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Victoria’s historic Treaty with First Peoples is here!
After decades of leadership from First Nations people, the very first Treaty Bill in our nation’s history was introduced into the Victorian Parliament during early September.
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Abuse in childcare shows the system needs fixing
The news that a Melbourne man who worked at more than a dozen childcare centres – including one in Kensington* – been charged with 70 child sex abuse offences has deeply shaken us all.
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Melbourne needs more sports ovals, but we need to get it right
Right around the corner from my house is JJ Holland Park, one of the best parks in the City of Melbourne.
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There’s an old saying that every government dollar should be treated as if it was hard earned, because it was – by a taxpayer
Given that Victoria is the highest-taxed state in the nation, this is a pretty fair rule to apply and one I would hope that the government would abide by. Sadly, this is not the case.
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Meet your new Upper House Greens MP – Anasina Gray-Barberio
I’m excited to introduce Anasina Gray-Barberio, our newest Victorian Greens MP.
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Only the Liberals will get Melbourne back in business
For more than 150 years, we’ve all taken great pride in the nickname for our city being “Marvellous Melbourne”, a nickname that – legend has it – was coined by a visiting London journalist named George Augustus Sala.
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Almost 100K homes empty in the middle of a housing crisis
97,861. That is the number of homes that were left empty in Melbourne last year according to Prosper Australia’s recent report.
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Labor turns a blind eye to union corruption
I am sure that most Victorians have been shocked by revelations in the past few weeks about widespread corruption, misconduct, and thuggish behaviour on construction sites around Victoria.
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Ombudsman to investigate Kensington flood zone modelling
You might have heard that recent flood re-modelling by Melbourne Water has re-classified more than 900 homes in Kensington Banks as a flood risk.
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North Melbourne residents unite against demolition of public housing
I recently joined a packed event in North Melbourne, where residents gathered to talk about how they can work together to stop the demolition and privatisation of public housing in North Melbourne and Flemington.
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A win for Victorians and a plan to get one million homes off gas!
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