Opinion
Amendments to ICAC legislation now before parliament would restrict the anti-corruption body’s powers and independence while putting politicians beyond its reach, writes Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Ann Vanstone.
News
State parliament is on a collision course with SA’s Independent Commissioner Against Corruption after laws Ann Vanstone denounced as designed to protect politicians from scrutiny passed the Upper House unanimously last night.
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A final vote on South Australia’s Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation is less than two weeks away after the bill passed its second reading vote in the Lower House on Wednesday night.
There is reportedly blowback in the Liberal party room over Premier Steven Marshall’s decision to bring forward a Lower House vote on voluntary assisted dying.
Voluntary assisted dying legislation in South Australia has passed another legislative hurdle, with the Upper House last night waving the controversial bill through its second reading with a final vote set for May.
Crisis-hit Scott Morrison should kick disgraced Liberal MP Andrew Laming to the crossbench and appoint a stand alone Minister for Women, argues Michelle Grattan.
