The Victorian Labor government looks to have won over the final crossbencher it needs to secure passage of its contentious Pandemic Management Bill. Debate on the proposed law will resume on Nov. 30, after the government delayed discussion two weeks prior, after estranged Labor state MP and factional rival to Premier Daniel Andrews, Adem Somyurek,…
Victorian Government Secures Crucial Vote to Pass Contentious Pandemic Bill
4th Victorian Labor MP to Call It Quits at Next Election
A fourth MP from Victoria’s Labor government will exit politics at the next election, which comes a day after three fellow MPs also announced their resignations. Richard Wynne, the planning and housing minister and member for Richmond, published his statement on Facebook. “As the son of a waterside worker, it has been an honour to…
3 Victorian Labor MPs Announce Decision to Step Down at Next Election
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…
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…
Dan Andrews Calls Protesters of Contentious Pandemic Bill a ‘Small, Ugly Mob’
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews on Wednesday criticised demonstrators who have protested against the government’s controversial pandemic law as “a small, ugly mob,” saying they would not distract him from his work. Hundreds of people had spent the fifth night occupying Victorian Parliament’s steps to protest the bill which will give the premier the power to…
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…
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,…
‘Seeking to Put More Controls on People’: Australian PM on State’s Pandemic Bill
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has weighed in on the Victoria state government’s pandemic bill that would see Premier Dan Andrews given unprecedented power to declare pandemics and grant himself the emergency powers that have been controversially enforced in recent months. Speaking to Neil Mitchell on 3AW Friday, Morrison refused to be drawn to criticise…
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