Hack Triple j: Sex work in a pandemic
May 26, 2020
With strip clubs and brothels forced to remain closed through all three stages of the government's roadmap to recovery, sex workers are having to find new ways to serve their clientele to earn a living. Interview with Fiona Patten...
Cannabis Inquiry — submissions now open
May 18, 2020
The Legislative Council’s Legal and Social Issues Committee is inviting public submissions for its new inquiry into the use of cannabis in Victoria. As Committee Chair, I look forward to starting work on this.
The broad-ranging inquiry will examine access to and use of cannabis in Victoria,...
3AW: Mornings with Neil Mitchell – 12/5/20
May 12, 2020
Mitchell states Fiona Patten wants the Government to provide Hydromorphone to...
ABC Mornings with Virginia Trioli – 12/5/20
May 12, 2020
Interview with Fiona Patten, Reason Party Leader. Trioli states Patten wants the Vic Government the safe-injecting trial to be...
Leader of the Reason Party and Member for the Northern Metropolitan Region, Fiona Patten, has today called for a trial of hydromorphone for the states' opioid users, arguing the coronavirus is leading to riskier drug use.
"We know the pandemic will affect the drug supply, but that...
Leader of the Reason Party and Member for the Northern Metropolitan, Fiona Patten, has welcomed the release of the Global Commission on Drug Policy’s 2020 report, Enforcement Of Drug Laws Refocusing On Organized Crime Elites.
The major report highlights how prohibition has weakened social...
Leader of the Reason Party and Member for Northern Metropolitan, Fiona Patten, has joined with other organisations around Australia in an effort to halt the vote on a proposed ban on vaping in parts of the CBD of Melbourne, saying that Melbourne City Councilors have simply not been given the right...
Leader of the Reason Party and Member for Northern Metropolitan, Fiona Patten, has joined with other organisations around Australia in an effort to halt the vote on a proposed ban on vaping in parts of the CBD of Melbourne, saying that Melbourne City Councillors have simply not been given the right...
Crackdown on Dodgy Online Gaming Operators Needed
Apr 29, 2020
Online Casino Using Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation Logo
· Crackdown on Dodgy Online Gaming Operators Needed
· Support for Problem Gamblers Post Covid-19 Restrictions a Top Priority
Reason Party Leader and Member for Northern Metropolitan, Fiona Patten, has slammed the...