Vieira: Govt must detail need for any SoE extension
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June 8, 2026
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Senior Political Reporter
As a matter of constitutional principle, the burden rests on the State to justify why it must continue a State of Emergency (SoE), since an SoE is not intended to become the normal framework of governance, Independent Senator Anthony Vieira says.
Vieira did so in a statement last Saturday, hours before the Government announced its intention to extend the SoE.
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