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Thank You Richard Di Natale

3 February, 2020 - Today we thank Senator Richard Di Natale for his wonderful contribution as Australian Greens leader. We all come to play a role in the Gre...

ACT Government COVID-19 Budget stimulus package

1 February, 2020 - The ACT Greens, and the ACT Government, understand that the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic will be unlike anything our society has experien...

Government’s planning changes would fail on trees and climate

27 January, 2020 - As Canberra swelters through another record-breaking summer, the Greens today expressed concern that proposed Government rule changes will fa...

New road transport laws: Helmet exemption paves a road to inclusion

22 January, 2020 - The ACT has recently introduced an exemption, on religious grounds, to mandatory helmet laws while riding a bicycle or personal mobility devi...

Registration bans on the cards for offensive vehicles

21 January, 2020 - Vehicles bearing indecent, insulting or offensive words or images may have their registration refused, cancelled or suspended in the ACT if t...

ACT Corrective Services supporting bushfire aircrew staff

20 January, 2020 - Detainees and staff at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) have been supporting bushfire aircrew staff in NSW by providing much needed meal...

Now we’re cooking with … electricity! Gas no longer a requirement in Canberra suburbs

17 January, 2020 - Changes in the ACT mean new suburbs no longer require a gas connection, allowing them the opportunity to be zero emissions and to have cheape...

Bus lane removal is wrong approach: Greens

16 January, 2020 - Removing part of a bus lane to encourage more private car use is ultimately bad for commuters and out-of-step with the Government’s climate a...

Bus lane removal is wrong approach: ACT Greens

13 January, 2020 - Removing part of a bus lane to encourage more private car use is ultimately bad for commuters and out-of-step with the Government’s climate a...

Greens call again for roadside corflute ban

7 January, 2020 - As election corflutes begin littering Canberra streets, the ACT Greens have again called for a ban on roadside electoral signs during local el...

Start your scooters: E-scooters and similar devices legalised in ACT

17 December, 2019 - Minister for Justice, Consumer Affairs and Road Safety, Shane Rattenbury, today announced changes that mean e-scooters and similar e-mobilit...

Boost for Canberra’s growing renewable sector

16 December, 2019 - Canberra’s growing renewable sector will receive a boost with the second round of Renewable Energy Innovation Fund (REIF) Direct Grants and ...

Greens welcome ‘first steps’ on plastic; urge more action

16 December, 2019 - The ACT Greens have welcomed the ACT Government’s initial commitment to phase out some harmful single-use plastics, but say more needs to be...

Climate Change and Mental Health

13 December, 2019 - With large parts of Australia on fire, the air filled with smoke, and people’s lives increasingly impacted, it’s an important time to talk a...

Canberra’s coffee cup scheme starts today!

11 December, 2019 - The ACT Government has today launched a new reusable coffee cup scheme to help reduce the amount of single-use cups in our region. More ...