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Fiona Patten gives statement on Pell – County Court
Mar 13, 2019
By Melissa Davey
📷: The plaque celebrating Cardinal George Pell’s tenure as archbishop of Sydney at St Mary’s Cathedral is seen splattered with green paint in Sydney. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP
Fiona Patten, the leader of the Reason party, gave a statement outside the county...
By Paul Sakkal
📷: Cardinal George Pell outside the Melbourne County Court. CREDIT: JASON SOUTH
Fiona Patten, Victorian MP for the Reason Party, said she didn’t believe Mr Pell’s appeal will be successful, because she was “an optimistic person”.
Ms Patten said the...
“Tipping Point” for Catholic Church
Mar 13, 2019
By Remy Varga
📷: George Pell (centre) has been sentenced to six years' jail on child sex abuse offences. Judge Peter Kidd (top right) handed down the sentence today as a victim of sex abuse (top left), media (bottom left) and victim support group members (bottom right) watched on from...
MEDIA STATEMENT: Cardinal George Pell sentencing
Mar 13, 2019
Reason Leader and Member for Northern Metropolitan Region, Fiona Patten, is calling for the Government’s support to create greater transparency within the Catholic Church – both socially and financially.
Ms Patten said she was committed to removing the confessional seal to make...
Opinion: Cardinal George Pell
Mar 13, 2019
George Pell has a special place in the hearts of the Australian sex industry. It’s a dark place that he shares with other morals campaigners who have seen an opportunity to try and assuage their own guilt over child sex abuse by accusing people who work in the sex industry of the crimes they were...
3AW Mornings with Heidi Murphy 12/3/19 – audio
Mar 11, 2019
Leader of the Reason Party, Fiona Patten MP has defended her decision not to support the opposition's attempt to torpedo a deal linked to the construction of the West Gate Tunnel.
She said "the opposition could give me no strong arguments for why they wanted to revoke it, except to stymie the...
Call to improve child sex abuse redress scheme
Mar 6, 2019
By Rachel Baxendale - Victorian Political Reporter - THE AUSTRALIAN
Cover 📷: Sarah Matray
Victorian Attorney-General Jill Hennessy has called on the federal government to put more resources into processing applications for child sex abuse redress, following revelations just a...
Notice of Motion
Mar 6, 2019
MS PATTEN -- to move -- that
1. this House notes that the current prohibition model in relation to cannabis products is failing;
2. a select Committee of seven Members be appointed to inquire into, consider and report, no later than Monday, 2 March 2020, on the legalisation and regulation of...
Leader of the Reason Party, Fiona Patten discusses the merits of the AFL's current approach to players who fail a drugs test and why the Victorian Government should adopt it. Interview hosted by Anya Saravanan, aired on...