Good afternoon. We start the week in South Australia, where the state opposition leader has been roundly criticised for comments he made while defending tough anti-protest laws.
The laws were rushed through with bipartisan support last week after a rally was held outside an oil and gas conference. The Liberals leader, David Speirs, said protest was a “good thing” but “there are some countries where your head would be cut off for doing that sort of protest”, in words that sparked condemnation from Human Rights Watch and the Greens.
