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| Malcolm Turnbull pressed on Nationals deal and marriage equality – as it happened | Malcolm Turnbull pressed on Nationals deal and marriage equality – as it happened |
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| 8.46am BST | 8.46am BST |
| 08:46 | 08:46 |
| So long good people | So long good people |
| Well that’s day one in the new age of liberalised disruption characterised by policies that either cost a bomb or are quite stupid but let’s not get hung up on things like a mob of pedants. | Well that’s day one in the new age of liberalised disruption characterised by policies that either cost a bomb or are quite stupid but let’s not get hung up on things like a mob of pedants. |
| Given the epic nature of that viewing experience, I think that’s about as much politics as any sensible person can take for Tuesday. | Given the epic nature of that viewing experience, I think that’s about as much politics as any sensible person can take for Tuesday. |
| Let’s take stock of events today, and ponder their meaning. | Let’s take stock of events today, and ponder their meaning. |
| Malcolm Turnbull | Malcolm Turnbull |
| Tony Abbott | Tony Abbott |
| Bill Shorten | Bill Shorten |
| That’s today. Much more ahead. Ministerial reshuffles. Cabinet. Christopher Pyne as defence minister. You would not be dead for quids. Thanks for your company. Gabrielle Chan will be back with you and the sparrows for Wednesday. | That’s today. Much more ahead. Ministerial reshuffles. Cabinet. Christopher Pyne as defence minister. You would not be dead for quids. Thanks for your company. Gabrielle Chan will be back with you and the sparrows for Wednesday. |
| Have a great evening. | Have a great evening. |
| 8.15am BST | 8.15am BST |
| 08:15 | 08:15 |
| Bridie Jabour on Lucy Turnbull, the prime ministerial spouse. | Bridie Jabour on Lucy Turnbull, the prime ministerial spouse. |
| Malcolm’s match intellectually, business-wise and in wit, Lucy has a long history of public service and commercial success, independent of her husband and also as half of a hyper-successful partnership which has at times extended beyond the personal and into business. | Malcolm’s match intellectually, business-wise and in wit, Lucy has a long history of public service and commercial success, independent of her husband and also as half of a hyper-successful partnership which has at times extended beyond the personal and into business. |
| 8.09am BST | 8.09am BST |
| 08:09 | 08:09 |
| Stephen Koukoulas is looking ahead. When the ministerial reshuffle comes, and when the economic debate restarts once again, it’s a very big task waiting for Malcolm Turnbull and the likely new treasurer, Scott Morrison. | Stephen Koukoulas is looking ahead. When the ministerial reshuffle comes, and when the economic debate restarts once again, it’s a very big task waiting for Malcolm Turnbull and the likely new treasurer, Scott Morrison. |
| You can read that blog post in full here. | You can read that blog post in full here. |
| Here’s a taste. | Here’s a taste. |
| The prime minister, and his likely new treasurer, Scott Morrison, take over the economic levers at a time when economic growth is sluggish, unemployment is high, real wages are falling and consumer and business confidence are weak. Add to that a still-hefty budget deficit and escalating government debt and the picture of the economic challenge for Turnbull and his new team is stark. This is especially the case when the next election is just a year away where the economy will almost certainly be the dominant issue for voters. | The prime minister, and his likely new treasurer, Scott Morrison, take over the economic levers at a time when economic growth is sluggish, unemployment is high, real wages are falling and consumer and business confidence are weak. Add to that a still-hefty budget deficit and escalating government debt and the picture of the economic challenge for Turnbull and his new team is stark. This is especially the case when the next election is just a year away where the economy will almost certainly be the dominant issue for voters. |
| 7.59am BST | 7.59am BST |
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| Mike Bowers has been as frantic as ever. Little sequence here for you this afternoon. | Mike Bowers has been as frantic as ever. Little sequence here for you this afternoon. |
| Am I pulling this off? Malcolm Turnbull’s first day in the big chair. | Am I pulling this off? Malcolm Turnbull’s first day in the big chair. |
| We’ve got the water! Warren Truss, the king is dead, long live the king. | We’ve got the water! Warren Truss, the king is dead, long live the king. |
| Ancestors, keeping a close eye on the hijinks. | Ancestors, keeping a close eye on the hijinks. |
| 7.51am BST | 7.51am BST |
| 07:51 | 07:51 |
| Gazette Notice for the swearing in of @TurnbullMalcolm as Prime Minister of Australia #libspill #auspol pic.twitter.com/s33BmhrMUs | Gazette Notice for the swearing in of @TurnbullMalcolm as Prime Minister of Australia #libspill #auspol pic.twitter.com/s33BmhrMUs |
| 7.33am BST | 7.33am BST |
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| Speers points Christopher Pyne to reports hat he could be defence minister after the reshuffle. Is he into defence? | Speers points Christopher Pyne to reports hat he could be defence minister after the reshuffle. Is he into defence? |
| I’ve always had a keen interest in history and military matters. You only have to read my book, A Letter to My Children, published by Melbourne University Press. | I’ve always had a keen interest in history and military matters. You only have to read my book, A Letter to My Children, published by Melbourne University Press. |
| He never gives up, this man. | He never gives up, this man. |
