Ban on new gas connections will help transition Victoria away from fossil fuels, inquiry finds Parliamentary committee also recommends cut-off date for sale of diesel and petrol cars The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2022
Victorian Greens welcome ‘teal’ independents running in state election after historic federal result Samantha Ratnam says prospect of having more MPs advocating for strong action on climate change is ‘exciting’ The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2022
Public housing waitlist in Victoria balloons by 55%: ‘I’d never get anything, so why bother?’ An estimated 119,000 people are on multiyear waits for social housing as federal and state governments deliver mixed responses The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2022
‘I am taking this personally’: Victorian crossbencher Fiona Patten bemused by federal Labor preference deal Reason party leader to reconsider her support for state government after being put below Derryn Hinch’s Justice party on how-to-vote cards The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2022
Family violence groups call for Victoria’s first culturally specific refuge Unlike Queensland and New South Wales, Victoria has no culturally specific family violence refuges The Guardian - AU · Apr 9, 2022
‘Preference whisperers’: reforms to group voting unlikely to happen before Victorian election Micro parties expected to benefit from potential delay to changes to preference rules The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2022