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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...

ACT Greens welcome Government reinstating Legal Aid funding

7 November, 2019 - "Justice is for everyone. And it’s our community legal centres, at the front line, that protect and support those in need," ACT Greens s...

Greens welcome home birth trial, more work needed

6 November, 2019 - The ACT Greens today welcomed the interim evaluation of the ACT’s first home birth trial, while urging the Government to expand the scheme to...

Sod turned for the newest ‘Step Up Step Down’ mental health service

1 November, 2019 - Canberrans will benefit from a new community ‘Step Up Step Down’ mental health service that  will provide recovery-focused resident...

Cafes encouraged to sign up for reusable coffee cup scheme trial

30 October, 2019 - The ACT Government is encouraging local cafes to sign up to a reusable coffee cup scheme that is set to roll out in Canberra later this year....

Ban roadside electoral signs ahead of the next ACT election, say Greens

29 October, 2019 - A year out from the next ACT election, the ACT Greens have today called for a ban on roadside electoral signs during local election campaigns...