| 7.28am BST | 7.28am BST |
| 07:28 | 07:28 |
| Speers puts it to Pyne that Cory Bernardi has remarked that the leadership change is treachery. | Speers puts it to Pyne that Cory Bernardi has remarked that the leadership change is treachery. |
| Christopher Pyne: | Christopher Pyne: |
| I think Cory is a boutique senator in many respects. | I think Cory is a boutique senator in many respects. |
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| 07:26 | 07:26 |
| Shalailah Medhora | Shalailah Medhora |
| When asked by David Speers if he is willing to say who he voted for, Christopher Pyne replied: | When asked by David Speers if he is willing to say who he voted for, Christopher Pyne replied: |
| Well I’m not, actually. I’m a very close friend of Tony Abbott, and very loyally served him... and I also served Malcolm Turnbull when he was leader ... I don’t see a great deal of benefit from hauling over the coals of who voted for who. | Well I’m not, actually. I’m a very close friend of Tony Abbott, and very loyally served him... and I also served Malcolm Turnbull when he was leader ... I don’t see a great deal of benefit from hauling over the coals of who voted for who. |
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| The manager of government business, Christopher Pyne is on Sky News. He’s declining to say who he voted for in last night’s leadership ballot. He thinks he’s too senior to answer pesky questions like that. | The manager of government business, Christopher Pyne is on Sky News. He’s declining to say who he voted for in last night’s leadership ballot. He thinks he’s too senior to answer pesky questions like that. |
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| Splits between the Nationals and the Liberals on the effects test | Splits between the Nationals and the Liberals on the effects test |
| Speaking as we were of the Nationals, and effects tests – spies in the red chamber inform me that the Nationals just crossed the floor in the Senate to support a Greens motion. | Speaking as we were of the Nationals, and effects tests – spies in the red chamber inform me that the Nationals just crossed the floor in the Senate to support a Greens motion. |
| Just for the record, the Liberals voted against. | Just for the record, the Liberals voted against. |
| Senator Whish-Wilson: To move that the Senate— | Senator Whish-Wilson: To move that the Senate— |
| (a) notes that | (a) notes that |
| (i) the Harper Review into competition policy called for the introduction of an effects test in relation to the misuse of market power, | (i) the Harper Review into competition policy called for the introduction of an effects test in relation to the misuse of market power, |
| (ii) supporters for the introduction of an effects test include the National Farmers‘ Federation, and the newly-formed Independent Business Alliance for Competition made up of the Council of Small Business Australia, the Australian Retailers Association, Fresh Markets Australia,the Australian Newsagents‘ Federation, the Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association and the Master Grocers Association, and | (ii) supporters for the introduction of an effects test include the National Farmers‘ Federation, and the newly-formed Independent Business Alliance for Competition made up of the Council of Small Business Australia, the Australian Retailers Association, Fresh Markets Australia,the Australian Newsagents‘ Federation, the Australasian Convenience and Petroleum Marketers Association and the Master Grocers Association, and |
| (iii) the National Party unanimously passed a motion at its National Conference calling for the introduction of an effects test; and | (iii) the National Party unanimously passed a motion at its National Conference calling for the introduction of an effects test; and |
| (b) calls on the government to bring forward legislation that amends Section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to introduce aneffects test so as to better protect farmers and small business owners from anti-competitive conduct. | (b) calls on the government to bring forward legislation that amends Section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to introduce aneffects test so as to better protect farmers and small business owners from anti-competitive conduct. |
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| Some reader feedback on the ‘sure it’s a boondoggle’ shtick. | Some reader feedback on the ‘sure it’s a boondoggle’ shtick. |
| Acute, this observation. | Acute, this observation. |
| @murpharoo Hmm, this formulation offended him when it applied to the establishment of a broadband network. | @murpharoo Hmm, this formulation offended him when it applied to the establishment of a broadband network. |
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| Leadership with conditions attached: now for the hard yards | Leadership with conditions attached: now for the hard yards |
| If Labor set out in that question time to make the point that this was the same old government with a more friendly figurehead, it made some progress. | If Labor set out in that question time to make the point that this was the same old government with a more friendly figurehead, it made some progress. |
| Malcolm Turnbull showed the perimeters of his cage. He had to back in direct action (a policy he’s said publicly is a dog), he had to back in the plebiscite on same sex marriage and the timing (currently post election, and of course Turnbull would like that to happen sooner), and he had to take questions on precisely what he’d given to the Nationals in order to secure a new coalition agreement (water has gone to the Nationals and that’s a very big deal.) | Malcolm Turnbull showed the perimeters of his cage. He had to back in direct action (a policy he’s said publicly is a dog), he had to back in the plebiscite on same sex marriage and the timing (currently post election, and of course Turnbull would like that to happen sooner), and he had to take questions on precisely what he’d given to the Nationals in order to secure a new coalition agreement (water has gone to the Nationals and that’s a very big deal.) |
