In a strange political twist, Adem Somyurek, estranged Labor MP and factional rival to the Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will return to Parliament vowing to torpedo the controversial Pandemic Bill—which has sparked ongoing protests and opposition from senior legal figures in the state. Debate is currently underway for the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill, which passed Victoria’s lower house in late October and is set for a final upper house vote on Nov. 19. Currently, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has control of the lower house, but holds only 17 seats in the 40-seat upper house, meaning he requires support from crossbenchers or independents to pass new laws. Negotiations with three crossbench members, the Greens’ Samantha Ratnam, the Reason Party’s Fiona Patten, and the Animal Justice party’s Andy Meddick, have been ongoing with their support secured earlier this week after the Labor government agreed to seven amendments to …