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Parliamentary Integrity Commissioner an important step, but more integrity reforms needed

17 October, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the Victorian Labor Government’s decision to finally move to establish a Parliamentary Integrity Commissio...

Labor's decision to shelve bail reform a retrograde decision that may harm children

5 October, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have slammed Premier Allan’s decision to abandon part of the government’s own bail bill less than 24 hours before it was ...

Labor's plan to demolish public housing towers will see just 15 extra social homes built each year

4 October, 2023 - New figures provided by the Victorian Labor Government have revealed their plan to demolish 44 public housing towers will see an increase of j...

Victorian Parliament to investigate state's preparedness for climate disasters

4 October, 2023 - A Victorian Greens’ motion calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the state’s preparedness for upcoming climate disasters has passed the Upp...

Greens write to Premier Allan, urge rethink on housing privatisation

3 October, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have written to Premier Jacinta Allan urging her to adopt a more progressive approach to the state’s housing crisis than ...

Vacancy tax will remain ineffective while it's not enforceable

3 October, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed today’s announcement from the Treasurer that the Victorian Government intends to expand the vacant property...

Ombudsman report makes clear that Labor's EV tax has been dog's breakfast

27 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said a damning report into Victorian Labor’s EV tax has made clear the policy was a terrible idea from the start ...

Greens back open letter from medical bodies supporting a medically supervised injecting room in CBD

26 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have thrown their support behind an open letter released today calling for a medically supervised injecting room (MSIR...

Greens call on Victorian Government to stop supermarket price gouging during cost-of-living crisis

25 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens are urging the Victorian Labor Government to introduce price controls on everyday supermarket items to prevent giants ...

LABOR’S HOUSING STATEMENT ABANDONS RENTERS AND COULD SIGNAL END OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN VICTORIA

20 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have labelled the release of the government’s housing statement this morning as “classic Andrews Labor”, saying that b...

PRESSURE WORKS ON VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT BUT TUMBLEWEEDS FOR RENTERS: GREENS

19 September, 2023 - Today the Albanese and Andrews governments announced an urgently needed redevelopment of public housing blocks will go ahead thanks to the ...

NO SUPPORT FOR SHORT-STAY TAX WITHOUT PROPER REGULATION AND RENT FREEZE: GREENS

15 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens are demanding the Andrew’s Government impose a 90-day a year cap on short stay listings after media reports emerged th...

GREENS LAMENT GOVERNMENT INACTION ON INTEGRITY AFTER IBAC, OMBUDSMAN UPDATE

14 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called out the State Labor Government’s continued go slow on introducing meaningful integrity reform in the wake ...

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT USING “UNRELIABLE” RESEARCH FOR MURRAY DARLING POLICY - GREENS REFER TO AUDITOR-GENERAL, OMBUDSMAN

11 September, 2023 - Last week, the Murray Darling Basin Authority released a damning report highlighting the Andrew’s Labor Government’s reliance on sub-par re...

PREMIER’S BLOODY-MINDEDNESS ON PILL TESTING WILL COST YOUNG PEOPLE’S LIVES THIS SUMMER: GREENS

7 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have lashed out at the Andrews government’s continued stonewalling of the irrefutable scientific evidence supporting pi...