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Readers discuss the federal government’s climate change plan.

Health Minister Martin Foley said transparent decision-making was at the heart of the new legislation, but the Opposition decried it as an “incredible attack on democracy”. 

Health Minister Martin Foley said transparent decision-making was at the heart of the new legislation, but the Opposition decried it as an “incredible attack on democracy”. 

The premier said the pandemic was, if anything, becoming more complex. "This is not over, it's still very real," he said. "In fact, the challenge is getting more complex in some ways because the virus is actually changing." The legislation to extend the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (State of Emergency Extension) passed the Lower House in the afternoon before finally passing the Upper House last night. READ MORE: Dozens of protesters gradually made their way to the area around Parliament House.(Nine) The legislation ultimately gives Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton the power to make ...

Advertisement The Andrews government’s state of emergency bill passed Parliament late on Tuesday after it agreed to a series of concessions in order to win the support of crossbench MPs. Children could pay half as much as adults for breaching COVID-19 rules and people would be able to appeal against their penalties to a new fines review officer, under the agreed changes to the bill. Health Minister Martin Foley has been negotiating with upper house MPs. Credit:Penny Stephens The government won the support of the Greens, Reason Party MP Fiona Patten and Animal Justice Party MP Andy Meddic...