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Shane Rattenbury
Leader of the ACT Greens &
Member for Kurrajong

ACT explores new emissions reduction opportunities beyond borders

11 November, 2021 - The ACT has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to calculate the community’s indirect greenhouse gas emissions from the goods and ser...

ACT signs COP26 declaration to accelerate transition to 100% zero-emission vehicles

11 November, 2021 - The ACT Government has signed onto the COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission vehicles. At the UN Confere...

Future Fuels Strategy fails to introduce any meaningful measures

9 November, 2021 - “The Federal Government seems to have finally admitted that electric vehicles are not going to wreck the weekend and have moved on to pretend...

Increased protections for Canberrans buying off-the-plan

9 November, 2021 - Canberrans purchasing residential properties off-the-plan will have greater protection under proposed changes to the use of sunset and develo...

Ministers meet to discuss consumer protection

9 November, 2021 - A meeting of the NSW, Victorian and ACT Consumer Affairs Ministers and representatives from state, territory, Commonwealth and New Zealand go...

Consultation opens for insulation requirements of ACT rental properties

8 November, 2021 - Rental properties across the territory will be required to meet a minimum standard for ceiling insulation under a proposal from the ACT Gover...

ACT joins global call to accelerate the transition away from coal

5 November, 2021 - The ACT Government has signed onto the Global Coal to Clean Power Transition statement, reaffirming its commitment to accelerate a transition...

Strong support for raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility

5 November, 2021 - Public consultation on the ACT Government’s reform to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility in the ACT has shown there is strong s...

Bradley Bell appointed as Ngunnawal water policy officer

27 October, 2021 - The ACT Government has appointed Ngunnawal Traditional Custodian Bradley Bell as the ACT’s first Ngunnawal water policy officer, to help mana...

Online bets won’t beat the COVID blues

18 October, 2021 - With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Gambling Harm Awareness Week (18 to 24 October) is a timely reminder for Canberrans to consider the...

Considering the ‘social cost of carbon’

16 October, 2021 - In the lead up to Glasgow climate change summit, the ACT has become the first Australian jurisdiction to put a dollar value on climate inacti...

One year on: two-party government is delivering for Canberrans

15 October, 2021 - Today marks one year since the 2020 ACT Election that delivered the Greens 24 per cent of seats in the ACT Legislative Assembly, and balance ...