Dr Tim Read MP
@TimRRead
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Victorian Greens MP for Brunswick. Medical researcher, doctor.
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95 years ago, Victoria criminalised cannabis. Billions have been spent trying to eradicate it, yet more than one in three of us have tried it. Since then thousands of Victorians have been convicted, fined, jailed. It's time to legalise it.
#legaliseit
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Powerful moment from last night's Palestine rally: during the livestreamed debate of the community petition to stop Vic Labor arming Israel, the crowd took issue with a Liberal MP's claim that these protests make Jewish people unsafe. (1/3)
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The Victorian Government must protect our hospital system by curbing the spread of COVID, now that hospital inpatient numbers have hit 550, after a lull in October.
With six consecutive weeks of increases in COVID hospitalisations, we’re clearly in another wave. (thread)
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I am alarmed by reports of police using excessive and disproportionate force this morning, including rubber bullets, OC spray, explosions and possibly tear gas. The right to protest is fundamental to our society and Labor should swiftly reconsider their sponsorship of this event.
The independence of legal and human rights observers at protests must be respected. The OC spraying and physical assault of MALS observers at the Disrupt Land Forces event this morning is unacceptable
@VictoriaPolice
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Victorian hospitals now hold 571 COVID cases - like closing a large hospital. Hundreds of nurses, midwives, paramedics off sick. Vic government can no longer remain silent. Better to act now to cut viral transmission, than to let hospital crisis worsen.
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Hey it’s time to join some dots (again):
1)No ambulances available yesterday morning. 2)COVID cases in hospital up again to 468 in Victoria. 3)New COVID variants circulating. 4)One third of Victorians have not had third COVID vax.
#SpringSt
#COVID19Au
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I felt privileged to be among this peaceful, multicultural crowd, where these brave Jewish activists stood proudly & were met with some of the loudest cheers of the night. (3/3)
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The MC, Nour, asked the Jewish people in the crowd to raise their hands. Dozens did so, fearlessly identifying themselves as proud leaders and allies in the fight against genocide & loudly declaring that they'd never felt unsafe at these protests. (2/3)
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Victoria’s police took a worrying step towards resembling a military force on Saturday, with their first use of rifles firing pepper pellets.
The Greens don't support the protests or the violence, but once police use a tactic in one protest, we see it again in others.
#SpringSt
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Don't assume from today's
@theheraldsun
report that QR code and contact tracing records are not confidential. New pandemic legislation protects these records, preventing their use in prosecution, after Greens negotiated for this.
#SpringSt
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I announce my political sponsorship of Abbas Kourkouri aka
#MojahedKourkour
who has been sentenced to death by the Islamic regime in
#Iran
for killing Kian Pirfalak. Kian’s parents who were with Kian at the time say that he was killed by the security forces.
#StopExecutionsInIran
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Some uncharacteristic compassion from
@PeterDutton_MP
this morning, as he frets about the effect of border closures: "When you hear about families separated from sick kids or [people who] can't get medication, can't get to work,.."
#auspol
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I just asked
@DanielAndrewsMP
what more will the government do to reduce community COVID transmission? He provided no ideas or initiatives to cut viral transmission. He said Victorians know about masks and HEPA filters are widespread. Does he feel we can just stop now?
#springst
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We must consider our hospital & ambulance staff and whether they can make it to the end of winter. And we’re losing the equivalent of our annual road toll in COVID deaths every 2 - 3weeks.
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The Victorian coroner's report into the deaths of 5 trans women found failings at every level, from police, healthcare, and the court systems themselves.
At the same time, federal Labor breaks their promise to include questions on gender diversity in the census 🧵
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I am writing to the Independent Pandemic Management Advisory Committee asking them to consider whether the Minister should follow all of the CHO’s advice, because the ambulance/hospital system is floundering and staff are barely coping.
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Vic renters will soon be able to report advertised rentals that don't meet minimum standards through a new complaints form.
Hard to believe it took a tiktoker years of unpaid reporting on shit rentals before it occurred to the department to actually enforce their own laws.
@purplepingers
great to see Vic Govt following your lead - launching their own shit rentals form.
Proof of what renters can achieve when they come together.
Now let's see what else we can get them to do...
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The govt must promote masks in crowded indoor spaces including public transport and promote improvements to indoor air quality where people mix, using open windows and air purifiers.
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Some ideas: reinstate grants for businesses to buy HEPA filters and improve air quality, encourage voluntary masks indoors, push third COVID vax harder, prioritise other public health recommendations that will take load off hospital system. Let's join the dots.
