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Boost for Canberra’s growing renewable sector

16 December, 2019 - Canberra’s growing renewable sector will receive a boost with the second round of Renewable Energy Innovation Fund (REIF) Direct Grants and ...

Greens welcome ‘first steps’ on plastic; urge more action

16 December, 2019 - The ACT Greens have welcomed the ACT Government’s initial commitment to phase out some harmful single-use plastics, but say more needs to be...

Climate Change and Mental Health

13 December, 2019 - With large parts of Australia on fire, the air filled with smoke, and people’s lives increasingly impacted, it’s an important time to talk a...

Canberra’s coffee cup scheme starts today!

11 December, 2019 - The ACT Government has today launched a new reusable coffee cup scheme to help reduce the amount of single-use cups in our region. More ...

ACT Greens announce lead candidates for 2020 election as climate becomes Australians’ number 1 concern

6 December, 2019 -   With bushfires raging near the city, water restrictions not far off, and climate becoming the number one concern of Australians, th...

Latest numbers show bus patronage has fallen in parts of Canberra

5 December, 2019 - The latest public transport patronage data obtained by the Greens from Questions on Notice shows that bus use is falling in Woden, Belconnen ...

Canberrans urged to keep themselves, and the environment, safe this Christmas

2 December, 2019 - Minister for Climate Change, Sustainability and Consumer Affairs Shane Rattenbury has reminded Canberrans to stay safe and reduce their envir...

History in the making as Ngunnawal language motion advances reconciliation

28 November, 2019 - The ACT Greens will today table a motion to advance reconciliation in the ACT that will see Canberra’s local Indigenous Ngunnawal language f...

Speech - Daily acknowledgment in Ngunnawal language

28 November, 2019 - Madam Speaker it is with great pleasure that I rise today to speak to this item of Assembly business. Firstly, I’d like to acknowledge th...

Alan Jones to stay on Canberra’s public buses

26 November, 2019 - The Greens think Alan Jones’ sexist, misogynistic views are appalling and harmful. The ACT Greens were proud to support a recent communi...

Government refuses to take down Alan Jones from back of Canberra buses

26 November, 2019 - The ACT Greens have today expressed disappointment that the ACT Government will maintain Alan Jones advertising on Transport Canberra buses ...

Statement in relation to 'Witness J' case: Shane Rattenbury, ACT Minister for Justice and Corrections

23 November, 2019 - Shane Rattenbury, ACT Minister for Justice and Corrections: “I am deeply disturbed by the extraordinary levels of secrecy surrounding the...

‘Borrow a bag scheme’ could help reduce waste

20 November, 2019 - ‘Borrow a bag’ schemes are popping up around Canberra’s supermarkets and local shopping centres – a scheme that could be rolled out across C...

Bushfire Emergency

13 November, 2019 - Bushfire Emergency Bushfires are currently devastating communities across Australia, tragically taking lives and destroying property. The...

No time to waste: ACT Greens reaffirm call for static pill testing site as NSW Coroner recommendations released

8 November, 2019 - As the NSW Deputy Coroner’s report on six music festival deaths recommends that pill testing be implemented in NSW, the ACT Greens have again...