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Arboretum goes solar in nation’s climate action capital

2 March, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA New solar panels and battery storage at the National Arboretum Canberra will reduce the ACT’s greenhouse gas emissions by ...

Climate action: Sub-national governments getting the job done

1 March, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The ACT’s new partnership with Parkes Shire Council and Lismore City Council will enable all three cities to learn from ea...

Urban heat islands: The heat is on

28 February, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA A new CSIRO report commissioned by the ACT Government identifies Canberra neighbourhoods that are hotter due to the ‘u...

Supporting retirement village residents to know their consumer rights

27 February, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA With Canberrans aged 55 years and over most likely to fall victim to scams, a proactive education and awareness progra...

Detainees contributing to a more sustainable AMC

23 February, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLAThanks to its new recycling program, the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) has reduced the waste it sends to landfill b...

Safety checks for thousands of show bag items

23 February, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA As the Royal Canberra Show kicks off, Access Canberra Fair Trading compliance officers have checked more than 1,000 it...

Continued focus on Vision Zero in Road Safety Report

22 February, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The Government’s road safety reforms are keeping people safer and contributing to the Territory’s low road toll. Minis...

Local leadership, global change: ACT climate action on track

22 February, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The ACT Government has today welcomed the recommendations of a report by the Commissioner for Sustainability and the E...

ACT Greens: Housing targets won’t meet growing housing need

20 February, 2018 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA The ACT Greens today expressed disappointment at the Government’s “grossly inadequate” targets for public, communi...

ACT Greens: Housing targets won’t meet growing housing need

20 February, 2018 - The ACT Greens today expressed disappointment at the Government’s “grossly inadequate” targets for public, community and affordable housing ...

Responsive action improves detainee safety and care

20 February, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA In the past year, the ACT Government has made significant changes to improve detainee health, care and safety in the A...

ACT Greens: Improving abortion access in the Territory

19 February, 2018 - If passed, the Health (Improving Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2018 will make medical abortion available to women across the ACT, improvin...

ACT Greens: Improving abortion access in the Territory

19 February, 2018 - The ACT Greens will this week table legislation to improve access to medical abortions in the ACT. If passed, the Health (Improving Abor...

No means no? Yes means yes, say ACT Greens

19 February, 2018 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA The ACT Greens will this week table draft legislation redefining consent under ACT criminal law, bringing the ACT i...

No means no? Yes means yes, say ACT Greens

19 February, 2018 - The ACT Greens will this week table draft legislation redefining ‘consent’ under ACT criminal law, bringing the ACT in line with other juris...