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Shane Rattenbury
Leader of the ACT Greens &
Member for Kurrajong

ACT strengthens commitment to climate change targets

15 May, 2019 - Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury will today introduce legislation designed to strengthen the ACT’s commitment to 1...

A is for Action – Canberra named global climate change leader

14 May, 2019 - Canberra has been recognised as a global leader for environmental action after receiving an A grade from not-for-profit organisation CDP, Ministe...

ACT Greens MLAs launch first Reconciliation Action Plan

8 May, 2019 - The Offices of Shane Rattenbury and Caroline Le Couteur MLA will tomorrow (WEDNESDAY) formalise their commitment to realising reconciliation with ...

ACT Greens - ACT Budget 2019-2020

4 May, 2019 - The ACT Greens have today broadly welcomed this year’s Budget, including major investments in Justice Reinvestment, a strong Health agenda, and co...

ACT Greens call on Government to provide some funding for pill testing at music festivals

1 May, 2019 - With Canberra’s second pill testing trial now complete, the ACT Government needs to work with pill testers to create a sustainable model, the ACT ...

ACT Greens call on Government to provide some funding for pill testing at music festivals

1 May, 2019 - With Canberra’s second pill testing trial now complete, the ACT Government needs to work with pill testers to create a sustainable model, the ACT ...

Get ready to ride, Canberra! Twenty years of Greens advocacy realised in Light Rail Stage One

17 April, 2019 - Decades of Greens advocacy for light rail will be realised as stage one gets underway, marking a major milestone in the Greens’ efforts to deli...

Supported accommodation opens door to mental health recovery

15 April, 2019 - A new, purpose-built home in Canberra’s north will allow four individuals with a long term mental illness to live in and belong to a community ...

Time to secure EPIC’s future

12 April, 2019 - EPIC, or Exhibition Park, holds a special place in the cultural heart of our city. Home to great events like the Lifeline Bookfair, Royal Canbe...

Leading the way in recovery through person-centred education

10 April, 2019 - People with a lived experience of mental illness are set to benefit from the ACT Recovery College trial which will offer free courses on mental...

Monaro Highway proposal threatens sustainable Canberra vision: ACT Greens

10 April, 2019 - A proposed major realignment of the Monaro Highway at Hume that would skirt nature reserves, cut through a local solar farm and further imperil...

Culture, not wars: Old parties turn blind eye to weapons manufacturers funding our national institutions

4 April, 2019 - The major parties today voiced no opposition to major weapons manufacturers funding our national institutions. “Today the Greens spoke agains...