Anasina Gray-Barberio

Opposed the 2025 bail changes, voting against the Bail Further Amendment Bill 2025 and speaking against the Bail Amendment (Tough Bail) Bill 2025 as harmful to First Nations and multicultural communities. Has asked for earlier, culturally safe support for children before they reach the justice system.

• Said20 Mar 2025In debate on the Bail Amendment (Tough Bail) Bill 2025, opposed the bill, saying it went against the advice of legal experts and human rights organisations and would fall hardest on First Nations and multicultural communities.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Voted26 Aug 2025Voted no on the third reading of the Bail Further Amendment Bill 2025. Passed 28–6.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said14 Aug 2026In question time, cited a Commission for Children and Young People report on children under 14 in the criminal justice system and asked what the government would do to provide coordinated, culturally safe early intervention for Aboriginal, multicultural and disabled children.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted for the 2024 rental and planning reform bill and introduced a bill to add a right to adequate housing to the Victorian Charter of Human Rights. Has called for limits on rent increases.

• Voted6 Mar 2025Voted yes on the third reading of the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024, which changed rental, strata and planning laws, including ending notices to vacate at the end of a first fixed-term lease. Passed 22–17.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said17 Jun 2025Introduced the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Amendment (Right to Housing) Bill 2025, a private member's bill to establish a right to housing in the Charter.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said31 Mar 2026In an adjournment matter, asked the Minister for Consumer Affairs to stop rent increases from exceeding wage growth, saying rents had risen 2.5 times faster than wages over five years.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted for the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 and spoke in support of it, describing it as historic and a step toward self-determination.

• Said28 Oct 2025In debate on the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025, supported the bill, recounting the history of the Aboriginal Protection Act 1869 and saying the treaty requires government to speak with First Peoples on laws that affect them.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Voted30 Oct 2025Voted yes on the third reading of the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025. Passed 21–16.Hansard, Legislative Council

Supports permanently free and more frequent public transport, voting for a Greens motion on this and proposing taxes on large corporations to fund it. Has called for an upgrade of Broadmeadows station.

• Said2 Jun 2026In an adjournment matter, asked the Treasurer to introduce taxes on big banks and corporations to fund services, after free public transport ended on 31 May, saying the Greens want public transport free and frequent permanently.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Voted3 Jun 2026Voted yes on a Greens motion calling on the government to make public transport permanently free and more frequent. Lost 7–31.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said10 Sep 2026In a constituency question, raised poor accessibility ramps and lighting at Broadmeadows train station with the Minister for Public Transport and called for it to be upgraded.Hansard, Legislative Council

Has criticised the government's 2026 data centre rules as too weak, including that the 150-metre buffer from homes is not retrospective, and has asked about health assessments of that buffer.

• Said23 Sep 2026In a members statement, said the new data centre rules would not apply to hyperscale centres already approved or in the pipeline, and that ongoing jobs would be few once they are built.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said24 Sep 2026In question time, asked the Minister for Health whether the health department had modelled whether a 150-metre separation between data centres and homes is enough to protect residents' health.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted for the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2025. Has asked the government for an education campaign on gambling harm aimed at young men.

• Voted17 Jun 2025Voted yes on the third reading of the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, which changed the licensing framework for gaming machine monitoring and public lotteries. Passed 22–14.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said10 Sep 2026In question time, asked the Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation to commit to a targeted education campaign on gambling harms for young men, and raised the effect of gambling advertising at sporting events.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted for the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund levy bill in 2025. Has said housing and rent are the biggest costs Victorians face, and supported extending the Victorian Energy Upgrades scheme to move homes off gas.

• Said13 May 2025In debate on the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Energy Upgrades for the Future) Bill 2025, supported extending the energy upgrades scheme to move homes and businesses from gas to cheaper electric alternatives.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Voted15 May 2025Voted yes on the third reading of the Fire Services Property Amendment (Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund) Bill 2025, which replaced the fire services property levy with a broader Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund levy. Passed 22–17.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said30 Jul 2026In debate on the 2026–27 budget papers, said the biggest cost many Victorians face is buying a home or paying rent, and criticised spending on demolishing public housing towers.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted for the Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025. Has opposed folding VicHealth into the Department of Health and called for more investment in preventive health to ease pressure on ambulances.

• Said4 Feb 2026In debate on an opposition motion on ambulance services, said the motion offered no solutions for Ambulance Victoria and “we will not be supporting this motion”, and called for the government to respond to the Ambulance Victoria inquiry and invest in preventive health.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Voted19 Feb 2026Voted yes on the third reading of the Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025, which sets rules and an approval process for certain medical treatment of people born with variations in sex characteristics. Passed 24–15.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said18 Mar 2026In an adjournment matter, asked the Minister for Health to reverse the decision to abolish VicHealth, saying health promotion reduces preventable disease.Hansard, Legislative Council