During Covid-19, the government has been increasingly using legislative powers to bypass the parliament. So-called ‘Henry VIII’ clauses mean some of these laws cannot be amended or overturned. 

Guest: Chief political correspondent for The Saturday Paper Karen Middleton.

Background reading:

Morrison ruling by ‘Henry VIII’ clauses in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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