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Canberra renters deserve a better deal

30 January, 2019 - Rental properties are people’s homes – and renters need to know they have adequate protections to ensure basic housing security. Our current ...

This is a climate emergency, and Canberra can lead emergency action

18 January, 2019 - The record-breaking heatwave that Canberrans struggled through this week is only the latest sign that we are headed into a climate emergency,...

Government must claw back credibility on cat containment: ACT Greens

14 December, 2018 - The Greens are today calling on the ACT Government to better monitor and enforce cat containment in declared areas, given no fines have ever...

Canberrans have a clear path to help #StopAdani

13 December, 2018 - Tim Hollo, Greens candidate for the new seat of Canberra and a climate campaigner for the past 20 years, today welcomed the #StopAdani coali...

"People In" - Greens launch Participatory Democracy project for Canberra

10 December, 2018 - Amid growing concern about the state of our democracy, and days after the release of the damning University of Canberra report Trust an...

Canberra's tech jobs, human rights at risk from anti-encryption laws: Dr Penny Kyburz

6 December, 2018 - ACT Greens Senate candidate Dr Penny Kyburz has attacked the major parties for ramming anti-encryption legislation through Parliament, saying...

Nation's Capital Deserves Metro News Status - Greens

3 December, 2018 - The Greens today called on Nine to ensure the Canberra Times is not downgraded as part of the merger with Fairfax, following news that the in...

ACT Greens: Reversing the rollback on donation integrity

29 November, 2018 - The ACT Greens will today welcome an electoral reform bill in the Assembly, as they seek to reverse a “troubling” rollback in electorate don...

ACT Greens’ proposal to better support low-income Canberrans

27 November, 2018 - The ACT Greens have today proposed a raft of new measures to help make Canberra fairer. In a motion to be debated in the Assembly this w...

Hollo on drones: pause privatisation of our skies

9 November, 2018 - Tim Hollo, Greens candidate for Canberra, said today: "Canberrans are mighty sick of private companies coming in and steamrolling over com...

Call to establish National Institutions Council: ACT Greens

6 November, 2018 - A National Institutions Council would ensure all Canberra-based national arts and cultural institutions can realise their mandates, the ACT G...

For the sake of research, Zed has to go: Dr Kyburz

1 November, 2018 - "The Liberal government's attacks on research independence are a threat to the work of hundreds of ACT residents and to academic freedom. Zed...

ACT Greens: Reproductive rights improved in the Territory

19 October, 2018 - The ACT Greens are pleased today that legislation to improve access to medical abortions in the ACT has passed in the Legislative Assembly. ...

For renters, minor modifications will make a house a home: ACT Greens

18 October, 2018 - The ACT Greens today called for tenants to be able to install picture hooks and furniture anchors (make ‘minor modifications’) to their renta...

More public housing needed to meet growing demand: ACT Greens

9 October, 2018 - “The Greens are disappointed that the proportion of public housing in the ACT Government’s land release program this year will only be 1.5%. T...