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A major political earthquake rocked the ACT as Yvette Berry resigned from her deputy chief minister role following the release of a damning Integrity Commission report into a school upgrade scandal. Though Berry was cleared of direct wrongdoing, the fallout from her former chief of staff’s corruption charges was too severe to ignore. The situation, simmering for three years, culminated in a strategic resignation that preserved Labor’s Left faction voting bloc — with Berry staying in parliament as a backbencher. Chief Minister Andrew Barr took responsibility for staff misconduct, paving the way for a cabinet reshuffle and positioning Rachel Stephen-Smith as the likely next deputy. Barr’s acknowledgment that no leadership role is permanent signals a government in transition — and possibly, a new direction.

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