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Shane Rattenbury
Leader of the ACT Greens &
Member for Kurrajong

Australian first as Greens secure commitment to raise the age of criminal responsibility in the ACT

20 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens have secured a commitment from the ACT Government to support raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years - a...

Endangered ecosystems and Indigenous heritage need better protection

13 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens today welcomed a commitment from Chief Minister Barr that the ACT Government will now act to protect a local site of possible I...

Protecting Canberrans from harmful sexuality and gender identity conversion practices

13 August, 2020 - Following a commitment from the ACT Government in 2018, new legislation to ban sexuality and gender identity conversion practices has been int...

Mental health funding boost helping Canberra’s workers

7 August, 2020 - Local workplace mental health and wellbeing program provider OzHelp has received $100,000 as part of the ACT Government’s COVID-19 mental healt...

2020 Election: ACT Greens release major Drug Law Reform package to help end war on drugs

6 August, 2020 - The ACT Greens will today unveil a commitment to substantially reform the way drug use and dependency is dealt with in the Territory. This e...

Leadership needed to protect most vulnerable from gaming harm: ACT Greens

6 August, 2020 - As the COVID pandemic continues to impact our community, the Greens have today again called on the ACT Government to deliver a series of modest...

New training courses to help learner drivers

3 August, 2020 - In an Australian-first, the ACT Government will now deliver new courses for learner drivers that are designed to keep young drivers, cyclists, ...

Ngunnawal language to open ACT Legislative Assembly a landmark moment in nation’s fight for First Nations’ voice

30 July, 2020 - Canberra’s local Indigenous Ngunnawal language has been formally introduced into the proceedings of the ACT’s parliament, following a successful...

Helping renters cut down on their energy bills

29 July, 2020 - The ACT Government has today expanded the ACT Home Energy Assessment Scheme to help lower power bills for renters by providing free in-home ener...