We welcome the release last week of 46 refugees into our community from arbitrary detention, most recently held in The Park Hotel in Carlton. We are concerned by reports that they have been issued Bridging Visas, which are temporary, with conditions with the potential...
This week, the City of Melbourne election results were declared. We congratulate Lord Mayor-elect Sally Capp and Deputy Lord Mayor-elect Nicholas Reece, and Councillors Kevin Louey, Jason Chang, Davydd Griffiths, Roshena Campbell, Philip Le Liu, Jamal Hakim and...
As the 2020 Melbourne City Council election draws to a close, we reflect on an incredibly policy rich campaign. We are proud to have led the debate on housing affordability, public open space, equitable rates and active transport. And that’s just the start. In...
Young people, families and essential workers are being priced out of the central city. Our homelessness and housing affordability crisis is out of control. Council’s own data show that in 2019, there were 1,725 people experiencing homelessness, a shortfall of 5,500...
The Greens have launched Parks For Everyone, a policy initiative to focus the construction of new parks in the areas of the City of Melbourne in the greatest need. And we’ve done it with a front page splash in the Southbank News: our flagship project proposes a...
The Greens have released their “A Good Night’s Sleep For Everyone” policy initiative, in advance of the 2020 Melbourne City Council elections. The policy initiative has been reported in the CBD News on 23 September, in an article introducing our Lord...
