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Greens move to redirect Future Fund towards public housing, convert COVID Debt Levy into an 'Ending Poverty' Levy

19 June, 2023 - The state government’s COVID Debt Levy and Victorian Future Fund would be used to tackle poverty and increase public housing under a Victorian G...

Planning reforms must ensure half of all new homes are public or affordable

16 June, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Labor Government to ensure any reform to the state’s planning laws will require half of all ne...

Cost of demolishing public housing estate and privatising land revealed, as Greens urge rethink

15 June, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have condemned the Victorian Labor Government for its plan to spend hundreds of millions of dollars demolishing public hous...

Government indicates it may ban gambling ads at Commonwealth Games

14 June, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed an indication by the Victorian Labor Government that it may ban gambling advertising at the Commonwealth Game...

Greens demand stronger commitment to renter safeguards to ensure support for tax reforms

13 June, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said that in order to secure their support for tax reforms that are currently before Parliament, the Victorian Labor G...

Public housing residents face 'ruthless' intimidation by Labor, in a bid to scare them away

9 June, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have condemned the Victorian Labor Government for resorting to “ruthless” intimidation tactics in an effort to drive out the...

Reforms to cancer scheme for firefighters fall short, Greens to move amendments

9 June, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have said proposed reforms to the state’s presumptive cancer scheme for firefighters “fall short” of what the science demand...

New report reveals Victorian Government has spent $80m on PwC, Greens renew call to freeze contracts

8 June, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have renewed their call on the Victorian Labor Government to freeze any future contracts with PwC, following the release of ...

Victorian Government must ban bribes from predatory gas companies

8 June, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have urged the Victorian Labor Government to urgently ban gas companies using predatory behaviour and bribes to lock Victori...

Victorian Labor walks back housing commitment on Fitzroy Gasworks site

8 June, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called a Victorian Labor Government decision to walk back a commitment to build affordable housing on a site in Fitzroy...

Firefighter cancer scheme would be expanded under Greens' bill

7 June, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have today released a draft Bill to expand the number of cancers covered by the state’s firefighters presumptive cancer sche...

Victoria continues to have 'world's worst' EV policy: Greens

7 June, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have called the Victorian Labor Government’s decision to prematurely end its electric vehicle rebate scheme “a backwards ste...

Premier must freeze any future contracts with PwC, Greens say

2 June, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have urged the Victorian Labor Government to freeze any future contracts with PwC, saying that fundamental conflicts of inte...

Child protection reforms an important step, but gaps remain: Greens

1 June, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the passage of a bill this afternoon to strengthen Victoria’s child protection system, but say that while gaps...

Greens call out Labor's hypocrisy over Maroondah Hospital name change

31 May, 2023 - The Victorian Greens have today introduced a motion into the Upper House calling out the hypocrisy of the Victorian Labor Government over its “di...