The latest court battle between James Kennedy and Ben Scott – the brains behind reality show Luxe Listings – involves the watchmaker.
The race in Bradfield shaped up as a test of the right-wing establishment’s influence in Liberal branches of the blue-ribbon territory.
Behind the Liberal banner,reasonableness has been steadily squeezed out and,with supreme irony,the breadth of its ranks has been shrivelled to exclude moderation,pragmatism,compromise and tolerance.
The Liberal Party,said John Howard,was a “broad church”,at its best when it embraced both its conservative and liberal traditions.
In 2019,there were about 22 members in the group that champions socially progressive causes. Now there are just 12 committed to staying on past the next election.
Ross Gittins may well bemoan the “era of gutless government”,but perhaps he should direct his criticism to the people responsible,the electors of Australia.
Former minister Paul Fletcher insisted his departure had nothing to do with the threat he faces from teal independent Nicolette Boele.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s reported assertion that “anti-Israel sentiment is antisemitism” is an unacceptable attempt at moral diversion.
Kylea Tink,whose seat was recently abolished,says criticism by Bradfield MP Paul Fletcher shows how the party misunderstands the teal movement.
Perhaps if President Biden had confidence that the administration of justice under incoming President Donald Trump would be fair and rational,he might have felt able to withhold this pardon.