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Greens: Outsourcing undermining public service

The Greens say the Morrison Government’s “ideological mission” has seriously undermined the Australian Public Service, after the second interim report from the Select Committee on Job Security was released on Tuesday (19...

It’s easy being Green: New MLAs look back on a year of success

One year ago today, Canberra elected six Greens candidates to the Legislative Assembly: three as Cabinet ministers, three to the cross-bench. The Greens, the fastest-growing party in the ACT, hold nearly a quarter of the seats and the balance of power for the fourth time – a world first.

ACT Government will pay the ‘social cost of carbon’

The ACT has become the first Australian jurisdiction to put a dollar value on climate inaction by implementing a ‘social cost of carbon’.

Greens welcome routine pill testing in Canberra’s CBD

The 2021/22 ACT Budget has allocated $260,000 for a pilot permanent pill testing site in Canberra’s CBD, which the ACT Greens said “will reduce harm and stigma”. ACT Greens spokesperson for drug harm...

Barton Highway duplication could destroy Aboriginal cultural heritage trees

The Barton Highway duplication could ruin culturally significant sites, endangered trees, and habitat for sugar gliders, advocates say.

ACT 2021-22 Budget: ACT Greens

ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury believes the ACT 2021-22 Budget will look after the most vulnerable in the community.

ACT Greens condemn the withdrawal of disaster payments

The ACT Greens condemned the Federal Government’s decision to reduce and withdraw disaster payments once the ACT reaches a vaccine threshold.

ACT Greens MLAs in lockdown

We talk to Green MLAs Andrew Braddock, Jo Clay, Emma Davis, Johnathan Davis, and Rebecca Vassarotti about what they're doing in lockdown.

Liberals want government taskforce to respond to ACT’s education crisis

Canberra Liberals say the ACT Government taskforce to address the teacher shortage problem must be “more than window dressing”.

Inquiry calls for ACT roadside corflute, gambling donation bans

A report tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly yesterday has called for a ban on roadside corflutes, making them a thing of the past.

ACT Greens reveal federal election candidates

The ACT Greens announced their full suite of Federal Election candidates earlier this week.

Jo Clay MLA: Beware the politics of old white men

Jo Clay MLA feels the need "to respond to yet another old white man making the same drab arguments used for eons to keep women out of the conversation and out of our public sphere".

Government to investigate e-waste recycling

Greens MLA Jo Clay believes we need recycling arrangements for electrical appliances, solar panels, and large batteries.

Myna offence – Invasive species declared a pest

The Indian or common myna, one of the most invasive species in the world, is now a prohibited pest animal in the ACT.

ACT Government calls for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

The ACT Government has endorsed a treaty calling on Australia to leave fossil fuel in the ground and to stop subsidising the industry.

New council to advise government on problem gambling, poker machines

Problem gambling and poker machines could disappear thanks to the ACT Government’s new advisory council. Social services and community clubs alike have welcomed the establishment of the ACT Community Clubs Ministerial Advisory Council today, chaired by Minister for Gaming, Shane Rattenbury.

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