THIS THURS SEPT 5th WORKSHOP: Staying Safe at Protests
Come along to learn the basics of staying safe at protests. Including the basics of knowing your legal rights, how to keep yourself and others safe and more. Thursday September 5: 6PM-8PM The Provincial Hotel, 299 Brunswick St Fitzroy This venue is wheelchair accessible. Please indicate if you have any other accessibility needs. This event […]
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 […]
LOG YOUR CONTAINER DEPOSIT EXPERIENCE
I’ve heard from many of you that the container deposit machines aren’t working properly. Fill in this quick form to tell me about your container deposit experience so we can make sure the government fixes the issues.
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 […]
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 […]
GREENS CONCERNED OVER ALLEGATIONS STATE LIBRARY IS CANCELLING ARTISTS’ CONTRACTS AMID GAZA CRISIS
The Victorian Greens have expressed concern over allegations the State Library of Victoria has terminated a number of artist contracts in recent weeks amid the ongoing crisis in Palestine. Artists have alleged they were told their contracts would be postponed so the Library could review its “child and cultural safety processes” during a time of […]
STOP LABOR’S NEW COAL PROJECT
We need 10,000 signatures to force a Parliamentary debate on Labor’s disastrous coal-to-hydrogen project. The Labor Government in Victoria has thrown their support behind a NEW brown coal project in the Latrobe Valley. Labor wants to turn brown coal into hydrogen for export to Japan, which would extend the life of Victoria’s coal mines and […]
ANTI-TRANS HATE REPORT MUST COMPEL VICTORIA TO ACT ON ANTI-VILIFICATION
The Victorian Greens have said the Victorian Labor Government must act now to expand the state’s anti-vilification laws, or risk trans and gender diverse communities continuing to face escalating anti-trans hate. Earlier today, the Trans Justice Project and the Victorian Pride Lobby released a report into anti-trans hate in Australia, and its findings were heartbreaking. […]
GREENS WRITE TO PREMIER ALLAN, URGE RETHINK ON HOUSING PRIVATISATION
The Victorian Greens have written to Premier Jacinta Allan urging her to adopt a more progressive approach to the state’s housing crisis than her predecessor Daniel Andrews. When Premier Allan was appointed to the top job last week, she cited housing as the number one issue facing Victoria. The Greens say the leadership change presents […]
