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ACT Greens Podcast
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A podcast for the ACT Greens' elected representatives to talk about the big ideas they've been working on. Authorised by Shane Rattenbury MLA for the ACT Greens.
Episodes
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Politics in the Office 4. The Planning Debate. Feat. Jo Clay MLA, Rebecca Vassarotti MLA and ACT Greens members
Recorded on 5 June 2023, immediately prior to the debate on the Planning Bill, this recording features Jo Clay MLA, Rebecca Vassarotti MLA and ACT Greens members discussing the issues surrounding planning and development in the ACT.
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Politics in the Office 2. Looking beyond the urban canopy. Feat. Rebecca Vassarotti MLA and ACT Greens members
Canberrans are proud to live in the bush capital, and with Greens in government, we have always prioritised environmental protection as a core concern. In this conversation, I shared our work responding to the biodiversity crisis, protecting our local habitats, building biodiversity corridors and...
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The Rent Is Too Damn High. Feat. Jo, Rebecca and Shane
Housing and Renting are becoming more expensive, so what can be done to help renters, first homebuyers and homeowners with the cost of living crisis? On 25 May we held a community forum in Belconnen to discuss these issues with the public. Hit play to listen to Jo Clay, ACT Greens Member for...
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Politics in the Office 1. Rental Reforms. Feat. Shane Rattenbury MLA and ACT Greens members
With Greens in government, we have taken great strides in improving the rights of renters. On 11 April 2023 Shane Rattenbury MLA shared the journey leading up to the ACT Greens ending no-cause evictions and introducing new energy efficiency standards for rental properties. Shane also asked ACT...
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We know speed kills: how about controlling the car instead of the driver? Feat. Andrew Braddock
This month, the findings of the ACT Legislative Assembly's inquiry into dangerous driving were released. While there was some important media coverage given to many of the inquiry's recommendations, especially those around the creation of new dangerous driving offences and enhanced police powers,...
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The Planning Bill. Feat. Jo Clay MLA
I'd like to speak about next steps on the Planning Review, now that we have seen the ACT Government response. I am speaking in my capacity as ACT Greens spokesperson for Planning.
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How should the ACT build the missing middle? Ft. Jo Clay MLA
The Greens want a vibrant city where people can move around easily. We want to preserve our remaining habitat and make sure we have plenty of trees and green spaces near where we live and work. We want a city where everyone has a home. We want a zero-emissions electric city that can deal with the...
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The 2023 bus timetable. Ft. Jo Clay MLA.
On Monday 30th January Network 2023 was launched. Canberra's bus users are not happy, I have heard this loud and clear. We are trying to encourage more people to use public transport in the short term due to construction disruption in the city, and in the longer term to address climate change and...
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ACT Greens support light rail as an environmentally friendly transport solution for better city living. Ft. Jo Clay MLA
This is an opinion piece published in the Canberra Times on 11 January 2023. Canberrans deserve a well-connected city, where they have a choice to live close to work and amenities, and a city built on principles of sustainability. High-quality, frequent, reliable, and sustainable public transport...
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Looking back on 2022, and forward to 2023! Ft. Rebecca Vassarotti MLA
As we come to the end of 2022, it has been a difficult year as we faced the third year of the pandemic. We have continued throughout the year to do some incredible work, such as: - We are continuing to work on our promise of providing everyone with a decent home. - We have been working with the...
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Looking back on 2022, and forward to 2023! ft. Jo Clay MLA
2022 has been a big year in the Clay office and I wanted to catch you all up one what we've been doing: – We've succeeded in getting the right to a healthy environment into the ACT Human Rights Act. – We released an active travel discussion paper to kick off a conversation about what we can do to...
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Speech to the 2022 ACT Chief Minister's Inclusion Awards. Ft. Emma Davidson MLA
Speech given 7 December 2022: Dhawura nguna dhawura Ngunnawal. This is Ngunnawal Country. Tonight we are gathering on Ngunnawal country. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land. Sovereignty was never ceded. I pay my respects to First Nations elders past and present and acknowledge them...
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Looking back on 2022, and forward to 2023! Ft. Emma Davidson MLA
As the Minister for a range of portfolios that fundamentally covers "People" 2022 has been a very busy year. Here are a few of the highlights: - We've made real progress towards the ACT's first residential eating disorders clinic in Coombs. It's going to be a beautiful place for people to get the...
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Looking back on 2022, and forward to 2023! Ft. Shane Rattenbury MLA
As 2022 comes to a close, I think the Greens in Government can look back in pride at what we've accomplished this year. I'm particularly struck by the translation of ACT Greens policies and promises into real action in the ACT - a great testament to the Greens' efforts here in the ACT to work as...
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Marking National Threatened Species Day. Featuring Rebecca Vassarotti MLA
Today is National Threatened Species Day which has occurred annually for 86 years in commemoration of Australia's Tasmanian tiger, marked as extinct on 7 September 1936. I marked the day this morning at the Birdscaping landscape plantings on David St in O'Connor. The ACT Government continues to...
