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The Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill makes it illegal to attempt to change or suppress a person's sexual orientation or gender identity, carrying a penalty of 10 years' jail or fines up to $10,000. It also gives investigative powers to the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) and the ability to refer matters to police. Parliament of Victoria, where the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill passed late on Thursday evening.(Getty Images/iStockphoto) Victorian Parliament's only openly gay MP, Harriet Shing, said th...

Share on Twitter The Victorian parliament has voted to outlaw gay conversion therapy in a marathon sitting of the state's upper house. The "world-leading" Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill passed the Legislative Council late on Thursday night 29 votes to nine following a 12-hour debate. Liberal MPs Bev McArthur and Bernie Finn broke party ranks and voted against the government's legislation, along with crossbench MPs Jeff Bourman, Catherine Cumming, Clifford Hayes, Stuart Grimley, David Limbrick, Tania Maxwell and Tim Quilty. The bill outlaws any therap...

Labor’s electric vehicle tax set for a rough road ahead Save Normal text size Advertisement The Victorian government’s plan to tax drivers of electric vehicles is in jeopardy because the government does not have the support to pass the legislation in Parliament’s upper house. Key independent MPsintend to block the new tax that Treasury expects to raise $30 million over four years and is forecast to cost the average EV motorist between $260 and $300 a year after its proposed July start date. Sales of electric vehicles are on the rise around the world. Credit:Bloomberg The state ...