Covid-19 Australia: Victoria's controversial pandemic bill passes bringing in sweeping changes
The Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill passed the upper house by a thin margin of 20 votes to 18 on Thursday.
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The Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill passed the upper house by a thin margin of 20 votes to 18 on Thursday.
Victoria has recorded 1,188 new cases of Covid-19 and 11 deaths after the number of cases surged yesterday.
Fatigue set in and the MPs, sometimes confused over which clause was being debated, and sometimes calling one another “deranged”, tripped over their words.
Fatigue set in and the MPs, sometimes confused over which clause was being debated, and sometimes calling one another “deranged”, tripped over their words.
Legal experts say the Andrews government’s controversial pandemic laws will include the most rigorous safeguards against human rights abuses in the nation.