Greens
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Policy
Evidence of support
Support level
Budget management
Give the anti-corruption commission more funding and powers
This policy would increase funding and extend the investigative powers of Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC), which investigates public-sector corruption and police misconduct. (Source) This policy would provide additional funding beyond the September 2026 reforms now allow IBAC to investigate serious misconduct beyond criminal offences and trace public money through private contractors and subcontractors. (Source) IBAC investigates serious corruption, including the misuse of public money, (Source) so giving it more funding is intended to help save public funds over time.
The Greens have committed to making sure IBAC “genuinely has the powers and funding it needs, and these aren’t eroded by future governments,” (Source) but we could not find an announcement of a specific funding amount. In September 2026, the Greens negotiated changes to the government’s IBAC bill, making it easier for IBAC to hold public examinations, (Source) and requiring IBAC to report on whether its budget is enough to fight corruption. (Source)
Response to Build a Ballot Vic 2026: “The Greens have long called for more funding for IBAC. (Source) We have also passed an amendment on budget transparency to make it politically harder for government to underfund IBAC.”
Budget management
Significantly reduce the size of the public service
This policy would reduce the number of staff in Victoria’s government departments and agencies, focusing on back-office roles, through a 10-year hiring freeze and natural attrition. (Source) It claims savings of about $2.2 billion a year on average, compared with about $1.25 billion a year estimated by the Silver Review, an independent review of Victoria’s public service, which the government has partly committed to acting on. (Source)
In December 2025, the Greens opposed Labor’s cuts to public service jobs in response to the Silver Review, with Greens workers’ rights spokesperson Aiv Puglielli saying “the hard working people behind our essential services shouldn’t be punished”. (Source) The Greens say new revenue, such as a levy on big banks, should pay for public services instead. (Source)
Response to Build a Ballot Vic 2026: “We would cut executive positions and use of consultancies, as well as taxing big corporations, so there is more money available to protect public service jobs. Because the public sector does important work, and teachers shouldn’t be spending their time ordering photocopying paper.” (Source)
Budget management
Increase taxes on gambling, including pokies, online betting and casinos
This policy would require gambling businesses to pay more tax on revenue from online betting, poker machines and casino games in Victoria. These activities are taxed separately, so implementing the policy would involve changes to several tax rates. (Source) Current gambling tax revenue is forecast at $2.9 billion in 2026–27. (Source) This policy would also end the arrangement that directs half of Victoria’s wagering and betting tax revenue to the racing industry, keeping that money in the state budget instead. (Source)
The Greens have pledged to increase the tax on online gambling to 25% and stop that revenue from going to racing, double the tax on casino table games, and raise pokies taxes to 75%. (Source) They say these changes would raise more than $2 billion a year to help fund housing and public services. (Source) The Greens have called for higher gambling taxes since at least 2022, when they proposed a 20% online betting tax with no revenue going to racing. (Source)
Budget management
Scale back the Suburban Rail Loop
This policy would reduce the scope of Suburban Rail Loop (SRL), while continuing to build the underground rail line between Cheltenham and Box Hill. (Source) Underground connections to existing stations at Box Hill and Glen Waverley would be replaced by surface transfers, alongside cuts to pedestrian bridges, a second entrance at Clayton and some parking and precinct works. (Source) This policy is targeting $2 billion in total savings: approximately $1 billion from these changes and a further $1 billion to be identified through an independent technical review.
The Greens’ transport policies focus on improving Victoria’s public transport system, and ensuring projects are implemented with transparency. (Source) They have criticised Labor for “dreaming up the Suburban Rail Loop without telling the transport department”. (Source) After the Auditor-General revealed a secret fare levy used to help fund the SRL, Greens leader Ellen Sandell said Labor’s Big Build “has been shrouded in secrecy from the start”. (Source) The Greens have said they would give Infrastructure Victoria the power to create a detailed Integrated Transport Plan “instead of basing it on politics”, and would make the government publicly justify any major project that departs from that plan. (Source)
Response to Build a Ballot Vic 2026: “A key purpose of SRL is to connect existing rail lines, and allow easier cross-suburb travel by public transport. Quick and easy interchange is essential to its success. If we’re going to build SRL we should build it right.”
