Victorian News

V/line Grand Final holiday timetable will hurt regions

23 September, 2015 - Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber says the decision to run less V/line trains and buses on the Grand Final public holiday will make it ha...

PM must ditch IR bills that ‘wage war with unions’ and workers

22 September, 2015 - Greens industrial relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to ditch the industrial relations bi...

Child protection – Privatisation of child protection system

21 September, 2015 - NINA SPRINGLE: My question is to the Minister for Families and Children. Last Friday what the minister has called a wide-ranging expert adv...

Green Wedges: Keysborough Golf Club

21 September, 2015 - My constituency question is for the Minister for Planning. On 13 July this year the Dandenong Journal reported that Keysborough Golf Club m...

Kingston Green Wedge – C143 Amendment

21 September, 2015 - My constituency question is for the Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne. In February this year Kingston City Council asked the minister to...

Members Statement: Syrian Refugee Crisis

21 September, 2015 - In the world's response to the Syrian refugee crisis we are seeing the best and worst of humanity. Turkey is hosting half of the 4 million ...

Question without notice: Child protection: Siblings

21 September, 2015 - NINA SPRINGLE:  My question again is for the Minister for Families and Children. I direct her attention to Anglicare Victoria's Children in...

Crimes Amendment (Child Pornography and Other Matters) Bill 2015

18 September, 2015 - I rise this evening to speak in the debate on the Crimes Amendment (Child Pornography and Other Matters) Bill 2015. The Greens will be voti...

Greens support Ombudsman’s call for new approach to criminal justice

18 September, 2015 - The Victorian Ombudsman’s report into the rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners is a wake-up call that the endless ‘tough on crime’...

New Western Distributor route riases further questions

18 September, 2015 - The Greens say the new Western Distributor plans raises further questions and concerns, and are calling on Transurban and the Andrews Gover...

Adjournment: Grange Rd, Carnegie, Pedestrian Crossing

17 September, 2015 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Mr Donnellan, and concerns the ...

Electorate office staff

17 September, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — The material and testimony in the Herald Sun this morning, if proven, would represent a serious misuse ...

Firearms Amendment (Trafficking and Other Measures) Bill 2015

17 September, 2015 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — The Greens will be supporting the Firearms Amendment (Trafficking and Other Measures) Bill 2015. Thi...

Greens say F1 Grand Prix should be scrapped not extended

17 September, 2015 - Greens Southern Metropolitan MP Sue Penicuik says she is amazed that the Andrews government has extended the contract of the Melbourne Gran...

Heavy Vehicles Legislation Amendment

17 September, 2015 - MS DUNN — I rise to speak on the Heavy Vehicles Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 in the hope that we do not have to disclose the weight of i...