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Technology Upgrade Fund to build digital capacity for community organisations

9 March, 2021 - The ACT Government is consulting with community organisations to deliver a $478,000 Technology Upgrade Fund to help build their digital capacity...

Vulnerable witnesses heard during first year of ACT Intermediary Program

9 March, 2021 - Over 150 vulnerable witnesses have provided their best evidence to the justice system with the help of the ACT’s Intermediary Program, which mar...

Two First Nations deaths in custody in last week in NSW jails  

9 March, 2021 - Evidence in the Budget Estimates hearing into Corrections this morning has disclosed that two First Nations people have died in NSW prisons in t...

Canberra’s vulnerable witnesses heard during first year of ACT Intermediary Program

9 March, 2021 - Over 150 vulnerable witnesses have provided their best evidence to the justice system with the help of the ACT’s Intermediary Program, which mar...

Government sets Koalas up for extinction

9 March, 2021 - A new Koala SEPP just released by the Government is a win for the logging industry and a huge loss in the fight to save koalas from extinction i...

Greens welcome commission, say truth-telling must be central to any Treaty process

9 March, 2021 - The Greens today welcomed the announcement of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Victoria - a historical opportunity for First Nations peo...

Fund education to dismantle rape culture for International Women’s Day: Greens

8 March, 2021 - In the wake of recent parliamentary sexual abuse revelations and the petition started by Chanel Contos, the Greens have used International Women...

ACT Greens Correspondence to Prime Minister Hon Scott Morrison

8 March, 2021 - Dear Prime Minister We are writing with regard to the announcement by your Attorney-General Christian Porter that he is the Cabinet Minister ...

NSW Greens MPs call for reinstatement of sexual assault minister

8 March, 2021 - NSW Greens MPs Jenny Leong and Abigail Boyd are urgently calling on the Premier to reinstate the Minister for the Prevention of Sexual Assault. ...

Teach Us Consent’ Launches NSW Parliament E-Petition

8 March, 2021 - Backed by NSW women MPs from across the political spectrum, Chanel Contos has launched a NSW e-petition on International Women’s Day. The petiti...

Motion directing NSW Parliament to provide sexual consent training and review it’s processes passes upper house

7 March, 2021 - A motion calling on NSW Parliament to take proactive measures to ensure it is a safe workplace for all women and is free from sexual assault and...

New funding to help local heritage projects

6 March, 2021 - Applications are now open for the 2021-22 ACT Heritage Grants Program which helps celebrate the history and heritage of the ACT. “This is suc...

Blocked vaccine shipment makes the case for domestic production

5 March, 2021 - The Greens say that halted shipments of Astra Zeneca vaccines from Europe show the risks of relying on international supply chains to inoculate ...

Parliamentary culture review welcome but not the panacea

5 March, 2021 - The Greens have cautiously welcomed today’s announcement into a review of workplace culture in Federal Parliament but say a culture review alone...

Drivers face registration cancellation for vehicles with deadly Takata airbags

5 March, 2021 - ACT drivers who have not replaced dangerous Takata airbags can now expect to have their car registration suspended or cancelled from next month....