Victorian News

Labor breaks election promise and cuts funding to key public housing development

7 August, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have slammed Labor for cutting funding for hundreds of public and community homes, including at Fitzroy Gasworks, as they ...

Greens urge Labor to support a right to housing for Victorians

5 August, 2024 - As homelessness week begins and the housing sector descends into a worsening crisis the Greens are calling on the Victorian Labor Government to...

Greens secure key integrity and anti-corruption change in Victoria

1 August, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have secured a significant integrity reform today, legislating a non-government chair and majority for one of Parliament’s...

Report Backs in Greens Call to Scrap Undemocratic Group Voting

30 July, 2024 - A report released today from the Electoral Matters Committee (EMC) into Victoria’s group voting system finally backs what the Greens have been c...

GREENS SLAM LABOR FOR STEAMROLLING AHEAD WITH PUBLIC HOUSING DEMOLITION AND PRIVATISATION

18 July, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have slammed the Victorian Labor Government for steamrolling ahead with their devastating plans to demolish and privatise M...

Labor keeps public housing empty for over a year, while over 120,000 wait for a home

12 July, 2024 - Freedom of Information (FOI) documents seen by the Victorian Greens expose that thousands of public housing homes have been kept empty for hundr...

Labor capitulating on youth justice won't make the community safer

11 July, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have warned Labor that evidence-based solutions are needed to prevent crime and stop the criminalisation of children. ...

NEW PREMIER NEEDS A PLAN TO COMBAT LOOMING SYNTHETIC OPIOID CRISIS 

8 July, 2024 - The Victorian Greens call on the Victorian Labor Government to urgently develop a plan, including safe injecting rooms, following recommendations...

PREMIER MUST LISTEN TO EXPERTS ON SAFE INJECTING ROOMS AMIDST RISE IN SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS 

4 July, 2024 - The Victorian Greens and health experts have long warned of the threat of deadly synthetic opioids like fentanyl and nitazenes entering the Victo...

GREENS INTRODUCE LAWS TO END LABOR’S PRIVATISATION OBSESSION

2 July, 2024 - The Victorian Greens are introducing a new bill when parliament resumes that will put an end to Labor’s privatisation agenda. It comes after Birt...

GREENS WELCOME THE LAUNCH OF VICTORIA’S TREATY AUTHORITY DATABASE, AN HISTORIC STEP FOR FIRST NATIONS JUSTICE

1 July, 2024 - The Victorian Greens welcome the launch of Victoria’s Treaty Authority database today, marking the first time that First Nations can formally req...

THE PROGRESSIVE CROSSBENCH WELCOME PILL TESTING

25 June, 2024 - After years of pressure from three progressive crossbench parties, the Victorian Labor Government has finally announced pill testing.  T...

FOI DOCUMENTS REVEAL EXTENT OF LABOR’S LINKS TO ISRAELI MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

21 June, 2024 - The Victorian Greens have obtained documents highlighting the Victorian Labor Government’s determination to support Israeli defence objectives.&...