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Clay amendments improve safety for Vulnerable Road Users

23 March, 2022 - Police will be able to issue on-the-spot fines to negligent drivers who cause actual bodily harm to others, following an amendment to legislati...

Green Talk 02 - Extending Voting Rights, It’s their future. Ft. Rebecca Vassarotti and Andrew Braddock

23 March, 2022 - Extending voting rights to include 16 year olds is an issue the ACT Greens have been committed to for years. The evidence is clear that our ...

Response to recommendation 15 from the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Steering Committee’s report

23 March, 2022 - The ACT Government has committed funding through the 2021-22 ACT Budget Review to establish a multidisciplinary team to review recent cases rep...

Catchment report shows waterways bouncing back thanks to recent rain

22 March, 2022 - Following the impacts of the 2019 bushfire season, Canberra’s waterways have bounced back strongly with 44 reaches showing improvement in the 2...

Greens use tabling of petition to highlight alternatives to illegal ads in our city

22 March, 2022 - ACT Greens MLA Jo Clay and candidate for Canberra Tim Hollo will host an art pop-up in Civic today of work by John Voir to boost awareness for ...

Cutting the number of pokies with new surrender incentive

18 March, 2022 - To support Canberra’s community clubs while reducing the harm caused by pokie machines, the ACT Government will provide $15,000 for each gaming...

New judges for ACT Supreme Court

11 March, 2022 - Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury has announced Mr Geoffrey Kennett and Ms Belinda Baker as two new resident judges to be appointed to the ACT ...

Celebrating Next Gen battery program expansion at carbon-neutral tennis club

10 March, 2022 - To help more Canberrans take control of their energy and take action on climate change, the ACT Government’s Next Generation Energy Storage pro...

ACT Greens celebrate fossil fuels divestment milestone

9 March, 2022 - On Thursday Jo Clay MLA will host an event with 350.org to celebrate a milestone in the long campaign for the ACT Government to divest from foss...

Supporting community clubs to reduce their energy costs and emissions

9 March, 2022 - To help the drive towards a zero emissions future, a new ACT Government program is supporting local community clubs in upgrading their buildings...

Chief Justice McCallum sworn in

8 March, 2022 - On International Women’s Day, the ACT is celebrating the women who have shaped and will continue to guide the ACT Supreme Court, as her Honour L...

More support for homelessness services

2 March, 2022 - The ACT Government has announced $2.5 million to increase capacity and expansion of specialist homelessness services and support more rough slee...

Pitch in this Clean Up Australia Day

2 March, 2022 - The ACT Greens are encouraging Canberrans to take part in a local clean-up as part of Clean Up Australia Day this Sunday, 6 March 2022. “Clea...

Expanded and simplified Enviro Grants program

28 February, 2022 - To support more Canberrans and their environmental projects, the ACT’s Environmental Grants program has been revitalised with improved guide...

Dedicated Coroner and Magistrate appointed

25 February, 2022 - Ken Archer, senior member of the ACT Bar, has been named as the first dedicated coroner in the ACT in a key appointment aimed at improving t...