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…
Victorian Government Agrees to Tinker With Sweeping Pandemic Law
November 15, 2021
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Victorian Chief Health Officer Criticised National Roadmap For ‘Missing Recovery Phase’
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton published a co-authored opinion piece in the Australian Medical Journal, criticising Australia’s national plan for missing an explicit “recovery phase” to address long-term health and economic impacts of the pandemic on Nov. 15. The commissioned article was co-authored with professor Stephen Duckett from the Royal Melbourne Institute of…
Vic Govt’s Proposed Religious Exceptions Bill a ’Serious Intrusion’ Into ‘Expression of Faith’: Archbishop
Proposed changes to Victoria’s Equal Opportunity Act will restrict religious organisations and schools from employing staff with the same religious beliefs. Instead, religious schools may be required to hire staff who openly disagree with the school’s faith and values. “As a point of principle, this is a serious over-reach of the Government into the rightful…
Thousands of Australians Protest Pandemic Bill in Victoria Deemed ‘Grab for Power’
Thousands of Australians marched in a peaceful fashion through Melbourne on for a second Saturday in a row to protest against the Victorian state government’s pandemic legislation and vaccine mandates. The proposed law will give Premier Daniel Andrews unprecedented power to declare pandemics in the state and grant himself emergency powers for up to three…
Thousands of Australians Protest ‘Grab for Power’ Pandemic Bill in Victoria
Thousands of Australians marched in a peaceful fashion through Melbourne for a second Saturday in a row to protest against the Victorian state government’s pandemic legislation and vaccine mandates. The proposed law will give Premier Daniel Andrews unprecedented power to declare pandemics in the state and grant himself emergency powers for up to three months,…
Medical Practice Raided Amid Alleged False Vaccine Exemptions
A doctor’s office in the state of Victoria has been raided by the Department of Health (DOH) officials over allegations the practice provided vaccine exemptions without valid reasoning. At least four personnel from the DOH seized confidential patient records in the North Sunshine medical practice on Nov. 10. A DOH spokesman said allegations regarding the…
105 Containers That Fell Off Cargo Ship Believed to Have Sunk: Coast Guard
VICTORIA—The Canadian Coast Guard says it believes that many, if not all, of the 109 containers that fell from a cargo ship off Victoria in late October have sunk. The containers were tossed from the MV Zim Kingston during a storm near the entrance to the Juan de Fuca Strait around the time a fire…
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…
Victorian Leader Forging Ahead With China Ties, Despite Trade Strikes Against Australian Exporters
November 8, 2021
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews paid several companies to attend a major trade show despite ongoing trade strikes by the Chinese regime against key Australian exporters. The event in question is the China International Import Export, headlined by Chinese leader Xi Jinping who, during his opening remarks, played up Beijing’s willingness to increase global trade. The…
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…
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