Victorian News

Clan based Treaties are the path to justice

27 March, 2018 - Lidia Thorpe - Speech in Parliament in response to the tabling of the Advancing the Treaty Process with Aboriginal Victoiran Bill 2018: I welco...

Greens slam Victorian and federal governments extension of logging agreements to 2020

27 March, 2018 - The Greens have condemned Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Premier Daniel Andrews signing off on two year extensions of three of the state's...

Members Statement: Australian Formula One Grand Prix

27 March, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — Last week the citizens of the City of Port Phillip, surrounding suburbs and beyond were subjected once a...

Motion: Boroondara planning scheme amendment

27 March, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — The Greens will be supporting the motion moved by Mr Davis that amendment C298 to the Boroondara plannin...

Motion: Electorate office budgets

27 March, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) (10:09:27) — I move: That this house — (1)   notes the Ombudsman's report on the investigation of a matter...

Stopping network rorting requires rule change to reduce rate of return: Bandt

27 March, 2018 - Stopping network rorting requires rule change to reduce rate of return: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today...

Time’s up for tough on drugs approach

27 March, 2018 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed several recommendations from the inquiry into Drug Law Reform in Victoria that support the party’s long-held...

Turnbull's Trump-like company tax cuts dead in the water: Greens

27 March, 2018 - Greens Leader Senator Richard Di Natale today said the Liberal government's failure to secure the votes needed to pass its Trump-like company t...

Finally redress for child abuse victims will be realised

26 March, 2018 - Lidia Thorpe - Speech in Parliament: I rise today to speak on the Legal Identity of Defendants (Organisational Child Abuse) Bill 2018. I start ...

Janet calls out the government on native forest logging

26 March, 2018 - I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Resources and Northern Australia (Minister Canavan) to a question wit...

Janet outlines the Greens' support for high-speed rail

26 March, 2018 - Senator RICE (Victoria) (10:35):  I rise to speak to the High Speed Rail Planning Authority Bill 2017. The Greens support this bill as a useful...

Question on Notice 12466: Avalon Airshow

26 March, 2018 - MS PENNICUIK — To ask the Minister for Trade and Investment (for the Minister for Tourism and Major Events): What funding, including sponsorshi...