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Shane Rattenbury
Leader of the ACT Greens &
Member for Kurrajong

ACT Drug and Alcohol Court review shows positive results for the community

9 August, 2022 - The ACT Drug and Alcohol Court is reducing re-offending, helping offenders get their lives on track, and saving the community money, according ...

Budget 22-23 reply speech. Ft. Shane Rattenbury

4 August, 2022 - On behalf of the ACT Greens, I rise to respond to the 2022-23 Budget. With your indulgence I’d like to start this Budget reply with a brief ...

Powering Canberra: Our Pathway to Electrification

4 August, 2022 - The ACT Government today announced that it will phase out fossil fuel gas by 2045 by electrifying Canberra over the next two decades.   ...

ACT Greens push Government to strive for progressive policy

2 August, 2022 - “The 2022-23 ACT Budget demonstrates the impact of having Greens in government and how a collaborative approach to politics can result in good ...

Platypus Month is back better than ever this August

29 July, 2022 - Canberrans are encouraged to pick up a pair of binoculars and join Waterwatch volunteers to help monitor platypuses at dusk and dawn for the nin...

Draft legislation to improve ACT tenancy laws

27 July, 2022 - The ACT Government has released a draft bill on rental reforms in the ACT to give Canberrans more security when leasing a home. The ACT Gove...

Additional funding to reduce over representation of First Nations people in ACT justice system

24 July, 2022 - To help reduce the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the ACT’s criminal justice system, the ACT Government will allocate...

Funding certainty for critical legal assistance services

23 July, 2022 - To ensure vulnerable Canberrans have access to critical legal assistance, the ACT Government will provide funding certainty in the 2022-23 ACT B...

Nation leading action to drive zero emissions vehicle uptake in the ACT

20 July, 2022 - Canberrans will have greater access to vehicles that are cheaper to run and better for the environment with a new strategy released today by the...

Dedicated office of Water at the forefront of water initiatives in the ACT

15 July, 2022 - The ACT Government will establish a new, dedicated Office for Water to support better water management in the ACT. Establishing the Office fo...

Justice for child abuse survivors

9 June, 2022 - To ensure justice for survivors of child abuse, Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury will introduce law reforms to clear the way for courts to set a...

Taking action against sexual assault and violence in the ACT

9 June, 2022 - The ACT Government has agreed - or agreed in principle - to a majority of the 24 recommendations in the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Pr...