Housing
Build 80,000 new social housing dwellings over the next decade
This policy would build 80,000 new public and community homes in Victoria over ten years, (Source) with interim milestones to track progress, (Source) through steady direct investment in public housing and grants to community housing organisations. It aims to lift social housing from 3% of Victoria’s housing stock, the lowest share of any state or territory, (Source) to the national average of 4.5%. (Source) Social housing includes both public housing (run by government) and community housing (run by not-for-profits). (Source) (Source)
The Greens have pledged to build more than 88,000 new public homes, (Source) but they have not set a timeframe. They would also stop the demolition of public housing and invest an initial $4 billion to build, maintain and upgrade public homes, funded by taxes on big banks and wealthy property investors. (Source)
Housing
Replace upfront stamp duty on residential properties with a yearly land tax
This policy would gradually phase out upfront stamp duty on homes and replace it with a yearly land tax on all residential properties, based on the value of the land. Under this policy, land tax would likely also apply to the home people live in, which is currently exempt. (Source) Infrastructure Victoria recommends making this change using a long-term approach “to avoid disruptions to government revenue and the housing market”. (Source) Victoria is already switching commercial and industrial properties from stamp duty to a land tax over ten years. (Source)
The Greens have announced they would abolish stamp duty for owner-occupiers on homes up to $1.1 million, as a first step towards “eventually phasing [stamp duty] out altogether”. (Source) They would pay for this by raising land tax to 5.3% for investors who own more than $5 million in residential investment properties. (Source) While we could not find a recent Greens announcement of a land tax on all residential properties, in 2023, Greens MP Katherine Copsey called for stamp duty to be replaced “with a broad-based land tax”. (Source)
Response to Build a Ballot Vic 2026: “We support replacing stamp duty with landtax.” (Source)
Housing
Cap yearly rent increases at the rate of inflation
This policy would cap yearly rent increases at the rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. The cap would apply to the property rather than the tenancy, so landlords could not evict a tenant to reset the rent at a higher level. (Source) The ACT is the only Australian jurisdiction with a similar policy, where landlords need the tenant’s written agreement or tribunal approval for rent increases that exceed Canberra’s rental inflation rate by more than 10%. (Source)
The Greens have announced a policy that goes further: a two-year rent freeze, followed by a cap that would limit yearly rent increases to wage growth or inflation, whichever is lower. (Source) In April 2026, Greens MP Gabrielle de Vietri moved to introduce a bill for this freeze and cap, but the Legislative Assembly voted 48 to 31 against it. (Source) In 2024, the Legislative Council debated an earlier Greens bill for a rent freeze and caps, but it did not progress. (Source)
Housing
Raise the foreign purchaser duty on residential property
This policy would raise the foreign purchaser additional duty above its current rate of 8%. (Source) Foreign buyers would pay this duty on top of normal land transfer duty, on the share of a residential property they buy. (Source) A federal ban stops most foreign buyers from purchasing established homes until 30 June 2029, (Source) so the higher duty would mainly apply to new homes.
The Greens’ housing platform does not mention the foreign purchaser duty, and focuses instead on public housing investment. (Source) However, in response to Senator Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club address in June 2026, they said One Nation “only offer[s] someone to blame” for the housing crisis. (Source) Their platform instead focuses on cutting stamp duty for home buyers, paid for by taxing ultra-wealthy property investors and the big banks. (Source)
Response to Build a Ballot Vic 2026: “The Greens’ focus is building more public housing and making developers build more affordable housing, not blaming foreigners.”