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In a spontaneous outbreak of generosity, Albo's suddenly decided to give $2b to the states for social housing. Just like that. Nothing to do with those annoying Greens. 1/2
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No amount of fancy health spending promises will compensate for the damage done if the inevitable next wave is, say, 50% larger because we didn't have any public health measures in place to slow it down.
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When a social media shit-stirrer does more for renters' rights than the government, they deserve a shout out in the chamber! Keep it up
@purplepingers
Huge thanks to
@TimRRead
for saying the word pingers in parliament and eternally engraving my dumb ass social media handle into Hansard - also sorry mum x
Ps. Thanks for speaking up for renters.
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If re-elected I promise not to remove
#Brunswick
.
The Andrews Labor Government will remove:
Albert Street, Brunswick
Albion Street, Brunswick
Brunswick Road, Brunswick
Dawson Street, Brunswick
Hope Street, Brunswick
Union Street, Brunswick
Victoria Street, Brunswick
Park Street, Parkville
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We're averaging >100 COVID deaths a week this month, and >500 COVID hospital inpatients.
#COVID
is increasing the workload of hospitals and simultaneously sending staff home sick. Victoria can and should do more to reduce transmission: masks and air quality.
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At the request of a Liberal MP, the Labor speaker ordered Greens MP Gabrielle de Vietri to remove her keffiyeh. Unclear what this has to do with the protesters. Gabrielle refused and was ordered to leave. 2/3
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These waves will keep coming at inconvenient times and we shouldn't have to push the government to step up each time. They need to step up now.
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I'm concerned that access to PCR is limited, particularly in the low socio economic suburbs where hospital admission is more likely if you get COVID. They need quick access to GPs and diagnosis so they can get antivirals.
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Labor is clearly struggling with the public reaction to their relationship with Elbit, but lack the insight to do anything about it. 3/3
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There is no alternative now but for Linda Gale to resign as convenor of the Victorian Greens. My statement:
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Over 3000 health workers became infected in Victoria, despite their training in infection control, so we can’t be certain that using police, defence personnel, or even nurses instead of security guards, however inept, would have prevented the hotel quarantine outbreak.
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Hospitals will be getting busier with COVID cases occupying this many beds and we can’t afford to ignore this. We should also be prepared for other measures the CHO may recommend such as density limits or compulsory masks on PT.
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Three questions about last week which Victorians want answered:
First, what made the police suddenly switch from their calm response to the
#XR
sit-ins, to aggressively charging the
#IMARCblockade
? It wasn’t simply protester behaviour.
#SpringSt
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@Commoncents21
@DarylTractor
@DanielAndrewsMP
1. Appeal to Victorians to mask up for winter, when indoors outside home. A big campaign to make that behaviour a social norm.
2. Promote the excellent govt grants for HEPA filters for venues, bars, cafes etc. Treat air quality like water quality.
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Good move by Vic Gov to extend free flu vax to 10 July. Great opportunity now for new Minister for Health and Ambulances
@MaryAnneThomas
to end the silence on the rapid spread of COVID and talk to Victorians about how to bring it down.
#SpringSt
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And given the Vic Labor government seems to have gone soft on COVID prevention over the last 12 months, maybe now is the time to look at Queensland's traffic light system, so we can approach it like fire danger.
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4)Few masks in crowded rooms. 5)Gov stops business grants for HEPA filters. 6)Flu season 7)COVID deaths = annual road toll every 2-3 weeks.
Neither Vic Labor Gov nor Opposition are discussing community COVID spread as cause hospital/ED/ambulance crisis.
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The Greens have secured new laws to stop investors hoarding homes for profit on Airbnb.
Councils will have the power to regulate shorts stays in their area and investors will be subject to a levy if they rent their property out on Airbnb, instead of the long-term rental market🧵
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We can’t ignore COVID spread in the community and expect hospitals and ambulance to function well. Hospital staff, their depleted by COVID are admitting and discharging increasing numbers of COVID hospital cases. Often double shifts. No end to this in sight.
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Just asked Premier why Labor has abandoned its plan to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14, despite her appearance before Yoorook and Yoorook's call to do this. I mean what is the point of Labor when they defer to an opposition they outnumber 2:1 in the house?
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Given the Govt didn’t take these steps in May, when we asked, we must do more now that hospitalisations are higher. Eg: subsidise N95 masks, require good air quality in indoor venues (bars & gyms) and even incentives for third COVID doses.
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In short…
1. Appeal to Victorians to mask up for winter, when indoors outside home. Campaign to make that a social norm.
2. Promote the excellent govt grants for HEPA filters for venues, bars, cafes etc. Advise businesses on improving air quality - treat it like water quality.
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What if Gladys Berejiklian did the same thing in Victoria? Would our IBAC have investigated it?
