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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...