Victorian News

Land (Revocation of Reservations - Metropolitan Land) Bill 2016

26 May, 2016 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — As other speakers have said, there are a number of parcels of land here that are having their status changed....

Public must claw back the big bank subsidies revealed by RBA: Greens

26 May, 2016 - Following the Reserve Bank’s estimate that the major banks in Australia receive implicit public support worth up to about $4 billion a year, Gree...

Questions without notice: Hazelwood power station

26 May, 2016 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — My question is for Mr Jennings, representing the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change. Accordi...

7-Eleven head office must be made responsible for owed payments: Greens

25 May, 2016 - In light of 7-Eleven management sacking the independent Fels Wage Fairness Panel, Greens Employment spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today called on th...

7-Eleven must reveal how they will pay employees owed wages after closure of Fels Panel: Bandt

25 May, 2016 - Greens Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP has said that reports that 7-Eleven has closed down the Fels Wage Fairness Panel are deepl...

Bandt releases penalty rates ad after Greens focus national attention on weekend pay rates

25 May, 2016 - Following the second week of the campaign beginning by focussing on the parties' differences on penalty rates, Greens Industrial Relations spokes...

Biofuel from native forests

25 May, 2016 - Ms DUNN (Eastern Metropolitan) — My question is for the Minister for Agriculture. Is the minister aware that Ignite Energy, the advanced lignite ...

Government’s workplace changes may not help exploited 7-Eleven workers: Greens

25 May, 2016 - Greens Employment & Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the government’s proposal for changes to workplace laws may not he...

Greens release plan for giant boost to science and research

25 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens want to put Australia on a path to spending 4% of GDP on science and research by 2030. Announcing the policy at the Walter ...

Greens release plan for giant boost to science and research

25 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens want to put Australia on a path to spending 4% of GDP on science and research by 2030. Announcing the policy at the Walter ...

Greens welcome local traders proposal to manage drug issues in Richmond

25 May, 2016 - The Greens today said the proposal from local traders in Richmond to support a supervised injecting facility for the area and not simply CCTV cam...

Members Statement - Jenny Saulwick

25 May, 2016 - Ms DUNN (Eastern Metropolitan) — Sadly I rise today to talk of the passing of one of the founding members of the Victorian Greens, Jenny Saulwick...

Mr Drum

25 May, 2016 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) (By leave) — In saying goodbye to Mr Drum from this place, I do not want to try to define him politically or pa...

Northern Metropolitan Region

25 May, 2016 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — My constituency question is for the Minister for Education. Residents of North Melbourne have expressed conce...

PEFO confirms need for more active fiscal policy: Greens

25 May, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook released today confirms there are bleak econom...