Podcast appearances and mentions of Fiona Patten

Macca is back this week with Fiona Patten, in her new monthly spot as co-host. Fiona and Macca discuss the week that was, federal, state and local politics and so... LEARN MORE The post Saturday, 31st, May, 2025: Weekly Wrap Up with Macca and Fiona Patten. appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Macca and Sally talk live to some of the candidates in the area live from the hustings-polling booths around Melbourne for some quick fire Questions and Answers   The post Saturday 3rd May 2025: Election Day Special: Live from the Hustings/Polling Booths: Zoe Daniel / Josh Burns / Fiona Patten/ Peter Khalil appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

In this episode, we sit down with Fiona Patten, former Victorian MP and current Senate candidate for the Legalise Cannabis Party, to discuss her run for the Senate in the lead up to this weekend's federal Australian election, the future of cannabis legalisation in Australia, and why legalising cannabis is not a "single issue".Learn more about the Legalise Cannabis Party: legalisecannabis.org.auVisit Fiona Patten's candidate profile at Fiona Patten – Legalise Cannabis Party

Fiona Patten & Rachel Payne Legalise Cannabis Party join Macca and the team live in the studio discussing the election, pre-polling, Family Violence task force and so much more. https://dandenong.starcommunity.com.au/news/2025-04-07/taskforce-push-to-halt-family-violence-epidemic/... LEARN MORE The post Saturday, April 26th, 2025: Fiona Patten & Rachel Payne Legalise Cannabis Party; ‘Family Violence Task Force'. appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

The veteran of Victorian politics returns to have a crack at a federal senate seat

Interview with Senate candidate Fiona Patten, Legalise Cannabis Party.

In this episode of Give & Toke, we sit down with Victorian MP Rachel Payne, for an insightful conversation that marks two years since entering parliament along with 50 episodes of this show. We discuss the transition from Dan Andrews to Jacinta Allan and what it means for cannabis reform (3:00). We talk about the recent win for Victorian patients who drive (5:45), before looking back at two years of navigating hemp reform, pill testing, relationships, compromise, and the importance of evolving and letting go (15:00). We dive into the critical topic of housing affordability and the other challenges facing her electorate of over 600,000 South-East Melburnians (28:00). Rachel highlights the importance of giving a voice to underrepresented groups and how this informs her work in office (33:30). The conversation also turns to the impact of social media and shadow bans on modern politics (37:55), before turning to Fiona Patten's return to the scene (41:50). We play a quick quiz entitled Rachel Profiling (45:00) before diving into the big issues on the horizon for 2025, including personal use and workplace drug testing (50:00). Rachel also touches on the role of medicinal cannabis companies and their social responsibilities (60:00), as well as how she maintains motivation in the face of political disappointment (66:00). Finally, we wrap up with some listener questions where we learn what type of cannabis product David Ettershank would be (71:00). Visit www.rachelpayne.com.au Follow Rachel on Instagram @rachelpayne_mp Follow Rachel on Twitter @rachelpaynemp Visit www.giveandtoke.com.au Follow Give and Toke on Instagram @giveandtoke Email Us giveandtoke@gmail.com

Fiona and Macca are joined in the studio by Rachel Payne and Fiona Patten: Legalize Cannabis Party Update The post Saturday 5th, October, 2024: Rachel Payne and Fiona Patten: Legalize Cannabis Party Update appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Dr Brian Walker is a member of the legislative council for the Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party. Having practiced medicine for many years in various different countries, he has front-line experience treating patients in hospitals, emergency departments, and general practice. As a Member of Parliament, Dr Walker believes that far too many of our current laws are archaic, while others are unfit for purpose. Dr Walker's passion is to improve medical, mental, financial, social, and physical wellness across the community. His key goal is to make the world a better place for his grandchildren and yours. In this episode: Tapping into anger (1:20) Drawn to healing (3:00) Drawn to cannabis (7:00) The power of plants (10:30) On to politics (14:50) The next WA election (29:00) Fiona Patten's return (31:30) Quiz: MP's Behaving Badly Pt 4 (33:30) The state of the nation: prescribing, advocacy, activism (36:30) Visit www.brianwalkermlc.com.au Email: brian.walker.mlc@mp.wa.gov.au Visit www.giveandtoke.com.au Follow @giveandtoke on Instagram Email giveandtoke@gmail.com

