Sky News host Chris Kenny says no state has yet been able to come up with a proper model for an anti-corruption body, following the establishment of the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
‘We’ll rue the day it was founded’: Fears NACC will ‘go the same way’ as state bodies
“The anti-corruption bodies around the states have created more strife that they’ve cleared up,” Mr Kenny said.Read More
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Free speech of the right not ‘welcome’ nor ‘free’ in VictoriaOrganisers of a Donald Trump Jr speaking tour are being expected to pay for a police presence at the Melbourne event to keep the audience safe from far-left protesters, says Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “Police there are saying, well, if we're supposed to keep the peace at this speaking venue … you, the tour organisers, you’ve got to pay us,” he said. “When right-wing speaker Milo Yiannopoulos spoke in Melbourne, police charged him $50,000 for their help in keeping his audience safe from far-left protesters trying to stop people from going. “The police are there really because of the intolerant leftist protests, not because of the speakers – therefore, it’s obvious that it's the left-wing protesters who should be paying for those police. “Victoria, it seems, under Premier Daniel Andrews, is a state where the free speech of the right is not welcome at all and is certainly not free.”
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‘Make your own mind up’: Australians encouraged to make informed decision on VoiceShadow Health and Aged Care Minister Anne Ruston advises individuals to make up their own mind regarding the Voice to Parliament referendum as opposed to being told what to do by corporate Australia. “What I’d say is that every single Australian individually one by one will walk into that ballot box and cast their vote – don’t be influenced by the pressure that’s put on you by others,” Ms Ruston told Sky News Australia. “Go and find out for yourself the information that you need to know about both the Yes and the No cases and then go and make your own informed decision. “I’d say to every Australian, make your own mind up.”
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National Anti-Corruption Commission has to be ‘respected for its independence’The newly-established National Anti-Corruption Commission is clearly an authority with a fair bit of power and along with this goes “a fair bit of responsibility”, says Shadow Health and Aged Care Minister Anne Ruston. “It’s an important institution but it has to be respected for its independence,” Ms Ruston told Sky News Australia.
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Several local NSW councils faced ‘fierce opposition’ for supporting the VoiceSky News host Sharri Markson says several local councils in New South Wales faced “fierce opposition” for supporting the Voice to Parliament referendum. “They joined corporate and sporting giants who are loudly campaigning for the yes vote,” she said. “There’s kind of a sense that Australians don’t want to be told by corporations and by sporting clubs how they should be voting. “That this is something that is private, and they can make up their own minds about.”
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