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ACT light rail turns five

The ACT Greens want Labor to move faster on building light rail from Civic to Woden, transport spokeswoman Jo Clay said.

ACT grapples with gaming machine crisis

MLAs Shane Rattenbury and Dr Marisa Paterson, and Senator David Pocock spoke about gambling addiction in the ACT at a symposium today.

ACT Greens launch housing policy

The ACT Greens have launched their first policy platform for the 2024 election: addressing the housing crisis.

State of the ACT’s water and environment

The condition of ACT water catchments is improving, but the ACT’s resource use is unsustainable, according to reports published this week.

ACT Greens: Helping young people quit vaping

ACT Greens MLA Laura Nuttall's first motion passed the Legislative Assembly: better supports for young people struggling with vaping.

ACT Greens elect parliamentary leaders

Shane Rattenbury and Rebecca Vassarotti have been elected in Australia's first ballot of members to determine parliamentary leaders.

Clay: ACT’s Territory Plan a ‘missed opportunity’

The Legislative Assembly has published its report into the new Territory Plan - and the chair, Jo Clay, considers it a missed opportunity.

Rebecca Vassarotti: Men made climate change, women will fix it

Minister Rebecca Vassarotti will speak at a Parks and Conservation Service International Women’s Day Breakfast.

ACT Government uses controversial call-in powers for housing

The ACT Government has announced two housing developments. But ACT Labor's use of call-in powers has angered other parties.

CFMEU accuses ACT Government of neglecting public housing

The CFMEU ACT branch has called for the ACT Government to in-source public housing maintenance and guarantee acceptable living conditions.

Independents call for limited terms for ACT politicians

The Strong Independents propose limited terms (no more than three four-year terms) for Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly.

ACT Legislative Assembly’s first sitting week of 2024

Light rail, hospital wait times, and cost of living were once more debated in the ACT Legislative Assembly's first sitting week for 2024.

Jo Clay: The rent is too damn high

The ACT Greens want to freeze rent increases completely for two years, stop big rent increases between leases, and stop rent bidding.

Unsocial media: Labor Speaker and Liberals vs Greens

A Labor MLA – the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, no less – shares social media posts by opposition MLAs criticising the ACT Greens.

Review published into how ACT Greens handled Davis allegations

The ACT Greens acted “largely in line” with Legislative Assembly policy, but they made some questionable judgement calls, the review finds.

ACT environment groups call for more funding

Three Canberra environment not-for-profit organisations have called for political parties to commit to improving funding of the sector.

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