Energy
Extend the operating life of coal-fired power stations
This policy would involve the state government taking steps to keep one or more of Victoria’s coal-fired power stations generating electricity beyond their planned closure dates, such as through financial support, agreements with operators or changes to regulations. Yallourn is scheduled to close in mid-2028 and Loy Yang A in June 2035, so extending their operating lives would mean changing those plans and arrangements with their operators. (Source)(Source)
The Greens have said that plans to “keep polluting coal open for longer” would be “a disaster for the climate”, and Greens leader Ellen Sandell has criticised the Coalition and One Nation for wanting “more coal”. (Source) The Greens have committed to make sure Yallourn closes as planned in 2028, and to invest in renewables so Loy Yang A units can switch off before its scheduled 2035 closure. (Source)
Energy
Support households to switch from gas to electric alternatives
This policy would use public funding to help incentivise households replace gas appliances for heating, hot water and cooking, with efficient electric alternatives. Support could take the form of rebates, discounts, zero-interest loans or installation assistance, including for rooftop solar, battery storage and emerging plug-in solar and battery technologies. Victoria already offers discounts on heat pumps and cooktops through the Victorian Energy Upgrades program. (Source)(Source)
The Greens have committed $500 million to Greens Power Vouchers and free energy assessments for renters. (Source) The vouchers would help households pay for upgrades such as electric hot water systems, induction cooktops and draught-proofing, with homeowners able to claim up to $1,500 and renters up to $3,000. In her May 2026 budget reply, Greens leader Ellen Sandell said “if we taxed the big banks, the gambling corporations and the fossil fuel giants, we could raise billions” to “fund home insulation and energy upgrades and bring down people’s power bills permanently”. (Source)
Energy
Build transmission to connect renewable energy to homes and businesses
This policy would build new electricity transmission lines — high-voltage power lines that carry electricity over long distances from wind farms and solar farms to the local networks that supply homes and businesses. (Source) Planned projects include the Western Renewables Link, a proposed 190-kilometre line from near Ararat in western Victoria to Melbourne’s north-west. (Source) This policy aims to connect new renewable energy as coal-fired power stations close, including Yallourn, which EnergyAustralia plans to close in mid-2028. (Source)
The Greens have announced they would back renewables by “fast-tracking planning approvals for wind farms and transmission lines”, (Source) while saying these projects “need genuine local engagement” and community benefits. (Source) Responding to the September 2026 announcement of a review of the Western Renewables Link, Greens deputy leader Sarah Mansfield said “we need this infrastructure to support the rollout of renewables, but it has to be done properly”. (Source)
Energy
Give local communities a share of renewable energy projects
This policy would require companies building large wind, solar and battery projects to offer locals a share of the project or its profits. A share of the project means locals own part of it, while profit sharing means locals receive a portion of the project’s earnings. (Source) From July 2027, Victoria will ask companies to consider community co-ownership, but they will not be required to offer it. (Source) (Source)
The Greens’ election platform calls for “community benefits programs which flow straight to local communities, and community ownership models” for renewable projects, (Source) but have not said whether community ownership would be a requirement on developers or a voluntary model. Their federal colleagues proposed in 2025 that new large-scale renewable projects must offer 20% of project equity to local communities. (Source)
Education
Cap government funding for private schools at the established standard
This policy would cap total public funding for each Victorian private school at 100% of its Schooling Resource Standard (SRS), the estimate of how much funding a school needs to meet its students’ needs. (Source) On average, Victoria’s private schools are funded slightly above their SRS (about 102.5% in 2023), while Victoria’s public schools are funded below it (about 90%). (Source)
The Greens’ education platform includes capping public funding for private schools at 100% of the amount the Gonski review said students need, and funding all government schools to the full Gonski amount. (Source) In November 2024, Greens MP Tim Read told Parliament that Victorian private schools receive more public money than they need. (Source)
Education
Expand government-run childcare centres in regional and high-need areas
This policy would open more government-run childcare centres, mainly in regional and high-need areas. It would build on Early Learning Victoria, the government’s existing childcare provider, which is already building 50 centres that offer kinder and long day care in one place. (Source) It aims to help families in “childcare deserts”, where more than three children compete for every childcare place. (Source)
The Greens have announced they would develop a plan to fix “early learning deserts” with more government-funded and not-for-profit centres, especially in regional Victoria. (Source) They also want more funding for community and not-for-profit early childhood education and care. (Source) At the federal level in 2024, Greens Senator Steph Hodgins-May criticised reliance on “profit-driven providers” for creating childcare deserts in regional Victoria. (Source)
Education
Establish 10 technical colleges to train secondary students in trades
This policy would establish 10 full-time technical colleges, each training up to 500 students in Years 10 to 12 in trades such as plumbing, electrical and carpentry, as well as healthcare and hospitality. (Source) The colleges would sit on existing secondary school and TAFE sites and, like South Australia’s technical colleges, (Source) partner with local industry to create pathways into apprenticeships.
