The state of Victoria

In comments, Quadrant subscriber Ianl sums up the sad state of Victoria:

Vic Parliament is closed. Andrews will again be given extended emergency powers by the Upper House dribblers, ensuring the Parliament remains closed. I have read that the State Governor’s dismissal power is now removed by Act of (closed) Parliament so all Andrews needs is a bare majority every 4 years.

VicPol has been untouchable for years. See the LawyerX saga – no repercussions at all for VicPol.

The Vic Supreme Court has been metaphorically sliced up by the High Court on the Pell saga – no repercussions at all for the members of the Supreme Court.

An Inquiry into the responsibility for the Aged Care disaster last year turned up nothing – because the Inquiry simply refused to subpoena relevant evidence such as phone call logs etc.

All of that takes care of the Separation of Powers notion. The situation is beyond retrieval.

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UPDATE: Via Twitter, another of Victoria Police’s greatest hits.

Pay particular attention to the Riot Squad’s mastery of technique. Slamming that rifle butt into the back of the prone suspect is very nearly Olympics (circa 1936) quality, but probably not as accomplished as the running knee to the kidneys administered by another of Dan’s black ninjas.