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Fiona Patten
Fiona Patten is the founder and leader of the Reason Party. She lost her seat in the Legislative Council at the 2022 state election.
- Opinion
- Smoking & vaping
Australia has become the global village idiot on quitting smoking
Every day, 66 Australians die from the effects of smoking – not from an addiction to nicotine, but from the toxic delivery mechanism of cigarettes.
- Fiona Patten
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- Opinion
- Victorian election
Most politicians are good people. I hope I was one of those
The Andrews government made a number of commitments to me that I would like to see them keep.
- Fiona Patten
- Opinion
- Drug reform
Why Victoria should review its response to drugs and decriminalise usage
Decriminalisation is about treating drug use as a health issue, not a criminal one.
- Fiona Patten
- Opinion
- Jobs
Let’s give the four-day working week a try in Victoria
COVID-19 has shown us that the four-day working week is a sensible, exciting and well-established idea whose time has finally come.
- Fiona Patten
- Opinion
- Victorian Parliament
Forget the fear-mongering over proposed pandemic laws
Critics have labelled them “draconian” and “terrifying”, but the new pandemic laws will benefit Victorians by revealing the reasons behind public health orders.
- Fiona Patten