A petition to repeal the Victorian government’s proposed Public Health and Wellbeing (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021 has garnered over 56,000 signatures as of Nov. 4. The petition, which Rebel News launched, alleges that the New Section 8A of the Bill (pdf) will give Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews the same unlimited power as that provided to the Nazi…
Over 55,000 People Sign Petition to Repeal Australian State’s New Pandemic Bill
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…
‘I Am Bitterly Disappointed’: Vic Opposition Leader Condemns Fellow MP’s Drink Driving Incident
Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy is “very angry” that the party’s shadow attorney-general, Tim Smith, recorded a blood alcohol reading of more than twice the legal limit following a two-car collision on the weekend. The incident occurred on Oct. 30 evening in Hawthorn after Smith decided to drive home from dinner with friends believing he…
Storms Leave 110,000 Without Power in Australian State
More than 100,000 Victorian properties are without power after wild storms tore down power lines and damaged homes, causing widespread blackouts. Destructive winds lashed the southern Australian state on Thursday night, with thousands of requests for emergency assistance and hundreds of properties damaged. Victoria’s State Emergency Service (SES) worked through the night on Friday to deal…
90 More Police in Australian State Suspended After Refusing Vaccine
October 28, 2021
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Another 92 police officers in the Australian state of Victoria have been suspended and could lose their jobs after refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by a government-mandated deadline. It follows an earlier wave of suspensions in mid-October, where 43 officers were stood down. On Oct. 29, Victoria Police confirmed that 74 police officers and…
Australian Lawyers Call Out State Government for ‘Misrepresentation’ Around Sweeping New Pandemic Law
October 27, 2021
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Peak legal body, the Victorian Bar, has criticised Premier Daniel Andrews and his government for “grossly misrepresenting” its support for a sweeping Pandemic Bill that will grant extensive powers to the premier and health minister. The comments were made by Christopher Blanden Q.C. in an internal email to Victorian Bar members who also warned that…
Australian Lawyers Call out State Government for ‘Misrepresenting’ Support for Sweeping New Pandemic Law
October 27, 2021
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Peak legal body, the Victorian Bar, has criticised Premier Daniel Andrews and his government for “grossly misrepresenting” its support for a sweeping Pandemic Bill that will grant extensive powers to the premier and health minister. The comments were made by Christopher Blanden Q.C. in an internal email to Victorian Bar members who also warned that…
$90,000 Fines or 2-year Jail Terms Loom in New Australian Pandemic Bill
October 26, 2021
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Residents in the Australian state of Victoria face prison time or massive fines of up to AU$90,000 (US$67,570) if they are deemed to have failed to comply with government-mandated health orders and posed a risk to the health of others, according to a new Bill rushed into the state’s Parliament on Oct. 26. The Public…
Australian Police Force to Pay $11 Million Settlement to Quadriplegic Man
Victoria Police will pay about $11.8 million to a man who was left permanently paralysed after officers allegedly used excessive force to restrain him. In a settlement filed with the Supreme Court of Victoria, Chris Karadaglis claimed that he was at his home in November 2017, in Warrnambool in the southwest of the state, when…
Australian State Leaders Push for Unprecedented Power to Impose Lockdowns
October 25, 2021
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A new Bill being rushed through Parliament is set to dramatically expand the power of the Victorian state premier and his health minister, including the authority to place the state under lockdown almost unilaterally. A summary of the Bill obtained by media outlets The Age and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation revealed that while the proposed…
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