Latest News, Articles & Media

Shane Rattenbury
Leader of the ACT Greens &
Member for Kurrajong

Securing a reliable renewable energy future for the ACT

12 September, 2024 - A new agreement has been signed between the ACT and Federal Governments to secure the ACT’s renewable energy future and support the nation’...

Drug and Alcohol Sentencing helps improve safety and life outcomes 

10 September, 2024 - An independent evaluation by KMPG has found the ACT’s Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List has improved social and health outcomes for particip...

Supporting those who need it most on their pathway to electrification

10 September, 2024 - Public housing tenants and low-income renters and owner occupiers have reported improvements to wellbeing, comfort, climate resilience and ...

New electric vehicles join City Services fleet in time for World EV Day

9 September, 2024 - Today is World EV Day, and you will see more ACT Government electric vehicles out and about. Five new electric vehicles including a ute, ...

New minimum energy efficiency standards delivering comfortable homes for renters

9 September, 2024 - Today the ACT Government has released a report showing that changes to energy efficiency standards made in April last year have improved liv...

ACT Government to reduce emissions through low carbon concrete in government projects

6 September, 2024 - Today the ACT Government has committed to using low carbon concrete in all future government construction projects, where it is appropriate ...

Review highlights next steps to reduce First Nations incarceration rates

6 September, 2024 - The first phase of an independent review by the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research at the University of Technology Syd...

Staged implementation for electronic monitoring

6 September, 2024 - The ACT Government is preparing to introduce electronic monitoring for existing community-based orders in a staged approach to implementing ...

Off-the-plan property purchase changes have protected buyers from unfair contract cancellations

29 August, 2024 - Keeping contracts secure and developers accountable are just some the ways the ACT is instilling confidence in off-the-plan home buyers, a rec...

New action plan to create more accessible justice system for Canberrans with disability

28 August, 2024 - A program to support people with intellectual disability to better understand and advocate for their rights, an expanded support service trial...

New law to prevent torture and ill-treatment in detention

28 August, 2024 - The ACT is taking a decisive stand against torture and ill-treatment in detention, reaffirming its status as a leading jurisdiction in human r...