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Shane Rattenbury
Leader of the ACT Greens &
Member for Kurrajong

More energy efficiency rebates available for low-income households

15 September, 2022 - To support low-income homeowners in the ACT to make the switch to electric, the ACT Government has today announced the expansion of the Hom...

Canberra Electric Bike Library expanded

31 August, 2022 - Due to the overwhelming popularity of the Canberra Electric Bike Library, the ACT Government has extended the program for a further two years,...

Emissions reduction added to National energy laws

12 August, 2022 - In a positive step that will help transform Australia’s energy sector and deliver a 100% renewable, zero emissions energy grid, Energy Ministe...

Super-charging the ACT’s electric vehicle charging network

11 August, 2022 - To drive the uptake of electric vehicles in the ACT and to ensure charger availability for the community, the ACT Government has announced the...

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...