My thoughts are with the boy and his family who became trapped under a train at North Melbourne station yesterday. I hope he has a swift recovery. We must urgently find out how this happened to prevent it from happening again. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

#TomBallard @tomcballard.bsky.social - #SeriousDanger pOdCAsT Victoria's Group Voting system needs to be fired into the sun before the state election in Nov (ideally along with #AviYemini). With @victoriangreens.bsky.social leader @ellensandellmp.bsky.social #auspol #greens #vicvotes #SpringSt

Today's budget has no long-term vision. The Labor Government are doing nothing to fix the huge problems Victorians are facing - with housing, health, schools and cost of living - while continuing to give special treatment to big corporations.

BREAKING NEWS – I’ve got a bike. Yes, I've had it for a while. Yes I’m super happy. No a billionaire didn't pay for it. Yes it’s amazing. Yes it’s going to annoy the Herald Sun. Yes it’s an anti-fascist machine. Yes it’s sexy. No I don't have a pilot, but I can give you a dink if you need.

I was appalled at the booing of Elders during the Welcome to Country at ANZAC Day services in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. Not only did First Nations people serve in both World Wars, but we should also acknowledge the impact of the Frontier Wars on Aboriginal people and communities.

For all the Victorian public school teachers preparing to strike, the Greens are behind you. It takes courage to walk off the job and stand up for your rights.

Families, young people and renters are already being totally smashed with rising costs and now petrol prices are surging. The Greens are calling on the government to make public transport free for the next month.

Australians do not want to get dragged into Trump and Netanyahu's illegal war on Iran, which is spiralling out of control. We are all watching wondering, when will this end? We cannot bomb our way to peace. Violence leads to more violence & it's always civilians who suffer most.

The Greens have just beaten both Reform & Labour in a key UK by-election! With a bold vision of standing up for everyday working people and making billionaires & big corporations pay their share, the Greens can take on the big corporations and their right-wing cronies & win! 💚

Headlines this morning: 1.⁠ ⁠Two regional hospitals ran out of cash to pay bills 2.⁠ ⁠Allan government to more than double youth justice beds If you want to know Labor's priorities, there they are. If you want hospitals funded & kids out of prison, join the Greens.

Australia is the hottest place on Earth right now. Fossil fuel corporations are raking in BILLIONS while we face extreme weather again and again. Politicians need to stop approving new fossil fuel projects and make coal and gas corps pay for climate damage. greens.org.au/vic/campaign...

Labor cut 130 jobs from Victoria’s bushfire forest service and closed six regional locations in 2024. In the last 9 months, Labor has approved at least 5 major fossil fuel gas projects/expansions for Victoria — pouring fuel on the climate crisis that’s driving hotter, deadlier fire seasons. 1/2

Victoria is still healing from the Black Summer bushfires & now another heatwave is here! This is the climate crisis in action. Yet Labor continues to back new gas projects—putting communities & wildlife at risk. We need to stop all new fossil fuel projects! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Allan Labor Gov't has approved new gas drilling in the Otway & Gippsland basins, locking in decades more climate pollution. Labor is handing out favours to fossil fuel companies instead of putting Victorians first and accelerating the shift to cleaner, cheaper energy.

It’s a privilege today to represent the Greens and apologise to First Nations People for the injustice and harm this state has caused since colonisation. Sorry means you don’t do it again. Apologising is about not repeating the mistakes of the past, and committing to a better future.

Pauline Hanson's cheap stunt today is all about trying to get attention and headlines for her own political benefit. It's gross, and it’s designed deliberately to stoke racism and Islamophobia for her own gain.

Make no mistake - Labor’s cruel decision yesterday was all about politics and optics - not about keeping us safe.

Vic Labor’s plan to introduce life sentences for children isn’t about safety. It’s reactionary, conservative politics that ignores evidence. Experts are clear: harsher sentences lead to more reoffending, not less. (1/2)

Israel has violated the ceasefire, bombing and killing at least 104 Palestinians. This is devastating, though sadly not surprising. Australian governments must finally act – sanction Israeli leaders and immediately end the arms trade.

Victoria raised the age of criminal responsibility to 12 last week. It’s a step forward in keeping kids out of the justice system but to truly start to fix our broken justice system we must follow the evidence and #RaiseTheAge to 14.

Dr. Jane Goodall was a tireless champion for nature. Even here in Victoria, she joined the push for a Great Forest National Park to protect the Central Highlands and save the endangered Leadbeater's possum. She was an inspiration to me and millions of others. Rest in peace.

If you've got a mortgage of $570K, your bank will profit about $200K by the time you've paid it off. That’s not normal. Australia's big 4 banks are some of the richest worldwide, making $15.5 BILLION profit every 6mths. We need to tax billionaire banks & fund housing, schools & renewables.

It was devastating to visit the spot where a young cyclist was killed in Kensington on Monday. My heart goes out to this man's family. People shouldn't have to risk their lives just to get around the city on their bike. We need safer bike lanes right across our city.

This is horrendous and I’m really sorry to have to share this news with my constituents. Please reach out if there is anything I can do to help.

Not okay. www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victori...