We could not find a Greens position on the Coalition’s plan for 10 technical colleges. Instead, the Greens have called for more funding for public TAFE so that Victoria can expand free TAFE, (Source) and for every government school to be funded to the full level the Gonski review recommended. (Source)
Response to Build a Ballot Vic 2026: “The Greens want to see greater investment in training for the sustainable jobs of the future. The practical skills learnt at Tech Schools will assist students in preparing for jobs that support the rollout of renewable energy, jobs that support our circular economy, reducing waste in all of its forms; and jobs that build sustainable and energy-efficient homes for Victorians.” (Source)
Education
Fully fund public schools to the established standard
This policy would ensure Victorian government schools are funded to 100% of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS), the estimate of how much funding a school needs to meet its students’ needs. (Source) Under an agreement between the Victorian and Australian governments, Victoria is lifting its share from about 70% to 75% of the SRS, and the Australian Government from 20% to 25%, so full funding will be achieved by 2034. (Source) (Source) Principals say schools currently rely on voluntary parent contributions to help fill the funding gap. (Source)
The Greens have called the new school funding deal “second-rate” and have urged the government to “bring forward full funding” rather than wait until 2031 for Victoria’s share. (Source) They want every government school funded to the full level the Gonski review recommended, and they say schools “should not need to seek so-called ‘voluntary’ contributions from parents”. (Source)
Community Safety
Toughen bail laws for serious and repeat offending
This policy would make it harder for people accused of serious offences or repeat offending to receive bail. (Source) Victoria tightened its bail laws in March 2025, applying stricter bail tests to more serious offences and to people who reoffend while on bail. (Source) Further proposed changes include a “one-strike” rule requiring bail refusal for repeat offending, stronger penalties for breaching bail and extending breach-of-bail offences to children.
In February 2026, the Greens said the Victorian Government’s “punitive bail laws” were unfairly keeping more women and First Nations people in jail. (Source) In June 2026, they criticised the government for spending on prisons rather than early intervention. (Source) Greens MPs voted against the government’s tougher bail bill in March 2025. (Source)
Response to Build a Ballot Vic 2026: “Under the Labor and Liberals bail reforms, women are more likely to be denied bail and held in remand than men, despite men committing over 90 percent of the serious and violent crime in Victoria. Bail reform should focus on not holding more people on remand, but holding the right people on remand. Labor and Liberal’s politicised approach to bail results in more reoffending and Victorians being less safe overall.”
Community Safety
Increase investment in early intervention programs for vulnerable young people
This policy would increase state funding for early intervention programs, such as mentoring, family support and help to reconnect with school, work and community, with the aim to keep young people out of the youth justice system. As the Auditor-General found no evidence that Victoria’s existing Youth Crime Prevention Program reduces offending, (Source) this policy would also focus on measurable targets and improving data.
In October 2026, the Greens announced they would invest $1 billion in a new Office of Community Safety and Crime Prevention, inspired by New York City, which would fund youth programs, early intervention and other prevention programs. (Source) They cited the Auditor-General’s finding that Victoria’s youth crime prevention funding lacks clear targets or goals. (Source) In May 2024, the Greens criticised the Victorian Government for cutting $1.85 million in early intervention funding for young people who had recent contact with police. (Source)
Community Safety
Increase funding to prevent and respond to family, domestic and sexual violence
This policy would increase state funding both to prevent family, domestic and sexual violence, through early intervention and prevention work, and to respond to it, through frontline services such as crisis response, case management, counselling and refuges. Victoria Police recorded 102,830 family violence incidents in the year to June 2026, (Source) and made a record 16,500 family violence arrests. (Source)
The Greens have pledged proper funding for frontline and prevention family violence services, including more culturally appropriate services, (Source) as part of a $1 billion community safety package. (Source) In July 2026, Victorian Greens spokesperson for gendered violence prevention Anasina Gray-Barberio called on the Victorian Government to urgently fund frontline family violence services. (Source)
Community Safety
Expand police stop-and-search powers to seize weapons in public spaces
This policy, known as “Jack’s Law”, would allow police to scan anyone in a public place for knives and other metal weapons with a handheld metal detector, without a warrant or suspicion. (Source) Police can currently do this only inside formally declared “designated areas”, such as shopping centres or train stations. (Source) This policy would remove the need to declare an area first. (Source)
In September 2026, the Greens said they did not support the Coalition’s Jack’s Law bill, arguing that the evidence shows such powers do not keep the community safer. (Source) They warned that Jack’s Law would fall hardest on young people, First Nations people and communities of colour, and called for funding for early intervention and support services instead. (Source)
Health
Open 10 free public dental clinics
This policy would open 10 free, walk-in public dental clinics across Victoria — seven in Melbourne and three in regional areas — from July 2027. (Source) The clinics would provide free check-ups and treatment such as fillings, root canals and extractions, prioritising people with the most urgent needs, and could treat more than 100,000 people a year. (Source)
