Opinion: The election that was
May 31, 2019
Most people started arriving at Reason’s election night party from about 7pm at the Kelvin Club in the city. We expected to be watching the ABC’s election coverage until about 8:30, at which point it would be called and we planned to stream the Eurovision semi-final for the rest of the...
Fiona Patten on Tom & Mikey – YesWeCannabis
May 30, 2019
The Reason Party has been calling on all sides of politics to take parliamentary action in relation to cannabis for some time, and on Wednesday, the State Government, along with the entire crossbench bar one, supported Fiona Patten‘s motion to have a serious and wide-ranging inquiry into...
Mornings with Neil Mitchell, interview with Fiona Patten aired on 30/5/19.
Victoria’s first inquiry into cannabis will soon be underway, after the Legislative Council voted 27 to 11 in favour of the inquiry yesterday.
The inquiry will examine the state’s eight billion dollar illegal...
Secured: Australia’s first inquiry into cannabis
May 29, 2019
Reason Leader and Member for Northern Metropolitan, Fiona Patten, has today received widespread support from the State Government and crossbench for her motion that has resulted in Australia’s first inquiry into cannabis.
Ms Patten said this was a significant step in the Reason...
Reason Leader and Member for Northern Metropolitan, Fiona Patten, today welcomes a solid Victorian Government budget which outlines surpluses over the forward estimates, however says it lacks ambition.
Ms Patten said she was really pleased to see investment in schools and infrastructure in the...
News GP: Calls to move safe-injecting room rebuffed
May 22, 2019
By Matt Woodley
Fiona Patten, the politician who helped pave the way for the Richmond safe-injecting room, has all but ruled out relocating the facility before the end of its two-year trial, despite resident concerns.
Reports of public drug use, trafficking and antisocial behaviour...
Mornings with Neil Mitchell 21/5/19 – audio
May 21, 2019
Fiona Patten MP talks about the disappointing click bait news stories published by the Herald Sun on North Richmond and the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre - that are doing more harm than good.
Ms Patten said we needed to continue to work together towards solutions and improvements for...
University of Melbourne, Lucy Lovegrove
Reason Australia, formerly the Australian Sex Party, is running a “pared-back” federal campaign, fielding just three candidates in the lower house and none in the Senate.
Listing budget constraints and the overhauled Senate voting system as...
ABC Melbourne: Mornings with Jon Faine 16/5/19
May 16, 2019
Mornings with Jon Faine. Reason leader, Fiona Patten defends the North Richmond Medically Supervised Injecting Centre following a community...