MEDIA RELEASE: Multicultural communities deserve a staunch, independent advocate – not a conflicted Police Minister
The Victorian Greens have condemned the new Premier’s decision to hand the Police Minister responsibility for Multicultural Affairs, saying communities who have experienced racial profiling and discriminatory policing deserve an independent advocate. Research from the Centre Against Racial Profiling released last year revealed that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were 15 times more likely […]
MEDIA RELEASE: “Enough is enough” Greens call for urgent action to end gendered violence
The Victorian Greens calling for the Victorian State Government to urgently fund frontline services and to mandate domestic violence, family and sexual violence education for year 10-12 students. Our hearts break for the family and friends of 13 year-old Layla Jeffery who was last seen in Donald on July 4. Today there are reports that […]
MEDIA RELEASE: CHILD SAFETY REFORMS MUST DELIVER REAL CHANGE
The Victorian Greens say it’s clear Victoria’s childcare system is in crisis, and while they welcome the recommendations of the Rapid Child Safety Review, they stress these reforms are long overdue. The Ombudsman recommended urgent changes to the Working with Children Check more than three years ago. The Greens say it should never have taken […]
MEDIA RELEASE: GREENS PUSH FOR URGENT INVESTIGATION INTO VICTORIA’S BROKEN CHILDCARE SYSTEM AS LABOR FAILS TO COMMIT TO RELEASING KEY DOCUMENTS
The Victorian Greens will move to establish a powerful parliamentary inquiry into Victoria’s early childhood education and care (ECEC) system this week and have called on Labor to commit to releasing key documents relating to safety and regulation in childcare, after they missed the deadline last week. The Greens will push for a select committee, […]
MEDIA RELEASE: NO APOLOGY, NO TRANSPARENCY, GREENS SAY LABOR MUST COMMIT TO RELEASING CHILDCARE SAFETY DOCUMENTS
The Victorian Greens are calling on the Premier to commit to releasing critical documents relating to childcare safety, saying that parents deserve transparency and accountability over political damage control. It comes after today the Victorian Labor Premier Jacinta Allan said she will not apologise for failing to meet the deadline to produce documents relating to […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Labor Hiding Documents Relating to Child Safety in Early Childhood Centres
The Victorian Labor Government has broken Parliamentary rules and failed to produce documents requested by the Victorian Greens relating to safety in childcare centres. The Victorian Greens used a parliamentary tool to request the documents over 30 days ago – prior to shocking allegations of serial abuse in Victorian childcare centres coming to light. Labor […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Victorian Greens call for Independent Early Childhood Safety Watchdog following horrific child abuse allegations
The Victorian Greens are calling for an Independent Early Childhood Safety Watchdog saying that a proper oversight body for transparency and accountability is vital to rebuilding trust with families who have been failed for too long by our broken childcare system. The Greens are proposing an Independent Early Childhood Safety Watchdog with powers to monitor, […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Strength and Solidarity to Family and Community of Abdifatah Ahmed
The Victorian Greens mourn alongside the family, friends, and community of Abditafatah Ahmed, a beloved son, brother, and community member who was killed by Victoria Police on Thursday. Quotes attributable to the Victorian Greens spokesperson for Anti-Racism and Multiculturalism, Anasina Gray-Barberio: Our hearts are with Abditafatah Ahmed’s family and community, who are grieving an entirely […]
