The Rise of Black Market Tobacco
Sep 18, 2017
The recent discovery of a $12 million crop of illegal tobacco in bushland just south of Canberra, has law enforcement extremely worried. And so it should.
Anyone who knows anything about black markets knows that where there’s smoke there’s generally a raging bushfire not far away. KPMG’s...
Victorian MP Fiona Patten has welcomed the findings of the Parliamentary inquiry into the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) Bill.
The Bill proposes an 18 month trial of a medically supervised injecting centre (MSIC) in North Richmond, where last year, 34 people died and hundreds...
Leader of the Australian Sex Party and Victorian MP Fiona Patten has condemned the jail sentences handed down to seven Nimbin locals last week for growing and selling cannabis as a pointless, life shattering waste of resources when other jurisdictions are basking in the success of tax-and-regulate...
Strong sensible path for dignity in death
Jul 21, 2017
Leader of the Australian Sex Party and Victorian MP Fiona Patten has applauded the clear path forward recommended by the Ministerial Advisory Panel helping shape Victoria’s Dying with Dignity legislation.
“Starting with the Inquiry into End of Life Choices I initiated recommending dying...
Leader of the Australian Sex Party and Victorian MP Fiona Patten has today called on all Australian governments to end the privileged position of religion after today’s census data release showing ‘no religion’ as the top answer to the religious belief question.
“It’s time to take...
Leader of the Australian Sex Party and Victorian MP Fiona Patten will introduce amendments to the proposed Commercial Passenger Vehicle Levy this week after departmental evidence showed the Victorian government is drastically underestimating rides to justify a $2 levy.
“Government calculations...
Uber levy could be slashed to $1
Jun 20, 2017
A PROPOSED $2 levy on every taxi and Uber trip in Victoria could be slashed to $1 in an eleventh hour bid to pass new laws.
The levy, which will be slapped on passenger trips from next year, is part of the Andrews Government’s $494 million plan to compensate taxi licence holders when...
More risk, more deaths from new police powers
Jun 18, 2017
Leader of the Australian Sex Party and Victorian MP Fiona Patten has slammed the Victorian Government’s hypocrisy on festival drug deaths saying new measures only increase the potential harm, not reduce it.
“If the Police Minister thinks this is harm minimisation, she doesn’t know what...
F**k terrorists. F**k instead.
Jun 10, 2017
While everyone else is talking about terrorism… and talking about terrorism… this is a quick public service announcement to remind you all: Don’t get alarmed. Don’t be afraid. Don’t give a f**k.
Instead of worrying, do something fun.
Make out by the river. It gives ASIO something...
Weekly Wrap-up
Jun 9, 2017
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