Get $10 off accessories with the code ‘CATCHUP' at giveandtoke.com.au The Catch-Up is a collaboration between Give and Toke and AusCannaReviews. Paul and Christina come together monthly to explore what's happening in Cannabis in Australia and around the world.  In this episode: Ukraine legalises medicinal cannabis (2:40) Offensive odours (4:30) Dispensed founder banned (7:00) Is weed causing a booze sales slump? (13:00) Fiona Patten Returns (15:30) Singapore man frames wife with cannabis (17:45) Child and teen use drops in the US (19:40) Cannabis aromas: more than terpenes (22:15) RIP nano-emulsions (24:20) What's Up? (31:50) @AusCannaReviews on SubStack, Instagram and Twitter/X Email AusCannaReviews@gmail.com Visit www.giveandtoke.com.au Follow @giveandtoke on Instagram Email giveandtoke@gmail.com

Fiona Patten has announced a run for the senate for the Legalise Cannabis Party so we've dug this one out of the vault for your listening pleasure. As a Member of Parliament from 2014-22, Ms. Patten chaired the public inquiry into personal cannabis use, and has battled uphill to help other parliamentarians understand how and why people use cannabis.  In this episode: How we met (1:40) The fallacy of roadside drug testing (4:30) Discriminating against patients (7:00) Writing to your MP (15:00) Inquiry into personal use (21:00) Victorian Politics (24:00) Personal relationship with cannabis (26:00) MPs Behaving Badly (29:00) What is Decriminalisation (37:00) Paul's of Wisdom (41:00) Follow Fiona on Instagram @fionahpatten Follow Give and Toke on Instagram @giveandtoke Email Us giveandtoke@gmail.com Visit www.giveandtoke.com.au

Former Sex Party and Reason Party MP, Fiona Patten joins Macca and Fiona Brook on air as they discus; Pill testing, Vaping laws.  LGBTIQA community has higher rates of smoking... LEARN MORE The post Saturday 27th July,2024: Fiona Patten: Pill Testing, Vaping Laws, Police Bargaining Agreements. appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

  This week we are doing a special look back at some of Macca's and Paul's top picks for Saturday Magazine 2023, Paul's first top pick is the Saturday, 29th... LEARN MORE The post Saturday, 30th December, 2023, Fiona Patten, Proposed New Cannabis laws, new safe-injecting room and the Rise of Neo-Nazis. appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Over his career, Neil has had his fair share of the weird, the whacky and the wonderful interviews. Perspectives from a different point of view, different ways of life and ways of thinking.  From international superstar Jordan Peterson, to closer to home with Fiona Patten and Sam Newman, this episode is a compilation of some of the more unusual conversations, that stuck with Neil over the years.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sex worker and sex work advocate Benny is back to give us the bottom line on life as a sex worker. Tim and Jon find out what you need to know to be a sex worker or client! How do you stay safe, get what you want and look after yourself? We talk about the changes to sex worker legislation, with the coming second stage of the Sex Work Decriminalisation Act in December. The legislation changes were championed by Fiona Patten during her time as a MLC, and she last appeared on Hide and Seek in 2016. Find out what to expect when you see a sex worker for the first time, as well as what to think about when you start out as a sex worker! Benny mentioned his Tiktok in the episode. You can find it at @bennyfoxxx We discuss sex worker support services like Scarlet Alliance, RhED and SWOP (Sex Workers Outreach Project in NSW) Listen to Benny's last appearance on the show in Episode 116 - Summer Loving Artwork from this week's epiosde in part by CottonBro via Pexels This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. Find other JOY podcasts at joy.org.au        

Nevena and Paul talk to former Reason party MP, Fiona Patten; as they discuss what Fiona's doing now? What projects is she working on now or assisting with?  Victoria may... LEARN MORE The post Saturday, 29th July, 2023, Fiona Patten, new safe-injecting room proposal and more appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Macca and Nevena are joined live in the studio by Fiona Patten (former Reason party Victoria) and Rachel Payne newly elected member of the Legalize Cannabis Party as they discuss:... LEARN MORE The post Saturday 29th April 2023: Fiona Patten, Rachel Payne Legalize Cannabis Party: Safe-injecting rooms and International Harm Reduction conference appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Tania Wolff, President of the Law Institute of Victoria and Lizzie O'Shea, Chair of Digital Rights Watch sit down with Amy to delve into the Victorian government's proposed digital health record with no opt-out provision – the Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023, which passed the lower house last week. Additional concerns around cybersecurity, privacy, data misuse, and that it will not be subject to Freedom of Information laws are yet to be addressed. We last spoke about this issue with Juanita Fernando (https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/podcasts/uncommon-sense/episodes/5733-victorias-concerning-health-data-overreach-philosopher-peter-singer-on-living-a-more-ethical-life-comedian-and-actor-chris-parker-a-gentle-man) and Fiona Patten (https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/podcasts/uncommon-sense/episodes/6107-fiona-patten-mp-speaks-in-depth-on-victorian-state-politics-henry-reynolds-on-australias-forgotten-frontier-wars-coral-cover-on-the-great-barrier-reef) in 2022. Broadcast on 28 February 2023.

