The Fifth Estate is a live journalism series by Sally Warhaft, now in its sixth year at the Wheeler Centre.
Sally Warhaft is a Melbourne broadcaster, anthropologist and writer. She is a former editor of the Monthly magazine and the author of the bestselling book Well May We Say: The...
Fiona Patten welcome the new metropolitan train timetable which will deliver more weekday services, including express services, on the South Morang Line. Ms Patten has been calling on the government for better connectivity on the South Morang train line and is delighted by the recent...
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By Laura Turner • A Current Affair Reporter
In the winding narrow streets, Lisbon in Portugal is a city that tells a story of both tragedy and triumph.
It’s the city that spearheaded one of the most controversial public policy reforms in...
KRISTINE ZIWICA Women's Agenda
Fiona Patten, the Victorian cross-bencher who has led change on abortion, assisted dying and drug reform, talks to Kristine Ziwica on what has made her such an effective independent politician, the need for more women of all stripes to enter politics and her high...
Last month I attended the Heart Foundation and Victoria Ambulance breakfast where I was taught how to use an Automated External Defibrillators. It was a fantastic and informative morning and I was struck by how simple the process of using a defibrillator was.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the...
Safety claims dog council
Jun 5, 2018
A THREE-YEAR battle to improve lighting at All Nations Park has reached the Victorian upper house.
Members of the Legislative Council have backed a community group’s claims that the park was unsafe at night.
The group of dog owners protested outside the council chambers before a budget...
Statement on Mandatory Sentencing
May 23, 2018
Paramedics place themselves in harm’s way to save people’s lives. It is a noble and challenging job and paramedics should feel safe at work.
I too am angered by the conduct of perpetrators in this highly publicised case. Actions like theirs should never go unpunished.
However, the...
Today Fiona Patten MP, leader of the Reason Party, questioned the government on its commitment to creativity, music and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) education.
During the Parliamentary Accounts and Estimates committee hearing today, Ms Patten...
VICTORIAN gambling taxes are close to hitting the $2 billion mark for the first time, a parliamentary committee has been told. Reason Party MP Fiona Patten questioned Treasurer Tim Pallas on the figures, which will come to about $1.87 billion in the 2017/18 financial year, during a budget estimates...
In the Treasurer’s Budget speech last night he stated ‘Taxes should be lower, simpler and fairer, but taxes must also be paid. Honest and fair businesses and taxpayers are being ripped off by those who think they are above paying tax’. Fiona Patten MP, Leader of the Reason Party, is...