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| Coalition MPs voice fears Paris may signal end of diesel fuel rebate – politics live | Coalition MPs voice fears Paris may signal end of diesel fuel rebate – politics live |
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| 7.33am GMT | 7.33am GMT |
| 07:33 | 07:33 |
| Good night good people | Good night good people |
| Well, the parliament is grinding along but I think we’ll pull up stumps for now. Thanks for your very fine company throughout Monday. | Well, the parliament is grinding along but I think we’ll pull up stumps for now. Thanks for your very fine company throughout Monday. |
| Let’s conform with our usual practice and wrap up the key events of the day. | Let’s conform with our usual practice and wrap up the key events of the day. |
| That’ll do. Have a great night. See you all in the morning. | That’ll do. Have a great night. See you all in the morning. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.37pm GMT | at 10.37pm GMT |
| 6.35am GMT | 6.35am GMT |
| 06:35 | 06:35 |
| Boom. There it goes. The citizenship revocation proposal has just cleared the House. | Boom. There it goes. The citizenship revocation proposal has just cleared the House. |
| 6.34am GMT | 6.34am GMT |
| 06:34 | 06:34 |
| This package is about to go through the House now, with or without Green objections. Ring the bells, lock the doors. Here comes the third reading vote. | This package is about to go through the House now, with or without Green objections. Ring the bells, lock the doors. Here comes the third reading vote. |
| 6.27am GMT | 6.27am GMT |
| 06:27 | 06:27 |
| Greens MP Adam Bandt is .. I think the technical term is going the nut .. in the chamber now. He says parliament has had no chance to scrutinise the citizenship bill amendments even though they were signed off last Friday. They haven’t even been scrutinised by the “closed shop” of parliament’s joint intelligence committee, Bandt says. | Greens MP Adam Bandt is .. I think the technical term is going the nut .. in the chamber now. He says parliament has had no chance to scrutinise the citizenship bill amendments even though they were signed off last Friday. They haven’t even been scrutinised by the “closed shop” of parliament’s joint intelligence committee, Bandt says. |
| Parliament is about more than a back room deal between Labor and the Liberals. | Parliament is about more than a back room deal between Labor and the Liberals. |
| Bandt says it is entirely possible this package contravenes the rule of law and will have unintended consequences. | Bandt says it is entirely possible this package contravenes the rule of law and will have unintended consequences. |
| This is a Tony Abbott bill that will do nothing to make us safer. | This is a Tony Abbott bill that will do nothing to make us safer. |
| They’ll talk about dual nationals now, they’ll come back for sole nationals later. | They’ll talk about dual nationals now, they’ll come back for sole nationals later. |
| He says this is bad law making and the Greens will not be a party to it. | He says this is bad law making and the Greens will not be a party to it. |
| 6.15am GMT | 6.15am GMT |
| 06:15 | 06:15 |
| The citizenship debate has come on in the House of Representatives. The shadow immigration minister Richard Marles is currently at the dispatch box. He’s speaking about the last-minute amendments from the government to try and ensure the bill is constitutional. | The citizenship debate has come on in the House of Representatives. The shadow immigration minister Richard Marles is currently at the dispatch box. He’s speaking about the last-minute amendments from the government to try and ensure the bill is constitutional. |
| It is of course for the government to be confident of the constitutionality of this package. | It is of course for the government to be confident of the constitutionality of this package. |
| (Marles really means Labor isn’t going to be responsible in the event this package is found wanting in the High Court, and, in essence, is proceeding tonight in good faith on government assurances.) | (Marles really means Labor isn’t going to be responsible in the event this package is found wanting in the High Court, and, in essence, is proceeding tonight in good faith on government assurances.) |
| He says he believes this package gets the balance right between safeguarding individual rights and liberties and collective security. | He says he believes this package gets the balance right between safeguarding individual rights and liberties and collective security. |
| 5.50am GMT | 5.50am GMT |
| 05:50 | 05:50 |
