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Win for housing affordability as land tax on vacant homes realised

8 May, 2018 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA The ACT Greens today welcomed the Government’s agreement on the land tax on vacant homes, onwards from Caroline Le Couteu...

Tracking ACT’s minimum passing rule around cyclists

5 May, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Cyclists in Canberra are participating in a new road safety research project to evaluate driver compliance with the minimum ...

Reducing crime by strengthening communities

3 May, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA An Australian Institute of Criminology report released today confirms that investment in the Ainslie Avenue High Density Hou...

Cities power partnership unveils expert advisors

2 May, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury MLA A diverse team of experts, from a farmer through to the Mayor of an outback town, have been announced as expert advisors to A...

Sapphire wind farm now powering the ACT

2 May, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Twenty-eight turbines at the Sapphire 1 wind farm in regional NSW are now feeding renewable electricity into the national gr...

Helping young drivers and passengers be safe on our roads

30 April, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA A free road safety course for high school students is changing the way young Canberrans think about road safety. Minister...

Nation’s first pill testing trial a “momentous” step for drug law reform: ACT Greens

30 April, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The ACT Greens have welcomed the nation’s first pill testing trial in Canberra as a “significant” step forward in drug la...

Check the label and choose real free range eggs

28 April, 2018 - Despite a disappointing new national standard on egg labelling commencing this week, Canberrans can still choose ‘genuine’ free range eggs and ...

Ticket to ride: ACT Greens call for pets on public transport

26 April, 2018 - The ACT Greens today reaffirmed calls for a trial to allow pets to travel on ACTION buses, in step with community views and consistent with oth...

Property industry challenged to build first ‘net zero’ building

26 April, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The ACT property development industry has today been challenged to build the ACT’s first ‘net zero’ emissions commercial ...

NEG negotiations yet to address key issues: ACT

20 April, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Ahead of today’s Energy Council meeting, the ACT has again reiterated serious concerns about the 'National Energy Guarant...

ACT Greens: On Youth Homelessness Matters Day, Greens call for more housing support for young people

18 April, 2018 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA On Youth Homelessness Matters Day, the ACT Greens have reaffirmed the importance of accessible and affordable housing ...

ACT: Statement on the National Energy Guarantee

17 April, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Following the release of two new papers on the National Energy Guarantee – one from the Energy Security Board (ESB) and o...

New action plan to drive growth in electric vehicles

16 April, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA An action plan to guide the ACT’s transition to zero emission vehicles was announced today by Minister for Climate Change...

ACT Greens: Major investments needed to improve social, public housing stocks

11 April, 2018 - The ACT Greens will today put forward a motion in the Assembly calling on the government to stop reducing public housing in Canberra and to at ...