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Final government response to the Board of Inquiry report

8 February, 2024 - The ACT Government has tabled its final response to the Report of the Board of Inquiry into the Criminal Justice System. Delivery against ...

Greens push makes ACT first jurisdiction to begin divestment from Israeli occupation

7 February, 2024 - The ACT will be the first Australian jurisdiction to take steps towards ending investments in businesses that contribute to the illegal occup...

Improving consumer protections for embedded network customers

7 February, 2024 - An independent review into embedded electricity networks has assessed benefits and risks for ACT customers, recommending that embedded networ...

New defamation laws to provide stronger protections in digital world

7 February, 2024 - The ACT Government is upgrading its defamation laws to strengthen protections for victim survivors, and clarify when digital intermediaries, ...

ACT Greens call for divestment from the occupation of Palestine

6 February, 2024 - Andrew Braddock MLA, ACT Greens spokesperson for anti-racism, is calling on the ACT Government to divest from companies that the UN has recog...

Petition to remove good character references for child sex abusers

6 February, 2024 - ACT Greens MLA Andrew Braddock will today table a victim-survivor led petition, calling to end the use of ‘good character references’ in sent...

Committed to reducing First Nations over-representation in justice system

5 February, 2024 - The ACT Government has announced that the Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education and Research, at the University of Technology Sydney, wi...

YOU DON'T MAKE FRIENDS WITH FOSSIL FUEL SPONSORSHIPS

5 February, 2024 - Despite ACT Labor’s opposition to the push, the ACT Greens will this week table legislation to ban fossil fuel advertising in sport. “The ...

Celebrating World Wetlands Day

2 February, 2024 - Today marks World Wetlands Day, a day to remember the importance of wetlands to our environment. Minister for Water, Energy and Emissions ...

Canberra’s first drought resilience plan to protect farmers and the environment

1 February, 2024 - Today the ACT Government has published the first ever drought resilience plan for the Canberra Region, detailing a plan to prepare for the im...

Better care for our community, with continuation of second PACER team

24 January, 2024 - The ACT Government will continue funding the second Police, Ambulance and Clinician Early Response (PACER) team, to provide better care and s...

$1.5m awarded to clubs to diversify revenue streams and promote sustainability

23 January, 2024 - The ACT Government has awarded a total of more than $1.5 million to seven applicants for the tier 2 funding round of the Diversification and ...

Statement on the Commonwealth inquiry into how justice system handles sexual violence

23 January, 2024 - Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement on the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) inquiry...

Stay COVID Smart after the holidays

22 January, 2024 - ACT Minister for Population Health Emma Davidson is reminding the community to stay vigilant and COVID smart as case numbers and hospitalisat...