Labor is trying to crush peaceful protest - because peaceful protest gets results. The Greens will always defend it - for the same reason.

Five of our most congested councils will receive a $15 million boost every year for the next decade to make our inner city safer for walking & riding. This will make a massive difference to delivering the infrastructure that people need to bike, walk and catch public transport.

Check out climate activism lab Rouser's costume! Made of chains, locks, and other materials Labor's anti-protest laws will ban. Creativity & art have always been part of our protest movements in Victoria - Labor is setting out to stifle democracy with their draconian laws. 📷 Rouser

Great to receive the petition from St Kilda Primary School community rep Michael recently, that over 3500 community members have signed online or on paper. St Kilda Primary needs a sports and community hall, and it’s long overdue!

This graph of global solar cell installation shows how the world has already left the Liberal Party behind in the coal dust. The future is renewable, it’s ubiquitous and far cheaper than fossil fuels. If only the sun could donate!

If Labor was serious about community safety, they'd invest in preventing harm before it happens, not in locking up kids for life. Instead, Labor is cutting funding to crime prevention, mental health and youth services - the very supports that keep communities safe. (2/2)

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)

Cutting crime prevention programs while crowing about locking up kids for life - just to win votes - is a new low for Labor and Premier Jacinta Allan.

Even Labor Ministers have admitted that this decision was made purely to win votes at the next election. This decision is all about politics - not about outcomes,

Experts in youth crime are reeling after Labor's announcement yesterday (that some 14 year olds could be sent to prison for 20 years to life) because they’ve been crying out for Labor to invest in programs that work to reduce crime. Instead, Labor has cut them.

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

The Jacinta Allan Labor Government’s decision to introduce life sentences for children proves once again that Labor is only interested in cynical attempts to look tough - not implementing policies that actually work to improve community safety. 🧵 (1/4)

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.

Today's Infrastructure Victoria 30-year strategy repeats their recommendation from August to increase community health funding from 0.3% to 3% of the state's health infrastructure budget Community health is a vital service and saves $14 for every $1 invested. It must be funded properly

Solomone Taufe'ulungaki’s death was a tragedy. We need a whole-of-community approach to justice that includes working with communities and properly funding prevention and diversion programs, to prevent more of these tragedies before they happen.

Priority seating on trams is important, but the system only works if people are aware of it. I've asked the Minister to ensure signs about priority seating are clear and at eye level, so those seats are available for those who rely on them.

Has your rent been hiked lately? We want to hear from you. According to Tenants Victoria 80% of rentals have had their rent increased in the past 2 years. That’s why we’re gathering rent hike stories to take straight to the government. (1/2)

The Treaty Bill has passed the Victorian Parliament! 🖤💛❤️ It’s the result of decades of work from First Nations people and a historic moment for all Victorians

On Tuesday I’ll be speaking at the official Nup to the Cup protest & picnic at Newmarket Reserve. Head along for the picnic with music and drinks from 10am, followed by protesting against the gambling-fuelled cruelty of horseracing. More info: nuptothecup.org/nttc-events/...

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.

Great to hear schools will start providing laptops to students so parents don't have to buy their own devices. Not sure how public schools are going to pay for them, given Labor just cut $2.4billion in funding. I guess we'll be hearing about the funding soon @victorianlabor.bsky.social ?

Reopening Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre is a sign of Labor's failure. Every bed they need to reopen will be filled by a child that Labor has failed, through their cuts to diversion & prevention programs, and their attempts to look tough through draconian bail laws. (1/2)

It has been incredible to see how the community has come together since cohealth’s announcement just a few weeks ago. Together we can save cohealth. Sign and share the petition: gabrielledevietri.org.au/issue/save-c...

A new report has revealed just how much delays to the buildout of renewables will cost Australians. Leaning into gas doesn't benefit anyone but the gas companies. We need to get on with building renewables, transmission and storage - to cut climate pollution and our bills.

This is deeply concerning. Cuts to health, cuts to education, and now cuts to foster care – this is not what looking after our kids looks like.