In August 2026, Greens health spokesperson Sarah Mansfield said Labor's pledge of free dental clinics was a late reaction to pressure that would offer too few places, and urged Labor to fund and open the clinics now rather than only if re-elected. (Source) The Greens' 2026 election platform goes further, promising a public dental system for all Victorians as part of a $3 billion package that includes establishing 20 free public dental clinics and dental workforce. (Source) (Source)
Health
Build more discharge lounges to ease ambulance ramping
This policy would create a fund to build or expand up to 10 discharge lounges in Victorian hospitals, starting with those experiencing the worst overcrowding and ambulance ramping. (Source) In a discharge lounge, patients ready to go home can wait for medication, transport or paperwork, which frees their ward bed for a new patient. (Source) This aims to move patients out of emergency departments faster, so paramedics spend less time waiting outside hospitals. (Source)
We could not find a Greens position on discharge lounges or on the Coalition's plan. The Greens’ health platform says emergency departments are under pressure, and promises more staffed hospital beds, as well as rehabilitation and aged care beds. (Source) They also say they would reduce demand on hospitals through prevention, community health, mental health care, free dental care and public housing, and would support hospital staff with better pay and conditions. (Source)
Response to Build a Ballot Vic 2026: “Many hospitals already use systems like this, and while the Greens are supportive of the concept, they won’t make a significant difference. What we need is a substantial increase in investment in reducing demand on hospitals in the first place, via health promotion, prevention, and community health services including mental health and dental care. We also need to invest in allied health and staffed beds to help people move through hospital faster, and in post-hospital care, including aged care, rehabilitation and again, community health.”
Health
Increase funding for community health services
Community health services are local services funded by the Victorian Government to provide allied health, counselling and nursing care, with a focus on groups such as children and people with chronic disease. (Source) This policy would increase the government’s core funding for community health services and bush nursing centres, so they can offer more prevention, early detection and care close to where people live. (Source) Over time, this aims to reduce demand for more complex and costly care in hospitals and emergency departments. (Source)
The Greens’ health platform commits to raise spending on community health to 3% of existing health and health infrastructure budgets, so Victorians can see publicly funded GPs and allied health workers wherever they live. (Source) In May 2026, Greens leader Ellen Sandell said new federal funding to keep community health provider cohealth’s GP clinics open for 12 months was only a short-term fix, and called for long-term funding to secure community health. (Source)
Health
Fund private hospitals to perform more elective surgery for public patients
Based on Queensland’s Surgery Connect program, (Source) this policy would let public patients choose to have elective surgery at a private hospital at no cost, through four-year contracts with private hospitals that have spare capacity. (Source) It would cover common procedures such as hip and knee replacements, cataract surgery and colonoscopies, and aims to halve the waiting list by delivering an extra 25,000 surgeries a year.
We could not find a Greens position on funding private hospitals for public elective surgery or on the Coalition's SurgerySooner plan. The Greens’ health platform instead focuses on publicly funded care, such as a public dental system, publicly funded community health and better pay and conditions for hospital staff. (Source)
Response to Build a Ballot Vic 2026: “The Greens believe in a universal public health care system, and that taxpayer funds should be invested in strengthening our public hospitals. Attracting and retaining public sector health workers should be the priority, as well as better utilisation of existing public infrastructure (such as ensuring adequate allied health coverage during non-business days and innovative partnerships between health services, including metro and regional hospitals).”
Climate
Establish a climate disaster recovery fund
This policy would create an ongoing Victorian fund to pay for clean-up, repairs to community infrastructure and local recovery services after climate disasters such as bushfires, floods and storms. Victoria already shares eligible recovery costs with the Commonwealth, (Source) but this policy would add a dedicated state fund for any disaster.
The Greens want proper funding to help communities recover from fires, floods and extreme weather, paid for by major polluters such as BHP, Woodside and ExxonMobil. (Source) In January 2026, then acting Greens leader Sarah Mansfield called for lasting state funds to help communities recover from climate disasters, and said coal and gas companies should be forced to pay into them. (Source)
Climate
Strengthen regulations to reduce land clearing on private land
This policy would tighten restrictions on removing native vegetation from privately owned land. Victoria already requires a council planning permit to remove native vegetation unless an exemption applies, so the change would strengthen existing controls. (Source) It would also provide dedicated state funding for councils to monitor clearing and enforce the rules, potentially using satellite and aerial imagery, as recommended by the Auditor-General. (Source)
In June 2026, Greens leader Ellen Sandell announced a bill that would ban logging in native forests on private land. (Source) The Greens would also give the Environment Protection Authority and the Office of the Conservation Regulator more power to hold logging to account, reverse cuts to environment funding and staff, (Source) and strengthen environmental protection in all planning decisions. (Source) We could not find a Greens position on land clearing on private land more broadly, such as clearing for farming or development.
