Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Bill 2025
David opposes a bill which expands police powers, erodes protest rights, and civil liberties.
Canterbury Avenue illegal landfill
David raises community concerns that an operator of an illegal waste dump in Sunbury was fined only $10K by the EPA.
Bail laws testing corrections system capacity
David questions Minister for Corrections on the government’s new bail laws causing jail overcrowding, missed hearings, and harsh conditions for remand prisoners.
Spike in retail crime
David condemns the government for failing to respond to an alarming rise in crime against retail workers, while continuing to criminalise cannabis consumers.
Youth crime
David asks what the government’s plan is when prisons are at capacity, as a result of Victoria’s punitive bail laws.
Bail Further Amendment Bill 2025
David opposes bail reforms, urges evidence-based justice reform to reduce youth crime and boost community safety.
Wastewater drug data
20th March 2024 09:41amVictorian Legislative Council, Melbourne David ETTERSHANK (Western Metropolitan) (09:41): That this house notes That – and calls on the Allan to legalise cannabis in order to reduce criminal activity and increase community safety. [ENDS]
Liberal Nationals Private Members Bill Bail Amendment (Indictable Offences whilst on Bail) Bill 2024
David speaks against an opposition bill which would further restrict bail, recognising that the current system overcriminalises vulnerable groups and contributes to re-offending.
