By Patrick Hatch
The Andrews government is facing calls to step in and stop Crown Resorts from claiming up to $200 million in compensation if the findings of the state’s royal commission result in changes to how its Melbourne casino can operate.
With the inquiry focused on the extent of...
Ellen Ebsary
Victoria's justice system has been characterised as a "metro-centric" one which gives more weight to offenders' rights than victims'.
The Legal and Social Issues Committee held the first hearing for its inquiry into the system at Wangaratta's Performing Arts and...
By Fiona Patten
Most of my critics around sex work have never been sex workers. That is not to say that the observations of the sex industry by academics, politicians, NGOs or police are not valid in shaping public policy around it. It’s just that they don’t have a lived experience of being...
ABC Goulburn Murray
By Erin Somerville and Charmayne Allison
The operation and effectiveness of Victoria's criminal justice system will be examined as part of an inquiry that began today in north-east Victoria.
Victoria Parliament's Legal and Social Issues Committee heard from six...
THE GUARDIAN | Victorian government to decriminalise sex work after review hears of exploitation
Jun 30, 2021
Regulating the sex industry via standard business laws will help make sex workers safer and reduce stigma, minister says
Calla Wahlquist
The Victorian government will move to decriminalise sex work and regulate the sex industry “through standard business industry laws” following a review that...
By Sumeyya Ilanbey
Victoria will join a growing list of jurisdictions in the world to decriminalise the sex industry if state MPs adopt recommendations aimed at safeguarding workers and reducing stigma.
Andrews government ministers are considering legislative reforms that Consumer Affairs...
MDMA could help to dramatically reduce the number of suicides among veterans. The Victorian Government is being urged to take the first step. Eddie Russell reports.
The Victorian Government is being urged to legalise the use of ecstasy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in returned...
A revelation over a sandwich that was used to ruin a Melbourne food company will see a parliamentary inquiry into the controversy reopened.
Mark Buttler, Anthony Dowsley and Kieran Rooney
The parliamentary inquiry into the iCook Foods closure is to be reopened, MP Fiona Patten...
Roadside Drama Teaching
Jun 10, 2021
Losing your driving licence for three months is a massive punishment, especially for country people. Incomparable to the cautions police give you for possession of up to fifteen grams of pot.
The drug driving rules were introduced to catch truckies on speed as I remember, but instead they're...
Aligning the world’s oldest profession with modern occupational health and safety standards
Jun 5, 2021
AUSTRALIAN HUMANISTS
New Series - Winter 2021 Issue No. 142
Fiona is a member of the Victorian Parliament, and Australian Humanist of the Year in 2020. As leader of the Reason Party, she stands for a future-focused, evidence-based, consultative and pragmatic approach to achieving equality,...