Dr Tim Read MP
@timreadgreens.bsky.social
Victorian Greens MP for Brunswick. Medical researcher, doctor. Authorised by T. Read, 1/31 Nicholson St, Brunswick East.
When Jacinta Allan’s Labor Gov. says Victoria has a gas shortfall what they mean is their buddies in fossil fuel companies want to continue to rake in profits from gas - at the expense of our climate & energy bills. (1/2)
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
Faced with looming shortfalls, Victoria opens the way for new gas
Despite committing to the transition away from gas, Victoria will grant two new gas reserves in the Otway and Gippsland basins to ensure “an orderly transition”.
www.smh.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
When Jacinta Allan’s Labor Gov. says Victoria has a gas shortfall what they mean is their buddies in fossil fuel companies want to continue to rake in profits from gas - at the expense of our climate & energy bills. (1/2)
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
This comprehensive review of the state of integrity in Victoria under the current Labor government shows we're seriously lagging behind other states.
Why should Victoria have a worse FOI system and a weaker anti-corruption investigator than other states?
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Why should Victoria have a worse FOI system and a weaker anti-corruption investigator than other states?
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Keeping secrets: How Victoria has fallen behind other states on integrity
They’re the reports gathering dust as the state focuses on crime, housing and health. But Victoria’s integrity system no longer looks fit for purpose.
www.theage.com.au
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This comprehensive review of the state of integrity in Victoria under the current Labor government shows we're seriously lagging behind other states.
Why should Victoria have a worse FOI system and a weaker anti-corruption investigator than other states?
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Why should Victoria have a worse FOI system and a weaker anti-corruption investigator than other states?
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
I got into politics because as a doctor I saw big tobacco, junk food, alcohol and gambling corps driving preventable illness for profit.
Watching the Allan Labor Gov effectively close VicHealth is depressing and shows how little they value prevention. 1/2
Watching the Allan Labor Gov effectively close VicHealth is depressing and shows how little they value prevention. 1/2
December 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I got into politics because as a doctor I saw big tobacco, junk food, alcohol and gambling corps driving preventable illness for profit.
Watching the Allan Labor Gov effectively close VicHealth is depressing and shows how little they value prevention. 1/2
Watching the Allan Labor Gov effectively close VicHealth is depressing and shows how little they value prevention. 1/2
"I know there are a lot of organisations... delighted to see VicHealth go – big tobacco companies, the alcohol industry, manufacturers of soft drinks, fast foods or sugary snacks – I just didn’t think I’d see a Labor Government choose to line up with them."
www.croakey.org/nicola-roxon...
www.croakey.org/nicola-roxon...
Nicola Roxon condemns Victorian Government decision to axe VicHealth
Introduction by Croakey: Nicola Roxon, a former Federal Health Minister and the Chair of VicHealth until recently, has called on
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December 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"I know there are a lot of organisations... delighted to see VicHealth go – big tobacco companies, the alcohol industry, manufacturers of soft drinks, fast foods or sugary snacks – I just didn’t think I’d see a Labor Government choose to line up with them."
www.croakey.org/nicola-roxon...
www.croakey.org/nicola-roxon...
Great to hear schools will start providing laptops to students so parents don't have to buy their own devices.
Not sure how public schools are going to pay for them, given Labor just cut $2.4billion in funding.
I guess we'll be hearing about the funding soon
@victorianlabor.bsky.social ?
Not sure how public schools are going to pay for them, given Labor just cut $2.4billion in funding.
I guess we'll be hearing about the funding soon
@victorianlabor.bsky.social ?
October 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Great to hear schools will start providing laptops to students so parents don't have to buy their own devices.
Not sure how public schools are going to pay for them, given Labor just cut $2.4billion in funding.
I guess we'll be hearing about the funding soon
@victorianlabor.bsky.social ?
Not sure how public schools are going to pay for them, given Labor just cut $2.4billion in funding.
I guess we'll be hearing about the funding soon
@victorianlabor.bsky.social ?
The graffiti in Fitzroy glorifying Hamas' Oct 7 2023 attacks is unacceptable and unproductive. It has instilled fear in the Jewish community, and does not represent the broader Palestine solidarity movement, which stands for peace and an end to all violence.
October 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The graffiti in Fitzroy glorifying Hamas' Oct 7 2023 attacks is unacceptable and unproductive. It has instilled fear in the Jewish community, and does not represent the broader Palestine solidarity movement, which stands for peace and an end to all violence.
@australianlabor.bsky.social Now will you sanction Israel?
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, major UN report finds
Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide in Gaza, according to the "most authoritative assessment" to date.
www.abc.net.au
September 17, 2025 at 3:53 AM
@australianlabor.bsky.social Now will you sanction Israel?
Politicians shouldn't be able to control your vote. But in Victoria, their deals direct your upper house preferences, when voting above the line.
Only in Victoria.
Every other state and the Commonwealth has abolished group voting tickets which allow this. 1/2
Only in Victoria.
