Growth strains Wangaratta sewerage
A 45 per cent increase in Wangaratta water and sewerage connection approvals strains system capacity
Remembrance Day’s memory-keepers
From the Armistice at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1918, we became the memory-keepers of a collective experience
Breaking ‘invisible chains’
I'm confident the government will review how the courts consider coercive control after my speech about this abhorrent behaviour
Put Murray Basin Rail back on track
Why won't Victoria accept the federal government's $5 million to complete Murray Basin rail project planning?
Why we oppose the pandemic bill
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party MPs last night spoke against the Labor government's new pandemic management bill
Helping the hidden victims of crime
I've asked for a review of assistance claims for Michelle Skewes' children previously rejected by Victoria's Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal
Older person abuse demands swift, robust response
I've asked the Ageing Minister to detail how training and practice in state-managed aged care is being strengthened to protect residents from sexual assault and abuse by staff.
Illicit tobacco review terms of reference published
The Victorian government today published on-line terms of reference for a review of illicit tobacco by the Better Regulation Commissioner
Women firefighters deserve equal compensation rights
Media statement November 1, 2021 Tania Maxwell MP has welcomed the Victorian government’s commitment to study the incidence of female-specific cancers in firefighters and consider adding these to a schedule…
Protection key to aged care serious incident reporting
Victoria must ensure a robust, rapid reporting system for abuse in aged care, where it provides almost 90 per cent of care facilities in regional areas
Mildura needs a dedicated drug court
I've asked the Attorney-General if work is underway to establish a drug court in Mildura
Child safety at the heart of ‘Day for Daniel’
Friday, October 29 is 'Day for Daniel', honouring the memory of Daniel Morcombe and promoting child safety