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| Submission 013 - CONFIDENTIAL | PDF (413.1 KB) |
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| Submission 012 - Care | PDF (440.1 KB) |
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| Submission 011 - Suicide Prevention Australia | PDF (2.3 MB) |
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| Submission 010 - Roundabout Canberra | PDF (1.1 MB) |
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| Submission 009 - The Salvation Army | PDF (2.0 MB) |
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| Submission 008 - Pedal Power ACT | PDF (1.5 MB) |
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| Submission 007 - Greg Tannahill | PDF (277.9 KB) |
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| Submission 006 - Legal Aid ACT | PDF (515.1 KB) |
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| Submission 005 - Multicultural Association of Canberra | PDF (430.4 KB) |
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| Submission 004 - Geoffrey Buchanan | PDF (394.5 KB) |
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| Submission 003 - Thomas Firth | PDF (425.0 KB) |
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| Submission 002 - Woden Valley Early Learning Centre | PDF (526.5 KB) |
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| Submission 001 - Alex Olah | PDF (396.9 KB) |
Public hearings
Wednesday 12 April 2023, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday 13 April 2023, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
View Public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
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| Public Hearings program - 12 and 13 April 2023 (updated) | PDF (147.8 KB) |
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| QTON 18 ANSWER - Roundabout Canberra - Families assisted in 2022 - LAWDER | PDF (226.3 KB) |
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| QTON 17 ANSWER - Roundabout Canberra - Specific communities in need - PATERSON | PDF (272.5 KB) |
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| QTON 16 ANSWER - Veterans and Seniors - Seniors Card Listening Report - LAWDER | PDF (226.6 KB) |
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| QTON 15 ANSWER - Mental Health - MindMap Traffic - DAVIS | PDF (235.4 KB) |
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| QTON 14 ANSWER - Treasury - Inputs into Budget development process - LAWDER | PDF (197.6 KB) |
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| QTON 12 ANSWER - Housing - Delays on development due to protest - DAVIS | PDF (219.1 KB) |
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| QTON 11 ANSWER - Housing - Demand on properties - DAVIS | PDF (310.0 KB) |
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| QTON 10 ANSWER - Housing - Timeframe and progress of PaGA commitment 400 additional public housing dwellings - DAVIS | PDF (230.0 KB) |
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| QTON 09 ANSWER - Suicide Prevention Australia - Gig economy workers - DAVIS | PDF (777.0 KB) |
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| QTON 08 ANSWER - YWCA Canberra - Food pantry demand - LAWDER | PDF (186.9 KB) |
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| QTON 07 ANSWER - YWCA Canberra - Community sport access - DAVIS | PDF (169.5 KB) |
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| QTON 06 ANSWER - The Salvation Army - MARAM program - PATERSON | PDF (74.4 KB) |
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| QTON 05 ANSWER - The Salvation Army - ACT population growth - LAWDER | PDF (79.3 KB) |
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| QTON 04 ANSWER - The Salvation Army - No interest loans - LAWDER | PDF (73.9 KB) |
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| QTON 03 ANSWER - Consumer Affairs - Consumer protections in Commonwealth legislation - DAVIS | PDF (1.6 MB) |
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| QTON 02 ANSWER - WEER - Energy Prices in the ACT - DAVIS | PDF (273.2 KB) |
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| 4. Corrigendum | PDF (140.7 KB) |
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| 3. Appendix F – Additional comments by Ms Nicole Lawder MLA | PDF (183.4 KB) |
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| 2. Appendix E – Additional comments by Mr Johnathan Davis MLA | PDF (161.1 KB) |
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| 1. The final report with all additional comments | PDF (980.8 KB) |
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| Government responses tabled 12 September 2023 | PDF (341.4 KB) |
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| 4. Media release - Inquiry into Cost of Living Pressures in the ACT report | PDF (179.8 KB) |
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| 3. Media release - Update - Public hearings into cost of living pressures | PDF (205.1 KB) |
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| 2. Media release - Public hearings into cost of living pressures | PDF (217.9 KB) |
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| 1. Media Release - Call for submissions - Assembly Committee to investigate cost of living pressures | PDF (183.6 KB) |
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