Opinion
The Victorian Government’s move to extend its state of emergency for another 12 months would entrench extraordinary powers in the hands of a few without oversight or debate. Parliament should not be overlooked, argues Eric Windholz.
Notes on Adelaide
In today’s Notes on Adelaide, a non-announcement from the Premier pre-empts a halving of Adelaide Oval crowds – and a new twist in the state ALP’s factional machinations.
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A federal Labor minister’s decision to ban farmers from exporting live cattle to Indonesia for six months in 2011 was unreasonable and invalid, a court has ruled.
A main course of support for the coal industry, accompanied by Labor right faction powerbroker Don Farrell’s premium South Australian wines, is on the menu for a dinner club of 20 Labor MPs and senators who aim to steer the party away from the Greens.
It won’t help the environment if Australia reduces coal exports, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton believes – a view backed by opposition leader Anthony Albanese.
As gatherings go, this had the makings of a classic joke – the kind where the premise is also the punchline.
