Patten refers Vic lockdown abuse to police
Sep 1, 2020
by AAP NEWSWIRE
A torrent of abuse about Victoria's controversial state of emergency bill has prompted crossbencher Fiona Patten to call in the police.
As the Victorian parliament prepares to vote on an extension to the emergency powers, the state recorded five more coronavirus deaths...
Josh Butler Political Editor
A dozen Victorian politicians are at the centre of an “unprecedented” social media pile-on, each being flooded with thousands of abusive emails, calls and messages from anti-lockdown conspiracy theorists opposed to the state government’s COVID...
By Noel Towell | 📷: Wayne Taylor
The state government's key decisions in its fight against COVID-19 would be reviewed by a new parliamentary committee under a compromise deal being considered to break the political impasse over Victoria’s state of emergency laws.
Premier Daniel...
By Fiona Patten, published in The Age
Premier Daniel Andrews’ move to extend the current state of emergency out to 18 months was mishandled from the moment he stepped up to the podium on Monday, in the latest episode of the mandatory television viewing that has become Victorians’ Daily...
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Victoria’s coronavirus cases have bounced back from Monday’s low, with 148 new infections confirmed on Tuesday.
The state’s death toll has also climbed further, with eight more deaths.
Victoria has now lost 438 lives to the pandemic – although...
State of emergency laws endanger our democracy
Aug 25, 2020
Opinion | By James Moutsias📷: Joe Aramo
Premier Dan Andrews has said he intends to extend Victoria’s ‘‘state of emergency’’ for an extra 12 months past the September 13 deadline. Whether that ends up happening will reveal just how much our society values democracy.
The DHHS...
3AW: Mornings with Neil Mitchell 25/8/20
Aug 25, 2020
The Victorian government seems increasingly unlikely to get legislation which would give it the power to extend a State of Emergency for another year through parliament.
“From the conversations I had last night, I can’t see where he’s going to find the magic 20 votes he’s going to...
By Chip Le Grand and Sumeyya Ilanbey
Political opposition is building against Victoria’s protracted state of emergency after Premier Daniel Andrews said extraordinary powers in force since the start of the pandemic would be needed until a COVID-19 vaccine was found.
The Victorian...
This week in Parliament, leader of the Reason Party and member for Northern Metropolitan Region, Fiona Patten MP, presented two bills to the Victorian Parliament.
Both Bills aim to deal with religious privilege and uphold secular values.
State Taxation Acts Amendment (Redress Scheme)...
Leader of the Reason Party and Member for Northern Metropolitan, Fiona Patten MP, has today called on all sides politics to exhibit leadership in the community interest as MPs wrestle with the task of returning to parliament, again, next week.
Ms Patten has written to the President of...