| The funny little tale that is Paris versus the diesel fuel rebate is continuing to bounce through the political day. It’s an interesting little proxy battle, this. Lest Malcolm Turnbull feel inclined to lurch too far forward on the Paris climate commitments, we’ll yank him back. | The funny little tale that is Paris versus the diesel fuel rebate is continuing to bounce through the political day. It’s an interesting little proxy battle, this. Lest Malcolm Turnbull feel inclined to lurch too far forward on the Paris climate commitments, we’ll yank him back. |
| My colleague Daniel Hurst has been chasing voices since I first referenced this breakout this morning. The quotes in this post are from him. | My colleague Daniel Hurst has been chasing voices since I first referenced this breakout this morning. The quotes in this post are from him. |
| If you weren’t tuned in earlier and you don’t fancy checking the blog post at the live link today’s concern in Coalition ranks relates to one of the Paris communiques that will deal with fossil fuel subsidies. The concern is the communique might lock Australia into winding back the diesel fuel rebate. | If you weren’t tuned in earlier and you don’t fancy checking the blog post at the live link today’s concern in Coalition ranks relates to one of the Paris communiques that will deal with fossil fuel subsidies. The concern is the communique might lock Australia into winding back the diesel fuel rebate. |
| Former resources minister Ian Macfarlane, explains. | Former resources minister Ian Macfarlane, explains. |
| If at some point in the future an international agencies or body such as the IMF define the diesel fuel rebate as a subsidy not a rebate we’ll then find ourselves in a position where we’re being asked to honour a commitment we signed in 2015 which ipso facto means we will be under pressure to end the diesel fuel rebate. That would be met with complete dismay from anyone who represents farmers and regional Australia. | If at some point in the future an international agencies or body such as the IMF define the diesel fuel rebate as a subsidy not a rebate we’ll then find ourselves in a position where we’re being asked to honour a commitment we signed in 2015 which ipso facto means we will be under pressure to end the diesel fuel rebate. That would be met with complete dismay from anyone who represents farmers and regional Australia. |
| Nationals leader, Warren Truss, says there is really nothing to see here. | Nationals leader, Warren Truss, says there is really nothing to see here. |
| Nothing that comes out of Paris will affect or have any impact on the diesel fuel rebate. | Nothing that comes out of Paris will affect or have any impact on the diesel fuel rebate. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.51am GMT | at 5.51am GMT |
| 5.24am GMT | 5.24am GMT |
| 05:24 | 05:24 |
| Back to another one bites the Brough – given his name check in parliament today, I’ve called the former journalist Steve Lewis to ask him whether he can corroborate Brough’s very emphatic statement to parliament today: that he never supplied Peter Slipper’s diary to “any journalist”. | Back to another one bites the Brough – given his name check in parliament today, I’ve called the former journalist Steve Lewis to ask him whether he can corroborate Brough’s very emphatic statement to parliament today: that he never supplied Peter Slipper’s diary to “any journalist”. |
| Lewis has declined to comment. | Lewis has declined to comment. |
| Just by way of background/context and other deeply unpopular things that journalists sometimes invoke to the chagrin of readers, I’d caution folks not to read anything in to Lewis’s ‘no comment’ for a number of reasons. Journalists don’t talk about sources or people who others suspect might be our sources. It’s actually a breach of our professional obligations if we do. Apart from professional obligations, it is also prudent not to comment if matters are under investigation. The Australian Federal Police last week executed a search warrant on Brough’s Sunshine Coast home seeking documents relating to his contact with Peter Slipper’s former staffer James Ashby. | Just by way of background/context and other deeply unpopular things that journalists sometimes invoke to the chagrin of readers, I’d caution folks not to read anything in to Lewis’s ‘no comment’ for a number of reasons. Journalists don’t talk about sources or people who others suspect might be our sources. It’s actually a breach of our professional obligations if we do. Apart from professional obligations, it is also prudent not to comment if matters are under investigation. The Australian Federal Police last week executed a search warrant on Brough’s Sunshine Coast home seeking documents relating to his contact with Peter Slipper’s former staffer James Ashby. |
