Ensuring violent offenders leave home
‘Make him leave’ is a very important statement for family violence victims' rights, but is Victoria's $20 million changing behaviour?
Victims support assistance open to question
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party has asked the government about progress with the victims of crime financial assistance scheme
Mandatory vax order challenges local business
I asked if government support will be made available to businesses forced to close because of vaccine-hesitant staff
Regional media deserves COVID recovery support
Northern Victoria's 50-plus regional newspapers and other media deserve to be eligible for COVID hardship funding
Seymour petitions for on-call ambulance comeback
I've tabled petitions from almost 1100 citizens calling for on-call ambulance services to be restored in Seymour
COVID marshals unworkable for builders
The government's new rule for a COVID marshal at all times on every building site is simply impossible
Reverse prisoner COVID-19 sentence discounts
Pandemic-related discounts applied to prison sentences for violent or sexual offenders should be reversed
Court blacklogs don’t justify sentence discounts
Courts could implement rapid testing and resume jury trials instead of relieving backlogs with sentence breaks
Event recovery taskforce essential
I've asked the Small Business Minister to establish a strategic taskforce to speed post-lockdown event sector recovery
Supporting counsellors in schools
I welcome more mental health support in schools, where early intervention is critical to achieving better outcomes for kids
Boundary communities need tourism funds
Rural area city-boundary communities like Whittlesea need a good slice of Victoria's strategic tourism development funds
Sustainable native timber should be supported
Northern Victoria's native timber industry is important and sustainable, but Labor's Bill puts the sector and its people at great risk