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The right to a healthy environment. Ft. Rebecca Vassarotti MLA and Jo Clay MLA
The ACT Government is asking Canberrans to consider the introduction of a right to a healthy environment in the Human Rights Act. A discussion paper has been released to inform consideration of this right. It poses questions for community feedback. You now have the opportunity to help shape the...
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Budget 22-23 Reply Speech. Ft. Shane Rattenbury MLA
Tonight it was my privilege to deliver the ACT Greens reply to the ACT Budget 22-23. While this was not entirely a budget that a majority Greens government would have delivered there is a great deal we can be proud of. This Budget demonstrates the impact of having Greens in government and how a...
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Schizophrenia awareness week. Ft. Emma Davidson MLA
A ministerial statement by the ACT Minister for Mental Health marking Schizophrenia awareness week.
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World Bee Day. Ft. Rebecca Vassarotti MLA
By building urban ecosystems, we will make Canberra a refuge for the plants, animals and ecological communities devastated by climate change, habitat loss, bushfires and urban sprawl. So on this World Bee Day let's remember our untiring insect friends who power the pollination of the plants we…
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Green Talk 02 - Extending Voting Rights, It's their future. Ft. Rebecca Vassarotti MLA and Andrew Braddock MLA
Extending voting rights to include 16 year olds is an issue the ACT Greens have been committed to for years. The evidence is clear that our young people are capable and responsible, and that they have a huge stake in the future that governments are creating today. Other countries have made this...
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Talking about e-bikes. Ft. Jo Clay MLA
With all the talk about e-bikes lately it was great to get out and talk to Jake from Canberra Electric Bikes in Phillip about the possibilities of these vehicles in the Canberra transport mix. Between reducing congestion, encouraging exercise, and slashing greenhouse gas emissions e-bikes have…
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Visiting Patchwork Urban Farm. Ft Rebecca Vassarotti and Tim Hollo
This week, I visited Patchwork Urban Farm with Tim Hollo to hear how Karina and Mikey's farm is going! It was great to talk about the importance of urban agriculture and the ACT's development of a Capital Food and Fibre Strategy, which will provide an exciting opportunity to shape our future...
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Expanding voting rights. Ft. Andrew Braddock MLA
Expanding voting rights to 16 and 17 year olds will result in better, longer-term policies, and deeper engagement with young people on decisions that could affect the rest of their lives. Yesterday I spoke with Dr Justin Barker of the Youth Coalition of the ACT about what the data and evidence...
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COVID advice has changed. Ft Shane Rattenbury MLA
I hope you've had some rest and recuperation over recent weeks -- although it has been a tumultuous, confusing, and sometimes deeply frustrating time. I wanted to recap for you how we got to this point, share a bit about where we're going from here -- and to acknowledge the very real challenges…
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My Culture, My Canberra 4. Ft: Jo Clay MLA
My Culture, My Canberra is a celebration of community - where you will hear from Canberrans from all walks of life, coming together to celebrate our differences. This month's speakers are Ericha Smyth (Eky) and Wisnu Trianugeraha (Wes). Eky is currently studying a Bachelor of International...
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Read the signs of COP26. Ft. Jo Clay MLA
Jo Clay MLA reads her recent opinion piece on why the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference mattered to Canberra.
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Scope 3 emissions in the ACT. Ft. Shane Rattenbury MLA and Rebecca Vassarotti MLA
Featuring: Dr Sophie Lewis, Minister Shane Rattenbury MLA and Minister Rebecca Vassarotti MLA, and Tim Hollo Last night Dr Sophie Lewis, ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment, spoke about a recent report prepared by her office outlining the ACT's scope 3 emissions footprint.…
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COP26, Glasgow, and what it means for you. Ft Shane Rattenbury
A recording of an online panel discussion about the COP26 United Nations climate summit currently underway in Glasgow. Shane Rattenbury, ACT Minister for Emissions Reductions, hosts a conversation with Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young who is attending the conference, Professor Mark Howden who is...
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My Culture, My Canberra 3. Ft: Jo Clay MLA
This month our speaker is Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng. Tjanara is a Wakka Wakka woman, academic, unionist, former public servant and proud grandmother. She's dedicated her life to tackling big problems like First Nations sovereignty, international mining conventions, employment and workplace...
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Budget Reply Speech 2021-22. Ft Shane Rattenbury MLA
Speech given in the Legislative Assembly in reply to the 2021-22 ACT Budget by Shane Rattenbury MLA as leader of the ACT Greens.
