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Shane Rattenbury
Leader of the ACT Greens &
Member for Kurrajong

ACT Greens negotiate Australia-first harm minimisation model with new standards for casino

2 November, 2017 - Legislation introduced today reducing bet limits for poker machines in the casino is an enormous change to gambling harm minimisation, ACT Gr...

ACT Greens welcome greyhound racing ban: Record of dog deaths and injuries publicly available

2 November, 2017 - The Canberra greyhound racing industry’s record of dog deaths and injuries at the track is proof positive that the industry is unable to oper...

A zero waste future: ACT Greens launch sustainable waste policy

29 October, 2017 - ACT Greens Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury today launched the Greens’ plans for a ‘Sustainable Zero Waste Fut...

Canberra Greens commitment to emissions targets turns 21

29 September, 2017 - Many Australians are despairing at the state of energy politics in our country today. The federal government's continued failure to acknowl...

ACT Greens barely contain(er) enthusiasm on Deposit Scheme

20 September, 2017 - After more than a decade of Greens advocacy, the ACT Greens are proud today that the ACT Government has now moved to establish a container ...

Canberrans back harm minimisation efforts to #KeepCanberraSafe

14 September, 2017 - Today Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury will today table a petition of more than 1,000 signatures backing a pill testing trial in the ACT. “Th...

ACT Greens call on Federal Government to #BringThemHere

24 August, 2017 - Today the ACT Greens will lead a motion in the Legislative Assembly that calls on the Federal Government to immediately remove all refugees an...

#LoveWillWin: Time for a rainbow crossing in the ACT

17 August, 2017 - The ACT Greens today reaffirm our continued support for marriage equality in the ACT. “The Greens have always stood up for marriage equalit...

ACT Greens welcome Reconciliation Day, reaffirm calls to #ChangeTheDate

17 August, 2017 - The ACT Greens today welcomed the ACT Government’s moves to establish Reconciliation Day, and called on all parties to reaffirm their commitme...

ACT Greens launch People Before Pokies, move to introduce immediate measures to curb pokies harm

11 May, 2017 - In launching the People Before Pokies campaign, ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury will today move a motion in the Legislative Assembly that will...