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Greens call on government to protect Lake Tuggeranong

Johnathan Davis MLA will call on the ACT Government to do more to protect Lake Tuggeranong from grass clippings and leaf litter.

Barr tries to soften backlash from Gallagher’s housing debt ‘backflip’

Senator Katy Gallagher changed her tune on waiving the ACT's historic housing debt and Liberals Mark Parton motioned party leaders to condemn her "backflip".

ACT Legislative Assembly divided on hard drug decriminalisation

Drugs decriminalisation is being debated in the ACT Legislative Assembly this afternoon. The amendments health minister Rachel Stephen-Smith made in June to her ACT Labor colleague Michael Pettersson’s motion are expected to pass. But the ACT Greens also want to make amendments, while the Canberra Liberals oppose the decriminalisation of hard drugs entirely.

Johnathan Davis wants climate proof healthcare

Greens MLA Johnathan Davis wants the ACT Government to plan to mitigate the impact of the climate crisis on public healthcare.

Greens: ACT Government failing community sport

Eighteen months later, Greens MLA Johnathan Davis says the ACT Government has not delivered on its suite of sport policy commitments.

Greens call for drug and public service reforms

The ACT Greens are calling for a more progressive approach to drug law reform and to make the ACT Public Service more multicultural.

Canberra skateboarders still waiting for park upgrades

Canberra hasn’t received a new skate park since the Belconnen upgrade in 2011 and much of the remaining parks are deteriorating along with the scene and culture, says the Canberra Skateboarding Association.

Help for low-income households to get cleaner heaters

Low-income households will be able to replace wood heaters with energy-efficient reverse cycle split system units, at no up-front expense.

ACT Legislative Assembly debates housing, education, business, bins

Business, housing, waste collection, and education were among the topics debated in the Legislative Assembly’s third siting week for 2022.

Upgrades to Tuggeranong foreshore and a new park in Casey

Canberrans can have their say on the ACT Government’s upgrades to Tuggeranong foreshore and a new recreation park in Casey.

What Brindabella residents want for Lake Tuggeranong foreshore

The ACT Greens have surveyed Brindabella residents on how they want the ACT Government to revitalise the Lake Tuggeranong Foreshore.

Politicians join community in Cleaning Up Canberra

Canberra MPs and MLAs joined public-spirited volunteers to tidy up Canberra on Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday.

What place for transgender women in women’s sport?

Do laws need to be changed so women and girls can play “single-sex sport”? Where would that leave transgender people?

New air quality strategy ‘a journey to clean air for all’

In the wake of 2019-20’s Black Summer, the ACT Government has released a Bushfire Smoke and Air Quality Strategy.

Remembrance ceremony urges drug law reform

A remembrance ceremony for drug-related deaths was held today, organized by the Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform.

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.

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