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“Knee Jerk”: social media ban for young people lacks evidence say Greens

10 September, 2024 - The Greens have criticised the Prime Minister’s plan to ban teenagers from social media, labeling it “knee jerk politics that lacks evidenc...

Labor dancing to Dutton’s tune on aged care

10 September, 2024 - The Greens say Labor is dancing to the Opposition’s tune on aged care with reports that the Coalition is putting the brakes on a deal for a...

Chalmers must act now to bring down interest rates

10 September, 2024 - The Greens are urging Treasurer Jim Chalmers to use his powers to bring down interest rates, which continue to smash mortgage holders and r...

Supporting those who need it most on their pathway to electrification

10 September, 2024 - Public housing tenants and low-income renters and owner occupiers have reported improvements to wellbeing, comfort, climate resilience and ...

Drug and Alcohol Sentencing helps improve safety and life outcomes 

10 September, 2024 - An independent evaluation by KMPG has found the ACT’s Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List has improved social and health outcomes for particip...

Labor urged to work with Greens, crossbench on environment rather than Rinehart & Dutton

10 September, 2024 - Labor has been urged to work with the Greens and Senate crossbench to protect the environment instead of caving in to Gina Rinehart by gutt...

Greens Eye Public Retirement Village as part of Housing Crisis Plan

10 September, 2024 - Today, the ACT Greens have announced an election initiative to establish a dedicated fund to fill gaps in housing options for people facing...

$29.7 billion per year by 2030: Confusion, overlaps and gaps in NSW invasive species plan

9 September, 2024 - The cost of failing to effectively manage invasive species in NSW could be blown out by 15 times in the next 6 years unless major reforms ar...

New electric vehicles join City Services fleet in time for World EV Day

9 September, 2024 - Today is World EV Day, and you will see more ACT Government electric vehicles out and about. Five new electric vehicles including a ute, ...

GREENS SLAM LABOR FOR BACKFLIPPING ON GAS AND SUPPORTING MORE CLIMATE-DESTROYING FOSSIL FUELS

9 September, 2024 - The Greens have slammed the Victorian Labor government for encouraging more fossil fuels in the middle of a climate crisis as Labor plots mo...

New minimum energy efficiency standards delivering comfortable homes for renters

9 September, 2024 - Today the ACT Government has released a report showing that changes to energy efficiency standards made in April last year have improved liv...

CARE ABOUT COST OF LIVING? FREEZE RENTS

8 September, 2024 - Today ACT Greens MLA Jo Clay has introduced a bill to help defend Canberra’s renters against the housing crisis, by putting a two-year freez...

ACT Government releases new plan to protect the Grey-headed Flying Fox

7 September, 2024 - The ACT Government has today released the Native Species Conservation Plan for the Grey-headed Flying-fox, which outlines strategic actions ...

Labor's reverse Robin Hood: Public schools bleeding money to private schools

6 September, 2024 - The Greens say Labor’s school funding plan is a ‘reverse Robin Hood’, bleeding public schools dry to give to wealthy private schools. New...