| Thus ends my context. | Thus ends my context. |
| 5.07am GMT | 5.07am GMT |
| 05:07 | 05:07 |
| ETS, 2.0 | ETS, 2.0 |
| Ok, let’s blast on. | Ok, let’s blast on. |
| Given we are firmly in the shadow of Paris, and, if today’s back-and-forth is a reliable guide, firmly in the grip of another ‘I’m with stupid’ outbreak on climate policy – it’s interesting to note the Climate Change Authority has just produced a new report which recommends Australia contemplate emissions trading once again. | Given we are firmly in the shadow of Paris, and, if today’s back-and-forth is a reliable guide, firmly in the grip of another ‘I’m with stupid’ outbreak on climate policy – it’s interesting to note the Climate Change Authority has just produced a new report which recommends Australia contemplate emissions trading once again. |
| The work made public today is in response to the minister for the environment requesting a special review under Part 3 of the Climate Change Authority Act 2011. If memory serves, this special review was a demand by Clive Palmer back in the days when he held defacto balance of power and was fond of standing up with Al Gore in mildly eccentric press conferences. | The work made public today is in response to the minister for the environment requesting a special review under Part 3 of the Climate Change Authority Act 2011. If memory serves, this special review was a demand by Clive Palmer back in the days when he held defacto balance of power and was fond of standing up with Al Gore in mildly eccentric press conferences. |
| According to the CCA, the terms of reference for this review include whether Australia should have an emission trading scheme and any conditions for introducing such a scheme. It requires the authority to consider whether the climate policies of other countries, including the USA, China, Japan, Republic of Korea and the European Union are equivalent to an emissions trading scheme. The authority must also consider what Australia’s contribution should be to an effective and equitable global response to climate change. | According to the CCA, the terms of reference for this review include whether Australia should have an emission trading scheme and any conditions for introducing such a scheme. It requires the authority to consider whether the climate policies of other countries, including the USA, China, Japan, Republic of Korea and the European Union are equivalent to an emissions trading scheme. The authority must also consider what Australia’s contribution should be to an effective and equitable global response to climate change. |
| The statement released by the CCA acting chair Stuart Allinson notes that the polarisation in the domestic climate policy debate hasn’t served the public interest. He suggests that we have in fact lost sight of the goal, which is to reduce emissions in order to safeguard the natural environment. He says the debate should go back to first principles. | The statement released by the CCA acting chair Stuart Allinson notes that the polarisation in the domestic climate policy debate hasn’t served the public interest. He suggests that we have in fact lost sight of the goal, which is to reduce emissions in order to safeguard the natural environment. He says the debate should go back to first principles. |
| It is, however, a bit hard to see that happening when Julie Bishop and Scott Morrison pretend the ALP has a policy for a carbon tax that will cost the economy $600bn. It’s complete nonsense, honestly, and they both intelligent enough to know it. | It is, however, a bit hard to see that happening when Julie Bishop and Scott Morrison pretend the ALP has a policy for a carbon tax that will cost the economy $600bn. It’s complete nonsense, honestly, and they both intelligent enough to know it. |
| John Connor, from The Climate Institute, on today’s CCA work and the return of ‘I’m with stupid’: | John Connor, from The Climate Institute, on today’s CCA work and the return of ‘I’m with stupid’: |
| Unfortunately recent days have seen a flashback to more toxic times and sloganeering. The reality is that policy design matters and that Australia will need a portfolio of policies to meet the initial 2030 emission reduction targets of all significant parties. This is especially so as the debate shifts to the recognition that our emissions intensive economy needs to be transformed to net zero emissions over coming decades. This, as well as the goal of avoiding 2 degrees warming, now appears to be a bipartisan position with discussion only on the date for that outcome – the ALP now says 2050 with the government yet to indicate a date. It is clear that the portfolio of policies will need to include a way to replace some of the aging and