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One-step closer to consumers’ right to repair

Consumers are one step closer to having the “right to repair” their goods, with a push by the ACT Government now being considered.

In Andrew Braddock, Yerrabi has a climate warrior

New ACT Greens MLA for Yerrabi Andrew Braddock got into politics to leave a legacy behind when it comes to addressing climate change.

New Greens MLA says party won’t ‘sit on the sidelines’

Newly elected ACT Greens MLA, Rebecca Vassarotti, says she feels “privileged and excited” to represent her electorate of Kurrajong in the 10th ACT Legislative Assembly. Having worked across the community sector, health, social...

Third time’s the charm for new Greens MLA

New ACT Greens member for Brindabella Johnathan Davis first ran as a candidate in 2012 and again in 2016 before being successful this year.

ACT election 2020 final results in

The final results of the 2020 ACT election have been released, with the 25 MLAs holding seats in the tenth ACT Legislative Assembly named.

2020 ACT Election: by the numbers

While it’s been confirmed ACT Labor have won the 2020 ACT election, the tenth ACT Legislative Assembly will look different.

Chief Minister prefers Greens alliance over crossbench

Chief Minister Andrew Barr said it was his personal preference to form government with the ACT Greens through another parliamentary agreement rather than face a Greens crossbench, but he fully respected their...

ACT Greens look to be big winners of 2020 election

With 78.4% of the vote counted last night, the Greens look like the big winners in the 2020 ACT election, potentially increasing their seats in the Legislative Assembly from two to three, with the potential to pick up three more, according to the ABC’s election analyst Antony Green.

Greens pledge to push light rail Stage 2B to Mawson

The ACT Greens have pledged to add two additional light rail stops and expand the Mawson Park and Ride to service those in the Southern Woden Valley and Tuggeranong areas.

Greens pledge further $47m in mental health funding

The ACT Greens have today promised a further $47.35 million in mental health funding, which would include more supported accommodation and an expansion of the Police, Ambulance, Clinician Emergency Response (PACER) program. The...

The tight race to the Legislative Assembly

Despite ACT Labor’s twenty-year rein of the Legislative Assembly, this years’ contest might be closer than first appears. Picking up from the negative swing against all three major parties in 2016, (ALP -...

ACT Greens set ‘ambitious’ incarceration target

The ACT Greens have today announced an “ambitious goal” to bring Indigenous incarceration rates in line with non-Indigenous rates by 2030.

Major parties split on new housing gas connections

Candidates from the three major parties and one minor party put their gas policies on the record last night in the Conservation Council ACT Region’s online ACT election candidate forum on climate...

Conservation Council pushes candidates on climate policies

Conducted against the backdrop of the Federal Government’s recent refusal to join 64 countries in a global pledge to save biodiversity and endangered specifies – despite Australia having one of the highest...

School strikers strike back: ‘our lives’ at stake

The stakes were life and death for ACT school climate strikers as they placed protest placards on the lawns of Parliament House today (25 September) demanding the government rule out public money...

Greens promise all-electric town centre for Molonglo

The ACT Greens would push to make a new Molonglo Town Centre all-electric, if elected, in a bid to move the ACT away from gas and towards lower emissions. The Greens want the...

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