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Climate Action an ACT Budget priority

21 January, 2021 - The ACT Government recognises that climate change poses a real and immediate threat to our city, our country, and the world. Through the 2...

Stocking Canberra’s lakes with native fish

20 January, 2021 - More than 25,000 native Murray Cod have been released into Lake Ginninderra as part of the ACT Government’s annual fish stocking program. ...

Supporting Canberrans in need

20 January, 2021 - The Productivity Commission has released the first set of data as part of the 2021 Report on Government Services, demonstrating that the ACT ...

Rooftop solar boom

14 January, 2021 - Canberra’s rooftops are playing a larger part in ACT’s 100% renewable electricity supply, as the number of solar generators increased by over...

Jane Campbell appointed as new Special Magistrate

5 January, 2021 - Jane Campbell has been appointed as a Special Magistrate of the ACT Magistrates Court, Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury announced today. M...

COVID-19 support for tenants to continue into 2021

22 December, 2020 - Canberrans will have greater housing assurance ahead of the holiday period as the ACT Government continues its COVID-19 support for tenants ...

Science Plan to guide ACT’s environmental science

16 December, 2020 - The ACT Government has today launched its Science Plan, which provides a five-year framework for scientific development, research and manage...

Canberra Tracks heritage sign unveiled at Throsby Park

11 December, 2020 - Canberrans will have a better opportunity to learn about our unique history in the region with a new Canberra Tracks sign unveiled today at ...

New Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary strategy

10 December, 2020 - Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary will continue protecting native species and providing opportunities to interact with nature under a new dr...

Cutting Coronavirus Supplement will hurt at-risk Canberrans

9 December, 2020 - Tens of thousands of Canberrans are set to be impacted by the Federal Government’s New Year’s Day cut to the Coronavirus Supplement, putting ...

Shop smart and local this Christmas

7 December, 2020 - As the holidays approach, Canberrans are being encouraged to shop smart, shop local, and think about both safety and sustainability when...

Tidbinbilla’s history of distilling Eucalyptus oil preserved

5 December, 2020 - A replica of a eucalyptus oil distillery has today been unveiled at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve after receiving funding from the ACT Governmen...

ACT meets nation-leading 40% emissions reduction

4 December, 2020 - The ACT has reached a nation-leading milestone of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40% on 1990 levels, in fact achieving a 45% reduction....

Andrew Braddock - Inaugural Speech to the ACT Legislative Assembly

3 December, 2020 -   Thank you Madame speaker. I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country that we meet on today, the Ngunnawal peo...

Enhancing disability inclusion in ACT’s justice system

3 December, 2020 - Minister for Disability and Justice Health Emma Davidson has congratulated ACT Corrective Services on the launch of its Disability Action and...