There is no need for a lengthy and expensive royal commission into Scott Morrison’s absurd behaviour in appointing himself to five separate ministries. It is abundantly clear that his actions were a slap in the face of democracy.
The image of the tiny Diamantina tugboat fighting huge seas to help save the stricken Portland cargo ship and the coast of Sydney brought a tear to my eye.
If the moderate Liberals, now being challenged by independents, are all that has saved the party from climate change denial and populist bigotry, then the party is already in big trouble.
News from the Antarctic validates the recent UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report, which stressed that there is only a brief window of time to act.