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NO SUPPORT FOR SHORT-STAY TAX WITHOUT PROPER REGULATION AND RENT FREEZE: GREENS

15 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens are demanding the Andrew’s Government impose a 90-day a year cap on short stay listings after media reports emerged th...

GREENS LAMENT GOVERNMENT INACTION ON INTEGRITY AFTER IBAC, OMBUDSMAN UPDATE

14 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called out the State Labor Government’s continued go slow on introducing meaningful integrity reform in the wake ...

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT USING “UNRELIABLE” RESEARCH FOR MURRAY DARLING POLICY - GREENS REFER TO AUDITOR-GENERAL, OMBUDSMAN

11 September, 2023 - Last week, the Murray Darling Basin Authority released a damning report highlighting the Andrew’s Labor Government’s reliance on sub-par re...

PREMIER’S BLOODY-MINDEDNESS ON PILL TESTING WILL COST YOUNG PEOPLE’S LIVES THIS SUMMER: GREENS

7 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have lashed out at the Andrews government’s continued stonewalling of the irrefutable scientific evidence supporting pi...

WINDING-UP OF TOXIC VICFORESTS CANNOT COME SOON ENOUGH: GREENS

7 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed reports that Victoria's state-owned logging business, VicForests, is on the verge of being dismantled by ...

'Historic' Yoorrook Justice Commission report must be wake-up call for Victorian Government on raising the age

4 September, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have hailed a report released by the Yoorrook Justice Commission today as ‘historic’, and say it paints a damning pictu...

Inquiry recommendation to ban duck shooting a 'watershed moment'

31 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called an inquiry’s recommendation to ban duck shooting across the state a ‘watershed moment’ for the community grou...

Victorian Government must regulate short-stays, not force councils to take things into their own hands

30 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the City of Melbourne’s decision to regulate short-stay accommodation, but say councils shouldn’t be forced...

Anti-trans hate report must compel Victoria to act on anti-vilification

29 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said the Victorian Labor Government must act now to expand the state’s anti-vilification laws, or risk trans and gen...

Greens introduce bill to ensure developers build fair share of public and affordable homes

29 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens will today introduce a bill to the Upper House that would amend the state’s planning laws to mandate a minimum of 30 per ...

Stamp duty reform has been in the 'too hard' basket for too long

29 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have renewed their pressure on the Victorian Labor Government to abolish stamp duty and replace it with a broad-based lan...

Greens launch bold housing statement to provide benchmark for Premier's upcoming reforms

28 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have launched a bold, comprehensive housing statement they say will form the basis of their upcoming negotiations with th...

Rental crisis inquiry must be wake-up call for Victorian Labor to stand up to property industry

22 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have warned that until the Victorian Labor Government stands up to the property industry and implements urgent rent contr...

Loy Yang A closure date to lock in twelve more years of burning coal, transition must happen sooner

21 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said closing Loy Yang A in 2035 will mean twelve more years of burning coal, and have urged the Victorian Labor Gove...

Victorian Labor's decision to take strong rent controls off the table a 'kick in the guts' to thousands of renters

18 August, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said the Victorian Labor Government’s decision to take rent controls off the table will have dire consequences for r...