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ACT Greens condemn ABC Budget cuts, loss of local jobs

24 June, 2020 - As ABC Canberra loses jobs and vital news resources, accountability and scrutiny of politicians and influential decision-makers will be undermin...

Bringing part of Floriade to the Alexander Maconochie Centre

23 June, 2020 - Detainees at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) have been assisting with the planting of Floriade bulbs, along with grassland tube to help wi...

ACT Greens call for Indigenous heritage assessments on DOMA site

22 June, 2020 - Culture matters. Heritage matters. Community voices matter. Yet too often in planning decisions, Canberra’s community voices get left behind....

Cooleman Court Petition speech to the Legislative Assembly

18 June, 2020 - I am pleased to be able to support 1110 of my constituents who signed this petition but appalled that the government is planning to replace a mu...

“Overwhelmingly successful” Home Births trial welcomed, now time to ease restrictions: ACT Greens

18 June, 2020 - The ACT Greens are pleased today with a Government commitment to expand the “overwhelmingly successful” Home Births trial in the ACT after decad...

ACT Greens call to increase accountability In the Canberra’s planning system

16 June, 2020 - The ACT Greens are calling on the ACT Government to increase accountability in Canberra’s planning system, introducing a raft of new measures fo...

This Refugee Week, ACT Greens call on Federal Government to #BringThemHere

15 June, 2020 - In marking National Refugee Week this week, The ACT Greens today have called on the Federal Government to bring refugees trapped in offshore det...

More concrete, less trees on the cards at Weston Creek?

12 June, 2020 - The ACT Greens call on the ACT Government to clarify its position on a ‘temporary’ car park at Cooleman Court, following media reports that the ...

Make pokies a ‘safer bet’ post COVID-19, propose ACT Greens

11 June, 2020 - The ACT Greens want the return to pokies made safer for people experiencing gambling harm by reducing Canberra’s poker machine bet limits to $5 ...

Smiley faces encourage drivers to slow down

10 June, 2020 - An evaluation of the ‘Smiley Face’ road sign trial has found the signs have been successful in slowing down drivers on Canberra’s roads. ...

ACT electricity prices set to drop

5 June, 2020 - ACT residents will soon see cheaper electricity costs on their bills thanks to the ACT Government’s investment in renewable energy. The Indepe...

ACT Greens secure win for community against big, dirty waste polluters

29 May, 2020 - The ACT Greens today welcomed the ACT Government’s long-awaited commitment to rule out any incineration of waste - a polluting, dirty means of wa...

Public school solar batteries get fast tracked

25 May, 2020 - Public school solar batteries get fast tracked The ACT Government continues to build on its commitment to do the heavy lifting for the commu...