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Be kind and respectful to our nurses and midwives

1 September, 2020 - The ACT Government has launched a new campaign to increase community awareness and understanding about acceptable behaviour towards nurses a...

2020 ACT Greens-ACT Labor Parliamentary Agreement Update for the 9th Assembly in the Australian Capital Territory

31 August, 2020 - Joint Communique: Final 2016 Parliamentary Agreement update for 9th Assembly ACT Labor and the ACT Greens released the final Parliamentary...

ACT Government outlines expanded plan for nation-leading Justice Reinvestment efforts

31 August, 2020 - The ACT Government has today released its latest ‘Reducing Recidivism 2020-2023’ Plan, that will accelerate the ACT’s nation-leading Justice R...

New Plan to improve regional planning and integration of mental health services

31 August, 2020 - The ACT Government and Capital Health Network will today launch the region’s five-year Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan which aims to...

Construction starts on Australia’s largest community-owned solar farm

28 August, 2020 - Today marks the first day of construction for a new community-owned solar farm in the ACT which will make solar energy more accessible for Can...

Caroline Le Couteur Valedictory Speech

27 August, 2020 -   Madam Speaker, I would like to start by saying thank you to the thousands of people who have voted for me over the four ACT elec...

Thank you for all your contributions, Caroline Le Couteur MLA, ACT Greens Member for Murrumbidgee

27 August, 2020 - This week, Caroline Le Couteur took her place in the ACT Legislative Assembly for the last time, after a total of eight years representing the...

CRS Fyshwick waste proposal

26 August, 2020 - Comments below attributable to Jo Clay regarding the CRS Waste facility: The ACT Greens today called on waste company CRS to publicly clari...

Real reforms to our planning system… but the fight for a climate-ready Canberra goes on.

25 August, 2020 - I’m pleased to announce that the Greens have secured agreement on a range of important reforms that will help make our planning system work fo...

‘Environment election’ as ACT Greens announce plans for new ACT Office for Water, major investments in ACT waterways

25 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens have today announced plans for a $33 million environment package that will deliver major improvements to the quality of Canberr...

Australian first as ACT Greens secure commitment to regular pill-testing

20 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens are pleased today to have secured a commitment from ACT Labor to explore a pill-testing site in the ACT this Summer - an Austra...

Australian first as ACT Greens secure commitment to regular pill-testing

20 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens are pleased today to have secured a commitment from ACT Labor to explore a permanent pill-testing site in the ACT this Summer -...

Australian first as Greens secure commitment to raise the age of criminal responsibility in the ACT

20 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens have secured a commitment from the ACT Government to support raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years - a...

Climate action in Canberra’s planning system to go to a vote: ACT Greens

20 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens will bring climate action efforts to a vote (Thursday), as a sweeping planning Bill from Greens MLA Caroline Le Couteur in the ...

Ban pokie donations to help restore faith in our democracy: ACT Greens

19 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens will seek to ban gambling entities from donating to political parties, in a major vote due to go before the Legislative Assembl...