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ACT GREENS JOIN CALLS FOR GREATER SCRUTINY ON CALLUM BRAE DEVELOPMENT

24 May, 2023 - The ACT Greens have joined with Conservation Council ACT and the friends of Callum Brae in calling for greater scrutiny into a proposed crematori...

Powering the future: ACT renewable energy initiatives receive funding boost

23 May, 2023 - Six local renewable energy projects will receive a funding boost in the latest round of ACT Government funded innovation grants. Minister for ...

Scholarships to grow mental health peer workforce

17 May, 2023 - A new scholarship program will support Canberrans with lived mental health experience to undertake nationally recognised vocational training in m...

Grassroots climate action takes centre stage with local community funding

16 May, 2023 - $155,000 will be granted across six projects to deliver solutions that address climate change under the Community Zero Emissions Grants program. ...

We know speed kills: how about controlling the car instead of the driver? Feat. Andrew Braddock

15 May, 2023 - This month, the findings of the ACT Legislative Assembly’s inquiry into dangerous driving were released. While there was some important media ...

Creating comfortable and energy efficient homes for low-income Canberrans

12 May, 2023 - The ACT Government has today announced the inclusion of ceiling insulation rebates in the Home Energy Support Program and launched a pilot scheme...

Fewer than half of Canberra’s path defects repaired within target timeframe

11 May, 2023 - Today it was revealed that fewer than half of the 8,987 defects identified in Canberra’s path network in a 2021 audit have been repaired within t...

BUDGET CHOICES PERPETUATE INEQUALITY CRISIS

10 May, 2023 - The choices made in last night’s Federal Labor Budget have further entrenched the inequalities caused by successive Liberal and Labor Governments...

Habitat restoration to improve the ACT’s biodiversity and conservation

10 May, 2023 - The ACT Government is calling on community groups to nominate public open space areas across urban Canberra for targeted habitat restoration to i...

New Active Travel Design Guide will help climate and congestion

10 May, 2023 - ACT Greens Spokesperson for Transport Jo Clay has welcomed the release of the ACT Government’s Draft Active Travel Design Guide which will see Ca...

Speech: The ACT Greens approach to the planning review. Feat. Jo Clay MLA

10 May, 2023 - I’d like to speak about next steps on the Planning Review, now that we have seen the ACT Government response. I am speaking in my capacity as ACT...

Reforming ACT sexual assault laws

9 May, 2023 - Today, the ACT Legislative Assembly passed the first phase of law reforms to improve and strengthen the ACT’s response to sexual violence. Atto...

The ACT is raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14

8 May, 2023 - ACT Attorney-General and Greens leader Shane Rattenbury will introduce a bill into the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday to raise the minimum age of...

ACT GREENS JOIN CALLS FOR RENT FREEZE

3 May, 2023 - We are in a housing crisis.  The ACT is one of the most expensive places to rent in the country. Many Canberrans are facing severe rental ...

Greens work toward a better Planning Bill

3 May, 2023 - The ACT Greens heard overwhelming feedback from the Canberra community during public consultations that the Planning Bill needed improvement.&nbsp...