Victorian News

Call for Labor to back Greens bill to end live sheep exports

7 May, 2018 - The end to live sheep exports within two years is now within reach if Labor and the cross bench back the Greens bill to transition out of live ani...

Petition: Greyhound Racing

7 May, 2018 - This petition has been set up by the Coalition for the Protection of Greyhounds. Since the live baiting scandal in 2015, greyhound racing has been...

Schools still neglected in Northcote and Thronbury

7 May, 2018 - Lidia Thorpe - Speech in Parliament: Today I would like to speak about school funding in my electorate of Northcote. I have called on the governme...

Pill testing trial needed in Victoria

4 May, 2018 - The Victorian Greens are calling on the Andrews Government to commit to a pill testing pilot following the success of a similar process in the ACT...

Greens welcome plan to 'Repower Australia'

3 May, 2018 - Greens welcome plan to 'Repower Australia' Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today welcomed the release of a plan to ‘Re...

Appointment of Parliamentary Budget Officer

1 May, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) (12:22:31) — I move: That the Council take note of the report. The report outlines the process that the Publi...

Financial and performance outcomes 2016-17

1 May, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) (12:19:50) — I would also like to speak briefly on the financial and performance outcomes report tabled today...

I'll keep fighting for our stadium for women's sports

1 May, 2018 - Lidia Thorpe has expressed disapointment that the Andrews Government has failed to invest in the Darebin Sport Stadium in the 2018 Budget, a much ...

Safe Cycling and Pedestrian Crossings for Northcote

1 May, 2018 - Lidia Thorpe has called for investment in more Safe Cycling and Pedestrian Crossings for kids ahead of the State Budget.Lidia met with residents o...

Service Victoria Bill 2017

1 May, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) (13:53:19) — The Service Victoria Bill 2017 that we are debating this afternoon has been on the notice paper ...

Greens call on Labor to support tampon tax bill this year

29 April, 2018 - The Greens today welcomed Labor’s announcement that they will remove the GST on menstrual hygiene products if they form government after the ne...

Greens visit Swan Hill to discuss the Murray Darling Basin crisis with farmers and local community

27 April, 2018 - Australian Greens senator Janet Rice and Victorian Greens candidate for Northern Victoria, Nicole Rowan, this week visited Swan Hill to discuss...

Keeping Victorians safe at work

27 April, 2018 - The Victorian Greens are calling on the Government and opposition to join them in supporting a push from the Victorian Trades Hall for the intr...

Renewables jobs boom in spite of Turnbull's war on renewables: Bandt

27 April, 2018 - Renewables jobs boom in spite of Turnbull's war on renewables: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today welcomed...

Vic prison secures almost $690m in budget

25 April, 2018 - Victorian Greens justice spokeswoman Sue Pennicuik said building more prisons did nothing to reduce crime and the existing prevention and rehab...