âIt is not fairâ: Merlino not happy with $1.2b half-price flight scheme
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Acting Premier James Merlino believes Victoria has been short-changed and will demand the federal government fund cheap flights into Melbourne and the stateâs east as Prime Minister Scott Morrison said more destinations could be added to his $1.2 billion tourism plan.
Mr Merlino revealed his government will lobby federal Tourism Minister Dan Tehan to expand the flight discounts to Melbourne Airport so that the city and other parts of Victoria, such as Gippsland, Albury-Wodonga and the high country would benefit from the program.
Thousands of women will take to the streets on Monday to protest the response to sexual assault allegations in federal politics.
Protests will take place in capital cities from 12pm on Monday to sync up with the women marching on parliament house in Canberra.
Dr Kate Ahmad and Dr Anita Hutchison will lead the protest to deliver a petition - signed by more than 80,000 people - demanding an inquiry into the conduct of attorney general Christian Porter.
Mr Porter was accused of sexually assaulting a woman when the pair were teenagers after a debating competition in 1988. The accuser has since died by suicide.