The Albanese government is awaiting legal advice from the solicitor general over former prime minister Scott Morrison’s power grab. Follow the day’s news
More on byelection in Northern Territory, via AAP:
A byelection will decide which of six candidates wins the prized Northern Territory parliamentary seat of Fannie Bay.
Saturday’s poll will provide a successor for Michael Gunner, who vacated the Darwin seat after also stepping down as the territory’s chief minister.
The politician who last month told a Perth audience he and acquaintances “don’t trust in governments” has been a stark example of why trust has disappeared.
The Liberals are supposed to be the party of principled government and respect for institutions. But Morrison embarked on an untenable and deceptive accumulation of power. Can you imagine Robert Menzies secretly commissioning himself into five extra portfolios without telling most of the ministers?
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