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Victoria Must Ban Police From Accessing QR Code Data
The Victorian Greens have called on the Victorian Government to follow WA’s lead and ban police from accessing QR code data currently being used for contact tracing.
State Government Running Out Of Excuses To Delay Action On ‘Raising The Age’
The Victorian Greens have welcomed the Commission for Children and Young People's call to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria from 10 to 14.
Greens Second-Read Raise The Age Bill One Year After Global BLM Protests
The Victorian Greens will second-read their ‘raise the age’ bill in Parliament today, which would raise the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria from 10 to 14.
Greens Move To Scrap Victoria's Undemocratic Voting System
The Victorian Greens will today introduce a motion calling on the Victorian Labor Government to overhaul the state’s flawed and undemocratic upper house voting system.
Voting System In Victoria’s Upper House Is Broken, Must Be Overhauled
The Victorian Greens have welcomed the introduction of a bill that would make it illegal to pay an expert to ‘preference harvest’ during elections, but say that it only treats the symptom and not the cause.
Institute A Good Start, But Australia Ultimately Needs A National Centre For Disease Control
'During this pandemic, divisions of responsibility between state and federal health systems and public and private health services, have created problems.'
Covid Normal Doesn’t Have To Mean ‘pokies Normal’ In Victoria
'We can’t go back to business as usual on the pokies'
Government backdown on Omnibus Bill welcome
The Victorian Greens welcome the significant changes proposed by the Government to the controversial elements of its Omnibus Bill. It has finally listened to our concerns and those of the community.
Electoral Matters Committee Continues To Fail Victorians By Delaying Voting Reform
The Electoral Matters Committee has let down Victorian voters by failing to address upper house voting reform in its recently tabled report on the 2018 state election.
Health Minister Must Guarantee Compensation For Health Workers
Dr Tim Read, the Victorian Greens Spokesperson for Health, has today renewed his calls on the state government to ensure health workers are protected by workers compensation during the COVID-19 crisis.