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The People Have Spoken: Love is Love, Time for Marriage Equality, say ACT Greens

15 November, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLACaroline Le Couteur, MLA The ACT Greens are celebrating that today the people of Canberra have spoken on the side of eq...

People before Pokies: ACT Greens negotiate nation-leading gambling harm minimisation model, $2 bet limits on pokies

9 November, 2017 - Successful ACT Greens-led efforts to introduce Australia’s first mandatory pre-commitment scheme and $2 bet limits are proof positive that, w...

ACT Greens negotiate Australia-first harm minimisation model with new standards for casino

2 November, 2017 - Legislation introduced today reducing bet limits for poker machines in the casino is an enormous change to gambling harm minimisation, ACT Gr...

ACT Greens welcome greyhound racing ban: Record of dog deaths and injuries publicly available

2 November, 2017 - The Canberra greyhound racing industry’s record of dog deaths and injuries at the track is proof positive that the industry is unable to oper...

A zero waste future: ACT Greens launch sustainable waste policy

29 October, 2017 - ACT Greens Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury today launched the Greens’ plans for a ‘Sustainable Zero Waste Fut...

Too Many Guns: ACT Greens call for action on weapon stockpiles

25 October, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The ACT Greens today call on the Government to address a “concerning” number of individuals with large private arsenals...

Territorians deserve the right to choose - ACT Greens welcome Victorian moves on voluntary assisted dying

19 October, 2017 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA In welcoming news that Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying bill has passed the Lower House, the ACT Greens today aga...

Territorians deserve the right to choose: ACT Greens welcome Victorian moves on voluntary assisted dying

19 October, 2017 - “The ACT Greens believe that the people of the ACT, just like all Australians, should have the right to make choices about their own life and...

ACT Greens: Statement on pill testing trial

13 October, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The ACT Greens today say the Canberra Liberals have serious questions to answer when it comes to pill testing and harm minimisation in the Territory.

First citizens’ jury hearings an opportunity to get deliberative democracy right

13 October, 2017 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA The ACT’s first-ever citizens’ jury will commence this weekend (14-15 October 2017). These initial jury hearings are...

Grave concerns: ACT Greens renew calls for a new cemetery in Woden’s south

11 October, 2017 - ACT Greens Planning spokesperson and Member for Murrumbidgee Caroline Le Couteur today reaffirmed longstanding calls for a new cemetery in Ca...

Canberra Greens commitment to emissions targets turns 21

29 September, 2017 - Many Australians are despairing at the state of energy politics in our country today. The federal government's continued failure to acknowl...