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GREENS TO OFFER PET DESEXING VOUCHERS

1 September, 2024 - 500 concession card holders will be able to desex their pets for free each year, as part of the ACT Greens’ animal welfare policy. The plan,...

Overdose Prevention Service Will Save Lives

31 August, 2024 - The ACT Greens have today, on International Overdose Awareness Day, announced a plan to further de-stigmatise drug use, ensure more people hav...

PLAN TO RECLAIM THE CONVENIENCE OF CANBERRA

30 August, 2024 - The ACT Greens have announced they will set city limits and use the planning system to tackle the housing crisis, climate crisis and the cost ...

GREENS PLEDGE $50 MILLION TO HEALTHY LOCAL WATERWAYS

29 August, 2024 - The ACT Greens say water is the lifeblood of a healthy environment, pledging to invest in the ACT’s living infrastructure to make Canberra an ...

Labor Treasurer Refuses to Divest From Israeli Apartheid

29 August, 2024 - ACT Treasurer and Labor Leader Andrew Barr has today rejected calls to divest from companies complicit in the State of Israel’s system of apar...

Long-term support for Canberra’s volunteers

29 August, 2024 - Minister for Community Services, Seniors and Veterans Emma Davidson today tabled the ACT’s first ten-year strategy for volunteering in the ACT...

Off-the-plan property purchase changes have protected buyers from unfair contract cancellations

29 August, 2024 - Keeping contracts secure and developers accountable are just some the ways the ACT is instilling confidence in off-the-plan home buyers, a rec...

Statement regarding incident at Alexander Maconochie Centre

29 August, 2024 - Quotes attributable to Minister for Corrections and Justice Health Emma Davidson: This is a very distressing situation for the family invol...

ACT GREENS MOVE TO UPGRADE TUGGERANONG SKATEPARK

28 August, 2024 - Greens MLA for Brindabella Laura Nuttall will today move a motion to bring about long awaited upgrades to the Tuggeranong Skatepark. &nbs...

New action plan to create more accessible justice system for Canberrans with disability

28 August, 2024 - A program to support people with intellectual disability to better understand and advocate for their rights, an expanded support service trial...

New law to prevent torture and ill-treatment in detention

28 August, 2024 - The ACT is taking a decisive stand against torture and ill-treatment in detention, reaffirming its status as a leading jurisdiction in human r...

A new purpose-built facility for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

27 August, 2024 - With planning for a new more than $1 billion northside hospital well underway, the first of several services currently based at the North Canb...

GREENS WILL TAKE LIGHT RAIL FURTHER, FASTER

27 August, 2024 - The ACT Greens announced their plans for light rail at last night’s Public Transport CBR election forum, saying a city-wide network will need ...

Ten-year pathway towards warmer, cheaper to run and more climate friendly buildings

26 August, 2024 -   Today the ACT Government has announced a plan to make Canberra homes more resilient to our environment, saving Canberrans money on e...