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By Sumeyya Ilanbey and Paul Sakkal📷: Jason South A parliamentary inquiry chaired by Reason Party MP Fiona Patten will investigate Victoria's COVID-19 contact tracing system and how it performed during the deadly second wave. Upper house MPs passed a motion on Wednesday afternoon to...

Victoria's parliament will today debate legislation that critics say will ban families and media outlets from speaking about and reporting on deceased victims of sexual assault. The state government says the changes are necessary to fix laws that banned survivors from speaking publicly...

by AAP NEWSWIRE Victoria is set to become the last Australian state to introduce a spent convictions scheme. A bill was introduced in state parliament on Tuesday that will prevent the disclosure of eligible minor convictions after 10 years if a person has committed no other...

Zero. Nada. None. Nil. Zilch. No New Cases Means Premier Must Open Safely – and Now. Member for Northern Metropolitan and Leader of The Reason Party, Fiona Patten MP, has called on Premier Daniel Andrews to finally take the opening steps he has promised every Victorian as the state records...

Larissa Sandy | Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Justice Studies, RMIT University The Victorian government has just received a landmark review into the state’s sex work laws. This is the first large-scale review of Victorian sex work laws since 1985 and presents a huge...

Member for Northern Metropolitan and Leader of the Reason Party, Fiona Patten MP, has backed a group of candidates for council elections in Victoria that she hopes will see the party extend its reach from state parliament to local government. “We are running a targeted campaign in a select...

Melburnians have woken up to an easing of restrictions, with changes to travel, outdoor gatherings, sport and hairdressers now in effect. For the first time in months, Melbourne residents will be allowed to travel up to 25 kilometres away from their homes and can leave the house for as long...

Cait Kelly Reporter In addition to deciding the fate of their political representatives on Saturday, New Zealanders also cast their votes on the burning issue of cannabis legalisation. While the results of that referendum won’t be known until October 30, it has already sparked...

By ANTHONY PIOVESAN 📷: Andrew Henshaw/NCA NewsWire The Victorian government will back a push for medicinal cannabis patients to be able to drive in an Australian-first move. Victorian Reason Party MP Fiona Patten – behind the push supported in parliament on Wednesday – said it...

Alex White, Herald Sun A new law could allow people taking medicinal cannabis to be able to drive a car while medicated in Victoria. Currently, anyone taking cannabis for medical reasons cannot hit the roads at all, effectively rendering them unable to drive a car. However, in a new...