A contest of credible views should be seen as useful in a national crisis
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Morrison government would like the “national cabinet” to mean individual states, notably NSW and Victoria, just stay in line – the line being what the Feds want.
Scott Morrison was clearly beyond irritated on Sunday when premiers Gladys Berejiklian and Daniel Andrews flagged shutdowns and indicated they disagreed with...