Maybe not.
Victoria's ministerial code of conduct is not legislated and IBAC has no jurisdiction over it.
Conveniently, breaches are to be investigated by...the Premier's office! 1/2
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Nobody wants mandates but failure to act in May means we could be needing them very soon. The more we do now, the less we may be required to do later.
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The measures we proposed in May and June, announced by govt today, will be less effective now. So I’m concerned that some CHO advice has not been followed. The Health Minister should release the full advice now.
#COVID19Aus
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The Greens want to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria from 10 to 14 years because children so young shouldn’t see the inside of a courtroom let alone a prison cell. Sadly the Vic Labor government is holding up a bill containing valuable reforms. 1/3
#RaiseTheAge
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Australia's latest political prisoner. This is shameful.
Outrageous decision just now in a Sydney court
Climate activist Violet Coco given 15 month sentence, 8 months no parole after she blocked 1 lane of the Harbour Bridge for 25 mins in April
It's clear climate protesters are being targeted for disproportionate punishment
@hrw
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‘Absolutely ridiculous’: experts condemn Victoria’s scaling back of Covid PCR testing
#SpringSt
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By maintaining prohibition, the major parties are maintaining a black market which fuels organised crime. Let's take away that market by legalising cannabis.
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If police use a new weapon inappropriately, it’s investigated by….police. We can't feel safe with new weapons in police hands, until we have independent scrutiny of complaints against police and the courts have full access to body worn camera footage.
#SpringSt
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Suggestions of far right influence on police activity are too frequent to be ignored. It’s time for an inquiry. 4/4
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This is a male Chestnut Teal.
Aus Native, known for forming monogamous pairs that last outside the breeding season.
From Wednesday, in Victoria, it will be legal to go and shoot them with a shotgun.
Not everyone is celebrating the lifting of restrictions.
#SpringSt
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Third, who is calling the shots here? Did the decision to hit protesters come from the police or from the Andrews government? Does Premier Andrews also want to run a protection racket for the fossil fuel miners like the PM? 3/4
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Extraordinary neglect of an Aboriginal community and their healthcare, amounting to contempt, in this episode of
#4corners
. Rheumatic heart disease would be eradicated if properly funded.
#auspol
Betty's story is horrific. She made 12 trips to the hospital in the two months before her death.
#4corners
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Second, police violence and white power symbols raise serious concerns about which side these police are on. We’ve seen police racism before: online, deciding who to arrest, neglecting prisoners. Will the state govt call an inquiry into far right influence in the police force?2/4
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So let’s end the silence in
#SpringSt
on community
#COVID
transmission and ask what else can we do? I think the government just need a push to take this further, and will do more, particularly if transmission doesn’t fall over winter. More ideas:
@TimRRead
I made a list of >30 things policy makers could be doing to combat COVID that are NOT individual mandates. There's plenty of work left to do
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In Vic parliament QT, every question from the Lib-Nats is on late ambulances, delayed surgery, emergency cases on trolleys for days, often appalling consequences. No mention of COVID. Govt always responds with "the once in a 100 year pandemic". No talk of tackling transmission.
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My perspective on why the pandemic bill is needed in Victoria. (And yes there are flaws many of which will be addressed in amendments.)
#SpringSt
#COVID19Aus
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This is well deserved. Good move by govt.
#COVID19
hits our hospital and ambulance staff by both increasing their workload AND sending them home sick.
Now for another bonus: let's hear the Vic government start talking about reducing virus transmission in the community.
#SpringSt
The Victorian government will offer payments of $3,000 to all staff working in public hospitals and ambulance services in recognition of the challenging circumstances they’ve faced. Statement from the premier:
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So proud of my colleagues! Australian doctors declare a climate emergency
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The seat of
#Wills
just got very interesting. Margin between ALP and
#Greens
already <5% and now the Lib candidate quits with less than 3 wk to go.
#auspol
BREAKING: The Liberal candidate for Wills has just resigned following news that he encouraged people to do what they can to keep gay people, like me, out of Parliament. Can you chip in now to support my campaign against hatred and division?
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Wearing a hard hat to a presser isn't the best way for the Premier to protect Victorians from soft corruption. Open ministerial diaries and a legislated code of conduct would do a lot more.
#SpringSt
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This went to the police's Professional Standards Command for investigation. It should go to IBAC and IBAC needs the resources to investigate it. Until the Andrews government resources IBAC, we'll still have police investigating police.
#SpringSt
You do not understand true fury until you witness this shit in person. A police car RAMMED INTO HIM sending him flying across the road, and then this happened. He resisted arrest, but this is UNJUSTIFIABLE. Epping Victoria 3076. Please RT.