inefficient coal fired power stations which are unlikely to be affected by the carbon pricing or regulation policies of either major party before 2030. | Unfortunately recent days have seen a flashback to more toxic times and sloganeering. The reality is that policy design matters and that Australia will need a portfolio of policies to meet the initial 2030 emission reduction targets of all significant parties. This is especially so as the debate shifts to the recognition that our emissions intensive economy needs to be transformed to net zero emissions over coming decades. This, as well as the goal of avoiding 2 degrees warming, now appears to be a bipartisan position with discussion only on the date for that outcome – the ALP now says 2050 with the government yet to indicate a date. It is clear that the portfolio of policies will need to include a way to replace some of the aging and inefficient coal fired power stations which are unlikely to be affected by the carbon pricing or regulation policies of either major party before 2030. |
| 4.35am GMT | 4.35am GMT |
| 04:35 | 04:35 |
| Suffice to say Brough wasn’t a good look last week, and it doesn’t look any better today. | Suffice to say Brough wasn’t a good look last week, and it doesn’t look any better today. |
| 4.24am GMT | 4.24am GMT |
| 04:24 | 04:24 |
| Mr Bowers calls this sequence: because I’m happy. | Mr Bowers calls this sequence: because I’m happy. |
| 4.14am GMT | 4.14am GMT |
| 04:14 | 04:14 |
| Further questions have been placed on the notice paper. I’ll bring you some chamber pictures in a minute, then we’ll regroup for the afternoon. | Further questions have been placed on the notice paper. I’ll bring you some chamber pictures in a minute, then we’ll regroup for the afternoon. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.22am GMT | at 4.22am GMT |
| 4.11am GMT | 4.11am GMT |
| 04:11 | 04:11 |
| Dreyfus. | Dreyfus. |
| Q: My question is again to the special minister of state. I refer to the minister’s answers in Question Time last week and today. On the 29th of March 2012 James Ashby sent a text message to the minister which included pages of the Speaker’s official diary. The minister sent a text back “Can that be emailed, James, it is hard to read.” The initial copy may be blurry but isn’t it crystal clear the minister should resign? | Q: My question is again to the special minister of state. I refer to the minister’s answers in Question Time last week and today. On the 29th of March 2012 James Ashby sent a text message to the minister which included pages of the Speaker’s official diary. The minister sent a text back “Can that be emailed, James, it is hard to read.” The initial copy may be blurry but isn’t it crystal clear the minister should resign? |
| Brough continues with his formulation that this has all been considered by the federal court. | Brough continues with his formulation that this has all been considered by the federal court. |
| But then he says this: | But then he says this: |
| I would further confirm for the member who continually asks these questions I at no time passed any diaries to any journalist. | I would further confirm for the member who continually asks these questions I at no time passed any diaries to any journalist. |
| (I’m not sure Brough has said that before. Can any reader enlighten me if he has said that before and I’ve missed it?) | (I’m not sure Brough has said that before. Can any reader enlighten me if he has said that before and I’ve missed it?) |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.15am GMT | at 4.15am GMT |
| 4.04am GMT | 4.04am GMT |
| 04:04 | 04:04 |
| Dreyfus again. | Dreyfus again. |
| Q: I refer to the minister’s answers in question time last week and today. On 29 March 2012, now former journalist Steve Lewis sent an email to the minister which read: “On how many occasions has Peter Slipper travelled to New Zealand since July 2010? Can these provide the following dates?” Did the minister agree to obtain pages of the diary for a journalist? Does the minister now give unauthorised copies of other documents to journalists? | Q: I refer to the minister’s answers in question time last week and today. On 29 March 2012, now former journalist Steve Lewis sent an email to the minister which read: “On how many occasions has Peter Slipper travelled to New Zealand since July 2010? Can these provide the following dates?” Did the minister agree to obtain pages of the diary for a journalist? Does the minister now give unauthorised copies of other documents to journalists? |
| Brough, unhappy. | Brough, unhappy. |
| Mr Speaker, the answer is no. | Mr Speaker, the answer is no. |
| 4.02am GMT | 4.02am GMT |
| 04:02 | 04:02 |
| The long march. | The long march. |