Victorian News

Written Adjournment Responses: Pedestrian safety

16 August, 2016 - Raised with:    Minister for Roads and Road Safety Raised by:       Mr Barber Raised on:       7 June 2016 REPLY: The Victorian Government has...

Education and Training Reform Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2016

15 August, 2016 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — I am very pleased to make some remarks today on the Education and Training Reform Amendment (Miscellane...

Greens call for truck curfews in Hobsons Bay

15 August, 2016 - Question in Parliament: My constituency question is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety. On previous occasions I have highlighted the ne...

Greens support community protests on trucks

15 August, 2016 - Speech in Parliament — Last week I attended the blockade of Francis Street along with many other community members. The reason this had to hap...

Question without notice: Greyhound racing

15 August, 2016 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — My question is for the Minister for Training and Skills representing the Minister for Racing. Legislati...

Labor must put out Frydenberg’s renewables bonfire: Greens

11 August, 2016 - In response to Environment & Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg’s comments that he will proceed with the $1.3 billion cut to ARENA grant funding,...

Greens renew push for big bank levy & Royal Commission after CBA record profit

10 August, 2016 - Following the CBA’s posting of another record profit, the Greens today said they would use their position in balance of power in the new Senat...

Greens will introduce national Dying with Dignity laws

10 August, 2016 - Greens Leader Dr Richard Di Natale has attended the unveiling of Andrew Denton's new organisation Go Gentle Australia, and has committed to in...

Australian Greens reaffirm leadership team

9 August, 2016 - All Australian Greens parliamentary leadership positions were today spilled and reaffirmed, following routine procedures after an election. Sen...

Keep Direct Rail Services to Gippsland

9 August, 2016 - Infrastructure Victoria presented two choices for public transport in the Gippsland area for its consultation process. One of the public transp...

Victoria should follow NSW and the ACT and ban greyhound racing

9 August, 2016 - Following the recent decisions to ban greyhound racing in NSW and the ACT, NSW is expected to introduce legislation into parliament this week t...

Kevin Andrews out of touch with community on Doncaster Rail

27 July, 2016 - In an article on 25 July in The Manningham Leader, the Liberal Federal MP for Menzies, Kevin Andrews, has trashed Doncaster Rail and spruiked di...

Royal Commission into youth detention should be national: Greens

27 July, 2016 -  The Royal Commission into youth detention should be national, with evidence of abuse in other states deserving of investigation, say the Austra...

Greens call for Royal Commission to reach beyond Northern Territory

26 July, 2016 - The Australian Greens have welcomed the dismissal of the Northern Territory's Corrections Minister and the decision to establish a Royal Commiss...

Greens call on Premier to remove discrimination against LGBTI students

25 July, 2016 - Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber has called on Premier Andrews to support the Greens bill to remove discrimination against LGBTI children fro...