Latest News, Articles & Media

Shane Rattenbury
Leader of the ACT Greens &
Member for Kurrajong

ACT Greens call on Government to provide some funding for pill testing at music festivals

1 May, 2019 - With Canberra’s second pill testing trial now complete, the ACT Government needs to work with pill testers to create a sustainable model, the ACT ...

Get ready to ride, Canberra! Twenty years of Greens advocacy realised in Light Rail Stage One

17 April, 2019 - Decades of Greens advocacy for light rail will be realised as stage one gets underway, marking a major milestone in the Greens’ efforts to deli...

Supported accommodation opens door to mental health recovery

15 April, 2019 - A new, purpose-built home in Canberra’s north will allow four individuals with a long term mental illness to live in and belong to a community ...

Time to secure EPIC’s future

12 April, 2019 - EPIC, or Exhibition Park, holds a special place in the cultural heart of our city. Home to great events like the Lifeline Bookfair, Royal Canbe...

Leading the way in recovery through person-centred education

10 April, 2019 - People with a lived experience of mental illness are set to benefit from the ACT Recovery College trial which will offer free courses on mental...

Monaro Highway proposal threatens sustainable Canberra vision: ACT Greens

10 April, 2019 - A proposed major realignment of the Monaro Highway at Hume that would skirt nature reserves, cut through a local solar farm and further imperil...

Culture, not wars: Old parties turn blind eye to weapons manufacturers funding our national institutions

4 April, 2019 - The major parties today voiced no opposition to major weapons manufacturers funding our national institutions. “Today the Greens spoke agains...

NCA urged to get with the times and reverse Monash Drive decision: ACT Greens

18 March, 2019 - The ACT Greens today urged the National Capital Authority (NCA) to reverse their decision to leave Monash Drive on the National Capital Plan. ...

Letter to our Canberra School Strikers for Climate (ACT Greens)

14 March, 2019 - Congratulations to all the school students involved in the climate strike. You are admirable young leaders and you’re to be congratulated for y...

Supported home birth improvements needed: Greens

14 March, 2019 - The ACT Greens have today called for improvements to the ACT’s home birthing scheme. “In uncomplicated pregnancies, home birth is a safe and...

Federal Government efforts to weaken Integrity Commission shows contempt for ACT: Greens

12 March, 2019 - The Morrison Government’s contempt for the people of the ACT is on display in their efforts to weaken the powers of the ACT’s Integrity Commiss...