News.com.au, February 5:
“The opposition today is demanding approval of any new government programs because the election campaign is underway and Prime Minister Julia Gillard is now merely a caretaker.”
Guidance on Caretaker Conventions, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, section 1.1:
“The caretaker period begins at the time the House of Representatives is dissolved and continues until the election result is clear or, if there is a change of government, until the new government is appointed.”
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Pull the other one, folks.
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Shouldn’t that be “News.coN.au”?
Don’t just blame News. ABC over the weekend were quite happy to let Chris Pyne get away with pretending that it was convention that ministerial resignations immediately lead to by-elections.
And these fools pretend they are fit to govern!
Yep The Honourable incompetent Brandis this morning was on the ABC today, complaining about balance as per the provisions of the caretaker convention.
Gee I look forward to Abbott led parliament, just like I look forward to a headache.