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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.

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 ensuring living infrastructure is a core part of our urban environment. We have made great strides but there is still more work to do – both locally and nationally.

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 Ginninderra, Shane Rattenbury, ACT Attorney-General and Rebecca Vassarotti, ACT Minister for Homelessness and Housing Services, about what we're working on and where to next in making life better for renters and making housing more affordable.

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 Greens members for their feedback and insights about what rental reform they would like to see next, and how we should further our commitment to providing everyone with a good home.

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, the potential role of intelligent speed adaptation (ISA) technology didn’t get the attention it deserved.
Read more → https://greens.org.au/act/news/we-know-speed-kills-how-about-controlling-car-instead-driver-feat-andrew-braddock

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.