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The leader of the third force in ACT politics says the Greens should be entitled to three cabinet positions.

The polls will open this morning for the ACT election — beginning a marathon stretch of early voting, ahead of election day on October 17.

Industry experts say further club closures are on the cards due to the loss of revenue from pokies.

Canberra Liberal senator will face off against a moderate challenger.

As the counting continues throughout the week the outcome will likely shift.

In an email to members on Tuesday night, John Cziesla also praised Alistair Coe and his team of Liberal candidates

Mr Ramsay would be the most high-profile casualty in an election result which will see Labor returned to government but with up to two fewer members.

The ACT election is a battle between Labor, the Canberra Liberals and the Greens. But there here are a range of much smaller and very tense battles playing out in all five electorates.

ACT Labor has launched its 2020 election campaign.

Consultants were working to determine whether more sites in the ACT will need to be tested for potentially harmful PFAS contamination.

Canberrans vote in 10 Labor, nine Liberal and six Greens MLAs in an election that sees Labor attorney-general Gordon Ramsay lose his seat.

With 80 per cent of the vote counted, the shape of the ACT's next parliament looks fairly set. Here is what came out of last night's results, and what comes next.

ABC election analyst Antony Green says ACT Labor will be returned to government, with a path to victory for the Canberra Liberals now almost impossible.

Will it spell the end of Alistair Coe's tenure as leader, and if so what will he do next?

Vijay Dubey was pre-selected to contest the inner-city seat of Kurrajong at the October 17 poll

The year of COVID-19 I sought to adjust as a writer and an urban walker. In poems, I told tales of suburban angst during a global pandemic, from neighbourhood walks and traky dakkies to Zoom life.

The ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury says future discussions with Labor are about "getting the right outcome", and that the party is not "in this at any price".

Almost 90 per cent of the vote has been counted, and the results are expected to continue to shift as more come in.

Four new Greens MLAs, one Liberal and three Labor members are set to enter their first term.

The final outcome of this weekend's ACT election will remain unclear for days, with the results in two seats too close to call.