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Shane Rattenbury
Leader of the ACT Greens &
Member for Kurrajong

The Rent Is Too Damn High. Feat. Jo, Rebecca and Shane

26 May, 2023 - Housing and Renting are becoming more expensive, so what can be done to help renters, first homebuyers and homeowners with the cost of living cr...

A spotlight on success: 2023 Climate Choices Business Awards announced

25 May, 2023 - Today, businesses from across the Canberra region will be recognised for their sustainability achievements at the Climate Choices Business Awards...

Politics in the Office 1. Rental Reforms. Feat. Shane Rattenbury MLA and ACT Greens members

25 May, 2023 - With Greens in government, we have taken great strides in improving the rights of renters.  On 11 April 2023 Shane Rattenbury MLA shared ...

Powering the future: ACT renewable energy initiatives receive funding boost

23 May, 2023 - Six local renewable energy projects will receive a funding boost in the latest round of ACT Government funded innovation grants. Minister for ...

Grassroots climate action takes centre stage with local community funding

16 May, 2023 - $155,000 will be granted across six projects to deliver solutions that address climate change under the Community Zero Emissions Grants program. ...

Creating comfortable and energy efficient homes for low-income Canberrans

12 May, 2023 - The ACT Government has today announced the inclusion of ceiling insulation rebates in the Home Energy Support Program and launched a pilot scheme...

BUDGET CHOICES PERPETUATE INEQUALITY CRISIS

10 May, 2023 - The choices made in last night’s Federal Labor Budget have further entrenched the inequalities caused by successive Liberal and Labor Governments...

Reforming ACT sexual assault laws

9 May, 2023 - Today, the ACT Legislative Assembly passed the first phase of law reforms to improve and strengthen the ACT’s response to sexual violence. Atto...

The ACT is raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14

8 May, 2023 - ACT Attorney-General and Greens leader Shane Rattenbury will introduce a bill into the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday to raise the minimum age of...

ACT GREENS JOIN CALLS FOR RENT FREEZE

3 May, 2023 - We are in a housing crisis.  The ACT is one of the most expensive places to rent in the country. Many Canberrans are facing severe rental ...

Have YourSay on a Healthy Waterways raingarden in Higgins

3 May, 2023 - The ACT Government is calling for community feedback on plans to build a mini raingarden in Higgins to help improve the quality of storm water ent...

Canberra drivers lead the way in electric vehicles

1 May, 2023 - New data for the ACT has shown that nearly one in five new cars registered is a zero emissions vehicle (ZEV). ZEV registrations in the ACT have...