The Latest Breaking News from Alicia Payne

Labor pollies stand by $4m worth of 'pork-barrelling' grants in ACT federal seats

One project has been completed as questions continue to mount.

The Canberra Times · Sep 10

Gambling showdown looms: Labor MPs now urging govt to get tougher on gambling

Alicia Payne wants to strengthen proposed national laws.

The Canberra Times · Aug 8

Pressure mounts on Labor to strengthen gambling reforms

Labor is holding firm on gambling laws despite growing calls across the parliament for inducements and all advertisements to be outlawed.

AAP · Aug 6

Canberra pass: tourism ticket, shuttle bus, could boost visits to city

'Public discussion around our capital city is often critical'.

The Canberra Times · May 6, 2024

Cool Canberra v the Brisvegas sneer

'Well done Giggles. Now the rest of the country knows you're a goose.'

The Canberra Times · Feb 19, 2024

Chief Minister's intervention brings back dropped top candidate

Aspiring MLA's hopes live on after a bitter preselection process.

The Canberra Times · Jan 16, 2024

Labor backbenchers join push for JobSeeker lift ahead of federal budget

A group of Labor backbenchers, including two first-time MPs, sign an open letter calling for a lift to the JobSeeker rate as the federal government finalises next month's federal budget.

ABC News · Apr 25, 2023

Poverty leaves Canberrans 'on the edge': Alicia Payne

Labor MP Alicia Payne and Liberal MP Bridget Archer will co-chair a parliamentary friendship group focused on ending poverty.

The Canberra Times · Mar 21, 2023

Cross-party anti-poverty push targets ‘inadequate’ jobseeker payments

Liberal and Labor MPs Bridget Archer and Alicia Payne unite in call for welfare boost

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2023

Australia may return Norfolk Island to self-governance

Almost 2200 people living on Norfolk Island could have self-rule returned more than seven years after the federal government took over the remote island.

AAP · Feb 9, 2023