The Kenny Report | 2nd April 2020
Apr 2, 2021
Interview with Chris Smith and Fiona Patten, Victorian Reason Party Leader. Patten describes how she became a target for abuse after voting in favour of the continuation of Victoria's state of emergency. Patten states the big question is how Parliament can start behaving better.
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WARNING: This story contains content that may be distressing to some readers.
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I am not going to sugar coat it. No skating around the issue here. The last couple of weeks have been tough for the new Reason Coalition. Pretty, pretty tough.
Member for Mildura Ali Cupper and I were in tense negotiations on the state of emergency extension bill.
We had...
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Victorian MP Fiona Patten has called for a code of conduct for politicians after receiving a stream of abuse online, saying “it would not be tolerated in any other workplace”.
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