| The only territory where Turnbull expressed personal freedom was on his Dorothy Dixer on national security. Australia’s new prime minister was of course very vigilant when it came to national security, but for the first time sentiments were expressed in low key language. We know, courtesy of a speech he gave the Sydney Institute earlier this year, Turnbull thinks this debate needs to be toned right down. | The only territory where Turnbull expressed personal freedom was on his Dorothy Dixer on national security. Australia’s new prime minister was of course very vigilant when it came to national security, but for the first time sentiments were expressed in low key language. We know, courtesy of a speech he gave the Sydney Institute earlier this year, Turnbull thinks this debate needs to be toned right down. |
| Some of the ‘back-in-the-inherited-nonsense’ formulations were funny if you happen to speak Canberra. Sure, that direct action costs a bomb and is hideously complex but it works, so why worry? (The jury is still out on whether the expensive and complex policy does work in fact, but marks for trying.) Same with the plebiscite. The Turnbull wink was sure this is expensive but the party room is already locked in. What can a poor same sex marriage supporter do? | Some of the ‘back-in-the-inherited-nonsense’ formulations were funny if you happen to speak Canberra. Sure, that direct action costs a bomb and is hideously complex but it works, so why worry? (The jury is still out on whether the expensive and complex policy does work in fact, but marks for trying.) Same with the plebiscite. The Turnbull wink was sure this is expensive but the party room is already locked in. What can a poor same sex marriage supporter do? |
| Let’s be very clear. | Let’s be very clear. |
| The real test of the new era is whether Turnbull can navigate the ship of state back gradually in the direction of the sensible centre. The government does need to shift on some issues, otherwise why change the leader? If it truly is same old same old, the public won’t buy it, just as they didn’t buy it under Tony Abbott. | The real test of the new era is whether Turnbull can navigate the ship of state back gradually in the direction of the sensible centre. The government does need to shift on some issues, otherwise why change the leader? If it truly is same old same old, the public won’t buy it, just as they didn’t buy it under Tony Abbott. |
| Charm, considerable though it is, can only get you so far. | Charm, considerable though it is, can only get you so far. |
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| Further questions have been placed on the notice paper. Give me a few minutes and I’ll give you some thoughts on that session. | Further questions have been placed on the notice paper. Give me a few minutes and I’ll give you some thoughts on that session. |
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| 06:43 | 06:43 |
| Labor is now after dirty deals made with the National party. Has the prime minister made a deal with the National party to give them responsibility for water policy? | Labor is now after dirty deals made with the National party. Has the prime minister made a deal with the National party to give them responsibility for water policy? |
| Speaker Smith thinks that needs a rephrase. Again. Third time lucky perhaps? | Speaker Smith thinks that needs a rephrase. Again. Third time lucky perhaps? |
| Labor is now citing a report on ABC Rural in an effort to get the question in. | Labor is now citing a report on ABC Rural in an effort to get the question in. |
| Turnbull says any decision on an effects test will be one of the cabinet. (One of the earlier iterations of the question from Labor inquired whether Turnbull had agreed to implement an effects test which helps small business defend itself against the misue of market power by big business.) He says ministerial arrangements will be unveiled in coming days. That covers the location of portfolio responsibility for water management. My colleague Gabi Chan says the Nats have water. | Turnbull says any decision on an effects test will be one of the cabinet. (One of the earlier iterations of the question from Labor inquired whether Turnbull had agreed to implement an effects test which helps small business defend itself against the misue of market power by big business.) He says ministerial arrangements will be unveiled in coming days. That covers the location of portfolio responsibility for water management. My colleague Gabi Chan says the Nats have water. |
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| One of these chaps is happy. One slightly less happy. | One of these chaps is happy. One slightly less happy. |
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| 06:33 | 06:33 |
| Labor’s Jason Clare. | Labor’s Jason Clare. |
| Q: The prime minister has previously said: “Few are so publicly humiliated as a poleaxed prime minister.’ Prime minister, why did you poleaxe the member for Warringah? | Q: The prime minister has previously said: “Few are so publicly humiliated as a poleaxed prime minister.’ Prime minister, why did you poleaxe the member for Warringah? |
| Speaker Smith: | Speaker Smith: |
| The leader of the House will resume his seat. I am calling the next question. | The leader of the House will resume his seat. I am calling the next question. |