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Victorian Labor ignores First Nations voices with timid, politicised decision to raise the age to 12

21 April, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have urged the Victorian Labor Government to raise the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14, following reports to...

Statement from Samantha Ratnam on Anthony Close leaving the PBO

20 April, 2023 - Quotes attributable to Leader of the Victorian Greens, Samantha Ratnam MLC: "I want to thank Anthony Close for his service to Victoria as th...

Greens say Ministerial diaries must be open, following release of Operation Daintree report

19 April, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said IBAC’s Operation Daintree report has reinforced the urgent need to open ministerial diaries to the public in Vic...

Government has a choice this Budget: cut vital health services or make big banks and corporations pay

17 April, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said foreshadowed cuts to preventive health services and rail projects are not inevitable if the Victorian Labor Gove...

Victoria needs two-year rent freeze to protect tenants: Greens

6 April, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Labor Government to implement a two-year rent freeze across the state to protect renters from ...

Greens push to protect breastfeeding in public places, including courts

4 April, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Government to amend the Equal Opportunity Act to prevent discrimination against breastfeeding ...

Victoria needs revenue including a 'Big Bank Levy' to avoid an austerity budget

3 April, 2023 - The Victorians Greens are calling on the Victorian Labor Government to introduce a state-based ‘Big Bank Levy’ along with other revenue measures...

Victorian Greens condemn Anti-Trans and Nazi rally

25 March, 2023 - Background On March 18 2023, British campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull ("Posie Parker") held an anti-trans rally in Melbourne. Speeches by...

Halving spend on consultancies would save $1.5 billion over the next ten years

23 March, 2023 - With reports overnight that the Victorian Labor Government’s spending on consultancies has rocketed 200 per cent since Daniel Andrews was first...

Greens and Legalise Cannabis secure key integrity reform recommended by former IBAC commissioner

21 March, 2023 - The Victorian Greens and the Legalise Cannabis Party have secured a significant reform to Victoria’s integrity system that integrity bodies and...

Greens introduce motion to demand answers on brown-coal-to-hydrogen project

21 March, 2023 - The Victorian Greens will today introduce a motion to the Victorian Parliament that, if passed, would require the state government to produce a...

Victoria's anti-vilification laws must be expanded to protect LGBTIQA+ community

21 March, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Labor Government to urgently expand the state’s anti-vilification laws to protect LGBTIQA+ co...

Greens secure improvements to Health Information Sharing Bill

8 March, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have secured improvements to the Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023 following constructive negoti...

Gas terminal must be rejected if Victorian Labor is serious about reaching emissions targets

7 March, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Labor Government to reject a Viva Energy application to construct a gas terminal in Corio Bay,...

Government must establish more safe injecting rooms to take pressure off North Richmond

7 March, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed today’s announcement that the Victorian Labor Government will make the medically supervised injecting room in...