High Court exposing Attorney-General Rowland's poor judgement

Key points

• The author argues that Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has shown poor judgement by declining requests from 18 senators and MPs and nine civil society groups to have the Government meet his legal costs.
• The dispute stems from the Federal Government's appeal to the Federal Court over an AUKUS nuclear waste transparency ruling in his favour, where it sought an order that he pay its costs if it won.
• Separately, the South Australian Government appealed a Murray-Darling freedom of information decision to the High Court, also seeking costs from him.