PUBLIC BUILDER WOULD BUILD THOUSANDS OF PUBLIC AND AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR RENTERS AND FIRST HOME BUYERS, UNDER GREENS PLAN
The Victorian Greens have announced their plan for a public builder that would see the Victorian government build homes to be rented and sold to first home buyers at below market prices, which could save them thousands of dollars. The Greens say a public builder is essential if any of Victoria’s housing plans are to […]
GREENS RENEW CALLS FOR RENT FREEZE AS LABOR GIVES RENTERS MORE BREADCRUMBS
The Victorian Greens have renewed calls for a rent freeze as Labor re-packages an old lacklustre announcement for a rental dispute body, saying that it goes to show how little Labor cares about supporting renters. The rental dispute resolution body was first announced more than a year ago and funded through legislation supported by the […]
GREENS SLAM LABOR FOR ANNOUNCING NEXT PUBLIC HOUSING DEMOLITION BEFORE GIVING ANY EVIDENCE TO JUSTIFY THE FIRST TOWERS
The Victorian Greens have slammed the Victorian Labor government for announcing the next public housing towers to be demolished, just days after claiming they had no evidence to back up the demolition of the first towers at North Melbourne and Flemington. Today the Victorian Labor government announced that they’re targeting the towers and low-rise communities […]
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 […]
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 […]
GREENS’ PLAN TO CRACK DOWN ON AIRBNB COULD FREE UP THOUSANDS MORE HOMES, WHILE LABOR’S LEVY WOULD DO VERY LITTLE
A Victorian Greens’ plan to introduce strong short-stay regulations across the state could free up thousands more homes for people to live in, according to a new report. Ahead of next month’s State Budget, the Greens have been calling on the State Labor Government to introduce short-stay regulations to help fix the housing crisis, including: […]
GOVERNMENT INSURER SHOULD STEP IN TO SAVE LIVE MUSIC VENUES FROM EXORBITANT INSURANCE HIKES
The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Labor Government to save struggling smaller live music venues across the state by providing insurance through the state’s public insurer. On top of rising rents and the cost-of-living, astronomical public liability insurance hikes have put Victoria’s live music scene under enormous pressure. Many have already closed their […]