Our public schools can't afford any more cuts. Sign the open letter: greens.org.au/vic/campaign...

Happy Diwali! Last month I was pleased to attend a Diwali exhibition at Parliament House, to learn more in the leadup to the festival and connect with local community groups. To those celebrating, may the lights of this festive season bring joy to you and your loved ones

Labor's decision to water down the carded play trial, by removing the requirement to set a loss limit, is very disappointing. It's no surprise trial area councils are calling it a 'missed opportunity' - they're on the front lines of the harm poker machines cause in the community.

The Victorian LNP’s vow to repeal Treaty is an attack on First Peoples’ right to self-determination. We’ve seen similar hostile attacks from the LNP on truth telling in QLD. The Greens will always work with community towards truth, treaty, justice and reparations.

Labor & the Liberals have teamed up to put corporate interests ahead of the community, by tripling the Grand Prix's lockout period of Albert Park. This betrayal effectively locks local park users, community orgs & sports clubs out of Albert Park for nearly a month each year. (1/2)

Another unacceptable, totally preventable death in custody. Substance abuse and mental health episodes should be met with a care-first public health response, not punitive policing that escalates and ends in tragedy. Being in distress should not be a death sentence.

Absolutely beautiful #dayforit in Melbourne for #Ride2Work day today! If you forgot this morning, it looks like you'll have a gorgeous evening to get on the bike after work ☀️🚲

Youth detention pushes kids under 14 towards more serious offending and adult crime. And First Nations children are disproportionately incarcerated as a result of racism and over-policing in our justice system. Kids need support, not prison. #RaiseTheAge to 14.

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.

Investments at Sunshine Station to enable Airport Rail and future Melton electrification are very welcome, but it’s concerning to hear that the project might sever a crucial freight link. We need more freight on rail, so Labor must ensure we have the infrastructure to enable it.

Great to be out in Prahran yesterday, talking with the community about the issues that matter most to them. Thank you to everyone who took time to chat with us!

Labor's support for coal and gas ends up costing us all. #NoMoreCoalAndGas --> Add your voice at katherinecopsey.org.au/issue/no-mor...

We don't have to add 5 million EVs by 2035. What we actually need to do is remove 5,000,000 ICE vehicles - what we replace them with is up to us.

Council to Homeless Persons' report: www.canberratimes.com.au/story/907858...

We need to build, not demolish public housing and urgently introduce rent controls.

Meanwhile, Labor's solution to the housing crisis is to demolish all the public housing towers in the state and lock renters into unlimited rent increases. And their 5% deposit scheme will be sure to send house prices skyrocketing and lock first home buyers into debt they can't afford.

The number of applications for public and community housing is up by 7% in the last year. 80% of landlords raised the rent in the past two years with an average increase of 17%.

This has gotten seriously out of control - for all of Labor’s big numbers and big announcements, their response to the housing crisis has done nothing but line the pockets of property developers and push more and more people into housing stress and homelessness.

Did you know the biggest shareholders of the big 4 banks are 2 multi-trillion $ American investment companies, Blackrock & Vanguard? These companies are individually worth 10x the GDP of Australia - an unfathomable amount of money.

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.

Cycling is a cheap way to get around, and it reduces congestion and carbon emissions - a win for everyone. I recently raised some of the City of Boroondara's cycling priorities with the Minister - hopefully the different levels of government can work together to provide quality links.

Commissioner Brereton told the public and parliament that his position with Defence was entirely honourary, now we know that is not true, that he is part of a chain of advice to Ministers and Defence.

You struggle to pay the bills, while the big 4 banks make obscene profits The system works for the billionaire banks because it’s rigged by the banks. And the major parties let them get away with it The Greens want to tax the billionaire banks to pay for the things we all need

2 years and this plan still doesn’t add up. A massive movement is building to stop the demolition and privatisation of all the public housing towers in Melbourne. Want to get involved? Send me a DM for more info.