State government calls crossbenchers in desperate bid to save pandemic bill

With former Labor MP Adem Somyurek sensationally declaring he’ll end his self-imposed absence from Parliament to vote to oppose the Andrews government’s controversial pandemic bill, it looks set to fail. The bill was expected to pass with the support of three crossbenchers — Reason Party MP Fiona Patten, Animal Justice Party MP Andy Meddick and … Continue reading State government calls crossbenchers in desperate bid to save pandemic bill