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| Trade minister Andrew Robb set to retire – as it happened | Trade minister Andrew Robb set to retire – as it happened |
| (6 days later) | |
| 7.05am GMT | 7.05am GMT |
| 07:05 | 07:05 |
| Good night and keep on Trussing | Good night and keep on Trussing |
| After that late flurry, I think we can fold the Politics Live tent for today. We need to be bright eyed and bushy tailed for the morrows, so rest up. | After that late flurry, I think we can fold the Politics Live tent for today. We need to be bright eyed and bushy tailed for the morrows, so rest up. |
| Let’s recap today, Wednesday. | Let’s recap today, Wednesday. |
| Thanks for reading. See you in the morning. | Thanks for reading. See you in the morning. |
| 6.33am GMT | 6.33am GMT |
| 06:33 | 06:33 |
| All of these events, of course, clear the way for Malcolm Turnbull to embark on a frontbench reshuffle that he’s had on ice while waiting for Truss to outline his future intentions. | All of these events, of course, clear the way for Malcolm Turnbull to embark on a frontbench reshuffle that he’s had on ice while waiting for Truss to outline his future intentions. |
| 6.29am GMT | 6.29am GMT |
| 06:29 | 06:29 |
| Today's later breaker in three points | Today's later breaker in three points |
| Because the last thirty minutes or so have been very choppy in a reporting sense, and respecting the fact some readers will be just tuning in, let me recap our late breaker. | Because the last thirty minutes or so have been very choppy in a reporting sense, and respecting the fact some readers will be just tuning in, let me recap our late breaker. |
| Tomorrow, Thursday, we expect the following things to happen. | Tomorrow, Thursday, we expect the following things to happen. |
| 6.18am GMT | 6.18am GMT |
| 06:18 | 06:18 |
| On Sky News now, the cabinet secretary Arthur Sinodinos has confirmed that Warren Truss will make a statement about his future tomorrow. He says it’s been known for some time that Andrew Robb did not intend to re-contest his seat at the coming election, so the statement tomorrow will clarify his intentions. | On Sky News now, the cabinet secretary Arthur Sinodinos has confirmed that Warren Truss will make a statement about his future tomorrow. He says it’s been known for some time that Andrew Robb did not intend to re-contest his seat at the coming election, so the statement tomorrow will clarify his intentions. |
| 5.55am GMT | 5.55am GMT |
| 05:55 | 05:55 |
| We are all still in information gathering mode. It looks highly likely (at this stage) that we will have the results of the Parkinson inquiry into Stuart Robert tomorrow. | We are all still in information gathering mode. It looks highly likely (at this stage) that we will have the results of the Parkinson inquiry into Stuart Robert tomorrow. |
| 5.49am GMT | 5.49am GMT |
| 05:49 | 05:49 |
| Daniel Hurst | Daniel Hurst |
| I understand Andrew Robb has decided to retire from politics, however the timing of his departure from the frontbench is still unclear. A source close to Robb said he would “stay in the ministry until a later date.” As for Warren Truss, there’s no confirmation about his intentions, one way or the other. Warren likes to keep us guessing. | I understand Andrew Robb has decided to retire from politics, however the timing of his departure from the frontbench is still unclear. A source close to Robb said he would “stay in the ministry until a later date.” As for Warren Truss, there’s no confirmation about his intentions, one way or the other. Warren likes to keep us guessing. |
| 5.35am GMT | 5.35am GMT |
| 05:35 | 05:35 |
| Daniel Hurst has confirmed the Robb story is correct. Robb is retiring. We are chasing further details. | Daniel Hurst has confirmed the Robb story is correct. Robb is retiring. We are chasing further details. |
| 5.33am GMT | 5.33am GMT |
| 05:33 | 05:33 |
| Movement at several stations? | Movement at several stations? |
| We have breaking news this afternoon. Phil Coorey from The Australian Financial Review is pointing to tomorrow being a super Thursday. We’ve been waiting for the National leader Warren Truss to clarify his future. Coorey is reporting that the trade minister Andrew Robb may join Truss in announcing his retirement from politics – as early as Thursday. | We have breaking news this afternoon. Phil Coorey from The Australian Financial Review is pointing to tomorrow being a super Thursday. We’ve been waiting for the National leader Warren Truss to clarify his future. Coorey is reporting that the trade minister Andrew Robb may join Truss in announcing his retirement from politics – as early as Thursday. |
| And we might also get the Parkinson review. Which could mean a reshuffle on Friday. | And we might also get the Parkinson review. Which could mean a reshuffle on Friday. |
| All speculative right now. Buckle in. | All speculative right now. Buckle in. |
| 5.27am GMT | 5.27am GMT |
| 05:27 | 05:27 |
| Thank you to Naomi Woodley from the ABC for catching this brief statement after question time when I was preoccupied with the travails of Stuart Robert. | Thank you to Naomi Woodley from the ABC for catching this brief statement after question time when I was preoccupied with the travails of Stuart Robert. |
| Labor's Gary Gray is speaking in the House abt the deaths of Adam Coleman & Dean Lucas in Mexico last year. The Mexican Ambassador is here. | Labor's Gary Gray is speaking in the House abt the deaths of Adam Coleman & Dean Lucas in Mexico last year. The Mexican Ambassador is here. |
