A game of chicken on the marriage equality plebiscite and curtseying to the base on 18C – what an exciting time for a prime minister to be alive!Parliament is back on Tuesday after the longest winter. Since 2 July,Canberra time has stretched and slowed, a function of politics being pitched into an extended period of irresolution.
Once the white cars pull up to the parliamentary forecourt again, or time will accelerate as it does when politics is back in peak season. But it’s not yet clear where the acceleration will lead,which makes this opening of federal parliament the most involving since the minority parliament in 2010. Related: Bill Shorten signals Labor likely to block marriage equality plebiscite Related: Labor accuses Coalition of changing stance on racial discrimination law Related: Greens to block same-sex marriage plebiscite, saying young lives at stake Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com