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Shane Rattenbury
Leader of the ACT Greens &
Member for Kurrajong

Greens 2020 Campaign Launch Speech

28 June, 2020 - ACT Greens launch 2020 election campaign to Build a Better Normal Speech by Shane Rattenbury MLA, ACT Greens Leader Welcome Thank you T...

ACT Greens condemn ABC Budget cuts, loss of local jobs

24 June, 2020 - As ABC Canberra loses jobs and vital news resources, accountability and scrutiny of politicians and influential decision-makers will be undermin...

Bringing part of Floriade to the Alexander Maconochie Centre

23 June, 2020 - Detainees at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) have been assisting with the planting of Floriade bulbs, along with grassland tube to help wi...

ACT Greens call for Indigenous heritage assessments on DOMA site

22 June, 2020 - Culture matters. Heritage matters. Community voices matter. Yet too often in planning decisions, Canberra’s community voices get left behind....

This Refugee Week, ACT Greens call on Federal Government to #BringThemHere

15 June, 2020 - In marking National Refugee Week this week, The ACT Greens today have called on the Federal Government to bring refugees trapped in offshore det...

Make pokies a ‘safer bet’ post COVID-19, propose ACT Greens

11 June, 2020 - The ACT Greens want the return to pokies made safer for people experiencing gambling harm by reducing Canberra’s poker machine bet limits to $5 ...

Smiley faces encourage drivers to slow down

10 June, 2020 - An evaluation of the ‘Smiley Face’ road sign trial has found the signs have been successful in slowing down drivers on Canberra’s roads. ...

ACT electricity prices set to drop

5 June, 2020 - ACT residents will soon see cheaper electricity costs on their bills thanks to the ACT Government’s investment in renewable energy. The Indepe...

ACT Greens secure win for community against big, dirty waste polluters

29 May, 2020 - The ACT Greens today welcomed the ACT Government’s long-awaited commitment to rule out any incineration of waste - a polluting, dirty means of wa...