Allow adult use of cannabis
David gives a statement on a recent study by the Penington Institute, which revealed that a significant majority of Victorians support decriminalising cannabis.
West Melbourne overlooked in Labor’s $1b mental health funding pledge: LCV
Western Metro MP David Ettershank wants to know why Melbourne’s west only got a meagre share of the $1 billion Labor committed to delivering free, public mental health care if re-elected.
Safe Patient Care Amendment Bill
David speaks in support of a bill which aims to boost nurse and midwife staffing ratios to improve patient care in hospitals.
Message of support from medicinal cannabis patient
David shares a heartfelt message from a medicinal cannabis patient about how cannabis helps with their ADHD, and how the new magistrates discretion has reduced their anxiety about losing their drivers licence.
Legalise Cannabis backs call for pollution filters for West Gate Tunnel vents
Legalise Cannabis MP David Ettershank will join western residents at a Yarraville protest to demand pollution filters be fitted to the West Gate Tunnel ventilation stacks.
West Gate Tunnel pollution
David calls on the Minister for Environment to guarantee that no operating licence will be granted to Transurban until air filtration has been fitted to the West Gate Tunnel ventilation stacks.
Urban heat island effect
David presents a motion calling on the government to mitigate the impacts of urban heat islands in the west.
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing) Bill 2024
David speaks in favour of a bill to legalise pill testing, debunking myths and dismissing arguments which suggest that drug checking encourages drug use.
Disability advocacy services
raised the importance of disability advocacy and requested the Minister for Disability to provide emergency funding to Victorian disability advocacy services.
Employees prescribed medicinal cannabis sacked just for taking a legal medication
A new Victorian report into workplace drug testing has found that employees prescribed medicinal cannabis have routinely lost their job or faced disciplinary action just for taking a legal medication – and the law must be amended to protect them.