Victorian News

Greens call on Victorian Government to stop logging native forests

9 September, 2016 - The Victorian Government is allowing native forest logging to continue indefinitely, following the long awaited release of the Forest Indust...

Parliament

9 September, 2016 - Article Type:  Estimates & Committees Motion Question Speeches in Parliament

Parliament

9 September, 2016 - Article Type: Estimates & CommitteesMotionQuestionSpeeches in Parliament

Weekend penalty rates safe until December but legislation needed to protect for good: Bandt

9 September, 2016 - Greens Employment and Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that workers and their families across Australia will be re...

Business backing and ARENA grants increase pressure on Bill Shorten

8 September, 2016 - Greens Energy & Climate spokesperson Adam Bandt today said the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's awarding of federal grants to 12 large-s...

Foreign-owned farm register a step in the right direction for farmers

8 September, 2016 - Foreign-owned farm register a step in the right direction for farmers The Greens say the activation of the new foreign-owned farm register i...

Greens urge Labor to back LGBTIQ Australians, not a plebiscite

8 September, 2016 - Greens urge Labor to back LGBTIQ Australians, not a plebiscite The Greens have called on Labor to fully commit to blocking a marriage equali...

Dan must get it right on Frankston line, urges local Greens MP

7 September, 2016 - Local Greens MP Nina Springle has urged the Victorian Government to take seriously communities’ concerns about the Frankston line, ahead of ...

Greens back Gayby Baby toolkit

7 September, 2016 - Greens back Gayby Baby toolkit The Greens have attacked moves by the NSW government to remove the Gayby Baby School Action Toolkit from stat...

It's threatened species day and the Premier still has no plan for Victoria's forests

7 September, 2016 - The government established Forest Industry Taskforce announced over six weeks ago that it was finalising a Statement of Intent but there hav...

Adjournment: Social Cohesion

5 September, 2016 - Ms SPRINGLE (South Eastern Metropolitan) — My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Education. One of the key questions for our time — ...

African Family Services

5 September, 2016 - Ms SPRINGLE (South Eastern Metropolitan) — My adjournment matter is for the Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence. Recently I met w...

Environment Protection Amendment (Banning Plastic Bags, Packaging and Microbeads) Bill 2016

5 September, 2016 - Ms SPRINGLE (South Eastern Metropolitan) — It is with great pleasure that I rise to sum up on this important issue and this important privat...