Opinion
Ministers used to own departmental stuff-ups, and resign. Today, an inquiry is held, with a finding somewhere down the track when hopefully the public has moved on. Morry Bailes asks: what happened to accountability?
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Lebanon’s prime minister has announced his government’s resignation, saying a huge explosion that devastated the capital and stirred public outrage was the result of endemic corruption.
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Australians are poorly served by the bitter partisan politics dominating Parliament. Leadership, vision and informed policy are sorely needed to restore faith in the system and address the issues and challenges now and ahead, argues Michael O’Neil.
Union-busting legislation has been reintroduced amid tense scenes in parliament, less than a week after the bill was defeated in the Senate.
Australia’s powerful domestic security agency has suggested using face scans to confirm people’s age before they watch online pornography.
Public service bureaucrats and security services have generational, baked-in antipathy towards the public’s right to know, argues Denis Miller. An unprecedented media campaign kicking back against muzzle laws is unlikely to change that.