Rachel and Jacinta speak to two legends in Victorian politics in the lead up to International Women's Day on 8 March - former MP and leader of the Reason Party (formerly known as Sex Party), Fiona Patten, and newly elected MP representing the Legalise Cannabis Party, Rachel Payne. Rachel Payne is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the South-Eastern Metropolitan area since November 2022 and a member of Legalise Cannabis Victoria. Fiona Patten was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council between 2014 and 2022, representing the Northern Metropolitan Region until she lost her seat at the last state election in 2022. She recently received an honourable mentioned by the McKinnon Prize Shortlisting Committee, an independent, non-partisan award that acknowledges outstanding political leadership across the political spectrum. Rachel and Fiona, who have worked together for a number of years, discuss their experiences as women in leadership positions, in the Parliament of Victoria, and what they hope to see in the future.   For more information about this episode, please see: Rachel Payne MP's inaugural speech to the Legislative Council of Victoria in February 2023 Rachel Payne website Fiona Patten website    

Dr Richard Denniss, Executive Director of The Australia Institute, returns to discuss his latest piece in The Monthly on the failures of federal and state COVID-19 policy and Richard tells us what the real causes of inflation and rising interest rates are. There's no risk to the economy of a wage-price spiral, rather a profit-price spiral.Dr Damian Smith, art historian, curator, and art critic, speaks about a new book he edited, The Geoff Raby Collection of Contemporary Chinese Art (La Trobe University Press). Dr Geoff Raby AO was Australia's Ambassador to China between 2007 and 2011, and donated 174 contemporary Chinese art works to La Trobe University. Raby arrived in Beijing in the 1980s where he first encountered the emerging contemporary art scene and soon became an avid collector. Damian talks about the artists, art works, and artistic themes featured in the collection, as he shows the diversity of contemporary art practice in China and how it reveals cultural insights into 21st century China.Tania Wolff, President of the Law Institute of Victoria and Lizzie O'Shea, Chair of Digital Rights Watch sit down with Amy to delve into the Victorian government's proposed digital health record with no opt-out provision – the Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023, which passed the lower house last week. Additional concerns around cybersecurity, privacy, data misuse, and that it will not be subject to Freedom of Information laws are yet to be addressed. We last spoke about this issue with Juanita Fernando and Fiona Patten in 2022.

Roadside Drug Testing Laws in Australia are discriminatory, and despite losing her seat in the 2022 Victorian Election, Fiona Patten is supporting the Legalise Cannabis Victoria Party's bill to create protections for cannabis users. In this episode we discuss the need for the law to be changed, why the Andrews Government essentially ignored the findings of the Inquiry Into Personal Cannabis Use, what civilians can do to lobby their local representatives as well as a brief discussion about decriminalization vs. legalisation. There's a great quiz in this one, too. Follow Fiona on Instagram @fionahpatten Follow Give and Toke on Instagram @giveandtoke Email giveandtoke@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/giveandtoke/message

A sadly brief conversation with the irrepressible Fiona Patten as she enters a new phase of her life

In this week's podcast we chat with Fiona Patten, Leader of the Reason Party, about:Cannabis in ParliamentDrug law reformCannabis decriminalisationCannabis legalisationCannabis driving policyPsilocybin policyMDMA legalisationFiona Patten:https://fionapatten.com.au/AltMed:https://altmed.com.au/

The Reason Party leader told Neil Mitchell it was a "complete abuse of the system" that she has flagged concerns with previously.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, I’m having a fast and exciting conversation with Fiona Patten, who leads the Australian Reason Party. We get into politics, sex, gender equality, and collaboration as an alternative to the adversarial political system. Oh, and we touch on assisted dying, drug legalisation, and a bunch of other stuff. What stands out for me about […]

Fiona Patten told Tom Elliott there was clear evidence it led to staff being more productive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The state politicians joined Neil Mitchell for their regular Odd Couple segment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new police whistleblower report have renewed calls to reopen the red shirts investigation, which sparked a heated debate on 3AW earlier. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fiona joined me to talk about the positive effect an active hard working cross bench can have on state politics

The two state politicians joined Neil Mitchell for their "Odd Couple" segment on Monday, and there was plenty to discuss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fiona Patten MLC, Reason Party Leader and representative for the Northern Metropolitan Region in the upper house of Victoria's state parliament, joins Amy to discuss state politics and policy, as well as the upcoming state election. Fiona explains her new bill which seeks to ensure that all publicly funded hospitals (including religious ones that receive government funding) provide abortion services, contraception, and voluntary-assisted dying. She also discusses a widely-criticised law the Andrews government recently passed that criminalises forest and logging protesters. Fiona also addresses concerns around a government bill that seeks to gather every Victorian's health records into a centralised database for widespread access by healthcare professionals with NO opt-out clause or the ability to control what information is held. Broadcast on 9 August 2022.

