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School Strikers for Climate Action message to ACT parliamentarians: This is a climate emergency.

18 September, 2019 - The ACT Greens will today (Wednesday) welcome a contingent from the Canberra School Strikers for Climate Action to the ACT Legislative Asse...

The Canberra Liberals have no plan for climate change, put the ‘con’ in conservative: ACT Greens

17 September, 2019 - The Canberra Liberals have no plan for climate action in the ACT. In an interview this morning with 666 Canberra, leader of the Canberra...

ACT to deliver next major phase of climate action

16 September, 2019 - The ACT Climate Change Strategy 2019-2025 and Canberra’s Living Infrastructure Plan, the ACT Government’s next steps in the response to the...

More Canberra households to save energy, reduce emissions and cut energy bills

15 September, 2019 - The ACT Government’s highly successful Energy Efficiency Improvement Scheme (EEIS) will now be expanded and extended to support even more C...

New auction will future-proof 100% renewables and bring large-scale battery to ACT

12 September, 2019 - The ACT’s reverse auction scheme to reach 100% renewable electricity has already leveraged more than $2 billion of investment into 10 large...

Next steps underway for ACT Government’s first coffee cup trial

11 September, 2019 - The ACT Government has today called for expressions of interest for organisations to deliver a reusable coffee cup trial program in Canberr...

Light Rail to start journey to Woden

10 September, 2019 - The ACT Greens have welcomed the ACT Government announcement that Light Rail will begin its journey to Woden, via a Stage 2A from Alinga St...

On World Suicide Prevention Day, become a QPR champion, it may help you save a life

10 September, 2019 - This World Suicide Prevention Day Canberrans are being urged to undertake a free online course that will help them to identify the warning ...

Helping consumers make informed choices to support animal welfare

6 September, 2019 - New signage next to free-range eggs for sale will help Canberra consumers make informed choices about which eggs they buy. In 2018, Co...

The calendar is out, and the countdown is on for Mental Health Month!

6 September, 2019 - October is Mental Health Month in the ACT and a jam-packed calendar of events for all Canberrans has just been released. This year’s cale...

More on-demand transport, more often, would support people with disability, elderly: Greens

5 September, 2019 - The ACT Government should commit to expanding on-demand and flexible bus services to better support those who have difficulty accessing publ...

Strong support for e-scooters in the ACT

3 September, 2019 - There is significant community support for the use of electric scooters and similar devices in the ACT. E-scooters and similar devices ar...

Can we fix it? Yes we can! ACT secures national agreement on a ‘right to repair’

30 August, 2019 - The ACT has secured Commonwealth, state and territory support to progress work on a ‘right to repair’ – a national-first. A ‘right to repa...

ACT Greens: Income-based fines fight continues

26 August, 2019 - The Greens continue to be concerned about the impacts of fines on vulnerable people. “We are pleased that as a result of previous work of ...

Major investments in public transport to get people out of cars, onto public transport: ACT Greens

26 August, 2019 - “The Greens have a vision for a world-class public transport system in the nation’s capital to create more liveable communities, improve our q...