‘I spent 12 months in the public service as part of the graduate program and then got recruited into Greenpeace.’ An interview with Shane Rattenbury

Scott Hamilton and Stuart Kells caught up with Shane Rattenbury for his insights on climate change, energy policy, bipartisanship and tri-partisanship.

Having worked for Greenpeace for about a decade, Shane Rattenbury found himself as a Greens member in the ACT parliament – and holding the balance of power. A shared approach ultimately saw the Greens and Labor govern together – an arrangement that has lasted in different forms for more than a decade.

On coming into politics

I already had that activist background, coming through a range of environmental groups and university.