Victorian News

Labor keeps public housing empty for over a year, while over 120,000 wait for a home

12 July, 2024 - Freedom of Information (FOI) documents seen by the Victorian Greens expose that thousands of public housing homes have been kept empty for hundr...

Labor capitulating on youth justice won't make the community safer

11 July, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have warned Labor that evidence-based solutions are needed to prevent crime and stop the criminalisation of children. ...

NEW PREMIER NEEDS A PLAN TO COMBAT LOOMING SYNTHETIC OPIOID CRISIS 

8 July, 2024 - The Victorian Greens call on the Victorian Labor Government to urgently develop a plan, including safe injecting rooms, following recommendations...

PREMIER MUST LISTEN TO EXPERTS ON SAFE INJECTING ROOMS AMIDST RISE IN SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS 

4 July, 2024 - The Victorian Greens and health experts have long warned of the threat of deadly synthetic opioids like fentanyl and nitazenes entering the Victo...

GREENS INTRODUCE LAWS TO END LABOR’S PRIVATISATION OBSESSION

2 July, 2024 - The Victorian Greens are introducing a new bill when parliament resumes that will put an end to Labor’s privatisation agenda. It comes after Birt...

GREENS WELCOME THE LAUNCH OF VICTORIA’S TREATY AUTHORITY DATABASE, AN HISTORIC STEP FOR FIRST NATIONS JUSTICE

1 July, 2024 - The Victorian Greens welcome the launch of Victoria’s Treaty Authority database today, marking the first time that First Nations can formally req...

THE PROGRESSIVE CROSSBENCH WELCOME PILL TESTING

25 June, 2024 - After years of pressure from three progressive crossbench parties, the Victorian Labor Government has finally announced pill testing.  T...

FOI DOCUMENTS REVEAL EXTENT OF LABOR’S LINKS TO ISRAELI MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

21 June, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have obtained documents highlighting the Victorian Labor Government’s determination to support Israeli defence objectives.&...

GREENS CELEBRATE END TO VICFORESTS, BUT SAY REFORMS ARE NEEDED TO STOP ‘LOGGING BY STEALTH’ 

21 June, 2024 - The Victorian Greens welcome the passing of legislation today to abolish VicForests but say more needs to be done to protect native forests as F...

GREENS SECURE GAMBLING REFORM TO LIMIT LOSSES, OVERHAUL TAX BREAKS FOR POKIE CLUBS

20 June, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have secured commitments from the Victorian Labor Government to establish default limits on poker machines and an overhaul ...

LABOR TO KEEP 146 (OUT OF 158) DOCUMENTS RELATING TO DEMOLITION AND PRIVATISATION OF PUBLIC HOUSING TOWERS SECRET 

20 June, 2024 - Victorian Labor’s lack of transparency hit absurd new levels today as the government blocked 146 out of 158 total documents related to its plan ...

STATEMENT BY THE AUSTRALIAN GREENS VICTORIA MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

19 June, 2024 - 1.5 million Armenians and 1 million Greek and Assyrian people were killed in a genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire beginning in 1915. The...

GREENS OPPOSE LABOR’S PLAN TO AWARD MINISTER POWERS TO DISMISS COUNCILLORS 

18 June, 2024 - The Victorian Greens will vote against Labor’s Local Government Amendment (Governance and Integrity) Bill which awards unprecedented power to th...

Labor fail to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14, plan to shackle children instead

18 June, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have slammed the Labor government for failing to immediately raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 and warn that t...

PILL TESTING IS LONG OVERDUE, THE NEW PREMIER MUST ENSURE NO MORE DELAYS 

16 June, 2024 - The Victorian Greens call on the Labor government to fast track pill testing which is already long overdue, following leaked reports that Labor ...