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Shane Rattenbury
Leader of the ACT Greens &
Member for Kurrajong

A is for Action – Canberra named global climate change leader

14 May, 2019 - Canberra has been recognised as a global leader for environmental action after receiving an A grade from not-for-profit organisation CDP, Ministe...

ACT Greens MLAs launch first Reconciliation Action Plan

8 May, 2019 - The Offices of Shane Rattenbury and Caroline Le Couteur MLA will tomorrow (WEDNESDAY) formalise their commitment to realising reconciliation with ...

ACT Greens - ACT Budget 2019-2020

4 May, 2019 - The ACT Greens have today broadly welcomed this year’s Budget, including major investments in Justice Reinvestment, a strong Health agenda, and co...

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 ...

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. ...