Victorian News

Question without notice- Renewable energy

23 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — My question is for the acting Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water. Recently the Premier wrote...

State Taxation Acts Amendment Bill 2015

23 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — I would like to give the house the story so far. The government announced this special tax on foreigners, an...

State Taxation Acts Amendment Bill 2015

23 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — I would also ask that my amendments be circulated. I just need to make a short explanation. I stated during ...

Appropriation (2015-2016) Bill 2015 and Budget Papers 2015-16

11 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — The government has done a very good job of going out and selling the bits of its budget it wants to sell. Th...

Karen Alexander

11 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — I was delighted to learn that one of Australia's great environmentalists and a dear, dear friend of mine, Ka...

Auditor-General: Victoria'S Consumer Protection Framework for Building Construction

10 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — I was not exactly shocked, but I was quite saddened to read the Victorian Auditor-General's May 2015 report ...

Hon. John Hamilton Simpson

10 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — As has been noted, and as is known by all, Mr Simpson represented the true Labor values of a bygone era. Lik...

Production of documents

10 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — By leave, I move: That in accordance with standing order 11.01, there be tabled in the Council by Monday, 22...

Production of Documents

10 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — It seems that government members and their lead speaker are starting to get a bit bored and frustrated with ...

Port of Melbourne

28 May, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — One hundred years ago Labor members would have come into this place and railed against some of the ugly priva...

Recreational fishing special coordinator

28 May, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — It is unfortunate that the allegation of a conflict of interest against a private citizen — someone who is a ...

Alcoa (Portland Aluminium Smelter) (Amendment) Act Amendment Bill 2015

27 May, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — I move: That the bill be now read a second time. This is a very straightforward bill. It removes from our fre...

Standing Committee on the Economy and Infrastructure

27 May, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — I move: That pursuant to sessional order 6 this house requires the economy and infrastructure committee to in...

Regional Development Victoria Amendment (Jobs and Infrastructure) Bill 2015

26 May, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — In the first part of Mr Drum's presentation I was thinking he was going to devote himself solely to the mecha...

Standing Committee on the Environment and Planning

26 May, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — The Greens will support this motion. However, we have some proposed amendments, and I am happy to move them n...