The National Security Legislation Discussion Paper was released last week. And it may be one of the worst discussion papers ever, with no structure, barebones commentary and lots of blank pages.
Senate inquiry
What did the AEC say about electoral law changes? Don’t ask
We can’t tell you what our advice to the government was because it might be controversial. Essentially, that’s the response from the Australian Electoral Commission to a Freedom of Information request I made earlier this year, writes Peter Browne, editor of Australian Policy Online.
SBS: a Brown study of sad decline
You have to marvel at the ability of Shaun Brown to attempt to hoodwink the press in his address at the National Press Club this week and his advertorials in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Family First joins the Crikey crusade, Labor bags itself
Crikey’s campaign against legally dubious bank penalty fees has finally gained some political traction as Family First’s Steve Fielding pushes our barrow all the way to a Senate inquiry. What’s strange about that is that it’s Family First which has taken up the running on the issue, writes Michael Pascoe.
