So much for integrity
31 Aug 2022 - Fiona PattenIn recent days, the Andrews Government teamed up with the Opposition to continue to deny reproductive rights to women.
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Vaping’s a searing health debate
27 Jul 2022 - Fiona PattenBut what does vaping have to do with abortion clinic safety zones, the regulation of cannabis and other drugs, voluntary assisted dying, homelessness, and the frequently fabulous functioning of parliamentary committees comprised of ostensible opponents?
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Australian politics is truly at a tipping point
3 Jun 2022 - Fiona PattenAnd Victorian politics over the past several years provides an indication of where things can go from here. There’s profound cause for optimism and even excitement.
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Treating drug harm as a health problem
3 Mar 2022 - Docklands NewsWhen my legislation to compulsorily extend existing Victoria Police’s diversion options to all people apprehended for use and/or possession of small quantities of drugs goes to a vote next week, my colleagues in the Victorian Parliament face a clear choice.
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Reason for optimism
24 Nov 2021 - CBD NewsHello. It is said a week can be a long time in politics. Well, it’s been a month since my first regular column in Hyperlocal’s fleet of newspapers. A long month. An important month. A month that showed politics at its best. And at its worst.
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