The crazy logic of the pursuit of Peter Garrett is that he must take responsibility for the actions of everyone who has received Government funding, no matter how irresponsible they are in their own actions.
Westminster
Harry Evans: my 40 years of Canberra joy
Harry Evans, Retiring Clerk of the Senate, has seen it all. In a speech to be delivered in Canberra today, he reflects on his time at the helm of a stuffy institution still in need of serious reform.
Blowback: sins of the British Empire hitting home
The collapsed British Empire’s 300-year plunder of the rest of the world is now coming home to roost, says George Monbiot.
Tory leader calls for massive redistribution of power
Tory leader David Cameron has called for a “a massive, sweeping, radical redistribution of power” in Britain, as support for an overhaul of the UK Parliamentary grows in light of the MP expenses scandal.
How an American brought down the house of rorts
Meet “sassy” American reporter Heather Brooke, the woman who fought and won to expose the British MP expenses scandal.