Last year, my colleague in Victorian Parliament, Labor MP Emma Vulin, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. On Monday, I'm joining MPs from across the political spectrum to be dunked into a tank of icy water as part of the #BigFreeze to #FightMND: support.fightmnd.org.au/fundraisers/...

We'd love to see you there ✊ contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/even... @anasinagraybarberio.org.au @gabrielledevietri.bsky.social @aivgoesgreen.bsky.social @timreadgreens.bsky.social @victoriangreens.bsky.social

With the Albanese Government extending Australia's largest gas project in WA to 2070(!!), and Victorian Labor approving a massive gas import terminal in Corio Bay, here's a little reminder for Labor that WE 👏 ALREADY 👏 HAVE MORE 👏 GAS 👏 THAN 👏 WE 👏 NEED.

With the Albanese Government extending Australia's largest gas project in WA to 2070(!!), and Victorian Labor approving a massive gas import terminal in Corio Bay, here's a little reminder for Labor that WE 👏 ALREADY 👏 HAVE 👏 MORE 👏 GAS 👏 THAN 👏 WE 👏 NEED.

First the Federal Labor Government approved Australia’s biggest fossil fuel project in WA, now the Victorian Labor Government approves a huge floating gas ship in Victoria. Labor simply does not give a stuff about climate change! www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

#NakbaDay marks 77yrs of Palestinian displacement. Over the last 18mths, more than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed & Israel has declared its intent to permanently occupy Gaza. The Greens will continue to speak up against these atrocities, even if our Labor Gov'ts want to stay silent.

Congratulations to the new Greens leadership team - @larissawaters.bsky.social as Leader and @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social as Deputy! I know these two women have huge integrity and drive to fight for our environment, climate, and a future where young people can actually afford a home & an education.

Woodside has released almost 200kg of hard plastic into the ocean while pulling out gas wells off Port Campbell! This is why the Vic Greens secured an inquiry into gas decommissioning - because fossil fuel companies can't be trusted to clean-up after themselves. www.theage.com.au/environment/...

Yesterday, we learned that Labor cut $2.5 billion from Victorian public schools. Today, they've announced almost $1 billion for prisons. This says everything you need to know about this Victorian Labor Government's priorities.

I’m so sad to lose Adam as our Federal MP for Melbourne. I know a lot of you will be feeling sad too. Like me, Adam’s primary reason for running for Parliament was because the major parties were not taking the climate crisis seriously.

For 18 months, we've watched horrors unfolding in Gaza. It's hard to imagine how it could get worse. But now, Netanyahu has given a gut-wrenching speech outlining plans to "occupy the entire Gaza strip" and forcibly move all Palestinians. It's almost unfathomable.

The Victorian Government is preparing its 2026-2030 climate change strategy. This is a unique opportunity to push Victorian Labor to go further and faster on climate action. Add your name to the Victorian Greens submission:

BREAKING: Barry and the brave public housing residents who took Homes Victoria to court have just heard that their case was not upheld. This case has made one thing clear: residents do not want to be kicked out of their homes so the State Labor Government can privatise our public housing estates.

What a treat to visit Native Fish Australia’s hatchery this week. This organisation is run completely by volunteers and they do amazing work breeding endangered native fish species - so they can be released back into creeks, dams and waterways across Victoria.

How much does it cost to get the keys to the city? $10,000 apparently. We can now add Robbie Williams' film producers to the list of billionaires, big business owners and property investors that donated to the Mayor of Melbourne, Nick Reece's campaign. (1/2)

It's flu season! Getting vaccinated helps protect yourself and others ❤️

This week the panicked Victorian Labor Premier will bring retrograde knee-jerk bail laws to Parliament. We’ve seen almost identical laws before & they were described as an ‘unmitigated disaster’. This is a Premier who is more concerned with optics than outcomes. 1/5

The Premier's bail law announcement yesterday threatens to put more First Nations people in prison and does nothing for community safety. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Hi 👋 Ellen here - Leader of the Victorian Greens and State MP for Melbourne. Your Greens MPs in Victoria are fighting to stop supermarket price-gouging, get off fossil fuels, tax the big banks, and fund the things we all need to live a good life. If you like the sound of that, stick around 😊

The Premier is panicking in the face of campaigns by the Opposition & right-wing media & making policy based on knee-jerk reactions. We cannot go back to a bail system that locks up women, First Nations & vulnerable people for non-violent crimes like shoplifting. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

"Clearly the market is broken. If someone on an income better than 80% of Australians is unable to save for a median-priced house, then something is very, very wrong." @grogsgamut.bsky.social @australia.theguardian.com

Excellent work here from @benitakolovos.bsky.social Allan's betrayal on bail is pathetic. We're just talking about 300 children – it costs Vic $2m a year to jail a child. If they used a fraction of that to support & divert these kids, we would see real change. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The Greens have just passed new laws for renters in Victoria! They include: 🏡Banning rental bidding 🏡Ending no-grounds evictions 🏡Extending notices to vacate from 60 to 90 days 🏡Banning hidden fees and cracked down on privacy invasions (1/2)

It’s time to tax the big banks.

AGL has just been charged almost $1 million for unfairly raising energy prices. It's time Victoria gave the regulator - the Essential Services Commission - the same powers to crack down on Coles and Woolworths for price-gouging groceries.