12% of arrests, 1% of the population: Cannabis policing in Victoria
Rachel asked if the government would redirect resources from criminalisation of small amounts of cannabis to addressing serious violent crime.
Statewide Treaty Bill 2025
Rachel welcomed the introduction of a Treaty for the First Peoples of Victoria. Rachel describes Treaty as “our chance to walk together side by side, with respect, with understanding and with a shared vision for a future that includes us all.” Rachel and Legalise Cannabis Victoria are proud to support this historic legislation.
Treaty Statement
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have successfully managed the seas, sky and country for 60,000 plus years. They are the oldest continuous living culture on earth. And they have been asking us to walk with them. Treaty is our chance.
Stop the lockdowns at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre
Rachel asked the Minister for Corrections to stop lockdowns at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre. Usually reserved for emergency situations, women in these prisons have been frequently kept in states of solitary confinement due to changes in administrative processes and rostering.
Fund Dandenong’s vital First Nations health services
Rachel Payne MP, member for South-Eastern Metropolitan Melbourne, read her Constituency Question on 15th of May regarding a local First Nations health service in dire need of funding.
National Reconciliation Week 2023
Rachel makes a member statement to mark National Reconciliation Week and to announce that Legalise Cannabis Victoria will be supporting a Voice to Parliament.