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ACT Greens call on Government to provide some funding for pill testing at music festivals

1 May, 2019 - With Canberra’s second pill testing trial now complete, the ACT Government needs to work with pill testers to create a sustainable model, the ACT ...

Anglicare report shows more action needed to tackle housing crisis: ACT Greens

29 April, 2019 - As Canberra’s housing crisis continues, the Greens today have again called for significant Government investment in housing renewal—ensuring th...

Get ready to ride, Canberra! Twenty years of Greens advocacy realised in Light Rail Stage One

17 April, 2019 - Decades of Greens advocacy for light rail will be realised as stage one gets underway, marking a major milestone in the Greens’ efforts to deli...

Greens to declare ACT in state of Climate Emergency

16 April, 2019 - The Greens have today called on the major parties to support a declaration that the ACT is in a state of climate emergency. In a forthcoming...

Greens announce participatory democracy policy in Canberra

15 April, 2019 - The Greens are today announcing a commitment to bring the voice of the people into politics through trials of Citizens Juries and participatory...

Supported accommodation opens door to mental health recovery

15 April, 2019 - A new, purpose-built home in Canberra’s north will allow four individuals with a long term mental illness to live in and belong to a community ...

Time to secure EPIC’s future

12 April, 2019 - EPIC, or Exhibition Park, holds a special place in the cultural heart of our city. Home to great events like the Lifeline Bookfair, Royal Canbe...

Leading the way in recovery through person-centred education

10 April, 2019 - People with a lived experience of mental illness are set to benefit from the ACT Recovery College trial which will offer free courses on mental...

Monaro Highway proposal threatens sustainable Canberra vision: ACT Greens

10 April, 2019 - A proposed major realignment of the Monaro Highway at Hume that would skirt nature reserves, cut through a local solar farm and further imperil...

Culture, not wars: Old parties turn blind eye to weapons manufacturers funding our national institutions

4 April, 2019 - The major parties today voiced no opposition to major weapons manufacturers funding our national institutions. “Today the Greens spoke agains...

Greens: Election Budget Won't Impress Canberrans

3 April, 2019 - The Election Budget delivered by the Morrison Government last night will do nothing to impress Canberrans crying out for action on climate chang...

Greens to oppose War Memorial expansion, redirect funds to National Cultural Institutions

29 March, 2019 - The Greens are today announcing that they will oppose the unnecessary $498m expansion of the Australian War Memorial, using the $178m of those ...

Restore Territory Rights so Assembly can debate and legislate: ACT Greens

21 March, 2019 - As the Assembly’s end of life committee wraps up, the Greens today again called on the Federal Government to lift restrictions barring the ACT ...

NCA urged to get with the times and reverse Monash Drive decision: ACT Greens

18 March, 2019 - The ACT Greens today urged the National Capital Authority (NCA) to reverse their decision to leave Monash Drive on the National Capital Plan. ...