In two weeks, the moral fibre of Australia’s political and judicial system will be put to its latest test when war crimes whistleblower David McBride is put on what is likely to be a secret trial.
He faces up to 50 years in prison.
NZ’s Ardern government has dropped a planned bail-in law, to avoid a backlash from an angry public who won’t want their deposits stolen; Kiwis and Aussies should demand their governments jettison all bail-in powers.
Although the Paris terrorist attack overtook the planned agenda of the 14-15 November G20 Leaders’ Summit in Turkey, nevertheless that summit accepted the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) demand for a “bail-in” regime to prop up the 30 global too