Last month I attended the Heart Foundation and Victoria Ambulance breakfast where I was taught how to use an Automated External Defibrillators. It was a fantastic and informative morning and I was struck by how simple the process of using a defibrillator was.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the...
Safety claims dog council
Jun 5, 2018
A THREE-YEAR battle to improve lighting at All Nations Park has reached the Victorian upper house.
Members of the Legislative Council have backed a community group’s claims that the park was unsafe at night.
The group of dog owners protested outside the council chambers before a budget...
Statement on Mandatory Sentencing
May 23, 2018
Paramedics place themselves in harm’s way to save people’s lives. It is a noble and challenging job and paramedics should feel safe at work.
I too am angered by the conduct of perpetrators in this highly publicised case. Actions like theirs should never go unpunished.
However, the...
Today Fiona Patten MP, leader of the Reason Party, questioned the government on its commitment to creativity, music and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) education.
During the Parliamentary Accounts and Estimates committee hearing today, Ms Patten...
VICTORIAN gambling taxes are close to hitting the $2 billion mark for the first time, a parliamentary committee has been told. Reason Party MP Fiona Patten questioned Treasurer Tim Pallas on the figures, which will come to about $1.87 billion in the 2017/18 financial year, during a budget estimates...
In the Treasurer’s Budget speech last night he stated ‘Taxes should be lower, simpler and fairer, but taxes must also be paid. Honest and fair businesses and taxpayers are being ripped off by those who think they are above paying tax’. Fiona Patten MP, Leader of the Reason Party, is...
Fiona Patten MP, leader of the Reason Party, has been described by ABC’s Jon Faine as one of Australia’s ‘most effective legislators’ and the Victorian Government’s 2018-19 budget goes a long way in validating this. Fiona was elected in 2014 and has a hugely impressive record of working...
Reason Party leader, Fiona Patten, has condemned the Liberal Party’s support for the so-called ‘Nordic Model’ of regulating sex work which was passed at the party’s state conference last week.
‘This is not a model for regulating sex work but a ban by another name and should be...
A state MP has called for Australia to introduce Amsterdam-style cafes where customers can enjoy hash cookies and smoke joints.
Fiona Patten, a member of Victoria's upper house, said marijuana should be decriminalised so it can be bought at shops and enjoyed over a cup of coffee as it is in The...
Sex Party founder speaks to VTA – Daily Cargo News
Apr 22, 2018
A SUNNY Friday afternoon at a venue overlooking the Yarra River was the setting for the annual Victorian Transport Association Women’s Lunch.
The venue was Fenix Events in the suburb of Richmond and the keynote speaker was none other than Fiona Patten, a Victorian MP in the state Legislative...