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Shane Rattenbury
Leader of the ACT Greens &
Member for Kurrajong

ACT Greens welcome Reconciliation Day, reaffirm calls to #ChangeTheDate

17 August, 2017 - The ACT Greens today welcomed the ACT Government’s moves to establish Reconciliation Day, and called on all parties to reaffirm their commitme...

ACT Greens launch People Before Pokies, move to introduce immediate measures to curb pokies harm

11 May, 2017 - In launching the People Before Pokies campaign, ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury will today move a motion in the Legislative Assembly that will...

Gambling harm motion passes, commonsense prevails: ACT Greens

11 May, 2017 - Today Leader of the ACT Greens Shane Rattenbury moved a motion in the Legislative Assembly that looked to curb some of the damaging impacts of po...

ACT Greens FOI legislation will lead to more transparent government

11 August, 2016 - “The ACT Greens believe that transparency in Government is vital for the community to have trust in their elected representatives and public s...

ACT Greens to take light rail to Woden

2 August, 2016 - “The ACT Greens’ vision for light rail has always been for an integrated network across the city, that’s why we included the light rail master ...

ACT Greens Budget response

6 June, 2016 - “The Greens welcome this first budget of the 9th Assembly. It reflects the partnership between Labor and the Greens, and delivers measures that w...

Greens launch Keep Canberra Safe and call on Labor to back a pill testing trial

15 March, 2016 - Launched today, the Keep Canberra Safe campaign is urging Labor to protect the young people in our community by taking a new health-focused app...

ACT Greens call for an end to greyhound racing in the ACT

7 February, 2016 - “Greyhound racing is an outdated industry that promotes the exploitation of dogs, endorses cruelty to animals and encourages problem gambling...

Greens call for pill testing trial in the ACT

16 January, 2016 - “The Four Corners program revealed that an alarming 400,000 young people are currently using recreational drugs and the number of deaths and ...

New laws to protect women’s rights to access safe and legal abortions

29 October, 2015 - “I’m really pleased that, with the passing of this legislation, women will be able to access what is a safe and legal medical procedure witho...