Samantha Ratnam
Samantha Ratnam is a former Victorian MP and a key figure in the Australian Greens, known for her advocacy for social and environmental justice. She is currently seeking to regain a parliamentary seat, focusing on policies that address climate change and community concerns amidst ongoing political challenges.
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Samantha Ratnam secured the support of the Victorian government to establish a parliamentary inquiry into far-right extremism.
Rise of sovereign citizen movement a challenge to Australia’s world-leading gun control | Australia news
United Kingdom· 2025-08-30
Samantha Ratnam is a former Victorian Greens leader and candidate in the Wills campaign.
Peter Khalil says extreme campaign can’t become normalised
Australia· 2025-05-17
Samantha Ratnam was the Greens candidate for Wills, campaigning during the election.
After 15 years, how Adam Bandt and the Greens won, and lost, in MelbourneAustralia· 2025-05-09
Samantha Ratnam was in a close contest with sitting Labor MP Peter Khalil.
Bandt defiant as Greens lose lower house groundAustralia· 2025-05-05
Former state Greens leader Samantha Ratnam is attempting to unseat Labor’s Peter Khalil.
Adam Bandt clings to Melbourne seat as members clash on party directionAustralia· 2025-05-04
Samantha Ratnam is the Greens candidate for Wills.
Greens face the loss of lower house seats around the countryAustralia· 2025-05-04
Samantha Ratnam is attempting to switch to federal politics in the party’s key target seat.
Wills Liberal candidate Jeffrey Kidney pleds guilty to financial deceptionAustralia· 2025-04-10
In Wills, incumbent MP Peter Khalil faces a tough fight against former Greens state leader Samantha Ratnam.
The five key electorate battlegrounds for Labor, Liberal Party, Greens and NationalsAustralia· 2025-03-31
Former Victorian MP Samantha Ratnam is hopeful to oust Labor’s Peter Khalil.
Back to basics – and familiar faces – as Greens eye balance of powerAustralia· 2025-03-01
