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ACT Greens seek protection for threatened ACT woodlands

20 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens will today call on the Assembly to help improve the protection of Canberra's threatened ecological communities by incorporati...

ACT Greens urge other parties to back ‘fair fines’ to help prevent social disadvantage in Canberra

19 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens have urged the other parties to support new laws for ‘fairer fines’ in the ACT to help address social disadvantage in the ACT...

ACT Greens secure housing accessibility commitments

18 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens today secured amendments to make it easier for people who require accessible housing to find appropriate homes. “If you’r...

ACT Greens welcome heritage changes; call for sacred scarred trees protection

18 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens have lobbied for improvements that would help protect scarred trees of cultural significance to Canberra’s Ngunnawal communit...

More legal protections needed for seniors, say ACT Greens

17 February, 2020 - More can be done to better protect vulnerable adults from all forms of abuse – including seniors, the Greens said today.   A recent ...

After Canberra’s ‘summer of smoke’, ACT Greens plan for future smoke crises

13 February, 2020 - Following Canberra’s recent smoke crisis, the ACT Greens will today put forward a motion calling on the ACT Government to deliver a comprehe...

$4 million extra for ACT climate change action

13 February, 2020 - Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury has today announced new funding to help reduce carbon emissions and to stren...

2019 ACT State of Environment report released

13 February, 2020 - Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury has today welcomed recommendations and actions made in the 2019 ACT State of...

ACT Greens deliver an Australian Parliamentary first: ACT to deliver bushfire smoke and air quality strategy

13 February, 2020 - As a result of Greens leadership, the ACT has today become the first Australian parliament to commit to a whole-of-government strategy on bu...

After Canberra’s ‘summer of smoke’, Greens plan for future smoke crises

13 February, 2020 - Following Canberra’s recent smoke crisis, the ACT Greens will today put forward a motion calling on the ACT Government to deliver a comprehe...

Greens push for a more accessible Canberra

11 February, 2020 - The Greens today announced a push on the major parties to make Canberra’s housing market more accessible. “If you’re a person with limite...

BREAKING NEWS: Indigenous heritage will now be assessed at major Canberra development

7 February, 2020 - Canberrans were outraged to learn this week that the development proposed at the old CSIRO site, on the foothills of Mount Ainslie, could hav...

ACT announces $214m COVID stimulus package

4 February, 2020 - Last week we announced the ACT Government’s first rapid response to the COVID crisis - a $137 million investment to help support our economy ...

ACT Government condemns rise in racist incidents in response to COVID 19

4 February, 2020 - The ACT Government is today dismayed and disappointed to learn of a number of reports of racist, discriminatory incidents that have taken pla...

Thank You Richard Di Natale

3 February, 2020 - Today we thank Senator Richard Di Natale for his wonderful contribution as Australian Greens leader. We all come to play a role in the Gre...