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Shane Rattenbury
Leader of the ACT Greens &
Member for Kurrajong

Emissions continue to fall in the nation’s climate action capital

14 February, 2019 - The ACT’s 2017–18 Greenhouse Gas Inventory report finds that our city’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 14% over the year. Minister for Cl...

Call to establish National Institutions Council: ACT Greens

6 November, 2018 - A National Institutions Council would ensure all Canberra-based national arts and cultural institutions can realise their mandates, the ACT G...

Climate Emergency declared in the ACT: an Australian first for states and territories

16 May, 2018 - Thanks to Greens efforts in the ACT Legislative Assembly, the ACT has now been declared in a state of ‘climate emergency’—the first Australian state or territory to do so.

People before Pokies: ACT Greens negotiate nation-leading gambling harm minimisation model, $2 bet limits on pokies

9 November, 2017 - Successful ACT Greens-led efforts to introduce Australia’s first mandatory pre-commitment scheme and $2 bet limits are proof positive that, w...

ACT Greens negotiate Australia-first harm minimisation model with new standards for casino

2 November, 2017 - Legislation introduced today reducing bet limits for poker machines in the casino is an enormous change to gambling harm minimisation, ACT Gr...

ACT Greens welcome greyhound racing ban: Record of dog deaths and injuries publicly available

2 November, 2017 - The Canberra greyhound racing industry’s record of dog deaths and injuries at the track is proof positive that the industry is unable to oper...

A zero waste future: ACT Greens launch sustainable waste policy

29 October, 2017 - ACT Greens Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury today launched the Greens’ plans for a ‘Sustainable Zero Waste Fut...

Canberra Greens commitment to emissions targets turns 21

29 September, 2017 - Many Australians are despairing at the state of energy politics in our country today. The federal government's continued failure to acknowl...

ACT Greens barely contain(er) enthusiasm on Deposit Scheme

20 September, 2017 - After more than a decade of Greens advocacy, the ACT Greens are proud today that the ACT Government has now moved to establish a container ...

Canberrans back harm minimisation efforts to #KeepCanberraSafe

14 September, 2017 - Today Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury will today table a petition of more than 1,000 signatures backing a pill testing trial in the ACT. “Th...