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One great thing about Australia’s Federation is its system of checks and balances. In addition to a Westminster-style separation of powers (between the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary), we also have the Washington-style division of powers (between the national government, the states, and local councils). Our ‘Washminster’ arrangements help guard against what Alexis de Tocqueville referred to as the ‘tyranny of the majority’. When it works, it works well. But increasingly, local governments are neglecting their primary roles and focusing on issues beyond their ambit.
Here is my latest article in The Spectator Australia's Flat White, "Local councils are becoming fiefdoms obsessed with identity politics".
Out of control local councils - the ones that declare 'climate emergencies' while failing to fix potholes - are giving your money to the #YES campaign.
— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) August 10, 2023
These social justice fiefdoms consider themselves to sit above democracy.https://t.co/eNPobDj1Gu