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It’s time for reform of Victoria’s criminal justice system

March 29th, 2023 - Evan Mulholland

The March release of the Justice Reform Initiative’s Victorian State of Incarceration Report paints a harrowing picture of the problems facing our criminal justice system.

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Addressing our housing crisis

March 1st, 2023 - Evan Mulholland

In my inaugural speech to the Victorian Parliament in December last year, I spoke about what I believe is my duty as a millennial MP to do what I can to assist my peers to achieve the great Australian dream of home ownership.

In memory of Angus Collins, we need to protect cyclists and prevent further tragedy

March 1st, 2023 - Ellen Sandell

The tragic death of Angus Collins, who was killed in February by a truck while he was riding his bike in West Melbourne, has shaken our community. To family and friends of Angus, I’d like to extend my deepest condolences.

A day in the life of a Greens MP staffer

August 31st, 2022 - Inner City News

If you’ve ever called, emailed, or popped into Ellen’s office, there’s a good chance you’ve spoken to one of us.

A win for Victorians and a plan to get one million homes off gas!

August 3rd, 2022 - Inner City News

Hello! I’m Samantha, your Greens MP in the Victorian upper house representing the Northern Metropolitan region. I’m very happy to share that your local state MP for Melbourne, Ellen, has welcomed beautiful baby Luca into the family. Ellen is taking a short period of maternity leave but her staff, and mine, are here to help.

Your Melbourne Greens team continues (and grows by one!)

June 29th, 2022 - Ellen Sandell

I have some news: at the time of writing (early June), my baby is due in one week! And before I embark upon a short period of maternity leave, I wanted to “officially’ announce that I’m putting up my hand to continue as your state MP for Melbourne at the Victorian election in November.

Housing in Melbourne is cooked and the Victorian Government just made it worse

June 1st, 2022 - Ellen Sandell

David lives in North Melbourne with four housemates. He loves his rented townhouse and his housemates but says he is disappointed that the “Aussie dream” of home-ownership continues to get further and further out of reach.