 HeadlinesUMSU passes new motion in solidarity with Palestine & BDS movementBrittney Griner's defence team appeals against conviction for drug possession and traffickingScott Morrison was somehow several ministersSocialist and activist Maeve Russak talks to Kannagi about UMSU's motion to support Palestine and calling on University of Melbourne management to cut ties with Israeli apartheid.  Fiona Patten MP talks to Phuong about the Health Legislation Amendment (Conscientious Objection) Bill. Swinburne TAFE teacher and AEU member Alexandra Mavridis talks to Kannagi about staff working conditions at the university and Swinburne's decision to stand down staff taking industrial action.  Claire Bridge and Chelle Destefano talk to Gen about their exhibition 'What I Wish I Told You' at Footscray Community Arts centering Deaf voices, identity, language and culture.  SongsWithout You - Becca HatchPleaser - Georgia MaqNight Shift - Lucy Dacus 

Fiona Patten MP, Reason Party Leader and representative for the Northern Metropolitan Region in the upper house of Victoria's state parliament, joins Amy to discuss state politics and policy, as well as the upcoming state election. Fiona explains her bill which seeks to ensure that all publicly funded hospitals provide abortion services, contraception, and voluntary-assisted dying. She also discusses a widely-criticised law that criminalises logging protesters. And Fiona addresses concerns around a government bill that seeks to gather every Victorian's health records into a centralised database, with NO opt-out clause. Acclaimed historian Henry Reynolds discusses his award-winning book, Forgotten War – on the frontier wars between First Nations people and white colonists. Frontier violence was commonplace in Australia during the 19th century, but can it be characterised as a war? Henry Reynolds explains. Plus Guardian Australia's environment reporter Graham Readfearn shares the latest news on the Great Barrier Reef and federal environmental policy. With coral cover the highest reported in 36 years in some areas, what does this really mean for the long-term recovery of the reef?

Fiona Patten and Bernie Finn have clashed over drug decriminalisation on 3AW.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reason Party leader Fiona Patten has explained changes to parliamentary rules that previously would have allowed Matthew Guy's chief of staff to be paid as much as $100,000 by a political donor, as long as it was declared.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SHORTS' are Mick and Mark's favorite parts of previous episodes. Today's SHORT is from Episode 17 "Interview with Fiona Patten MP" where Mick and Mark speak to Fiona about the justice system and how she contributes as a Member of Parliment.Contact us via:Email - rebuild.vic@ymca.org.auWebsite - https://vicyouth.ymca.org.au/social-impact/rebuild/time-to-rebuild-podcastFollow us on:Instagram - @ymca_rebuildFacebook - @YMCA RebuildWe acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land Time to ReBuild is recorded on, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging. We must always remember that under the concrete and asphalt this land is, was, and always will be traditional Aboriginal land.Credits:Hosts - Mick Cronin, Mark WilsonProducer - Mick Cronin, Mark WilsonSound Editing - Mark Wilson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The two Victorian politicians joined Neil Mitchell on Monday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fiona Patten is calling for the end of tax exemption for religion in Victoria.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The Fifth Estate Podcast, we chat about the following.* AnAl does a backflip on the $750 Wu-Flu isolation payment* Supreme Leader Andrews promises more money to fix our hospitals.* I get two retweets from Peter FitzSimons, cause I questioned his Republic stance.* Fiona Patten wants to take the tax-exempt status of churches, and remove the Lord's Prayer from Parliament.* "Australia's 'though' gun laws" aren't working.

Fiona joined me to talk about the recent push for independent political representation and how she might connect with federal independents to further policy in Victoria

A conversation between Tony North QC, Chair of the VLRC, and Fiona Patten MP, leader of the Reason Party and Chair of the Victorian Parliament's legal and social issues committee, on why law reform matters and the different ways that the VLRC and the parliamentary committee approach law reform. Interviewer: Lynne Haultain, Executive Director of the Victoria Law Foundation. Recorded for Law Week, May 2022.

