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Government treating public housing tenants as second-class citizens: Greens on ombudsman report

4 March, 2026 - Quotes attributed to Shane Rattenbury, Leader of the ACT Greens: “Today’s report from the ACT Ombudsman pulls back the curtain on how public...

Rattenbury welcomes interim budget report, urges sustainable, people-centred approach

3 March, 2026 - Today’s report paints a clear picture of the challenge that lies ahead for the ACT – we need to address our deteriorating fiscal position, but w...

Rapid bus routes to return to West Belconnen

26 February, 2026 - The ACT Greens successfully passed a vote in Parliament which will see at least one rapid bus service restored to West Belconnen by Term 3 t...

Save Big Splash petition breaks records days before looming deadline

25 February, 2026 - The Save Big Splash petition, tabled today, breaks records as the ACT Parliament's biggest e-petition and the largest petition thi...

Canberrans Taken for a (Very Slow) Ride

24 February, 2026 - The federal Labor government has announced $230 million in additional funding for high-speed rail between Sydney and Newcastle. Meanwhile, C...

Big Splash listening report shows Canberrans want government action to save the water park

20 February, 2026 - At the Save Big Splash community meeting last night, ACT Greens Deputy Leader Jo Clay released a listening report which found overwhelming p...

Liquor delivery restrictions supported

20 February, 2026 - A Legislative Assembly inquiry that heard from Uber Eats, DoorDash, frontline services and industry bodies has today handed down its recomme...

Canberra Bar becomes the Poster Child for Rushed Hate Speech Laws

19 February, 2026 - The Greens strongly condemn the actions of ACT Policing in raiding a local Canberra bar and removing anti-fascist posters and artwork, in wh...

Greens back protests against violence and genocide

11 February, 2026 - ACT Greens members will today join members of the community to reaffirm the right to peaceful protest in demonstrating against Israeli presi...

Greens tell Labor: community expects you to dump health levy

6 February, 2026 - Treasurer Chris Steel failed to confirm yesterday if he will follow through with a full removal of Labor’s unfair health levy on every ratepa...

Greens Secure Better Political Transparency

5 February, 2026 - Canberrans will no longer have to wait months to access cabinet documents, following the passage of Greens-led reforms to improve access to h...

Canberrans Suffer from Labor's Poor Management of Transport System

4 February, 2026 - Yesterday in the Assembly, Labor Transport Minister Chris Steel was grilled by ACT Greens MLAs over cuts to rapid bus services in West Belcon...

Greens welcome regulatory action on Big Splash

30 January, 2026 - After two years of sustained community and parliamentary pressure, the ACT Government has finally escalated action against the owner of Big S...

Government must step in to save Big Splash

20 January, 2026 - ACT Greens Member for Ginninderra, Jo Clay, has expressed concerns following the announcement that the Big Splash site has been repossessed b...

New Year, Same Reason to Extend the ACT's Waste-to-Energy Ban

13 January, 2026 - Following ongoing heatwaves and ongoing high fire risks, the ACT Greens are pushing for the ACT Government to renew their now lapsed policy t...