Every other state and the Commonwealth has abolished group voting tickets which allow this. 1/2
September 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Politicians shouldn't be able to control your vote. But in Victoria, their deals direct your upper house preferences, when voting above the line.
Only in Victoria.
Every other state and the Commonwealth has abolished group voting tickets which allow this. 1/2
Only in Victoria.
Every other state and the Commonwealth has abolished group voting tickets which allow this. 1/2
If only Labor liked offshore wind as much as they like submarines...
Victoria’s renewables push suffers major blow as developers bail
The timeline for offshore wind has been delayed at least a year after uncertainty over financial support caused developers to pull out of a planned auction process.
www.theage.com.au
September 16, 2025 at 5:05 AM
If only Labor liked offshore wind as much as they like submarines...
The new CEO at the Children's Hospital has just cancelled an expert panel discussion on children and war.
Why would hospital admin step in and cancel an educational event, run by experts, at a hospital where many work in refugee health, about the impact of war on children?
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Why would hospital admin step in and cancel an educational event, run by experts, at a hospital where many work in refugee health, about the impact of war on children?
1/2
‘Why should we ignore the children of Gaza?’ Hospital slammed for pulling panel on children in war
The Royal Children’s Hospital’s abrupt cancellation of the session has been met with dismay by doctors.
www.theage.com.au
September 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The new CEO at the Children's Hospital has just cancelled an expert panel discussion on children and war.
Why would hospital admin step in and cancel an educational event, run by experts, at a hospital where many work in refugee health, about the impact of war on children?
1/2
Why would hospital admin step in and cancel an educational event, run by experts, at a hospital where many work in refugee health, about the impact of war on children?
1/2
What if we change our minds in a couple of years and decide (hear me out) that methane gas exports for another 45 years is a dumb idea in a climate emergency?
Would we have to pay them compensation if we cancelled it?
Would we have to pay them compensation if we cancelled it?
Australia news live: Labor approves extension of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas export project until 2070
Follow live
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:23 AM
What if we change our minds in a couple of years and decide (hear me out) that methane gas exports for another 45 years is a dumb idea in a climate emergency?
Would we have to pay them compensation if we cancelled it?
Would we have to pay them compensation if we cancelled it?
The fish rots from the head, and this rotten move from our federal government is likely to embolden state governments to further weaken their own transparency institutions. (1/4)
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Labor plans to make it harder to access government information
A new proposal would introduce a fee for Freedom of Information requests and tighten the rules around the release of documents related to government deliberations.
www.abc.net.au
September 4, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The fish rots from the head, and this rotten move from our federal government is likely to embolden state governments to further weaken their own transparency institutions. (1/4)
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Let's hope Victorian Labor makes this happen. Public health must become a legitimate consideration in our planning laws, so we can stop fast food outlets proliferating in areas of disadvantage and in places where communities don't want them. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Fast food fight: Victoria considers blocking large chains in unhealthy hotspots
The Allan government is weighing up new powers for councils to reject planning applications on health grounds.
www.theage.com.au
September 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Let's hope Victorian Labor makes this happen. Public health must become a legitimate consideration in our planning laws, so we can stop fast food outlets proliferating in areas of disadvantage and in places where communities don't want them. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Of course it's important to make sure public school teachers are qualified. But the real problem in Victoria is qualified teachers leaving the profession because we aren't paying them enough. (1/2)
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Teachers from one Australian state will be banned from Victorian schools
The state’s education recruitment policy will be changed to prevent underqualified teachers using a loophole in the nation’s mutual recognition agreement to step into classrooms.
www.theage.com.au
September 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Of course it's important to make sure public school teachers are qualified. But the real problem in Victoria is qualified teachers leaving the profession because we aren't paying them enough. (1/2)
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
It was awful to hear of the death of a bike rider on Moreland Road earlier this week. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones.
This is the second death in just three months on Moreland Road; I'll be looking for information in the coming weeks to see how this could have been prevented.
This is the second death in just three months on Moreland Road; I'll be looking for information in the coming weeks to see how this could have been prevented.
August 28, 2025 at 5:40 AM
It was awful to hear of the death of a bike rider on Moreland Road earlier this week. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones.
This is the second death in just three months on Moreland Road; I'll be looking for information in the coming weeks to see how this could have been prevented.
This is the second death in just three months on Moreland Road; I'll be looking for information in the coming weeks to see how this could have been prevented.
Weekend news reports described Victoria's planned shift from coal to renewables as "controversial". Burning brown coal in Victoria to at least 2035 should be controversial, given the worsening fires, floods, heatwaves, and even toxic algal blooms. 1/2
August 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Weekend news reports described Victoria's planned shift from coal to renewables as "controversial". Burning brown coal in Victoria to at least 2035 should be controversial, given the worsening fires, floods, heatwaves, and even toxic algal blooms. 1/2
Amazing that scarce government funding is subsidising these schools that get nearly $150m in donations but public schools are still underfunded and we just can’t find the money to get them to the bare minimum. www.heraldsun.com.au/victoria-edu...
www.heraldsun.com.au
June 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Amazing that scarce government funding is subsidising these schools that get nearly $150m in donations but public schools are still underfunded and we just can’t find the money to get them to the bare minimum. www.heraldsun.com.au/victoria-edu...
