The Andrews Government’s pandemic powers bill is still dead-locked after a meeting with crossbenchers on Friday, but the shadow Attorney-General has urged MPs to “do what’s right” and block the “extreme laws”.
Polling conducted by Small Business Australia shows thousands of Victorians are dissatisfied with the two major parties which has led to a new force in state politics forming to challenge at the next election.
The Assistant Attorney General has lashed Premier Daniel Andrews’ “unprecedented” pandemic powers, declaring that the proposed new bill would allow the government to “deprive people of liberty” at will.