A Greens MP's surprise return to Parliament gives the Premier the votes he needs while regional mayors want a safety-first approach to opening up the state
Mitchell Shire mayor David Lowe said his region was suffering from the block on visitors from Melbourne.
The state of emergency legislation was due to pass late on Tuesday evening after Greens leader Samantha Ratnam made an unexpected return to Parliament from maternity leave and cast her vote in the upper house in favour of the government's bill. In return, Health Minister Jenny Mikakos has agreed to provide Parliament with the Chief Health Officer's advice each time the government renews its state of emergency.
“The fact that Labor and the Greens are in a coalition to keep Victorians potentially locked down should disappoint a lot of people but probably not surprise many,” Mr O’Brien said.
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