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Shane Rattenbury
Leader of the ACT Greens &
Member for Kurrajong

Two years of free registration for zero emissions vehicles

24 May, 2021 - From today, newly purchased zero emissions vehicles (ZEVs) will receive two years of free registration in the ACT. Quotes attributable to Andr...

ACT Government’s zero emissions vehicle program wins Australasian award

20 May, 2021 - The ACT Government has won the 2021 Fleet Environment Award, awarded by the Australasian Fleet Management Association, recognising its outstandin...

Join the ACT Climate Change Council

11 May, 2021 - Applications are now open for new members to join the ACT Climate Change Council. Minister for Emissions Reduction Shane Rattenbury is encoura...

Kicking the Gas Habit - Shane Rattenbury Op-ed

6 May, 2021 - By Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Shane Rattenbury  Australia’s so-called “gas led recovery” is shaping up to be even more h...

ACT Government supports new hydrogen certification scheme

29 April, 2021 - The ACT Government has joined as a Founding Partner in the Smart Energy Council’s Zero Carbon Certification Scheme, a national, industry-led ce...

COVID-19 tenant reprieve extended

29 April, 2021 - Support measures for Canberra renters facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been extended for a further two months. Te...

Attorney-General thanks Chief Justice Murrell and Justice Burns

28 April, 2021 - Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury has thanked ACT Supreme Court Chief Justice Helen Murrell and Justice John Burns for their distinguished serv...

Two Special Magistrates appointed

28 April, 2021 - Dr Anthony Hopkins has been appointed as a Special Magistrate of the ACT Magistrates Court, while Margaret Hunter OAM has also had her appointm...

Community consultation opens to expand use of body worn cameras

23 April, 2021 - The ACT Government is calling for the community to have their say on legislative changes being considered by the government, which will allow A...

Legislation to give energy consumers a better deal

20 April, 2021 - ACT Energy retailers will be required to tell their customers if a better deal is available, and make it easier to compare deals, under new leg...

Protecting vulnerable Canberrans from abuse

20 April, 2021 - Institutions and individuals who abuse, fail to protect, or neglect vulnerable people in their care will be committing an offence under new law...

Statement on 30th Anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

15 April, 2021 - Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, which handed down its final report on 15 April 1991...