Climate
Legislate a duty of care to protect young people and future generations from climate harm
This policy would create a legal duty for Victorian decision-makers to prioritise the health and wellbeing of young people and future generations when assessing coal, oil and gas projects. They would have to assess how a project’s contribution to climate change could harm young people. (Source) Victoria’s Climate Change Act already requires the Minister to consider climate change when deciding whether to approve onshore oil and gas. This policy would add a specific duty focused on children and future generations. (Source)
In October 2026, all Greens candidates for the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council signed a pledge to support a duty of care to protect children and future generations from climate change. (Source) In July 2024, Greens MP Sarah Mansfield introduced a bill in the Legislative Council to add a right to a safe climate to Victoria's Charter of Human Rights, (Source) which would require the government to consider young and future generations before approving projects such as new coal mines or gas drilling. (Source) The Greens have pledged to block all new fossil fuel projects in Victoria. (Source)
Climate
Increase funding and resources for the Country Fire Authority
This policy would increase state funding and resources for the Country Fire Authority (CFA), whose volunteer brigades respond to fires and other emergencies across much of rural and regional Victoria. (Source) Additional funding could replace ageing fire trucks, upgrade stations and protective equipment, and provide training and support to recruit and retain volunteers. (Source)
The Greens have pledged $200 million to replace ageing fire trucks, and committed to legislating an annual rolling replacement program so volunteers fighting bushfires have the vehicles they need. (Source) In May 2025, the Greens backed the emergency services levy after Labor made concessions to win crossbench votes, including a $110 million rolling fleet replacement program for the CFA, SES and Fire Rescue Victoria. (Source)
Transport
Cap tolls at $30 a week for one year
This policy would cap weekly toll costs at $30 for cars, motorbikes and light commercial vehicles on CityLink, EastLink and the West Gate Tunnel throughout 2027. (Source) Motorists would keep paying tolls as usual, then claim back what they paid above $30 a week through a quarterly Service Victoria rebate, up to $350 a week or $5,000 a year per vehicle.
We could not find a Greens position on a $30 weekly toll cap, but they have criticised Labor for building a toll road proposed by a tolling company. (Source) Instead, their transport platform focuses on making public transport permanently free and more frequent.
Response to Build a Ballot Vic 2026: “The Greens opposed the construction of the West Gate Toll Road, as well as North East Link. Instead of capping tolls and funnelling more money to Transurban, the Greens would make public transport permanently free and much more frequent, and pay for it by taxing the big corporations.”
Transport
Spend 5% of the transport budget on safe, connected bike paths
This policy would dedicate 5% of the state transport budget to planning and building safe, separated cycling routes across Melbourne and regional centres. (Source) This 5% would be new funding, on top of existing walking and cycling funding and bike paths already built through major road and level crossing projects.
In September 2026, Greens transport spokesperson Katherine Copsey announced the Greens had formally endorsed Bicycle Network’s Gimme 5 campaign, saying Victoria already has the plan but lacks the funding to build it. (Source) Their transport platform commits 5% of the existing transport budget to a network of safe bike routes across Melbourne and regional centres. (Source)
Transport
Spend at least $3 billion a year maintaining state roads
This policy would guarantee at least $3 billion a year to maintain state-managed roads. The Department of Transport estimated this is the amount needed to stop roads getting worse while replacing ageing assets. (Source) This is nearly three times the $1.04 billion budgeted for 2026–27, (Source) and more than double the $1.39 billion total, once an extra $352 million for pothole repairs is included. (Source) 82% of state roads are in regional Victoria, which also have the highest proportion of roads as being in poor or very poor condition. (Source)
In September 2026, Greens deputy leader Sarah Mansfield cited the Auditor-General’s finding that state roads need $3 billion a year to maintain, and criticised both major parties for falling short of the funding needed. (Source) The Greens have committed to bring road maintenance and VicRoads back into public hands and to reinvest any savings into fixing potholes and roads. (Source)
Response to Build a Ballot Vic 2026: “The Greens support maintaining roads properly, but we would start by returning road maintenance to public hands, so the money is spent on maintenance, not maintenance plus profits.”