Reposted by Dr Tim Read MP
Today is the first day of hearings for the Parliamentary Inquiry into the demolition of Victoria's public housing towers.
You can tune in live here www.parliament.vic.gov.au/watch?page=1...
You can tune in live here www.parliament.vic.gov.au/watch?page=1...
Watch - Parliament of Victoria
www.parliament.vic.gov.au
June 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Today is the first day of hearings for the Parliamentary Inquiry into the demolition of Victoria's public housing towers.
You can tune in live here www.parliament.vic.gov.au/watch?page=1...
You can tune in live here www.parliament.vic.gov.au/watch?page=1...
After Woodside won the federal election, we don’t need further evidence of how far the gas industry has its claws into the ALP, but here’s more.
Victorian government “sources” say they may water down the planned 2026 ban on the sale of gas appliances at a Cabinet meeting today. 1/6
Victorian government “sources” say they may water down the planned 2026 ban on the sale of gas appliances at a Cabinet meeting today. 1/6
June 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
After Woodside won the federal election, we don’t need further evidence of how far the gas industry has its claws into the ALP, but here’s more.
Victorian government “sources” say they may water down the planned 2026 ban on the sale of gas appliances at a Cabinet meeting today. 1/6
Victorian government “sources” say they may water down the planned 2026 ban on the sale of gas appliances at a Cabinet meeting today. 1/6
A saga of a property developer, a crumbling historic site and a financial trap for apartment owners, in Brunswick. www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
No one will fix this heritage chimney. It’s costing owners thousands of dollars
The developer blames red tape, but for residents footing the bill, the real issue is a system with no consequences.
www.theage.com.au
June 15, 2025 at 8:24 AM
A saga of a property developer, a crumbling historic site and a financial trap for apartment owners, in Brunswick. www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
This is critical funding. Teachers are burning out, schools are under pressure, children don’t have access to the support they need - and this decision means that a child starting prep today won’t get full funding until Grade Six (1/2)
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www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Teachers to protest in the streets against school funding cuts
The Australian Education Union wrote to Victorian teachers calling for immediate action against the government’s school funding “con job”.
www.theage.com.au
May 31, 2025 at 6:48 AM
This is critical funding. Teachers are burning out, schools are under pressure, children don’t have access to the support they need - and this decision means that a child starting prep today won’t get full funding until Grade Six (1/2)
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Angry about @australianlabor.bsky.social extending Australia's largest gas project until 2070?
Me too.
It's tiresome, but we must help Labor see this in $.
Labor might not understand nature, but they understand money.
So we need to point to the costs of global heating, of fires and floods. 1/2
Me too.
It's tiresome, but we must help Labor see this in $.
Labor might not understand nature, but they understand money.
So we need to point to the costs of global heating, of fires and floods. 1/2
May 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Angry about @australianlabor.bsky.social extending Australia's largest gas project until 2070?
Me too.
It's tiresome, but we must help Labor see this in $.
Labor might not understand nature, but they understand money.
So we need to point to the costs of global heating, of fires and floods. 1/2
Me too.
It's tiresome, but we must help Labor see this in $.
Labor might not understand nature, but they understand money.
So we need to point to the costs of global heating, of fires and floods. 1/2
The best way to reduce power bills is to help people electrify their home - so why has Labor quietly cut a no-interest loan scheme for solar batteries?
These cuts mean high income households can lower their power bills with solar & batteries, while lower income households are locked out. (⅓)
These cuts mean high income households can lower their power bills with solar & batteries, while lower income households are locked out. (⅓)
Victoria puts an end to no-interest solar battery loan program
The Victorian government has announced applications for the state’s interest-free solar battery loan program are no longer being accepted, declaring that the rollout of energy storage systems under th...
www.pv-magazine-australia.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The best way to reduce power bills is to help people electrify their home - so why has Labor quietly cut a no-interest loan scheme for solar batteries?
These cuts mean high income households can lower their power bills with solar & batteries, while lower income households are locked out. (⅓)
These cuts mean high income households can lower their power bills with solar & batteries, while lower income households are locked out. (⅓)
Some welcome clarity.
www.theage.com.au/world/middle...
www.theage.com.au/world/middle...
Call me a self-hating Jew, but what Israel is doing in Gaza is indefensible
Does criticism of Israel amount to antisemitism? No, it does not. And the cruelty we see in Gaza is chillingly reminiscent of Europe 80 years ago when Jewish people faced extinction.
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May 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Some welcome clarity.
www.theage.com.au/world/middle...
www.theage.com.au/world/middle...