Australian Politics and Policy - Senior, 2019a

Australian Politics and Policy
forging a good working relationship with the federal government, regardless of
which political party is in power.
The expanded Assembly should ensure a better coverage of the issues and
moreequitablerepresentationofthepopulation.ItisnotknownwhethertheACT
government will act on the second recommendation of the Reference Group on the
Size of the Legislative Assembly and expand the Assembly to 35 members in the
future.
Given the demographics and political inclination of the ACT’s population, it
is likely that the ACT government will remain progressive in its policy outlook;
however, the issue of territory rights remains unresolved.
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