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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Karen Barlow

'Plan B inquiry': Senate refers Calvary takeover bill to legislative inquiry

The forced acquisition of Calvary Public Hospital Bruce will be a messy battle

The Greens have combined with the Coalition over the ACT government's forced takeover of Calvary Public Hospital Bruce and, after a previous failed attempt, a Senate inquiry will now look further into the territory move.

Queensland LNP senator Matt Canavan's Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment Bill 2023, a private senators' bill, has been referred to the Labor-controlled Senate's legal and constitutional affairs legislative committee.

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