Update 17/9/2024. Now available, summary scorecards on one page – links below.
Update 15/10/2024. Added a scorecard based on the Canberra Liberals policy statement.
ANTAR ACT approached all registered political parties in the ACT before the 2024 Legislative Assembly election, with questions on five priority areas for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the ACT:
- Community control
- Justice and incarceration
- Child removals
- Aboriginal housing
- The Uluru Statement from the Heart
The ANTaR ACT election scorecards are based on the responses received.
The major party scorecard (link to overall page with scorecard and full responses – to download the full scorecard directly, click here) includes:
- ACT Labor
- ACT Greens
- Independents for Canberra (the only other party who responded with candidates in all ACT electorates).
Download major party scorecard on one page here.
While the Canberra Liberals did not respond to our survey, on 9 October they released some initiatives to support the Indigenous community in the ACT. We have reviewed these and also considered their other policies relevant to our issues and this is our assessment. See Canberra Liberals scorecard below for a scorecard based on this statement.
The minor party scorecards includes Belco Party, Fiona Carrick Independent, First Nation Party, and Strong Independents.
Click on links here to navigate to scorecards and full statements (on this page):
* Strong Independents
* Fiona Carrick
* First Nation Party
* Belco Party
The following parties did not respond:
– Animal Justice Party, Shooters and Fishers, Family First, Democratic Labor Party, Community Action ACT, Canberra Progressives, Libertarian Party.
Download minor party scorecard on one page here.
Outcome
We rank ACT Labor, the ACT Greens, First Nations Party, and Fiona Carrick Independent as “thumbs up: – with positive commitments in a majority of priority areas. Others who responded we rank “mixed” meaning some of their policies were good, but others were weak or lacked detail.
Note: It is important to note that these election scorecards reflect parties’ election commitments – not their track record. This provides a level playing field between parties who have been in government before, and parties who have not had the opportunity to put their policies into practice. Some major parties have made similar commitments in the past, but implementation has not delivered. The best policies only make a difference if they are implemented well.
Canberra Liberals
Minor party scorecards
Strong Independents
Download full statement: Strong-Independents-Statement-23Aug2024.pdf
Fiona Carrick
Download full statement: Fiona-Carrick-statement-22Aug2024.jpg
First Nation Party
Download full statement: First-Nation-Party-Response-12Aug2024.pdf.
Belco Party
Authorised by Janet Hunt on behalf of ANTAR ACT.