Transport
Improve frequency and connections across all Victorian public transport systems
This policy would run buses, trains and trams more often across Victoria and make it easier to change between them. Examples include metro trains at least every 20 minutes until midnight and key cross-suburban buses every 20 minutes, (Source) with upgrades to busy interchange stations such as Caulfield and Richmond. (Source) It would also align bus timetables with train and tram timetables so passengers wait less when they change services. (Source)
The Greens have committed to run trains and trams at least every 10 minutes from 7am to 10pm on most of the network, and to spend $270 million on more frequent buses and $245 million on more frequent regional trains and coaches. (Source) Their platform also lists extensions such as electrifying the Melton line and duplicating the Upfield line. (Source)
Other policies
Pause new AI data centres until protections are in place
This policy would temporarily pause approvals and construction of new AI data centres in Victoria until stronger, enforceable safeguards are in place for electricity and water use, the environment, and nearby communities. It aims to give communities time to weigh the risks and benefits, (Source) and give councils and residents a say on future projects. (Source) Victoria’s new planning rules are not yet legally binding, and only cover applications lodged from 23 September 2026, not the state’s 50 existing data centres. (Source)
In August 2026, the Greens tried to introduce a bill for an immediate moratorium on new data centres, (Source) but the Legislative Assembly voted 50 to 31 against allowing it. (Source) In September 2026, Greens AI and data centres spokesperson Sarah Mansfield welcomed Labor’s new location rules, but called for a halt to projects already in the pipeline and compensation for nearby residents. (Source) The Greens’ platform commits to a moratorium on all new AI data centres until strong laws protect communities and the environment. (Source)
Other policies
Repeal the Treaty legislation and the First Peoples' Assembly
Victoria became the first Australian state to legislate a Treaty with First Peoples in 2025, establishing Gellung Warl, which includes the elected First Peoples’ Assembly. (Source) The Treaty was developed over nearly a decade of extensive community consultation, including elections for the First Peoples' Assembly. Negotiations between the Assembly and the government that were held across Victoria so communities could take part. (Source)(Source) Gellung Warl cannot make or veto laws, but can question ministers and must receive a treaty compatibility statement with every bill. (Source) This policy would repeal that legislation and abolish those bodies.
In October 2026, Greens leader Ellen Sandell said scrapping the Treaty after decades of work would be illogical, argued it is already improving lives, and said the Liberals were on the wrong side of history. (Source) The Greens’ platform says all Greens MPs voted for the Treaty in 2025, and commits the Greens to stand against any repeal or watering down of the Treaty and to always vote to defend it. (Source)
Other policies
Provide free abortion care
This policy would remove out-of-pocket costs for medication and surgical abortions before 16 weeks of pregnancy by paying participating private providers to deliver the care. Currently, most abortions in Victoria are provided privately, where patients may pay fees even after Medicare rebates. (Source) This policy would also include travel assistance for eligible patients who need to travel long distances for care. (Source)
In October 2026, Greens leader Ellen Sandell said she fully supported Labor’s free abortion pledge but that it came four years too late, and that the Greens had asked Labor many times to do it and would have provided the numbers in Parliament. (Source) The Greens’ platform commits to defend the right to abortion and to fight for better access to abortion services wherever people live. (Source)
Other policies
Give workers a legal right to work from home two days a week
This policy would give eligible Victorian employees a legal right to work from home two days a week where reasonable, with a proportionate entitlement for part-time and regular casual employees. (Source) Employers could refuse on specified grounds, such as duties requiring attendance, significant productivity or safety impacts, or excessive costs, and would have to explain their reasons. (Source) Employees could challenge a refusal through the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission and, if unresolved, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. (Source) On 10 September 2026, the Legislative Council voted to send the bill to a parliamentary committee, so it is not yet law. (Source)
On 10 September 2026, Greens leader Ellen Sandell said Labor “delayed it, gutted it and then completely botched getting it through Parliament”, and called on the government to recall Parliament to pass the bill before the November election. (Source) In the Legislative Council debate that day, Greens workers’ rights spokesperson Aiv Puglielli said the Greens supported the bill “in its unamended original form”, and would comment on Labor’s amendments later in the committee stage. (Source) The Greens’ platform commits to fight for the right to work from home. (Source)