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.
NO NEW MONEY FOR HOMES, NOTHING FOR RENTERS IN STATE BUDGET

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 for first-home buyers.
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
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
GREENS CONCERNED OVER ALLEGATIONS STATE LIBRARY IS CANCELLING ARTISTS’ CONTRACTS AMID GAZA CRISIS

GREENS CONCERNED OVER ALLEGATIONS STATE LIBRARY IS CANCELLING ARTISTS’ CONTRACTS AMID GAZA CRISIS
GREENS URGE VICTORIAN LABOR TO SEVER TIES WITH ISRAEL DEFENCE MINISTRY, WEAPONS MANUFACTURER

The Victorian Greens will today introduce a motion calling on the Victorian Labor Government to end its secretive relationship with the Israeli Ministry of Defence. The Greens also want Labor to sever any ties with companies arming Israel’s Defence Force, which has killed 27,500 Palestinians in less than four months. In fact, during that time […]
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
GREENS WRITE TO PREMIER ALLAN, URGE RETHINK ON HOUSING PRIVATISATION

Victorian Greens have written to Premier Jacinta Allan urging her to adopt a more progressive approach to the state’s housing crisis
RENT FREEZE NOW!

If you’re worried about affording next month’s rent, you’re not alone. 96% of Australian rentals aren’t affordable for teachers, hospo workers and nurses. Thanks to pressure from the Greens, the government is finally listening to the growing movement of renters demanding fairer conditions. Last year we secured: But as long as your landlord can jack […]