BREAKING: Greens leader Samantha Ratnam is set to return to Parliament today and vote for the government's extended state of emergency bill.
An unexpected intervention by the Victorian Greens could help get the Andrews government's extended state of emergency bill over the line.
But Ms Ratnam's intervention puts Health Minister Jenny Mikakos in a much stronger position to overcome the opposition of Coalition MPs and push her legislation through.Premier Daniel Andrews' plan was to legislate for a 12-month extension. After pushback from the opposition and the public, the government revised its proposal to six months in order to attract the support of crossbenchers.
Mr Andrews confirmed on Sunday that the state of disaster, announced on August 2 for one month, would also most likely need to be extended.
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