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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Labor faces push to triple number of NT and ACT senators and give territorians a bigger say in referendums

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese speaks after a national cabinet meeting with state and territory leaders in April 2023
Prime minister Anthony Albanese with state and territory leaders. Labor’s national conference will debate if the NT and ACT should have more senators. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

The Albanese government will be pushed at Labor’s national conference to triple the number of territory senators and increase the power of territorians’ votes in referendums.

Under the proposals the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory would be represented by six senators each, half the number of senators from each of the states, and territories would count for the double majority in referendums.

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