Victorian Government Buys More Time on Pandemic Bill Debate

Victorian Government Buys More Time on Pandemic Bill Debate
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews speaks at a media conference in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 24, 2021. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
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The Victorian government has voted to delay debate around the contentious Pandemic Management Bill after a last-minute intervention by estranged Labor MP Adem Somyurek placed the sweeping law at risk of being scuttled.

The motion to adjourn the debate until “later this day” was passed 20 to 17.

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