Victorian News

Questions Without notice- Points of Order

6 August, 2015 - Mr Barber — On a point of order, President, perhaps I could be of assistance in clarifying the matter that you have just raised. It was the min...

Alcoa (Portland Aluminium Smelter) (Amendment) Act Amendment Bill 2015

5 August, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — Obviously I will be supporting the amendment. It is an amendment put forward by the Greens to our own bill....

Port of Melbourne Lease

5 August, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — The Greens will support this motion. I believe the issues and questions Mr Rich-Phillips has put in paragra...

Delivering Victorian Infrastructure (Port of Melbourne Lease Transaction) Bill 2015

4 August, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — As members in this chamber well understand, the Greens are opposed to the proposed sale of the port of Melb...

Recognising Objectors Bill 2015

4 August, 2015 - I rise to speak on the Planning and Environment Amendment (Recognising Objectors) Bill 2015. This is a bill that promises but does not deliver....

Queston on Notice - Value of Forest

2 August, 2015 - MS DUNN — To ask the Special Minister of State (for the Treasurer): In relation to the method of calculation of the reduction in value of regen...

Parliamentary study tours

25 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — We are about to start an approximately five-week break between parliamentary sittings, and I am going to be ...

Appropriation (2015-2016) Bill 2015

23 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — The minister may argue that my question is irrelevant to the scope of the bill. I will argue that my questio...

Question without notice- Coal exploration

23 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — My question is for the acting Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water. Recently the Premier wrote...

Question without notice- Renewable energy

23 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — My question is for the acting Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water. Recently the Premier wrote...

State Taxation Acts Amendment Bill 2015

23 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — I would like to give the house the story so far. The government announced this special tax on foreigners, an...

State Taxation Acts Amendment Bill 2015

23 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — I would also ask that my amendments be circulated. I just need to make a short explanation. I stated during ...

Appropriation (2015-2016) Bill 2015 and Budget Papers 2015-16

11 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — The government has done a very good job of going out and selling the bits of its budget it wants to sell. Th...

Karen Alexander

11 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — I was delighted to learn that one of Australia's great environmentalists and a dear, dear friend of mine, Ka...

Auditor-General: Victoria'S Consumer Protection Framework for Building Construction

10 June, 2015 - Mr BARBER (Northern Metropolitan) — I was not exactly shocked, but I was quite saddened to read the Victorian Auditor-General's May 2015 report ...