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Re-elected Upper House MP Fiona Patten says she will not support Derryn Hinch’s proposed public sex offender’s register legislation in the Victorian Parliament. Hinch’s Justice Party has three seats in the Upper House, making them a powerful player in legislative decisions over the next...

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By Adam Carey & Benjamin Preiss Cover 📷: CHRIS HOPKINS   The Andrews government will need to negotiate with a potentially unwieldy crossbench of 11 minor party MPs to get its legislation through the upper house. Labor fell short of a majority in the upper house despite its...

By state political reporters Richard Willingam and Stephanie Anderson Cover 📷 AAP: Joe Castro   Daniel Andrews' dominance of Victorian politics continues, landing 18 of 40 Upper House seats, with enough progressive parties winning spots on the crossbench to potentially provide an...

By Ben Priess. Cover 📷: CHRIS HOPKINS   Loud cheers broke the silence at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds as Fiona Patten's re-election to the Victorian Parliament’s upper house was confirmed. She had faced a nervous wait before the results were finally confirmed on Tuesday...

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Leader of the Reason Party, Fiona Patten MP, has today released her Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) Pre-election Report – demonstrating that she can achieve meaningful social change and balance the books at the same time. “At Reason, we are socially progressive, but also economically...

Leader of the Reason Party, Fiona Patten MP, has today released her costed policy, putting a figure on the scale of tax avoidance being perpetrated by religious run businesses in Victoria. Ms Patten plans to crack down on for-profit businesses that take advantage of charitable tax exemptions...

By Monique Hore, state political reporter Reason Party leader Fiona Patten has promised a radical Bill to legalise cannabis within a year, if re-elected on ­Saturday.   The Legislative Council crossbencher was vital to establishing the state’s first drug- injecting centre in...