Three state Labor MPs have announced on the same day that they will not be contesting the next Victorian election in late 2022. Jill Hennessy, former state attorney-general and member for Altona, Danielle Green, the member for Yan Yean, and Dustin Halse, the member for Ringwood, all issued statements on Facebook on Nov. 24. “No…
3 Victorian Labor MPs Announce Decision to Step Down at Next Election
Victorian Government Buys More Time on Pandemic Bill Debate
November 17, 2021
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The Victorian government has voted to delay debate around the contentious Pandemic Management Bill after a last-minute intervention by estranged Labor MP Adem Somyurek placed the sweeping law at risk of being scuttled. The motion to adjourn the debate until “later this day” was passed 20 to 17. Premier Daniel Andrews conceded that with Somyurek’s…
Estranged Labor MP Returns to Torpedo Victoria’s Controversial Pandemic Bill
November 17, 2021
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In a strange political twist, Adem Somyurek, estranged Labor MP and factional rival to the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will return to Parliament vowing to torpedo the controversial Pandemic Bill—which has sparked ongoing protests and opposition from senior legal figures in the state. Debate is currently underway for the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic…
The Pandemic May Change the Way We Dress: Melbourne Fashion Experts
As Melbourne Fashion Week starts from Nov. 15 -21, fashion experts expect Melburnians to turn to a more leisure clothing style in a post-lockdown world. Dr Kate Sala, lecturer of design and technology at the School of Fashion and Textiles, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), noted that Melbourne’s penchant for black might give way to more colour…
Victorian Government Agrees to Tinker With Sweeping Pandemic Law
November 15, 2021
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The Victorian state government has agreed to tinker with its broad-ranging Pandemic Management Bill to win over crossbench MPs and secure safe passage for the proposed law through the state’s Parliament. Seven amendments have been made to the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill after negotiations with crossbench members from the state’s upper…
50 Plus Top Legal Figures Sign Letter Against Sweeping Victorian Pandemic Bill
November 11, 2021
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Prominent legal figures are continuing their vocal opposition to impending pandemic laws that will allow the government to “rule the state of Victoria by decree.” The letter, signed by 59 members of the Victorian Bar, warned that the Public Health and Wellbeing (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021 gave “unlimited and practically unreviewable power” to the health…
COVID-19 Ushers in Slippery Slope for Rights, Freedoms in Australian State: MP
November 7, 2021
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A Victorian state MP has said that the rights and freedoms of Australians have been incrementally chipped away during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the unprecedented newly proposed pandemic laws potentially making Victorian leaders have “unfettered power” over the lives of the state’s residents. Neil Angus, the Liberal Party member for Forest Hill, says that 20…
Protests During the ‘Race That Stops a Nation’
November 2, 2021
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Around 200 Australians have marched from Melbourne’s Footscray Park to the gates of the Flemington Racecourse during protests against the Victorian government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Melbourne Cup, a public holiday in the state of Victoria, was underway at the racecourse, which saw around ten thousand fully vaccinated punters join the festivities. The…
Verry Elleegant Wins Melbourne Cup 2021
Six-year-old mare Verry Elleegant has beaten Incentivise and Spanish Mission to win the 2021 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse under jockey James McDonald. Ten thousand fully-vaccinated punters descended on Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup for the annual horse race that stops the nation. Victorian Racing Minister Martin Pakula dubbed the day a special occasion for Melbourne after the…
Thousands of Protesters Take to Streets of Melbourne, Australia over the Weekend to Oppose Pandemic Legislation
Thousands of Victorians have taken to the streets of Melbourne to oppose the Victorian Labor governments controversial pandemic legislation. The protest, which occurred on Oct. 30, met with a heavy police presence as they rallied out on the steps of state parliament to voice their concerns over new legislation—the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic…
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