TIPS TO SUBMIT TO THE VICTORIAN INQUIRY INTO FOOD SECURITY
The cost of food is out of control, but the government has no plan to regulate the supermarkets, introduce price controls and stop supermarket price gouging. Making a submission to the inquiry is a powerful way to tell the Government how the cost of food is affecting you, and to push them to do more […]
June news: pill testing win, film screening, neighbourhood events & more
Hi, here are my latest updates from Parliament and around the Brunswick electorate (Brunswick, Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Fitzroy North, Princes Hill & Carlton North). In this month’s newsletter: Missed last month’s newsletter? You can find it here if you’d like to read about solar for apartments, accessible tram stops, what was in the budget for Brunswick, […]
May news: state budget, renters’ rights, solar for apartments and more
Hi, here are my latest updates from Parliament and around the Brunswick electorate (Brunswick, Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Fitzroy North, Princes Hill & Carlton North). In this month’s newsletter: Missed last month’s newsletter? You can find it here if you’d like to read about freeing up AirBnBs for housing, saving live music, creating a Great Forest National […]
My speech on Palestine outside the ALP State Conference
Over the weekend, I spoke at the protest organised by Unionists for Palestine outside the Australian Labor Party State Conference. It was moving to see hundreds of people gathered outside, early on a cold Saturday morning, to protest against the ALP’s failures on Palestine, refugees, public housing and more. I spoke about the ongoing genocide […]
April news: climate action, saving live music, e-bikes and more
Hi, here are my latest updates from around the Brunswick electorate (Brunswick, Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Fitzroy North, Princes Hill & Carlton North). Missed last month’s newsletter? Read about the likely stalling of Brunswick’s Skyrail, the new truckzillas, and more here. Want to get these updates delivered straight to your inbox? Enter your email at […]
March news: Skyrail, truckzillas, climate win & more
Here are my latest updates from Parliament and around the Brunswick electorate (Brunswick, Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Fitzroy North, Princes Hill & Carlton North). Want to get these updates delivered straight to your inbox? Enter your email at the bottom of this page. In this newsletter: What’s happening with Skyrail? It’s looking increasingly likely that […]
February Newsletter
Here are my latest updates from Parliament and around our community! Want to get these updates delivered straight to your inbox? Enter your email at the bottom of this page. UPDATES FROM PARLIAMENT PALESTINE PROTEST I didn’t plan to get kicked out of the chamber in my first week back, but when the Premier dodged my […]
December Newsletter
Here are my latest updates from Parliament and around our community. Want to get these updates delivered straight to your inbox? Enter your email at the bottom of this page. Win for renters: vacant land tax During a housing crisis, homes should not be sitting empty. After pushing Labor for stronger action on the housing […]
Government Integrity & Operation Sandon
When I knew Liam* a few years ago, he was a dairy farmer on the outskirts of Melbourne. Liam would tell me of his dream, to sell his farm to a developer who had knocked on his door one night. He would pocket the millions and retire to a country town. There’s no money in […]
Holding the government to account
The Greens have just won a major concession from the state Labor government, which will strengthen the integrity of our parliament and make it easier to hold the government to account. Working with the crossbench, we’ve managed to end Labor’s dominance of the powerful Integrity and Oversight Committee. Until now, Labor held a majority of […]
