Peter Faris QC and barrister Greg Barns debate the topic: Quentin Bryce must step aside.
Governor general
Does GG Quentin Bryce have a conflict of interest?
Law experts are split over the perceived conflict-of-interest between Governor-General Quentin Bryce and Labor MP Bill Shorten, as the constitutional impasse after Saturday’s election result looms large.
A whine about our government’s wine snobbery
The Governor General’s wine collection is a bitter drop. Rather than tasty wines that go well with food, we’ve got a collection of extravagant Australian only wines that the GG is too embarrassed to serve.
The conflicted role of the Governor-General
The role of the Governor General — Australia’s head of state — is pretty low key in Australia these days. But Australia should look to Canada’s recent constitution woes as it looks towards the possibility of a republic.
Fixed term elections: what are the benefits?
Every three years, same date: is there value in fixed term federal elections? It would cut out all the “will he, won’t he ” on whether PM Kevin Rudd will call an early election.
Preferential treatment for pollies’ mates? Happens every day
I’ll let the non-public servants amongst you into a dirty secret. Government backbenchers and mates of the Government get preferential treatment from bureaucrats, at the request of Ministers.
Melbourne Club between a vice-regal twinset and a hard place
Will our new Governor general be welcomed by the Melbourne Club, wonders Eleri Harris?
Flint: 2020 governance panel is a laughing stock
Not only was the 2020 Summit’s governance panel rigged, they are obviously in need of some elementary legal advice, writes David Flint.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government plus the daily reality check and the pick of other people’s political coverage. Richard FarmerM writes.
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First female Governor-General is Ruddy perfect
The Prime Minister is back in Canberra and making history by appointing the first female Governor-General. The bloke doesn’t stop, writes Bernard keane.
I, Kevin Michael Rudd…
Below is the transcript of the oath of office that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd took this morning.
Anglican Church fumbles s-x abuse issues
The Anglican Church stands accused of again fumbling its handling of s-x abuse issues – despite volumes of reports and protocols that it claims represent a caring and effective response to the issues that have given it bad publicity for years, and helped bring down a Governor General, writes Jeff Wall.
Wills not the model of a modern governor-general
Royal history has a funny way of repeating itself — and William of Wales’s desire to live at Yarralumla bears a spooky remembrance to the remarks made by by his father to your correspondent at a Foreign Press Association gathering in London way back in 1979.
