Drug-driving laws unfair on the sick
Feb 5, 2021
By Greg Barns Picture: Luke Bowden
EVERY day in South Australia’s courts there is injustice occurring. Drivers using cannabis, approved by their doctor for medicinal purposes,are finding themselves convicted of drug-driving offences and losing their licence for three months and longer as...
ABC Mornings with Virginia Trioli 4/2/21 – audio
Feb 4, 2021
Interview with Fiona Patten, Reason Party. Patten discusses the upcoming debate on the change to suppression conversion practices prohibition bill.
She reiterates that the bill will not deter people from practising their religious faith and will instead prevent them from causing harm....
by STEVE JONES
South Australia has become the latest state to explore cannabis driving law reform with Greens upper house MP Tammy Franks taking up the crusade in collaboration with lobby group Drive Change.
Franks introduced a bill in parliament yesterday that will seek to lift the...
Nimbin MardiGrass 2021 planning gets underway
Feb 4, 2021
By Aslan Shand
MardiGrass2021 is going ahead and ‘We’re planning it like there’s no Corona but who knows what will be going on with COVID by the first weekend in May,’ said MardiGrass Organising Body (MOB) president, Michael Balderstone.
‘It could be jabs all round or rampant...
By Michael Fowler
The Andrews government’s push to extend its state of emergency powers for nine months is doomed in its current form after key crossbencher Fiona Patten said she would vote against it.
The state of emergency is due to expire next month but Premier Daniel Andrews...
RACHEL BAXENDALE | The Australian VICTORIAN POLITICAL REPORTER @rachelbaxendale
Picture: David Crosling
The Andrews government faces an uphill battle to pass legislation that would see its coronavirus “state of emergency” powers extended for nine months until December, after key...
By Ben Schneiders, Sumeyya Ilanbey and Royce Millar
Controversial “preference whisperer” Glenn Druery faces new probity concerns after landing a taxpayer-funded role working for state upper house Liberal Democrats MP David Limbrick while running his own lucrative cash-for-votes...
By Ben Schneiders and Royce Millar
Photo by Andrew Meares
Controversial “preference whisperer” Glenn Druery charged taxpayers more than $150,000 in travel and other expenses while working as an adviser to then-senator Derryn Hinch, and also running a lucrative cash-for-votes...
RateGate pressure building
Jan 30, 2021
By ALI CUPPER
VICTORIAN Parliament resumes for 2021 next week and it signifies a big year ahead for the Reason Coalition as we fight for significant policy, service and infrastructure needs for the Mildura electorate.
Our RateGate campaign pushing for permanent, structural reform to fix...
STEFANO TO CO-CHAIR RATEGATE CAMPAIGN
Jan 29, 2021
THE campaign to fix the rural rates divide is moving forward with high-profile local businessman and Mildura Rural City Councillor Stefano de Pieri appointed co-chair of the RateGate campaign.
The campaign, initiated by the Reason Coalition, is aiming to recruit rural and regional MPs,...