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Vic emergency powers extended to December – The Transcontinental
Victoria’s state of emergency will be extended for another nine months after the government secured the support of three crossbench MPs. Greens leader Samanth……
Victoria’s state of emergency will be extended for another nine months after the government secured the support of three crossbench MPs.
Greens leader Samantha Ratnam, Reason Party MP Fiona Patten and Andy Meddick from the Animal Justice Party voted in favour of the extension just before 11pm on Tuesday, giving the government 19 votes to 18 in the Legislative Council.
The trio, who also backed a six-month extension in September, had been negotiating with Health Minister Martin Foley until late on…
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