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August 2008
 

22 August - Reorient - Lightfoot ceramics

21 August - Justice seen to be done

21 August - Lessons of Rhodium

20 August - Time to act on waste

20 August - Poor directions

19 August - Low emission slow admission

11 August - Where is the public housing?

11 August - Solar test for development

11 August - A sustainable plan at last

8 August - GGAS a lot of hot air

7 August - Greens leadership pays dividends

7 August - Environment report overwhelmed by Government gloss

7 August - No comment on No Waste

7 August - Land tax could ease affordable housing woes

6 August - Kicking and Screaming

5 August - Threat of Uncontrolled Operations unacceptable

5 August - Water inquiry stagnates

1 August - Assurance sought on gay ceremony override

July 2008
 

24 July - Me too, says Chief Minister

23 July - After ACTPLA stuff up, Section 63 fails the Griffin Legacy test

23 July - Greens call on Health Minister to stand up for women

22 July - Where is the social mix?

17 July - Regaining trust

17 July - 'The Way Forward' on transport

16 July - Green paper - not green

9 July - Stanhope on board light rail

8 July - Property development or community development?

3 July - Ingrid Betancourt is free

3 July - Rhodium goes sour?

3 July - ACT to lead Australia... or not

3 July - Big picture needed for the Murray Darling

1 July - Bill for civil ceremonies

June 2008

26 June - New approach to transport needed

25 June - Foskey censure motion debated today

24 June - Consultations again

20 June - Water management: not bound by borders

17 June - ACTEW shareholders on the ball?

17 June - Labor learning slowly

16 June - Age of criminal responsibility

5 June - Canberra can have an energy plan

3 June - It wouldn't happen to the coal industry

2 June - ACT Greens lead candidate launch

May 2008
 

30 May - Election announcement

30 May - Living farmhouses important to National Capital

29 May - Transport too slow

27 May - ActewAGL's unfortunate sequence of events

27 May - Power stations elsewhere have to work harder

23 May - EIS for power station

23 May - Moving too slowly on rapid transit

23 May - Energy policy missing

22 May - Mayor Pangallo: more Molonglo choice

21 May - Healthcare - Why does primary = last?

19 May - Government missing in action

16 May - Triple bottom line is THE bottom line

16 May - Power station - time for a plan

15 May - Power station - time to put all options on the table

13 May - Murray Darling Basin: Water Forum

13 May - Mobile home act needed

9 May - Action for Burma

8 May - Lost in the spin cycle

8 May - Majority government controls electoral law

8 May - Greens continue fight for same sex rights

7 May - Container deposit scheme for the ACT

7 May - Power plant in spotlight

7 May - Feed-in made fairer

6 May - Generous budget but...

6 May - New ATSI Representative Body has a voice

5 May - Political Partnerships ahead of Civil Unions
 

April 2008

15 April - Chinese security and human rights?

14 April - End secret donations now

11 April - Impact of water price wise

10 April - Estimates and scrutiny

10 April - Lift the Barr on planning

10 April - Cost of torch relay

9 April - SLAPPed down in the Assembly

9 April - Greens stop SLAPPs

9 April - Feed-in laws welcome

8 April - Peaceful protest - a human right

8 April - Baby out with the bath water

7 April - Airport wins and Canberra loses

4 April - Liberal MLAs stomp their feet

4 April - Public housing far and wide

2 April - Towards 2020 no solution

2 April - Where are the Libs?

1 April - Politics costing endangered species

1 April - Lyons school - where's the plan?

March 2008

31 March - Missed opportunity

28 March - Earth Hour - a wake up call

28 March - Lace to a T

26 March - ACT schools good-ish?

25 March - Show us your money

25 March - Teaching languages still a long way off

18 March - Time for action

18 March - Fast enough train

14 March - Arboretum half baked

14 March - Kangaroos on Defence land in Belconnen

6 March - Binge drinking, mate?

6 March - ACT Government riding roughshod

5 March - Green waste too hard for Hargreaves

4 March - Don't eat Orange Roughy

3 March - Human Rights? Wrong...

February 2008

29 February - Plastic Bag Challenge

28 February - Developers and donations

27 February - Airport needs planning control

22 February - $200m - don’t waste it

21 February - Housing Problems

21 February - Canberra taken for granted

18 February - Biosensitive Futures Launch

15 February - Invest windfall in sustainable Canberra

15 February - Molonglo lights will dim Earth Hour

13 February - Languages

11 February - Why no airport at the forum

8 February - Slashed funding has long term costs

7 February - School of Music

6 February - Airport expansion forum - A price too high?

5 February - Clubcare is damage control

4 February - Education policy fails kids

1 February - Greens Support Civil Unions

January 2008

24 January - Egg Procurement

23 January - Tharwa Bridge decision welcomed

21 January - Our airport Our emissions

4 January - Can Summernats make a difference?

December 2007

19 December - Airport growth

17 December - Lawns today Stage 4 tomorrow

13 December - Cash cow or city heart?

11 December - Crossbench in the Assembly

11 December - Human Rights Torch Relay

6 December - Who knows what’s happening on City Hill

5 December - Government refuses to debate Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill

4 December - Appropriation Bill travelling in right direction

4 December - Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill to be debated tomorrow

November 2007

30 November - Grasslands enquiry a positive step forward

28 November - ACT must stay GM free!

26 November - Election sends Greens message to ACT Government

21 November - Stanhope drops sustainability election promise

21 November - ACT must stay GE free

21 November - Energy Efficiency - Tenants need to know too

16 November - Skills shortages need smart growth

15 November - Retain Braddon’s character

14 November - Australian Railway Heritage Society should remain at Kingston site

14 November - Feed in tariff laws a positive step

