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Celebrating Canberra’s sustainable schools

1 December, 2020 - Today North Ainslie Primary School was awarded the 2020 Sustainable School of the Year Award at the Actsmart Schools Awards.

Restorative justice empowers victims of crime

26 November, 2020 - Canberra’s world leading Restorative Justice Scheme has achieved an almost 100% participant satisfaction rate in the two years since it was ...

Mental health report highlights importance of early intervention

23 November, 2020 - Minister for Mental Health Emma Davidson has welcomed the recent Productivity Commission report into the mental health system as a valuable ...

Farming resilience in a changing climate

13 November, 2020 - The Territory and region’s farming community have come together today to discuss how it can adapt farming practices in the face of climate c...

Strengthened crossbench will give the community a strong voice in the Assembly: ACT Greens

4 November, 2020 - The Greens have today announced a plan for crossbench MLAs to give the community a strong voice in the Legislative Assembly. Andrew Braddock,...

Speech: Shane Rattenbury First Speech to the 10th Assembly

3 November, 2020 - Speech by Shane Rattenbury MLA to the first sitting of the 10th ACT Legislative Assembly. Madam Speaker, I acknowledge that this Assembly ...

ACT Election 2020: ‘History in the making’ as ACT Greens win four seats, final count still to be finalised

18 October, 2020 - On behalf of the ACT Greens, leader Shane Rattenbury has today outlined the party’s initial reflections on the history-making Greens swing in...

ACT Greens announce plans for Investing in our Community Facilities

16 October, 2020 - Are you going overseas soon?  No, of course you’re not. Thanks to COVID-19, nobody is.  We’re all spending more time in our o...

Collaborating for a co-operative Canberra

16 October, 2020 - Did you know that in the Italian city of Bologna, two out of every three workers is a member of a co-operative? Bologna’s co-operatives provi...

Engaging Citizens in our Governance and Democracy

16 October, 2020 - The ACT Greens have a vision for a robust, fair and inclusive democracy. The Greens want more citizen participation in our democracy, and hav...

On Election Eve, old parties fail the test on climate, let future generations down

16 October, 2020 -   By failing to announce policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a meaningful way, the Labor and Liberal parties are failing t...

ACT Greens pledge more support Canberra’s expectant mothers

15 October, 2020 - Expanding the midwife-led Birth Centre at the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, and exploring the establishment of a stand-alone bir...

The Greens believe that animals deserve better

15 October, 2020 - Animals are sentient beings with intrinsic moral status, and deserve to be free from direct and indirect human-caused harm. If you believ...

Share our excitement about building a circular economy

14 October, 2020 - There’s now a wide recognition that human beings are living unsustainably on this planet of ours, with its finite space and resources. Plasti...