
Richardson: The House where democracy goes to sleep
After the events of a bizarre week, and the scandals that prompted them, Tom Richardson asks: is democratic accountability dead? Or just resting its eyes?
After the events of a bizarre week, and the scandals that prompted them, Tom Richardson asks: is democratic accountability dead? Or just resting its eyes?
UPDATED | State parliament is in the midst of one its most tumultuous days in recent memory, with the Marshall Government threatening to ban one of its own members amid ongoing disunity and the newly-installed Speaker unleashing an extraordinary opening speech accusing the State Opposition of potential contempt of parliament and “unlawful interference” in an ICAC investigation.
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