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Fiona Patten

May

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation is polling strongly and could pick up Senate seats.

Please exclaim: Hanson’s surging support set to pay off in Senate

One Nation could double its Senate numbers as the right-wing minor party pulls in disaffected voters.

December 2022

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced his new cabinet on Monday.

Andrews replaces planning minister in minor cabinet reshuffle

Lizzie Blandthorn loses planning portfolio to avoid potential conflict of interest with her lobbyist brother.

November 2022

Reason Party MP Fiona Patten remains locked in a tight contest with former Labor powerbroker Adem Somyurek for a spot in Victoria’s upper house.

Victorian parliament likely to be ‘less bizarre’ than the last term

Labor will likely have to work with a progressive bloc in the Victorian upper house including Fiona Patten, the Greens and Legalise Cannabis members.

Former federal senator and radio host Derryn Hinch will run for state parliament.

‘Star Wars scene’: Daniel Andrews faces ‘wild’ upper house

A returned Labor government in Victoria faces a hostile and potentially unworkable parliament heavily influenced by both the religious right and green left.

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