Former PM: Govt pushing through too many laws under urgency

09/12/2025 4 min
Former PM: Govt pushing through too many laws under urgency

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Former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer says the government is pushing too many laws through under urgency, skipping public consultation and proper scrutiny. Leader of the House Chris Bishop says "urgency is not ideal but unavoidable". To unpack this we're joined by public law expert Professor Andrew Geddis from the University of Otago.