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My Culture, My Canberra 2. Ft: Jo Clay MLA
For this month's My Culture, My Canberra Jo Clay MLA is joined by Nataša Šojić and Skye Predavec discussing their Balkan heritage. My Culture, My Canberra is a celebration of community - where you will hear from Canberrans from all walks of life, coming together to celebrate our differences.…
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Peace and nonviolence in Australian foreign policy. Ft. Greens candidate for Canberra, Tim Hollo
Join Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr Sue Wareham, former Senator Scott Ludlam, nonviolent conflict resolution expert Felicity Gray, WagePeace activist Margaret Pestorius and Green Institute Director and our candidate for Canberra, Tim Hollo, to discuss what it would actually look like to have an...
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My Culture, My Canberra 1. Ft: Jo Clay MLA
Jo is joined by two amazing women, Dr Bosibori Better and Dr Jane Chimungeni-Brassington, for the first session in a new monthly series 'My Culture, My Canberra.' Jane and Bosi share some great ideas about their experiences and how we can make Canberra even better.
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Climate action in the ACT - The ACT Greens view. Ft: Shane Rattenbury MLA, Jo Clay MLA, and election candidates Tim Hollo and Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng
The ACT Greens team discuss the challenges, opportunities and different options we can use to secure stronger climate action. ACT Minister for Emissions Reduction Shane Rattenbury and MLA for Ginnindera Jo Clay update us on the state of play in the ACT - the only jurisdiction in Australia with...
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Waterways Statement. Ft: Shane Rattenbury
This podcast is based on a statement I made to the Legislative Assembly last week on the important work we are doing as part of the ACT Healthy Waterways program. Our local waterways support so much life and are one of the great things about living in Canberra. Many of us enjoy visiting these...
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The right to repair. Ft: Shane Rattenbury MLA
I gave a version of this speech to the Inaugural Australian Repair Summit last week and I'd like to share the important issue of the Right To Repair to the online audience now. This is a really important issue, and one that I'm very passionate about, both as a Minister for Consumer Affairs, but...
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Raising the age of criminal responsibility. Ft: Shane Rattenbury MLA and Emma Davidson MLA
ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury MLA, and ACT Minister for Youth Justice Emma Davidson MLA make the case for raising the age of criminal responsibility.
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Statue Erection - A Reaction. Ft: Emma Davidson MLA and Jo Clay MLA
Emma Davidson MLA and Jo Clay MLA meet up to try and figure out why Gary Humphries was rabbiting on about statues
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Creating a better Canberra. Ft Emma Davidson MLA, ACT Minister for Disability.
Our community has united in an unprecedented way to make sure that Canberrans in need are supported through challenging times, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This is something every Canberran should be proud of. However, there is still room for growth, particularly when we look at the injustices...
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Has COVID-19 made women more insecure at home
Ft: Emma Davidson MLA, In early 2020 I got stuck in New York as the world came to grips with the COVID pandemic. I had been supporting a group of Aboriginal and Pacific First Nations women who went there to tell their story and build relationships internationally, in their work to end violence...
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Equity is a key to the electric vehicle revolution
Ft: Shane Rattenbury MLA, Jaguar recently announced that it will no longer manufacture petrol or diesel vehicles from 2025 but will focus exclusively on its range of electric vehicles (EVs). Since the cheapest Jaguar currently starts at around $60,000, and you can pay over $300,000 for a...
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ACT - Beyond 100% Renewables
Ft: Shane Rattenbury MLA, Address to the Smart Energy Conference 2021
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Kicking the gas habit
Ft: Shane Rattenbury MLA, Australia's so-called "gas led recovery" is shaping up to be even more hazardous than we thought. The Climate Council has today released a report Kicking the Gas Habit on the harmful health effects of gas, ranging from the hazardous substances used in unconventional gas...
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How to think in circles - an ACT perspective on waste
Ft: Jo Clay MLA, I've worked in the recycling industry for over a decade. When I began, the buzz was all about zero waste. This focussed on the linear goal of keeping waste out of landfill. No one much minded where it went so long as it didn't cross a weighbridge. Exciting times! The ACT set the...
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Canberra's Tree Canopy Target
Ft: Andrew Braddock MLA, To paraphrase the late American R & B musician Luther Ingram, If Loving Trees Is Wrong, I Don't Wanna Be Right. Maybe not everyone is willing to wear their tree-hugging heart on their sleeve like I am, but is there any real disagreement on the benefits of trees, not just…
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Writing Gungahlin's Story
Ft: Andrew Braddock MLA, Almost one in five Canberrans lives in Gungahlin. Or to be more accurate, one in five Canberrans sleeps in Gungahlin. More than 25 years after the first houses went up in Ngunnawal and Palmerston, there's still no cinema (you'll have to wait another year), no hospital...
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Why the ACT should care about the future of the Cooma Bombala rail line
Ft: Jo Clay MLA, November this year will mark the centenary of the opening of the train line from Cooma to Bombala. It's a sad anniversary, to be honest, because trains stopped running beyond Cooma 35 years ago this month. An enormous amount of work and expense went into creating a major piece of...
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