After six days of public hearings, the Senate inquiry into the NDIS amendments tabled its final report on Friday. Most of the critical findings are likely to be ignored by the Albanese government, which has been negotiating behind closed doors with the opposition and seems likely to push its changes through parliament as early as this week.

As Australia acquiesces in the United States' latest disastrous, illegal war, the Greens last week introduced a bill which would require both houses of parliament to vote before our troops can be sent overseas to engage in conflict. After one hour's debate, this was squashed by the Labor and Liberal parties, despite polls showing 90 per cent of Australians support war powers reform.