“Australians opposed to the local government referendum have officially formed and welcome the support of any Australian opposed to Canberra’s power grab”, said spokesperson Peter Reith.
Mr Reith’s comments follow the introduction of the Referendum Alteration (Local Government) Bill into the House of Representatives last week. Former Councillor, Julian Leeser, will be Convenor of the Vote ‘No’ campaign, with the support of Mr Reith, Dr Gary Johns, Nick Minchin and Tim Wilson.
“We welcome any Australian who wants to stand up to Canberra’s power grab”, Mr Reith said.
“Anyone opposed to this local government referendum can register their interest at:
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Well done the IPA for seeking a legal opinion on the validity of the Gillard government’s Carbon Tax.
Pity no conservative state government bothered about getting a legal opinion.
Anyway, the legal opinion concludes that the legislation can be challenged on a number of grounds, including:
1. The Commonwealth cannot tax State property. Legally carbon dioxide emissions are State property.
2. The Commonwealth cannot impose a carbon tax and other related penalties within the same Act.
3. The Commonwealth cannot introduce a carbon tax within its external affairs powers.
Tim Wilson explains how our our political system doesn't support the right.
The centre-right is politically harmed because State and Federal Executives are drawn from the Parliament.
Australia broadly suffers from a lack of professional mobility. Few Australians can, or do, move between the senior levels of government, academia and business.
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