#PoliceBrutality
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A glimpse of our future. When Victoria set a 50%
#renewables
target for 2030, we were aiming way too low. We must aim for 100% in a
#ClimateCrisis
.
#SpringSt
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Later today Victoria's lower house will debate a bill to lift our ban on onshore conventional gas drilling. I can't believe it's 2020 and we're still opening up new fossil fuel reserves.
#ClimateCrisis
#SpringSt
#TurnOffTheGas
Australia's
#gas
future questioned on
@QandA
.
#TurnOffTheGas
. It’s a health hazard. It’s a poor
#investment
. It delays the necessary shift to
#renewables
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Labor just don't get it. We're losing habitat and birdlife at such a rate that we should stop shooting ducks rather than shoot more of them.
#SpringSt
Victorian Labor Government today announced it will increase this year’s duck shooting season ‘bag limit’ (the amount of birds that can be killed each day) from 2 birds to 5 birds. The season length remains the same.
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Four out of five bond claims made by landlords at VCAT were fictitious, according to a new report.
With over 40% of renters affected saying the dispute impacted their ability to pay bond for a new rental.
The current rental market is unfair and failing Victorians who rent. (⅓)
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Anyone passing Melbourne's Flagstaff Gardens yesterday afternoon would be forgiven for thinking there was danger afoot, with well over 50 police, eight horses, many vehicles, and a command post. All deployed around 200 or so people and a microphone on a stage. Why?
#SpringSt
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Protesters defend sacred 800-year-old Djap Wurrung trees as police deadline looms. Maybe a double lane duplication isn't worth all this. What about dropping the speed limit, getting more freight onto rail, and doing something less intrusive.
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First proper debate on Palestine in over six months in the Vic parliament and what do Labor do? 1/3
Labor and Liberal joined forces to reject a petition from thousands of Victorians calling to end deals with weapons companies responsible for killing thousands of Palestinians.
Labor were too cowardly to speak in the debate, & showed absolute contempt for peace.
Cowards.
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Disappointing news.
Labor has watered down the little climate ambition it had by announcing this morning they won’t be phasing out gas cooktops as part of Victoria’s net zero road map and have signalled new laws to encourage more offshore gas projects. 🧵
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Every party in the Vic upper house, except Greens, voted AGAINST a Greens motion to scrap Group Voting Tickets and opaque preference dealing.
Many claiming to oppose it now, voted last year to retain it.
Vote Greens in both houses for integrity and democratic reform.
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@SamanthaRatnam
Here's how the liberals, labor and entire crossbench voted against a 2021 motion to fix the system before this election.
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Yesterday Victoria's parliament moved, with Labor and Liberal support, to stand with Israel, recognising "its inherent right to defend itself".
The Greens tried and failed to amend the (mostly good) motion, then voted against it.
Overnight, a hospital in Gaza was bombed. 1/3
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It's a good project, but until they increase train frequency, it's primarily a car project. Let's hope there's more to be announced about the northern end, so we get a modern frequent train service.
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I will be the political sponsor of
#MajidKoshManzar
and
#AmirRezaKhoshManzar
, father and son, from
#Mashhad
, arrested in October 2022 and charged with "war against God" which carries the death penalty. The world is watching
#Iran
.
@dfat
@IRIMFA_EN
#StopExecutionInIran
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Update: There was an ambulance code red overnight in metro Melbourne due to the COVID wave meaning more patients and fewer available staff (due to illness).
Has the prevention penny dropped yet?
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Premier was just asked by
@ellensandell
if, given the success of climate candidates on Saturday, the Government will now reconsider their support for new gas production near the 12 Apostles marine park, which has just been approved by the oil and gas regulator?
#SpringSt
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Very concerning to read reports of heavy-handed use of OC (pepper) spray by police at the Palestine protest in Melbourne on Sunday. Statement from the Greens here.
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#WarOnWasteAU
asking why Victoria doesn't have container deposit legislation? Just a couple more
#Greens
in parliament and we will get it. Let's keep plastic out of the seas.
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Motion before the Victorian parliament to declare a
#ClimateEmergency
. Let's see what they say.
#Greens
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We need to be aware that the farcical collective evasion of responsibility for the viral transmissions sparking the hotel Q outbreak that led to Victoria’s second wave, distracts us from other important failures, which had more to do with bad management than bad luck.
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Right now
@GabrielledeVie
is speaking to a
#Greens
bill to regulate short stay accom like Airbnb to increase rental supply. And
@VictorianLabor
MPs are talking as loudly as possible and interjecting to drown her out.
#SpringSt
#Renters
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