Victorian News

Victorians being punished for ditching the East West toll road

11 February, 2016 - Senator RICE: I will move on to projects that have commercial-in-confidence issues with them and start off with Victoria. Victoria has been ...

Who will pay for open spaces created by elevated rail?

11 February, 2016 - PRESS RELEASE: Local Greens MP asks: who will pay for open spaces created by elevated rail?  Nina Springle, Greens’ member for the South Eas...

Are people being prevented from voting because they're declared of "unsound mind"?

10 February, 2016 - Senator RICE: I want to talk about the issue of people being removed from the electoral roll because they are of unsound mind. Mr Rogers: I ...

Australian Christian Lobby must end its crusade against tolerance and inclusion

10 February, 2016 - Fear-mongering from the Australian Christian Lobby on a program that aims to make schools more inclusive for young LGBTI people must stop, t...

Bail Amendment Bill 2015

10 February, 2016 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — The bill that we are dealing with here now, the Bail Amendment Bill 2015, is in three parts and deals...

CBA record half-year profit shows big banks can afford to pay more tax

10 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that news the Commonwealth Bank has posted another record half-year profit of $4.8 bil...

Coal Seam Gas - Members Statement

10 February, 2016 - Ms DUNN (Eastern Metropolitan) — I rise today to talk about a rally I had the pleasure of attending yesterday in relation to concerns around...

Electorate office staff

10 February, 2016 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — I move: That, further to the resolution of the Legislative Council on 25 November 2015 referring a matt...

Greens urge government to change direction on tax

10 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP wrote to Treasurer Scott Morrison late yesterday urging him to adopt a fairer ‘Plan B’ on tax ref...

How many complaints is the Wind Farm Commissioner dealing with?

10 February, 2016 - Senator RICE: You said before that you had had complaints from 42 concerned residents. How many actual complaints were there? Mr Dyer: I wil...

How will BOM cope with cuts to CSIRO climate scientists?

10 February, 2016 - Senator RICE: Thank you. Dr Vertessy, I wanted to ask about the announcement last week by the CSIRO CEO, Dr Larry Marshall, about the effect...

Medicinal cannabis bill only the first piece of the puzzle: Greens

10 February, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader Dr Richard Di Natale today cautiously welcomed the government's bill to establish a national licensing scheme for t...

Venus Bay - Adjournment

10 February, 2016 - Ms DUNN (Eastern Metropolitan) — My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Local Government. The action I request is that she commits to...

What's happening with native forest biomass under the RET?

10 February, 2016 - Senator RICE: Hullo, everyone. Last estimates, in response to questions on notice from the Greens, you discussed the results of a voluntary ...

Inquiry announced into 'metre matters' bicycle overtaking laws

9 February, 2016 - Greens transport spokesperson Samatha Dunn says a new parliamentary inquiry into the Greens ‘Metre Matters’ bill is the first step towards mi...