Shake it up: A new party to contest the 2028 ACT election

Key points

• The Civics Party of Australia, co-founded by Clare Carnell and Dean Lambkin, is preparing to contest the 2028 ACT election. Dean Lambkin says the party will choose candidates for competence rather than party membership, and will focus on basics such as roads, rates and rubbish.
• Four or five potential candidates are in discussions, with announcements to come in batches. The party says it is seeking to govern, and would work with other parties only where values align.
• Its focus for now is the ACT election, though it has not ruled out contesting federal elections.