Heartbreaking scenes in Victoria and Australia. Lives upended and communities shattered again by bushfires. A stark reminder of the crisis we’re facing. Follow VicEmergency warnings and call 000 in emergencies. My thoughts are with everyone impacted and frontline crews.

Victoria is facing another fire season with increased risk. We can’t afford to be complacent, and we can’t ignore the climate crisis driving these extreme conditions. Protecting ourselves is an act of community care, & it starts with preparation. Here are some resources for bushfire preparedness.

Some wins from our office this year, with much more to come! 💚

25,000 km² of ocean. 42 threatened species. 1 massive gift to the gas industry. 📑💰 Labor thinks they can ignore science and the community, but we aren’t letting this slide. Stop the gas expansion. Make your submission here: greens.org.au/otway-submis...

The Reef just had its hottest November on record. It is literally cooking. Yet in my home state, Labor is pushing more gas in the Otway Basin. These expansions drive the very climate crisis Labor claims to be tackling. www2.gbrmpa.gov.au/learn/reef-h...

For everyone doing it tough this holiday season, here are some resources that might help. Sending love and support if these are a particularly tough times.

The Labor government just handed a massive Xmas gift to the gas industry: 25,000km² of ocean between VIC & TAS opened for exploration. 🐋🚫 It’s a direct hit on endangered species' habitats and another climate disaster ready to happen. Help us fight back. ⬇️

Victoria’s summer see-saw can bring extreme heat followed by sudden changes, and fire risks can escalate quickly. ✅ Download the VicEmergency App ✅ Monitor www.emergency.vic.gov.au ✅ Visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au for fire prevention and safety tips Stay safe and look out for one another.

Our office will be closed over the holiday season. We will reopen on January 5, 2026. Stay safe and look out for one another! 💚

Gun violence is not who we are. Antisemitism is not who we are. Demonising migrants is not who we are. We must hold each other tightly in the coming days and weeks, and show care and compassion.

What was meant to be a joyous celebration is now a national heartbreak. Jewish people have a right to safety. Antisemitism has no place in our community and this abhorrent attack is an attack on all of us.

It’s now clear tonight’s brutal gun violence was targeting the Jewish community, families gathering to celebrate the 1st night of Chanukah. This is reprehensible and intolerable. My heart is with the Jewish community who are grieving loved ones, and feeling rocked and fearful.

Vic Labor have already cut huge numbers of environmental programs and jobs in Victoria, and axing Sustainability Victoria is just the latest example of how Labor simply does not care about the environment.

The gov has approved 32 new coal & gas projects, & when you count the emissions from our coal and gas exports, 🇦🇺 is the 2nd LARGEST CLIMATE POLLUTER ON 🌎. The people are here at Rising Tide to shut down the biggest problem and build the biggest solution. It’s amazing to see.

An honour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Pathways to Politics for Women. We need to actively dismantle barriers that stop women of diverse backgrounds from leading - bc it's those women fighting hardest for gender equality & politics that put people before corporations. 🌏

Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. I don't want to talk stats, I want action. The Greens took a plan to address the national crisis of family, domestic and sexual violence to the last election. We need the Labor to come to the table with funding.

Something you might have missed this month: the new Emissions Gap report from the UN is another indictment on Labor’s climate inaction. www.dw.com/en/emissions...

When both major parties spend decades protecting corporate profits over improving people’s lives, it’s no wonder Australians are losing faith in the democratic institutions that are meant to serve them.

We’ve long known that Woodside’s Browse gas project is disastrous for the climate, but this report reveals that it will also be a blow for Australians’ wallets. ieefa.org/articles/woo...

There's an entire shopping list of things we could fix with even a fraction of the money we are throwing at AUKUS. Instead, this gov't is throwing our collective wealth into a project that fuels an arms race and shackles us to an increasingly unstable US.

Treaty in Victoria is a historic win for truth and justice, led by First Nations peoples who've fought for generations. But the work doesn't end here. There's still a long road ahead for real truth-telling and self-determination. Treaty must mean real power, not just promises.

The Victorians government's "adult time for kids" isn't about safety. Experts are clear: harsher sentences just lead to more reoffending, not less. This is politics at its worst, bowing to the far right & doing nothing to make communities safer.

As Pacific climate leader Joseph Sikulu said, “If anybody is owed a COP in this world, it’s the Pacific.” Leaders in the Pacific have deep, proven climate credentials on the world stage. They should lead alongside us.

Lest we forget the horrors and the human and global costs of war. Never again. The white poppy is included in this image to represent our commitment to peace, non-violence, and meaningful justice.

Join me and @anasinagraybarberio next Saturday to celebrate our community and share our gratitude for the work people put into the Federal election campaign and the Werribee by-election! Good vibes for all. 😎 contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/even...

