Thursday, 2 April 2026

 Brad BATTIN (Berwick) (09:36): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Cranbourne for failing to demand PSOs remain at local train stations in their electorate and for refusing to oppose Premier Allan’s reckless plan to strip PSOs from 120 stations during a crime crisis.

Leave refused.

 Josh BULL (Sunbury) (09:37): I move, by leave:

That this house notes the Leader of the Opposition was sold as a fresh start, yet her party is now in chaos, factional warfare has broken out and they are under the shadow of One Nation.

Leave refused.

 John PESUTTO (Hawthorn) (09:37): I move by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Ashwood for failing to demand PSOs remain at local train stations in their electorate and for refusing to oppose Premier Allan’s reckless plan to strip PSOs from 120 stations during a crime crisis.

Leave refused.

 Chris COUZENS (Geelong) (09:37): I move, by leave:

That this house notes the Victorian Liberal Party struggles not only to win elections but to keep candidates, with resignations and withdrawals a more consistent feature than any coherent policy platform.

Leave refused.

 Michael O’BRIEN (Malvern) (09:38): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Oakleigh for failing to demand PSOs remain at local train stations in his electorate and for refusing to oppose Premier Allan’s reckless plan to strip PSOs from 120 train stations during a crime crisis.

Leave refused.

 Belinda WILSON (Narre Warren North) (09:38): I move, by leave:

That this house notes the Victorian Liberal Party continues to promise change, but the only change they are delivering is the constant cycling of their members and their candidates.

Leave refused.

 Jade BENHAM (Mildura) (09:38): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Wendouree for failing to demand PSOs remain at local train stations in their electorate and for refusing to oppose Premier Allan’s reckless plan to strip PSOs from 120 stations during a crime crisis.

Leave refused.

 Paul MERCURIO (Hastings) (09:39): I move, by leave:

That this house notes the Victorian Liberal Party has changed leader seven times since 2012 and recognises instability is not an episode for the Liberals but their defining feature.

Leave refused.

 Chris CREWTHER (Mornington) (09:39): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Frankston for failing to demand PSOs remain at local train stations in their electorate and for refusing to oppose Premier Allan’s reckless plan to strip PSOs from 120 stations during a crime crisis.

Leave refused.

 Gary MAAS (Narre Warren South) (09:39): I move, by leave:

That this house notes the Victorian Liberals approved a $1.55 million arrangement tied to the member for Hawthorn’s defamation loss and condemns them for turning their party room into a factional legal defence fund.

Leave refused.

 Martin CAMERON (Morwell) (09:40): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Werribee for failing to demand PSOs remain at local train stations in their electorate and for refusing to oppose Premier Allan’s reckless plan to strip PSOs from 120 stations during a crime crisis.

Leave refused.

 Anthony CIANFLONE (Pascoe Vale) (09:40): I move, by leave:

That this house notes Jeff Kennett once denounced Pauline Hanson’s intolerant views and urged the Liberals to put One Nation last and condemns the hypocrisy of those now flirting with her politics, including – who is it – Jeff Kennett, who is now calling on the opposition leader to form a grand coalition with the Nationals and with One Nation.

Leave refused.

 Rachel WESTAWAY (Prahran) (09:41): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Bentleigh for failing to demand PSOs remain at local train stations in their electorate and for refusing to oppose Premier Allan’s reckless plan to strip PSOs from 120 stations during a crime crisis.

Leave refused.

 Pauline RICHARDS (Cranbourne) (09:41): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the Victorian Liberal Party for offering Victorians not a credible alternative but a rolling spectacle of spills, lawsuits, censorship, candidate failures and a drift to the populist right.

Leave refused.

 Kim O’KEEFFE (Shepparton) (09:41): I move, by leave:

This house condemns the member for Eureka for failing to demand PSOs remain at local train stations in their electorate and for refusing to oppose Premier Allan’s reckless plan to strip PSOs from 120 stations during a crime crisis.

Leave refused.

