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"The bill that led to climate activist Deanna “Violet” Coco being jailed for 15
months had not even made it through the New South Wales parliament in April
when the offices of multiple ministers were pushing to have it rubber-stamped
by the state’s governor.
Documents obtained by
Guardian Australia reveal how the governor, Margaret
Beazley, agreed to return to her office about 11pm after a function in April to
sign off on the laws after a senior public servant complained he was “copping
it from absolutely every direction”.
The late-night signoff capped a mad scramble to push the laws through state
parliament after a media furore over climate protests that had stalled Sydney
peak hour traffic and halted operations at the Port Botany.
It took only two days for the bill to be voted through the NSW parliament with
the support of the Labor opposition. It was first introduced only a week after
deputy premier and police minister, Paul Toole, held two press conferences on
the same day promising harsher punishments.
The government also took the unusual step of recalling the parliament for an
extra sitting day to head off an attempted filibuster by the Greens.
Emails show that senior advisers in the offices of the premier, Dominic
Perrottet, roads minister, Natalie Ward, and the attorney general, Mark
Speakman, were all seeking to fast-track its assent with the governor."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
