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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Lucy Bladen

Is it undemocratic for Barr to be both Chief Minister and Treasurer?

The Independents for Canberra party says the ACT's chief minister and treasurer should not be the same person, pledging to try to prevent this if they hold the balance of power after the October poll.

The group said allowing the chief minister to hold the treasury portfolio threatened the integrity of democracy.

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