Fiona Patten
@FionaHPatten
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Former Member of Vic Parliament. Still passionate about reasonable policy on drugs, justice, climate, secularism, reproductive rights & civil liberties
Wurundjeri Country/Melbourne
Joined July 2014
I've made the move #Bluesky
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Thanks @kevinbonham this provides an excellent example of how the senate system works. Unfortunately parties like UAP put up candidates like Babet and then spend millions to get them elected. And to be honest I am hoping to win the 6th senate spot in the 2025 election :)
@SistaRuthDOPD This is a misleading description of how Babet was elected, see
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Found an interesting document on the history of prohibition and in particular tobacco. As Australian govts continue to use penalties and prohibition maybe they can take some inspiration here. #vaping #prohibitiondoesnotwork
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Vic gov introducing more penalties on already illegal tobacco and vaping As they say doing the same thing and expecting a different result … Look to NZ same tobacco taxes but smokers are offered an easy, cheaper and safer alternative #vaping #vicpol
Our November 2024 newsletter on #vaping to Australian Members of Parliament and other stakeholders ➡️Failure of pharmacy engagement ➡️Escalation of crime wave ➡️Recommended policy by Prof Wayne Hall ➡️Reports from Japan and Mexico @AlexWodak Read here ➡️ https://t.co/pIqyNjplAr
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So the bottom line is that he wants to spend less money on education. Fact check the US does not spend more than other countries. They are a fair way down the list. https://t.co/7CvbyXDpS1.
aljazeera.com
With school back in session, Al Jazeera looks at the state of global education.
Donald Trump announces his 10-point plan to rebuild America's school system: Among his promises is teach patriotism, bring back 'school prayer, and fire teachers who disagree. This is how our freedom ends.
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Big congrats to the campaigners for bringing light to this issue A positive result with more to do Conscientious objection is personal not corporate #AbortionAccess Concerns of 'unspoken ban' in abortion care in regional Australia https://t.co/GeDdekGQah via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
A public hospital in regional New South Wales is restoring abortion services after an ABC investigation revealed the executive had banned staff from providing terminations to patients for non-medical...
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Dear MAGA Who are you? What have you become? How do you heal? What does tomorrow look like? It will get worse before it gets better, but it is time to take off the rose-colored lenses and think freely again. Vote this motherfucker out and reclaim who you were before you gave
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Dr. Glover has dedicated her life to helping people stop smoking in NZ and it's paid off NZ smoking rates have almost halved in 5 years due to safer nicotine products like vapes and govt support for tobacco harm reduction Why we don't we follow? #auspol
https://t.co/8CB0HNEETC
filtermag.org
Dr. Marewa Glover has dedicated her life to helping people stop smoking in New Zealand. Her hard work has paid ...
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I’m not sure any person in the history of this country has ever been given more in government contracts and subsidies from Democrats than Elon Musk.
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And just like that! The Vic parl passed without division an amendment that means that if a medicinal cannabis patient tests positive, but was taking their medicine as prescribed and not impaired the magistrate will not automatically cancel their license https://t.co/GetP6A0hCE
abc.net.au
Both major parties have supported an amendment so Victorians with a valid prescription for medicinal cannabis will no longer automatically lose their licence.
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Excellent report on medicinal cannabis and driving by former magistrate Tony Parsons Sensible thoughtful and in no doubt that patients should be allowed to drive when taking medicine as prescribed and not impaired https://t.co/0MWPPGgigh
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This November conservative states such as Florida and North Dakota will vote to legalise and the regulate adult use of cannabis. And it will become legal at a federal level soon. Lovely hearing @ricksteves simply explaining why cannabis should be legal
Did you know that @PBS travel expert, @RickSteves is an advocate for #cannabis? Listen to this week’s episode of @plantedwithsara to hear more! ⛓️💥 https://t.co/1IGBBUcr1I
@RickSteves @RickStevesEur @rickstevesfans @SaraMPayan @radiosmisfits @ApplePodcasts #podcasts
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Sex workers often don't report crimes because they are not taken seriously This was a catalyst for decriminalisation Given the experience of sex workers you can't help wonder if the outcome would have been different if the women weren't sex workers https://t.co/XHi456kazm
abc.net.au
A man who killed two sex workers in the space of 24 hours has struck a deal with prosecutors, allowing him to dodge a murder conviction.
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LMAO. Tommy Robinson was sued for defamation, he lost, was ordered to pay £100,000 & stop defaming the plaintiff. Instead of appealing, Tommy just ignored the court’s orders Hence the 18 month prison sentence for contempt of court (which he pleaded guilty to!)
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congrats to @LegaliseQ amazing results! Beating one nation and the greens in a number seats. #QldElection2024
Total number of early voters for the Queensland State Election was just under 2 million. With voting closed at 6pm the Legalise Cannabis Queensland Party looks forward to receiving a LOT of #1 votes from many of the encouraging and exuberant voters across the State. Thank you 🙏
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Exactly @PatsKarvelas ! There was a federal anti abortion bill put up by Vic senator Babet debated in the senate just 8 weeks ago which was supported by a number of LNP and cross bench senators. It is ridiculous for people to say that it is just a state issue #insiders
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What sort of Libertarian makes banning library books their very first order of business after being elected? You would rather young people get their sex ed from adult porn sites? #censorship @MarkHornshaw564 @_davidlimbrick @JohnRuddick2
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