Labor's pushing their environment reform laws as "common sense". But making native forest logging and polluting fossil fuel projects easier isn't common sense. All the Greens want are nature laws that actually protect nature. Pretty simple, right?

On Monday, I tabled the cohealth petition with 6,000+ signatures calling on the state and federal govt to keep the doors to these vital health centres open. Without urgent intervention, 12,000+ people will lose access to affordable, essential healthcare. Labor: do the right thing. Save cohealth.

Frankly, the PM failing to attend this year's COP is a massive cop out. He should be doing everything to secure the bid to host COP31 in Adelaide next year, which could be a defining moment for Australia to show genuine leadership & put an end to dirty new coal and gas projects.

1) The Minerals Council begging the Coalition to pass Labor's environment laws is another example of how pro-business, anti-nature the laws actually are. www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/polit...

~10k reported incidents, the majority at for-profit centres, with no action. Over & over, we see market-driven childcare put profit before safety and quality, and ultimately fail families. No more band-aid fixes. Safety and quality childcare can't wait. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

1) The new Emissions Gap Report from the UN is another indictment on Labor’s climate inaction. Time and time again, we see science sounding the alarm for world leaders to take emissions reduction seriously, only for them to slam the door shut. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...

Zohran's win shows what happens when leaders back bold reforms like universal early education. Labor should pay attention.

Australian students pay four times more in HECs repayments than the gas industry pays in PRRT currently. Australian nurses pay more tax than the gas industry. Australians are footing the bill for a public resource they no longer control.

Families, farmers, small businesses, and manufacturers are bearing the cost while gas giants record billions in profits and get away without paying their fair share of tax.

Breaking news: documents reveal that Labor has done a hidden backflip to end some of the military exports to Israel. Now to end it all. thenightly.com.au/politics/aus...

Every year, horses are pushed beyond their limits, lives are lost on the track, and gambling addiction harms thousands of families across the country. We cannot allow cruelty and suffering to go on.

1) To the National Party, co-founded by my great-great grandfather William C Hill: You were founded by farmers, workers, & community leaders who understood that rural ppl deserve a strong voice — a party that would fight for their prosperity not just today, but for generations.

Time and time again, we see the vast wealth in our country (and the world), yet only a handful actually benefit. We have to ask: who is our economy & country working for? Not the student pulling double shifts to pay for uni, or the mum who sees her entire wage go to childcare.

95% of childcare centres opened over the past decade are run by providers trying to make a profit. The direction is clear: we’re moving further away from a system that serves children and families, and deeper into one that serves balance sheets.

1) Healthcare and childcare CEOs and top execs are getting rich by failing us. They rake in millions in bonuses even as their companies rack up fines for misconduct or face safety breaches.

Treaty has just passed Victoria's Parliament! This is the first time in Australia's history that a Treaty (a legitimate agreement btwn First Peoples and VIC gov't) has been enshrined in law. Thank you to generations of First Nations ppl who have fought for this historic moment.

Labor wants to slip in secret powers into the enviro law reforms (EPBC) that would give ministers total discretionary power for approvals – handing any future gov't the power to ram through fossil fuel projects. This is an open invite for unchecked destruction. www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/29/e...

Last weekend, a humpback calf was killed in a NSW shark net at the same time dozens of sharks were spotted inside nets in QLD. Nets are not safety barriers; they are death traps. Minister Watt needs to remove the EPBC exemption allowing these lethal, unscientific state culls.

Labor's new "enviro" laws do nothing to protect nature and the climate, while fast tracking approvals for big business. The Greens will not rubber stamp laws that fail to protect our native forests and climate. We need laws that protect nature, not make way for big business to make big profits.

It is deeply distressing to see that Israel has resumed aerial bombing of Palestinians in Gaza despite a supposed ceasefire. The world must not turn its gaze away.

Today's Four Corners reporting has again laid bare the deep issues around quality and safety in our early childhood education and care system. This government has a responsibility to keep our children safe. What we need to see is leadership, not reactiveness.

1) This investigation is the latest example of a for-profit system working exactly as it’s designed – to make profit for shareholders while leaving our children as collateral damage. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

People are in pain, and high costs for medical care – especially dental – is forcing them to access their super early. Restricting access to super is just papering over the cracks of the real problem. We still need dental into Medicare - for everyone. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

This year, up to 400 kids in Warrnambool have been stuck on the waitlist for childcare bc we don’t have enough educators or infrastructure. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Griffith Uni axing 2 NFP childcare centres & outsourcing to for-profits bc they don't “align” w/their mission of high-quality ed. Right, bc outsourcing to profit-driven corps hasn't led to a drop in quality, safety, or work conditions for educators... 🙄 www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/queensl...