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On World Suicide Prevention Day, become a QPR champion, it may help you save a life

10 September, 2019 - This World Suicide Prevention Day Canberrans are being urged to undertake a free online course that will help them to identify the warning ...

Helping consumers make informed choices to support animal welfare

6 September, 2019 - New signage next to free-range eggs for sale will help Canberra consumers make informed choices about which eggs they buy. In 2018, Co...

The calendar is out, and the countdown is on for Mental Health Month!

6 September, 2019 - October is Mental Health Month in the ACT and a jam-packed calendar of events for all Canberrans has just been released. This year’s cale...

More on-demand transport, more often, would support people with disability, elderly: Greens

5 September, 2019 - The ACT Government should commit to expanding on-demand and flexible bus services to better support those who have difficulty accessing publ...

Strong support for e-scooters in the ACT

3 September, 2019 - There is significant community support for the use of electric scooters and similar devices in the ACT. E-scooters and similar devices ar...

Can we fix it? Yes we can! ACT secures national agreement on a ‘right to repair’

30 August, 2019 - The ACT has secured Commonwealth, state and territory support to progress work on a ‘right to repair’ – a national-first. A ‘right to repa...

ACT Greens: Income-based fines fight continues

26 August, 2019 - The Greens continue to be concerned about the impacts of fines on vulnerable people. “We are pleased that as a result of previous work of ...

Major investments in public transport to get people out of cars, onto public transport: ACT Greens

26 August, 2019 - “The Greens have a vision for a world-class public transport system in the nation’s capital to create more liveable communities, improve our q...

ACT supports Student Strikers for Climate Action

22 August, 2019 - The ACT Government has today lent its support for the students ‘Strikers for Climate Action’ and reaffirmed its declaration that the ACT is in...

Letter to the ACT Climate Strikers: We Support You.

22 August, 2019 - To our young students, I'm proud today to announce that the ACT has today formally offered our support to to all the school students involv...

Major parties refuse to back healthier foods options for schools and hospitals, despite climate impacts: ACT Greens

21 August, 2019 - The major parties today have refused to support practical efforts for the ACT Government to support people to have healthier foods options– th...

Cutting weekend bus routes unacceptable: ACT Greens

16 August, 2019 - The ACT Greens have today expressed disappointment that the Government will cut weekend bus routes to address unreliable weekend services.&nbs...

Entertainment precincts to strike the balance for venues and residents

15 August, 2019 - With a growing number of music venues and residents sharing the same spaces, we can protect Canberra’s nightlife by establishing entertainment...

More Canberra households to save energy, reduce emissions and cut energy bills

15 August, 2019 - The ACT Government’s highly successful Energy Efficiency Improvement Scheme (EEIS) will now be expanded and extended to support even more Canb...

Greens amendments secure urgent action plan to reduce weekend bus cancellations

14 August, 2019 - Canberrans are flocking to Network 19’s expanded weekend bus services, with average Saturday journeys rising from 12,768 in June 2018 to 16,98...