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Achieving net zero emissions by 2045: Community consultation launched

11 December, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLAMinister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury will today launch a discussion paper that proposes that...

ACT Greens call for secure funding of dedicated family violence crisis accommodation services

11 December, 2017 - Ahead of increased demand during the holiday season, the ACT Greens have called on the Government to provide more secure, long-term funding ...

ACT Greens call for secure funding of dedicated family violence crisis accommodation services

11 December, 2017 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA Ahead of increased demand during the holiday season, the ACT Greens have called on the Government to provide more s...

New partnership with Winnunga to deliver services in the Alexander Maconochie Centre

11 December, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Winnunga Aboriginal Health and Community Services (AHCS) has commenced enhanced support at the Alexander Maconochie Ce...

Driving change: seven projects funded to improve road safety

8 December, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Seven community road safety projects will be funded this year by the ACT Road Safety Fund—among them, a community-desig...

Bail support program provides more support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander detainees

7 December, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The Government has partnered with the Aboriginal Legal Service to develop a two-year bail support program to address th...

Fact-checking fake news: ACT Greens call for Canberra ‘fact checking unit’ to inform public debate

7 December, 2017 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA The ACT Greens today called on the Government to investigate establishing an ACT-specific fact-checking unit to supp...

Have your say on the new Office for Mental Health

7 December, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The Canberra community is invited to have its say on the establishment of the new Office for Mental Health. Minister fo...

Fact-checking fake news: ACT Greens call for Canberra ‘fact checking unit’ to inform public debate

30 November, 2017 - In a dissenting report to the Election Committee, Greens MLA Caroline Le Couteur highlighted the important contributions of informed debate ...

Red Hill Nature Reserve: Community makes a stand against ‘inappropriate development’

30 November, 2017 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA The ACT Greens have tabled two petitions totalling some 3,112 signatures opposing inappropriate development in area...

Work for us! - Policy Advisor for Caroline Le Couteur MLA

17 November, 2017 - Applications Close COB Friday 1 December 2017 ACT Greens MLA Caroline Le Couteur is seeking a part time policy advisor to assist with policy...

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...