Peter Hollingworth, the former governor general who resigned in 2003 over his handling of child sexual abuse allegations in the Anglican church, has died aged 91. Meanwhile, in news that will surprise absolutely no one who has ever tried to run a business in Australia, Liberal MP Tim Wilson has launched a campaign called 'stand with small' to support small businesses.
Wilson, apparently channeling the spirit of a late-night infomercial, declared: 'Over the past year I have been speaking with small businesses across the country, and particularly about how the rules of the economy increasingly feel rigged against them. And I have reached a conclusion: we have an economy designed for the 20th century, and I am no longer convinced tinkering at the margins will fix it. We need new economic structures for the 21st century.'
Wilson didn't stop there. He took a swing at the prime minister, describing him as 'the guy in that group assignment that does none of the work, but still takes the grade.' He also called the treasurer 'the inflation arsonist cosplaying as the firefighter,' adding that the budget was 'narrative, over numbers. Revenue, without reform.' Because nothing says 'support small business' like a good old-fashioned political roast.