 Jordan CRUGNALE (Bass) (09:42): I move, by leave:

That this house notes it is a farce to be lectured on housing affordability by a member who owns more than 15 properties while the opposition offers no serious plan to support Victorian renters.

Leave refused.

 Roma BRITNELL (South-West Coast) (09:42): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Sunbury for failing to demand PSOs remain at local train stations in their electorate and for refusing to oppose Premier Allan’s reckless plan to strip PSOs from 120 stations during a crime crisis.

Leave refused.

 Nina TAYLOR (Albert Park) (09:42): I move, by leave:

That this house notes the opposition cannot govern itself, let alone Victoria, given its ongoing internal division, lack of strategy and reliance on stale talking points that fail to reflect how frontline services actually operate.

Leave refused.

 Annabelle CLEELAND (Euroa) (09:43): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Melton for failing to demand PSOs remain at local train stations in their electorate and for refusing to oppose Premier Allan’s reckless plan to strip PSOs from 120 stations during a crime crisis.

Leave refused.

 Katie HALL (Footscray) (09:43): I move, by leave:

That this house notes that the Shadow Attorney-General has spent more time raising points of order than advancing an argument, suggesting his contributions are as thin as his colleagues’ patience.

Leave refused.

 Roma BRITNELL (South-West Coast) (09:43): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Bayswater for failing to demand PSOs remain at local train stations in their electorate and for refusing to oppose Premier Allan’s reckless plan to strip PSOs from 120 stations during a crime crisis.

Leave refused.

 Lauren KATHAGE (Yan Yean) (09:44): I move, by leave:

That this house notes that the only thing the Victorian Liberals can deliver is a consistent change of leadership and members.

Leave refused.

 Kim WELLS (Rowville) (09:44): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Mulgrave for failing to demand PSOs remain at local train stations in their electorate and for refusing to oppose Premier Allan’s reckless plan to strip PSOs from 120 stations during a crime crisis.

Leave refused.

 Richard RIORDAN (Polwarth) (09:45): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the member for Geelong for failing to demand PSOs remain at train stations in her electorate and for refusing to oppose Premier Allan’s reckless plan to strip PSOs from 120 stations during a crime crisis.

Leave refused.

 Sarah CONNOLLY (Laverton) (09:45): I move, by leave:

That this house notes that the Liberals candidate for the upper house had to withdraw for giving a good character reference to someone who was charged with child sex offences, and I ask the Leader of the Opposition: why was this allowed to happen?

Leave refused.

 Wayne FARNHAM (Narracan) (09:45): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the ever absent member for Tarneit for failing to demand PSOs remain at local train stations in their electorate and for refusing to oppose Premier Allan’s reckless plan to strip PSOs from 120 stations during a crime crisis.

Leave refused.

 Daniela DE MARTINO (Monbulk) (09:46): I move, by leave:

That this house notes the continued absence of the Manager of Opposition Business from the chamber this week, which explains why he has failed to see all the time that Labor has dedicated to talking about the cost of living.

James Newbury interjected.

The SPEAKER: The member for Brighton is warned.

Leave refused.

 Brad ROWSWELL (Sandringham) (09:46): I move, by leave:

That this house condemns the Minister for Education sitting at the table right now for failing to respect and value Victorian teachers by securing a fair pay deal due to a decade of Labor’s financial recklessness, leading to industrial action impacting teachers, students, parents and carers.

Leave refused.

 Paul EDBROOKE (Frankston) (09:47): I move, by leave:

That this house notes that the phrase ‘cost of living’ has been said over 50 times this week in this chamber and that the member for Brighton has only said it once, outside the chamber preaching to the media.

Leave refused.

 Brad ROWSWELL (Sandringham) (09:47): I move, by leave:

That this house requires the Minister for Government Services to amend the Victorian licence plate to read ‘Victoria, not the Education State’, reflecting Labor’s 12 years of failure, a prototype of which I make available to the house and to the minister.

The SPEAKER: Member for Sandringham, that is not appropriate.

Leave refused.