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Boris Johnson’s prorogation ruled illegal
Author : Rachel Withers
PRO ROGUE
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing calls to resign after the Supreme
Court found he acted illegally in suspending parliament, with the House of
Commons due to reconvene on Wednesday morning.
The highest court in the UK ruled in a unanimous verdict that Johnson’s
advice to the Queen was unlawful “because it had the effect of frustrating or
preventing the ability of Parliament to carry out its constitutional functions”.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says Johnson is not fit to be prime minister
and must resign, sentiments echoed by Liberal Democrats leader Jo
Swinson and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.Speaking alongside Donald Trump
at the UN, Johnson said he strongly disagreed with the ruling, rejecting
suggestions he should resign and hinting at the possibility of another
prorogation. CHINA STRIKES BACK
A high-level Chinese embassy delegation has accused prime minister Scott
Morrison of showing “the US view through his mouth”, after the PM echoed
Washington’s claims that China should no longer be treated as a
“developing economy”, the Nine papers report.
Speaking at the Chinese embassy in Canberra, Renmin University professor
Wang Yiwei said the criticism was not helping a relationship already
damaged by “groundless” allegations of foreign interference. East China
University Australia studies director Chen Hong said that Australia was
playing a “pioneering role in an anti-China campaign”. US President Donald
Trump mirrored Morrison’s China calls in a “nationalistic” speech at the UN,
showing just how aligned the leaders have become. ZERO CARBON
GOALS
A coalition of Pacific island nations are seeking $500 million to make all
Pacific Ocean shipping zero carbon by 2050, The Guardian reports.
The Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership — made up of Fiji, the Marshall
Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu — will try to
raise money through grants, loans, private sector investment and blue
bonds, using the money to retrofit existing vessels with low-carbon
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technologies as well as to buy new zero-emissions vessels. Scientific
adviser for the Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport Dr Peter
Nuttall told The Guardian that the Pacific, which relies on shipping for
travel, medicines, and livelihoods, “cannot wait for the rest of the world …
The Pacific did nothing to cause climate change, but we’re about to get
smashed by it.”
[free_worm]THEY REALLY SAID THAT?
It is perfectly usual to have a Queen’s speech. That is what we want to do,
but more importantly let’s be in no doubt there are a lot of people who want
to frustrate Brexit. Boris Johnson
The UK prime minister suggests those who challenged his prorogation
wanted to “frustrate Brexit”, contrary to his claims that the suspension had
nothing to do with Brexit.READ ALL ABOUT IT
Level 4 water restrictions for Dubbo as calls made for statewide water rules
‘It is likely an extended period of low interest rates will be required’: RBA
hints at another cut
Robodebt collector’s parent company harassed consumers, ACCC says
Thousands protest against new criminal code in Indonesia
Sir David Attenborough slams Australia’s record on climate change
Schools given all-clear to dump NAPLAN online for pen and paper test
Australians spend $30 billion a year on out-of-pocket health costs
Doctors back inquiry on kids’ trans care ($)
Multi-billion-dollar Indonesian trade deal at risk in crossbench revolt ($)
Veteran Labor figure warns against dumping policy platform, says win within
‘striking distance’
Major boost in regional holiday workers off back of ad blitz, visa overhaul
Sunglass Hut staff underpaid $2.3 million
The Catholic church rethinks seminary training after its child abuse
scandalCRIKEY QUICKIE: THE BEST OF YESTERDAYAnatomy of a
scandal: how the government stacks the AAT with its political cronies
David Hardaker and Justine Landis-Hanley
Sep 24, 2019
“The government has subverted the established appointments process,
halting job advertisements and interviews, handing unfettered power to the
attorney-general to hand-pick new members, and nobbling the statutory
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review body of senior public officials (established to provide independent
oversight of the tribunal) by withdrawing its funding. The sheer number of
new members, some of whom have no experience in the legal profession,
has led to a slowdown in decision making. In 2013/14, before the
government began its assault on the AAT, the migration and refugee
tribunal decided 24,729 cases. In 2016 that number fell to 16,111 and is
slowly building up to an estimated 20,500 for 2019. That amounts to a 25%
drop in productivity.”The attorney-general, transparency and the AAT
David Hardaker and Justine Landis-Hanley
Sep 24, 2019
“When federal Attorney-General Christian Porter commissioned a former
High Court judge to conduct a major review of the Administrative Appeals
Tribunal last year, he did so despite being advised by the judge that
someone in the judge’s own “immediate family” was a member of the AAT
— a relationship Porter did not publicly disclose. The former judge is Ian
Callinan AC, one of Australia’s most distinguished jurists with a well-known
conservative predisposition. Inq has confirmed that Callinan’s “immediate
family” member is his daughter, Fiona Meagher — now a full-time senior
member of the AAT’s Brisbane registry on an annual salary of $325,000-
385,000.”We can't tackle climate change without tackling striking laws
Benjamin Clark
Sep 24, 2019
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“I doubt Scott Morrison has any intention of facilitating the positive freedoms
required to foster a vibrant civic culture. After all, a truly liberal framework
would allow even more protesters to highlight his government’s callous
disregard for our planet’s future. But the union movement, currently mulling
its next move after the “Change the Rules” campaign, should take heed of
society’s growing appetite for civil demonstration and imagine the
possibilities that could arise if workers’ passion was less shackled.”THE
COMMENTARIAT
Little Tamil ‘a citizen’ ($) – John Gava( The Australian): “The debate about
the Tamil family from Biloela commonly assumes the little girl at the heart of
the legal manoeuvres is not an Australian citizen. While technically correct,
this view is founded on a decision at odds with almost a century of High
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Court citizenship decisions. Tharunicaa, the two-year-old girl at the centre of
the legal dispute, should be a catalyst to overturn this decision and make it
crystal clear that anyone born in Australia is an Australian citizen, including
Kopika, the couple’s eldest girl.”
Scott Morrison is vulnerable on two fronts with his China argument –David
Crowe( The Age/Sydney Morning Herald): “The first is the timing. Morrison
chose to set out his views on China days after an extraordinary series of
meetings in America that brought him deeper into Trump’s orbit. The second
vulnerability is climate change. Morrison talks of how China should be
treated under global agreements on carbon emission reductions but he is
not leading the way with commitments of his own. Morrison has little to say
about his own government’s targets for emissions beyond 2030 and did not
turn up to the United Nations summit on climate change.”
Pauline Hanson is a patsy for a mob of angry men ($) –Tory Shepherd:
(The Daily Telegraph): “For years, men’s groups such as this have been
pretending to care about male suicide and mental health, when in reality
they are seeking vengeance for their own experiences. If they were serious
about helping men, they’d be campaigning for access to mental-health
support for men, before, during, or after the family law processes. They’d be
fighting for better resources for the courts, better mediation processes,
judges who specialise in domestic violence. Instead of tub-thumping about
how they are the victims of women and the courts, they would start a men’s
shed, or ask their friends “R U OK?”. If they had an ounce of integrity, they’d
take all that energy they’re spending bitching online to fight disadvantage,
homelessness and loneliness. They’d be frothing at the mouth about how
high suicide rates are in Aboriginal communities, or starting outreaches into
rural and remote communities. And they’d be passionate about working out
what is hurting men, and what evidence-based strategies there are to
help.”HOLD THE FRONT PAGE
WHAT’S ON TODAY
Canberra
The ACT Legislative Assembly is expected to pass a bill legalising the
possessing and growing of cannabis for personal use.
Hobart
The Education and Employment Legislation Committee will hold a public
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