14 November - Jonny-come-lately misses opportunity for ‘gold-plated’ GGAS

13 November - Improving the lives of domestic animals

13 November - No reductions from the Government’s Greenhouse Bill

8 November - Walking and cycling to school cheaper than PE teachers

5 November - The answer to traffic problems is buses and trains not cars!

5 November - Cup holiday a clean sweep of office social capital

2 November - Teachers deserve full marks

2 November - The government will get the energy savings back anyway!

1 November - Funding for Public Advocate waning

1 November - What is the biggest predictable risk facing Canberra?

1 November - Five star rating, still one star performance

October 2007

30 October - Today’s five star homes will be tomorrow’s energy intensive houses

29 October - IWDA 2007 Seminar Series Fiji Project Update – Canberra

26 October - Teachers deserve full marks!

24 October - Greens push for inquiry into native grasslands in the ACT

23 October - Demand and supply – it’s a two sided equation

22 October - Surviving the long dry

18 October - Burke puts media opportunity before mental health unit!

18 October - Public Transport is a key part of anti poverty strategy!

18 October - Govt sees Green light on ethical investment

17 October - Cycle to work - today and often

16 October - Hand back homeless money

15 October - NCA decision endangers endangered Earless Dragon!

10 October - QE2 sale - community services lose

9 October  -  Causeway residents left wondering about their future

8 October  -  Albert Hall – back to the people

4 October  -  Fyshwick can be a town centre!

September 2007

28 September - Sustainability success – community concern

26 September - We want the best outcome for layer hens

25 September - Government to allow Battery Cages

20 September - Banning Battery Cages

19 September - It’s not an abatement scheme if it won’t reduce emissions!

19 September - Where is evidence of 21st century thinking?

14 September - Banning Battery Cages Will Create Jobs

13 September - Batteries run dead - no arguments left

11 September - Are the states joining the Gamblers Anonymous program?

7 September -  Strengthen Commissioner's Role

7 September -  Weighing up the Tharwa bridge

4 September -  China’s human rights under scrutiny

August 2007
 

31 August - Release disability review

29 August - Reducing waste only an aspiration

29 August - Kangaroo plan welcome

29 August - Does power corrupt? Absolutely!

28 August - Health plan for gaol a sign of back peddling

27 August - Walkable city needed

23 August - Woden still the poor relations

23 August - Greens oppose Planning Bills

22 August - Grassland Earless Dragon - iconic sculpture?

22 August - Dodgy home loans to continue?

22 August - Dodgy home loans must end

21 August - Correctional mental health services inhumane

15 August - Undo spending-cut mistakes

10 August - Water security begins at home

6 August   - Generous rebates one side of the energy equation

6 August   - Super approaches to housing

July 2007

27 July - Good Actions, Hopeless Targets

25 July - Federal testing is a bad result

25 July - Climate Change Strategy test of commitment

19 July - Multicultural Centre or arm of Government?

13 July - Let the Light Into the Old Lodge

12 July - Swindle is as swindle does

6 July -  Failure to cull hurts kangaroos and other species

6 July -  Woden community the poor relations

2 July -  Commissioner for Environment stymied by lack of funds

June 2007
 

29 June - Public housing is the bottom line

25 June - Climate Change Strategy funded but no agreement in sight

21 June - Of the party, by the party, for the party

21 June - From the Heart, For the Heartland

20 June - Good for some or good for all?

18 June - Committees need to be a team

15 June - Greens in Canberra for national housing plan

7 June -  Clayton's Water Inquiry

7 June -  A stab in the dark

6 June -  Out of Sight Out of Mind

6 June -  The Future of Albert Hall

5 June -  Budget Doesn't Deliver

5 June -  Police Powers, Better Guidance Needed

May 2007

30 May - ActewAGL Global Warmers

29 May - Anti-SLAPP Bill Needed

29 May - Battery Cage Cruelty

25 May - Albert Hall for the Community

24 May - Atmosphere of Hope

23 May - ActewAGL Solar Blind

22 May - Committee on Water

18 May- Greens give schools sites consultation plan a B-

14 May- Feed-in laws the first step in powering the future

14 May- Plan to avoid cull in future

9 May - Short term budget robs the future

9 May-  Norwood Park moves a step forward

3 May - Changing the way we use water

2 May-  Government agrees to concessions review

2 May - Greens put the chicken before the egg

1 May - High handed on public housing
 

April 2007

20 April - Liberal by Stealth

19 April - Vigilante MLAs

16 April - Englobo private developments must address affordable housing

12 April - Door open to affordable housing

11 April - IPCC predicts significant loss of biodiversity by 2020 in Alpine regions, includes ACT

11 April - A world without nuclear weapons

5  April  - Due December, January, February, March…

5  April  - Release crucial report on Albert Hall

4  April  - No affordability today, no affordability tomorrow

March 2007

30 March - Walk Against Want for Oxfam Australia

30 March - $50 000 wasted on concessions review?

27 March - The great pre-tender

27 March - Senator Kerry Nettle in Palestine and Israel

26 March - Recycling leader loses tender

26 March - National Sudanese Women’s Refugees Network

22 March - Recycled water only part of the solution

20 March - Start from scratch on statue

15 March - Volunteer concerns

14 March - Bring back the little Digger

14 March - Trust him he’s the Government

14 March - Release Future Options Papers for closed school premises

13 March - Let them eat spin

8 March -   Pot Hargreaves and Kettle Howard

8 March -   Stanhope follows Howard

7 March -   Climate crisis needs government work

6 March -   Buses need a step back to go forward

2 March -   Storm's devastating impact on community organisations

1 March -   ACT Government's affordable housing strategy at risk of irrelevance

February 2007

28 February - Numbers crunched, due process denied

28 February - Fire preparedness