Greens’ fair dinkum own goal

Greens Sarah Hanson-Young. Picture: Tricia Watkinson

A week ago, in the quiet wasteland of Friday afternoon when politicians typically dump announcements they don’t want reported, the Greens-established committee into “Fair Dinkum Power” concluded that — drum roll please — it couldn’t reach a conclusion.

How un-fair dinkum and gosh darn un-Australian is that!

The committee was created to mock Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, after he used the phrase “fair dinkum power” during a radio, but has turned into an own goal for the Greens.

“Due to the prorogation of Parliament and the election, the committee has not been able to complete its inquiry and report as intended,” committee chair, Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young wrote in the non-report released last week.

That’s despite receiving 44 submissions and holding a public hearing in March.

However there was this caveat: “The committee recommends the Senate re-establish the committee in the 46th Parliament, with provision to access the documents and evidence of this committee, to enable the inquiry to be completed.”

Your taxpayer dollars hard at work!

Speaking of power … politicians often get offered unsolicited advice, but Nationals MP Keith Pitt told Strewth he wasn’t expecting this to come out of the mouth of two Canberran parishioners when they approached him after the traditional church service to welcome back Parliament. “Keep going — saw you on TV — nuclear’s the way to go!”