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Letter to our Canberra School Strikers for Climate (ACT Greens)

14 March, 2019 - Congratulations to all the school students involved in the climate strike. You are admirable young leaders and you’re to be congratulated for y...

Supported home birth improvements needed: Greens

14 March, 2019 - The ACT Greens have today called for improvements to the ACT’s home birthing scheme. “In uncomplicated pregnancies, home birth is a safe and...

Federal Government efforts to weaken Integrity Commission shows contempt for ACT: Greens

12 March, 2019 - The Morrison Government’s contempt for the people of the ACT is on display in their efforts to weaken the powers of the ACT’s Integrity Commiss...

Federal Government efforts to weaken Integrity Commission shows contempt for ACT: Greens

12 March, 2019 - The Morrison Government’s contempt for the people of the ACT is on display in their efforts to weaken the powers of the ACT’s Integrity Commiss...

Greens: Canberra electorate at risk, ready to act on climate

11 March, 2019 - The new electorate of Canberra is the 17th most at-risk electorate in the country in the face of climate change, according to modelling by the ...

Greens pitch higher education reform to Canberra’s 20% students, staff and researchers

20 February, 2019 - On ANU Market Day, the Greens are releasing analysis of 2016 Census data showing that the new seat of Canberra leads Australia in the propor...

Call on major parties to back broader reforms to give renters a better deal: ACT Greens

20 February, 2019 - Ahead of tomorrow’s Residential Tenancies Act debate tomorrow, the ACT Greens have urged the major parties to back a raft of major reforms t...

Canberra Liberals should back ACT democracy on drug law reform: ACT Greens

20 February, 2019 - The ACT Greens have today urged the Canberra Liberals to reaffirm their support for the Territory’s democratic processes when it comes to pr...

Can Aussie sport take the heat? ACT Greens

15 February, 2019 - Shane Rattenbury, ACT Greens leader and Greens Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Australians love sport. Millions of us play...

Emissions continue to fall in the nation’s climate action capital

14 February, 2019 - The ACT’s 2017–18 Greenhouse Gas Inventory report finds that our city’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 14% over the year. Minister for Cl...

More homes for low income earners as housing crisis continues: ACT Greens

14 February, 2019 - The Greens today welcomed a commitment to allow landlords to claim a land tax exemption if they rent out their properties to low income Canb...

More electoral reform flagged as ACT Greens urge major parties to back gambling ban

8 February, 2019 - The Greens have today called on the major parties to ban gambling donations and large donations from corporates and major donors. “When i...

Canberra renters deserve a better deal

30 January, 2019 - Rental properties are people’s homes – and renters need to know they have adequate protections to ensure basic housing security. Our current ...

This is a climate emergency, and Canberra can lead emergency action

18 January, 2019 - The record-breaking heatwave that Canberrans struggled through this week is only the latest sign that we are headed into a climate emergency,...

Government must claw back credibility on cat containment: ACT Greens

14 December, 2018 - The Greens are today calling on the ACT Government to better monitor and enforce cat containment in declared areas, given no fines have ever...