Victorian News

Greens request Commissioner intervene in cage fight fiasco

12 November, 2015 - Greens Families and Children spokesperson Nina Springle has written to the Commissioner for Children and Young People requesting he formally...

Greens support inquiry into drug laws and harm minimisation

12 November, 2015 - Motion for the Law Reform, Road and Community Safety Committee to inquire into, consider and report, no later than 3March 2017 on the effect...

Greens will fight Government attempt to aid corporate tax avoidance

12 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens say Malcolm Turnbull has exposed his true colours by rejecting an Australian Greens amendment that would have increase...

Greens will fight Government attempt to aid corporate tax avoidance

12 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens say Malcolm Turnbull has exposed his true colours by rejecting an Australian Greens amendment that would have increase...

Hospital funding model needs repair, as does the Footscray hospital

12 November, 2015 - The Greens are backing the Auditor General’s call for a review into public hospital funding, after today’s report from the Auditor found a f...

Justice Legislation Amendment (Police Custody Officers) Bill 2015

12 November, 2015 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — I am happy to speak today on the Justice Legislation Amendment (Police Custody Officers) Bill 2015. T...

Love doesn't discriminate and neither should the law

12 November, 2015 - Like so many Australians, I find the ongoing refusal of this government to allow an immediate parliamentary vote on marriage equality utterl...

Manufacturing innovation

12 November, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — There are a couple of problems that the state government is grappling with at the moment which ought to ...

Motion: get moving on the Port-Rail Shuttle

12 November, 2015 - The Senate – 1. Notes: a) The federal government committed $38 million of Commonwealth funds to the Port-Rail Shuttle project in Victoria. b...

Redirect unspent Back to Work funds to CALD employment services

12 November, 2015 - Greens MP for Melbourne, Ellen Sandell, is calling on the Victorian Government to re-direct unspent Back to Work funds to employment service...

Timber Industry Task Force

12 November, 2015 - Ms Dunn — My question is for the Minister for Agriculture. Can the minister advise if there is a lack of motivation by this government to se...

VicForests and the Timber Industry Task Force

12 November, 2015 - Ms Dunn — My question is for the Minister for Agriculture. The VicForests annual report for 2014–15 refers to new and replacement contracts ...

Discussion on super lifetime caps welcome: Greens

11 November, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the Greens are up for a discussion about tackling unfair tax breaks by putting a cap o...

Greens move to ban cruelty

11 November, 2015 - Victorian Greens animal welfare spokesperson, Sue Pennicuik will move amendments to a government bill to amend the prevention of cruelty to ...

Greens seek clarification on plans for Berwick Monash site

11 November, 2015 - Question in parliament: My question is for the Minister for Training and Skills. There has been a great deal of concern and confusion from s...