GREENS REQUEST THAT GROUP BEHIND LAND FORCES HAVE CHARITY STATUS REVOKED
The Greens have requested that AMDA – the group that ran Land Forces, the largest weapons expo in the southern hemisphere – have its charity status revoked. The Greens say that a company that platforms weapons manufacturers that are responsible for genocide and war crimes, is not a charity. Greens MP for Richmond Gabrielle de […]
GREENS CALL ON PREMIER TO CANCEL LAND FORCES EXPO THAT PROMOTES WEAPONS USED TO FUEL GENOCIDE
Victorian Greens MPs, including the Leaders of the Victorian and Australian Greens, Ellen Sandell and Adam Bandt, have written to Premier Jacinta Allan calling on her to cancel the Land Forces Expo which is scheduled to take place in Melbourne from September 11 – 13. The world’s largest weapons manufacturers – including companies such as […]
GREENS SECURE KEY AIRBNB REFORMS TO FREE UP MORE HOMES FOR RENTERS
The Victorian Greens have secured key reforms that will stop property investors from hoarding homes to use as short stay accommodation, and instead make homes available for renters and first home buyers to live in. In negotiation with the government, the Greens’ reforms will combine the 7.5% property investor levy in the Short Stay Levy […]
We reached 2000 signatures for the Public Housing Petition – what now?
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We reached 2000 signatures for the Public Housing Petition – what now?
BRIEFING FOR THE INQUIRY INTO LABOR’S PLANS TO DEMOLISH & PRIVATISE PUBLIC HOUSING
On Thursday 6 June, we hosted a briefing at Victorian Parliament House on the upcoming Inquiry. This is an Inquiry into Labor’s plans to demolish and privatise Victoria’s 44 high-rise public housing towers. It will investigate how Labor’s plan stacks up and will look into things like the rationale and cost-modelling for the decision, as […]
BASIC STANDARDS IMPORTANT BUT WE MUST TACKLE UNLIMITED RENT INCREASES
The Victorian Greens say that while basic living standards are important, while unlimited rent rises and no grounds evictions are still legal, renters will continue to be too scared of losing their home to pursue their basic rights. The Greens first introduced a Bill into Parliament for minimum energy efficiency standards in rentals back in […]
UPPER HOUSE TO DEBATE GREENS’ RENT FREEZE BILL, AFTER STATE BUDGET SCREWED RENTERS OVER
The Victorian Greens will this week bring their bill for a rent freeze to the Upper House for a debate, in a bid to alleviate the worsening housing crisis. The Greens say their bill for a two-year rent freeze followed by a cap on rent increases would help the many renters facing housing stress or […]
NO NEW MONEY FOR HOMES, NOTHING FOR RENTERS IN STATE BUDGET
The Victorian Greens have said today’s State Budget will make the housing crisis worse by investing zero dollars in new homes and providing nothing for renters. The Greens say Labor’s decision to spend no new money on building homes, including public housing, and to ignore renters will mean more rent increases and more unaffordable homes […]
