Cute that you say that we have one of the strongest separations between courts and the government, given what Queensland's government has been doing to the cour

Cute that you say that we have one of the strongest separations between courts and the government, given what Queensland's government has been doing to the court system here. There's been a fair bit of press [1],[2] about the friction between the current government and the court system, due to the state government trying to bend the courts to suit their political desires (examples include the election of an allegedly biased chief justice, the VLAD laws). I'd agree with you normally, but it seems that the federal government is following the Queensland state government's lead in trying to manipulate the courts to their favour. I dearly hope we see some stronger push-back against that though because the separation of courts and government is one of the best things about this country. [1]: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-21/queensland-premier-campbell-newman-makes-major-policy-changes/5611970 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-21/queensland-premier-cam... [2]: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/barrister-quits-over-carmody-appointment-process-20140613-zs7ds.html http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/barrister-quits-o...