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Greens secure successor to rent relief fund in budget negotiations

17 September, 2025 - Today the ACT Greens have secured further improvements from the ACT Government as part of negotiations for the 2025/26 ACT Budget. Among th...

Housing set to become a human right in ACT

17 September, 2025 - This afternoon, the ACT Legislative Assembly is set to pass legislation which will enshrine housing as a human right following the introduc...

Greens move to condemn racist anti-immigration rallies

4 September, 2025 - Tomorrow the Greens will move to temporarily suspend proceedings in the ACT Legislative Assembly to enable debate on a motion condemning the...

Rattenbury says Labor is undermining Greens initiatives at the expense of positive outcomes

1 September, 2025 - In response to questions on notice, Labor has sought to undermine the Greens’ plan to re-naturalise Sullivans Creek—the latest in a pattern ...

No funding, no strategy: Labor drops the ball on climate, environment

4 August, 2025 - The ACT Greens are alarmed by Labor’s inaction on climate change and nature restoration, saying work in progress when Greens previously he...

Greens call for transparent investigations into police misconduct following incidents

31 July, 2025 - A disturbing pattern of incidents involving inappropriate behaviour and racism justify a more transparent process for investigation and reportin...

Labor change means Canberrans to pay more for used hybrid cars than new petrol car

23 July, 2025 - Changes introduced by Labor mean a Canberran buying a used hybrid RAV4 now pays more in stamp duty than if they were to buy a more polluting new...

One fifth of Labor’s ‘affordable’ homes made up of unreachable land tax concession goal

22 July, 2025 - Community sector advocates have revealed in Estimates today that 1000 homes out of Labor’s target of 5000 new affordable homes will be delivered...

New petition launched to save the Rent Relief Fund from being cut in the 2025 ACT Budget

18 July, 2025 - The Leader of the ACT Greens, Shane Rattenbury has sponsored a petition led by Care Financial to save the ACT Government’s Rent Relief Fund from...

Greens call on ACT Government to outline pathway to first safe injecting site in territory

17 July, 2025 - Opening the ACT’s first safe injecting room should be a priority during this term of government, says Leader of the ACT Greens, Shane Rattenbury...

Greens say housing approval numbers underscore need for government developer

17 July, 2025 - This morning’s reporting that housing approvals have reached an all-time low underscores the urgent need for a government-owned housing develope...

Committee recommends government support Greens’ bill to make housing a human right

4 July, 2025 - Today the cross-party Standing Committee on Legal Affairs has unanimously recommended that the ACT Parliament support the Greens’ legislation to ...