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Labor must step in and scrap proposal for Lara waste incinerator

6 December, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Labor Government to step in and halt a proposed waste incinerator earmarked for Lara, after...

Treaty will be 'watershed moment' for First Nations justice, following panel appointment

6 December, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the appointment of the Treaty Authority panel, saying it moves the state one step closer to commencing the...

Publishing ministerial diaries an important, small step in improving Victoria's integrity standards

1 December, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the Victorian Government’s decision to make ministerial diaries public, saying it will help strengthen the...

Damning report shows Victoria's ecosystems and threatened species are in significant decline

30 November, 2023 - A damning new report has found Victoria’s ecosystems and threatened species are in a far more dire situation now than they were five years a...

Pill testing could be reality in Victoria by summer 2024, under historic joint bill

30 November, 2023 - The Victorian Greens, the Animal Justice Party, and Legalise Cannabis Victoria will today introduce a joint bill that would establish pill t...

Victorian Labor's refusal to sign on to Murray-Darling Basin plan will leave regional communities high and dry

30 November, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have urged the Victorian Labor Government to sign on to the new Murray-Darling Basin plan, citing concerns that local c...

Consultant spend in Victoria must be slashed not increased: Greens

29 November, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Labor Government to slash spending on consultancies, following the release of a new VAGO r...

State inquiry to investigate food affordability and supermarket price gouging

29 November, 2023 - A Victorian Greens’ motion calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the rising cost of groceries and dodgy supermarket price gouging has pas...

Gambling report supports getting dodgy money out of politics

28 November, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have renewed their call on the Victorian Labor Government to ban political donations from the gambling industry, follow...

Greens secure relief for renters: Stronger tax on empty homes means up to 5,000 could be made available as rentals

28 November, 2023 - Thousands of extra empty homes across Melbourne could soon be made available as long-term rentals under changes to Victoria’s vacancy tax se...

Inquiry finds rent freeze appropriate during 'extreme times', Greens say that time is now

28 November, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said Labor is fast running out of excuses to shun a rent freeze, after an inquiry found it was appropriate during ...

The Victorian Greens mourn the loss of Cr Dr David Zyngier z"l

27 November, 2023 - The Victorian Greens mourn the loss of Cr Dr David Zyngier z”l.  A lifelong activist and fighter for social justice, David will be g...

Dental care wait times in Victoria not improving, committee hears

24 November, 2023 - The Victorian Labor Government has revealed wait times for general dental care have remained stubbornly high, as the Greens call for longer-...

Victorian Government considering penalties for consultants like PwC who misuse information

24 November, 2023 - The Victorian Government has revealed for the first time that it is considering penalties for consultants who engage in dodgy behaviour, aft...

Victorian Government still has no plan for survival of 1,500 threatened species

21 November, 2023 - Victoria’s environment department has revealed that 1,500 threatened species are still waiting on action plans being developed, after the de...