By Sumeyya Ilanbey October 28, 2021 — 7.17pm Victoria’s new pandemic laws have passed State Parliament’s Labor-controlled lower house after two days of heated debate in which MPs hurled abuse across the chamber. Earlier on Thursday, Premier Daniel Andrews responded to criticism from the president of the Victorian Bar, saying the claim by Christopher Blanden, QC, that the government had not properly consulted the body about the legislation was “factually wrong”. The Victorian government’s pand...

By Sumeyya Ilanbey October 28, 2021 — 7.17pm Victoria’s new pandemic laws have passed State Parliament’s Labor-controlled lower house after two days of heated debate in which MPs hurled abuse across the chamber. Earlier on Thursday, Premier Daniel Andrews responded to criticism from the president of the Victorian Bar, saying the claim by Christopher Blanden, QC, that the government had not properly consulted the body about the legislation was “factually wrong”. The Victorian government’s pand...