By Paul McClure
9 October 2022
When James Gargasoulas ploughed his maroon Commodore into a bustling Bourke Street on the afternoon of January 20, 2017, he could not have known how his lethal actions would impact Victoria’s criminal justice system.
The revelation that Gargasoulas...
A Rational Fear | 25th of November 2022
Nov 25, 2022
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Media statement | Fiona Patten Gives a Sh*t About Native Forest Logging Carbon Travesty – and has the Answer…
Nov 14, 2022
I will fight to end native forest logging in Victoria if re-elected in the 26 November Victorian election.
My candidate for North-eastern Metropolitan, Nina Springle, will re-introduce a bill to end such environmentally and economically unjustifiable logging in Victoria immediately, should she...
Integrity is not optional.
It is of concern to me that, as reported in today’s edition of The Age, the Labor chair of a Parliamentary committee stymied independent auditors, ``instructing’’ them to remove references to Government underfunding of the Independent Broad-based Anticorruption...
Media Statement | Fiona Patten Gives a Sh*t About Sensible Drug Law Reform & Minimising Harm
Oct 30, 2022
If re-elected at the 26 November Victorian election, I am determined to continue to lead community debate on sensible drug law reform and on harm minimisation.
Reason Party’s drug law reform policies will save many thousands of lives and many millions of taxpayers’ dollars.
I often say we...
The mental health system remains in crisis and requires major investment.
Far too little has been done to rectify the declining mental health of Victorians.
In 2020-2021, over 1.1 million Victorians received a mental health related prescription, with the Australian Institute of Health and...
Fiona Patten Gives a Sh*t About Housing & Homelessness
We can fix homelessness. It might seem intractable, but there is much more we can and must do.
The Andrews Government’s `big build’ is welcome but falls far short of what is required to go close to fixing one of the deepest and...
Health is such a crucial issue in this state election because the health system is failing.
Nowhere is this more evident than in my electorate, the Northern Metropolitan Region - the north of Melbourne doesn’t just need its existing health infrastructure buttressed; it needs an entire new...
Women’s health has been central to my career – as an advocate, activist, and parliamentarian.
The reproductive health of women and the gender-diverse community has been ignored for decades, harming their quality of life and interrupting workforce participation.
Primary among my unfinished...
Media Statement by Fiona Patten MP
I welcome news the Victorian Government is examining adopting my policy of a four-day working week with no loss of income.
Media reports, sparked by coverage in The Age, show the policy is among a number being considered by the Andrews Government to take...