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Peaceful picnic marks ‘420 Day’ in Melbourne – ahead of an election where minor parties could play a defining role

After the Legalise Cannabis party’s strong 2022 election performance, Fiona Patten says she has ‘unfinished business’

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‘I have done nothing wrong’: Juanita quit her job at a Melbourne brothel to work from home. Now she’s being evicted

Victoria has decriminalised sex work. So why are those in the industry still facing danger and discrimination?

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Sentence for killing two sex workers 'unjust': advocate

The life of a migrant sex worker is treated as less valuable than others, advocates say, as a man was jailed for at least nine years for killing two women.

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Lord's Prayer axing from parliament off the table

The Victorian government has walked away from an election pledge to work towards replacing the daily tradition of reciting the Lord's Prayer in parliament.

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Prominent ex-Victorian MP rules out political comeback

High-profile former Victorian crossbencher Fiona Patten has wound up her party and confirmed she is "no chance" to run at the next state election.

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Should Australian parliaments axe the Lord’s Prayer? In Victoria it’s up for debate

Every parliament, except the ACT, features the Christian prayer. But it hasn’t always been the case, and some say it’s time to change

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2 Men Died After Attending Festivals Over The W/E But NSW Govt Still Won’t Budge On Pill Testing

"Heavy police presence, with drug dogs, makes people engage in riskier behaviour such as ingesting all of their drugs at once."

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Tobacco-linked organisations and executives fail to declare interests to TGA vaping inquiry

Known links to tobacco multinationals and vaping lobby groups omitted in submissions to federal government consultation on reform

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Reason Party leader Fiona Patten on finding her place after two terms as a politician

Since conceding defeat in December, the former member of the Victorian Legislative Council has finished chemotherapy and is looking for the next opportunity to advocate for change.

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Lord's Prayer could be dumped from Victorian parliament

Pressure is mounting on the Victorian government to scrap state parliament's 105-year tradition of opening each sitting day with the Lord's Prayer.

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Adem Somyurek, Legalise Cannabis MPs win seats as Victorian upper house election results are confirmed

Former Labor MP Adem Somyurek has retained his seat in Victoria's upper house, after switching to the Democratic Labour Party, meanwhile former Liberal MP Bernie Finn has lost his bid for re-election, and two Legalise Cannabis party candidates have been elected.

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Weed the winner in Victoria's upper house

The majority of crossbenchers in Victoria support legalising cannabis and a One Nation MP now sits in state parliament for the first time.

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Afternoon Update: Greens condemn possible fossil fuel compensation; PCRs to require referral; and an ultramarathon at 70

Albanese government faces hurdle as it tries to win support for energy plan

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Crossbencher Fiona Patten concedes Victorian upper house seat to former Labor MP Adem Somyurek

Reason party leader says she is in an unwinnable position against Democratic Labour’s candidate

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Victorian MP Fiona Patten concedes defeat

High-profile Victorian cross bencher Fiona Patten has lost her upper house seat, after eight years in parliament.

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Reason Party leader Fiona Patten concedes defeat in Victorian election after eight years in upper house

Reason Party leader Fiona Patten thanks supporters as she concedes defeat in her bid to retain an upper house seat. Former Labor MP Adem Somyurek is likely to win a seat after switching to the Democratic Labour Party.

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Labor, Greens and Legalise Cannabis likely to have combined majority in Victorian upper house

There has been much more counting for the Victorian upper house since Saturday night, when under 30% had been counted in most of the eight regions. Five members are elected per region for a total of 40 seats, with the quota for each region at one-sixth of the vote or…

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John Pesutto clinches Hawthorn victory, paving way for Victorian Liberal leadership bid

Mr Pesutto is roughly 1,000 votes ahead of teal independent Melissa Lowe, as the former shadow attorney-general prepares for a tilt at the party leadership.

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Victorian election result may sweep some micro-parties from upper house as vote count continues

ABC election analyst Antony Green says it looks like the Liberal Democrats, Derryn Hinch's Justice Party, Transport Matters and Sustainable Australia will be left with no seats in the Upper House, as counting continues for the Victorian election.

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Legalise Cannabis and other progressive parties could hold balance of power in Victorian upper house

Counting suggests Legalise Cannabis party, Greens and Reason Party are likely to win seats in Legislative Council

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Victorian election result tightens in Preston as several Melbourne seats remain too close to call

Around half a dozen Victorian lower house seats remain too close to call, as a tight count in Melbourne's north could put an independent challenger in striking distance of a seat in Labor's heartland.

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Victoria's youngest voters share what will swing their vote ahead of the state election

Gen Z voters now form 10 per cent of the voter base in Victoria, with issues like health funding, integrity and infrastructure the biggest of their election concerns.

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Police investigating reports of incitement after independent MP's Daniel Andrews comments

In a video capturing Catherine Cumming standing on the steps of Flinders Street Station, the independent MP said she wanted to make Daniel Andrews turn into "red mist".

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Calls for Victorian electoral reform after 'preference whisperer' recorded boasting of influence

Members of the Angry Victorians Party record a preference negotiator explaining how he charged $55,000 for arranging preference deals to win seats for minor party candidates, a practice which is legal in the state.

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A Highly Simplified Guide To All Of Victoria’s Minor Parties, From Batshit To Actually Pretty Ok

Minor political parties are on the rise so here's a rundown of all of Victoria's minor parties running in the state election.

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