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Laws are like sausages: it’s best not to see them being made

With the government seeking to delay an expansion of MAID by three years, the Senate must depart from a process resembling sausage-making, and bring law-making back into repute by considering all relevant evidence.

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BY JOCELYN DOWNIE, MONA GUPTA
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Laws are like sausages: it’s best not to see them being made

With the government seeking to delay an expansion of MAID by three years, the Senate must depart from a process resembling sausage-making, and bring law-making back into repute by considering all relevant evidence.

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