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Friday, 13 February 2004
Backflip!Howard’s really caving
now. Yesterday the Coalition and the ALP joined forces in the Senate to
block a Greens motion to hold a judicial inquiry into the intelligence
agencies. Mr Howard told parliament that "for once I agree with the Leader
of the Opposition" and that they should wait until the parliamentary
inquiry reported before making a decision. Make that twice: In a desperate decision to regain the
agenda from the new Opposition Leader, the Prime Minister surprised his own
colleagues with a backflip that dramatically cuts the taxpayer contribution
to MPs' superannuation to 9 per cent of salary for those elected from this
year's poll. Can’t wait for the next Newspoll. |