What do One Nation's Pauline Hanson and Labor's Tanya Plibersek have in common? They are both winning the battle for eyeballs on social media, says a top Facebook official. In the final episode before polling day of our election podcast Below the Line, our regular panel talks to Mia Garlick, Facebook's Director of Policy in Australia and New Zealand, about the ways politicians use the social media platform in election campaigns. Our political scientists quiz Garlick on how transparent the company is about the political advertising it carries and the assistance it provides to big-spending campaigners. Video content is an increasingly important way for politicians to get their messages across to online audiences. Aside from Hanson and Plibersek, Garlick says politicians who are doing video messaging particularly well this election include the Liberal party's Lucy Wicks and Jason Falinski, and founder of the Reason party Fiona Patten. Andrea Carson says the digital campaign will ramp up once the three-day blackout on broadcast and newspaper political ads comes into effect on Wednesday evening, because online ads are outside the law's reach. Jon Faine describes the law as “absurd” in the digital age, akin to using Morse Code. Faine also asks the panel why Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed this week to no longer be “a bulldozer”. “It was a significant shift on Scott Morrison's part,” says Anika Gauja, in recognition that the public seems to want a more positive campaign than it has been getting. But with more than five million pre-poll and postal votes already cast, according to ABC election analyst Antony Green, has Morrison's mea culpa come too late? Below the Line is a limited-edition election podcast brought to you by The Conversation and La Trobe University. It is produced by Courtney Carthy and Benjamin Clark. To become one of the thousands of people who help The Conversation produce journalism by experts, make a tax-deductible donation here. Below the Line will broadcast one last episode after the election result next week. If you have a question you would like the panel to answer, email us at: belowtheline@theconversation.edu.au Disclosures: Andrea Carson has received funding for research projects from Facebook. Jon Faine does freelance work for Industry Super Australia, a peak body for industry superannuation funds. Simon Jackman is an unpaid consultant on polling data for the Climate 200 network of independent candidates. Image credit: James Ross/AAP

Victorian MP and leader of the Reason Party Fiona Patten talks about some of the machinations of political life to Brian and Kevin. Music icon Colin Hay chats from his LA home about his new album and Steve Williams has some revealing on-the-road and studio stories, plus he has a new album as well. All thanks to Murcotts Driving Excellence - advanced and defensive driving courses will change your life. 1300 555 576 or visit their website murcotts.edu.au      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fiona Patten & Patrick Livesey interviews.  Fiona Patten discusses Victoria's Sex Work Decriminalisation Act, which commenced this week, and the federal election campaign and Reason Party policies.  Actor & producer Patrick Livesey discusses their play DIRT, which they star in with real life partner Wil King at Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne.  DIRT explores sexuality, solidarity and persecution when an Australian and a Russian meet in Moscow. Previews May 24 & 25. Opening night is May 26 and DIRT stages until June 5 in Melbourne. Actor Melbourne | Patrick Livesey | Melbourne (patrickhlivesey.com)  DIRT | Chapel Off Chapel  3CR broadcasts from the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation.  Sovereignty was never ceded.

It might not be something you've given much thought to but more than 20,000 Australians are sex workers and depending on where they live many are working illegally. Yesterday, Victoria became the third jurisdiction to decriminalise sex work, joining New South Wales and the Northern Territory.

On this episode Derryn Hinch has his right of reply after Leader of the Reason Party, Fiona Patten labelled Derryn as 'irrelevant'. Also on the agenda, Andrew Peacock's memorial service, Ben Roberts Smith v Nine and much more.

Victorian's have been sold out, and the Andrews Regime bill is going to pass. Fiona Patten appeared on ABC Radio yesterday and pushed misleading information.

How has Covid impacted the sex industry?  Everyone has had to make changes to cope with the pandemic, but what about when your income is derived from intimacy?   Samantha X is an escort and owner of Samantha's Angels escort agency.  She tells us she was taking lots of calls during lockdown, from women looking to begin work in the industry.   Fiona Patten is a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council, best known for establishing the Sex Party 15 years ago.  Fiona tells us the pandemic accelerated new technology in the sex industry, enabling workers to engage with their clients in entirely new ways.   Everyone used the word ‘pivot' during the pandemic.  Well, how has the sex industry pivoted to deal with the challenges it faces….?    Todays Headlines Lockdowns and mask mandates for NT as remote outbreak grows William Tyrrell search focuses on grandmother's home Flood waters expected to peak in Forbes Simpson Desert family rescued Biden backs in allies at Xi summit Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast  Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Victoria, the Andrews government looks set to act on the recommendations of former sex industry lobbyist turned politician Fiona Patten to totally decriminalise the industry. But could an even more liberal system add to the problem of sex trafficking?