Affordable Housing in Greensborough

In Parliament I called on the government to build public and affordable housing in a prime location in Greensborough, a site currently slated to just be a carpark that could also have housing built on top of it. We should be fully utilising this land to ensure more housing is built for the residents of […]

TRAGIC OVERDOSE DEATH COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD PILL TESTING BEEN IMPLEMENTED

2024-03-11 The Victorian Greens have said the tragic death of a festival-goer over the weekend could have been prevented had the Victorian Labor Government implemented pill testing. The Greens say that while untested pills masquerading as party drugs like MDMA continue to circulate in the community, young people will be at risk of drug-related overdose […]

UPPER HOUSE BEGINS DEBATE ON HISTORIC PILL TESTING BILL

2024-02-21 The Victorian Greens have renewed their calls on the Victorian Labor Government to introduce pill testing, saying the evidence on pill testing has been clear for years. Earlier today, the Upper House began debating the Greens’ historic joint bill with the Animal Justice Party and Legalise Cannabis Victoria. The Pill Testing Pilot for Drug Harm […]

PILL TESTING HELPS PREVENT FESTIVAL DEATHS, YET NEW PREMIER REFUSES TO LISTEN

2024-01-16 The Victorian Greens have said the Victorian Labor Government is looking more desperate by the day as the Premier continues to ignore the mounting evidence in favour of pill testing. A new study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy has found that more than 60 music festival drug-related deaths in Australia over […]

PILL TESTING COULD BE REALITY IN VICTORIA BY SUMMER 2024, UNDER HISTORIC JOINT BILL

2023-11-30 The Victorian Greens, the Animal Justice Party, and Legalise Cannabis Victoria will today introduce a joint bill that would establish pill testing in the state by this time next year. It marks the first time three parties have co-sponsored a bill in the Victorian Parliament. The progressive parties say they hope the historic move […]

LABOR MUST TAKE UP OFFER FOR FREE PILL TESTING TRIAL IN VICTORIA THIS SUMMER

2023-11-15 The Greens have urged the Victorian Labor Government to take up an offer being made by public health experts to establish a free pill testing trial at a festival this summer. The offer has been made by Harm Reduction Australia and Pill Testing Australia with the support of numerous public health bodies and unions, […]

LABOR MUST STOP IGNORING EXPERTS ON PILL TESTING AND HELP SAVE YOUNG VICTORIAN LIVES

2023-10-23 The Victorian Greens have said Labor needs stop ignoring expert health advice and introduce pill testing as a matter of urgency, to help keep young people safer. The Greens say each day the state government delays reform is another day a young person could be at risk of overdose or drug-related death. Earlier today, […]