| Gary Gray says the men's families thank the Mexican government for being "supportive & co-operative & never shying away from the horror". | Gary Gray says the men's families thank the Mexican government for being "supportive & co-operative & never shying away from the horror". |
| Gary Gray also offers the Coleman & Lucas families thanks to Julie Bishop & Michael Keenan and DFAT & the AFP. | Gary Gray also offers the Coleman & Lucas families thanks to Julie Bishop & Michael Keenan and DFAT & the AFP. |
| Here is Gary Gray afterwards with the ambassador and the foreign minister Julie Bishop, a lovely picture from Mike Bowers. | Here is Gary Gray afterwards with the ambassador and the foreign minister Julie Bishop, a lovely picture from Mike Bowers. |
| As well as recording this event, Magic Mike and I are sending love in this post to Jane Cattermole, a great friend of Politics Live, who was impacted by this tragedy. | As well as recording this event, Magic Mike and I are sending love in this post to Jane Cattermole, a great friend of Politics Live, who was impacted by this tragedy. |
| 5.15am GMT | 5.15am GMT |
| 05:15 | 05:15 |
| Because I have a little bit of time, I want to share some broader thoughts on the Stuart Robert fracas, at the risk of becoming a broken record on the subject of political reform. | Because I have a little bit of time, I want to share some broader thoughts on the Stuart Robert fracas, at the risk of becoming a broken record on the subject of political reform. |
| Late last year, Jonathan Green, the editor of Meanjin, very kindly invited me to write an essay about whether Malcolm Turnbull could change the state of our politics. A number of people have read the essay, and contributed their thoughts on social media, which has been marvellous. If you haven’t read it and you’d like to, here’s a link. If you are in Canberra, and you are interested in this topic, I’ll be hosting an event on this theme later in the month. You can find details for that here. | Late last year, Jonathan Green, the editor of Meanjin, very kindly invited me to write an essay about whether Malcolm Turnbull could change the state of our politics. A number of people have read the essay, and contributed their thoughts on social media, which has been marvellous. If you haven’t read it and you’d like to, here’s a link. If you are in Canberra, and you are interested in this topic, I’ll be hosting an event on this theme later in the month. You can find details for that here. |
| My thesis in that Meanjin piece is we need to get serious about political reform on several fronts. We have to consider ways of stopping the current cycle of politicians chasing money. We have to look at reforms to the donations and disclosure regime to ensure people know what’s going on in a timely fashion. And we have to consider ways of bringing the public in to decision making, rather than locking up the reform conversation as a transaction of appeasement between special interests. | My thesis in that Meanjin piece is we need to get serious about political reform on several fronts. We have to consider ways of stopping the current cycle of politicians chasing money. We have to look at reforms to the donations and disclosure regime to ensure people know what’s going on in a timely fashion. And we have to consider ways of bringing the public in to decision making, rather than locking up the reform conversation as a transaction of appeasement between special interests. |
| So how does this relate to Stuart Robert? | So how does this relate to Stuart Robert? |
| Well, riding shotgun to a major political donor during one of his business transactions in China, in some ill-defined private capacity, to my mind at least, is a symptom of a system where the inhabitants don’t quite know where to draw the lines. It suggests there’s not enough clarity of purpose and rigour in the system. Whether Robert ultimately stays in a ministry or whether he goes, this broader observation will remain valid. | Well, riding shotgun to a major political donor during one of his business transactions in China, in some ill-defined private capacity, to my mind at least, is a symptom of a system where the inhabitants don’t quite know where to draw the lines. It suggests there’s not enough clarity of purpose and rigour in the system. Whether Robert ultimately stays in a ministry or whether he goes, this broader observation will remain valid. |
| We need to view these case studies as small systemic cries for help, a bit like the case study the former Speaker Bronwyn Bishop, supplied, when she thought it was ok to charter a helicopter at taxpayer expense to fly from Melbourne to Geelong. And we mustn’t waste opportunities to ask politicians to act on the systemic problems as well as clean up individual messes that periodically arise. Because when these things happen –the periodic imbroglios over entitlements and relationships with donors, politicians just go into fire fighting mode, the only imperative is shut down the controversy, and move on as quickly as possible. It’s a recipe for nothing ever changing. | We need to view these case studies as small systemic cries for help, a bit like the case study the former Speaker Bronwyn Bishop, supplied, when she thought it was ok to charter a helicopter at taxpayer expense to fly from Melbourne to Geelong. And we mustn’t waste opportunities to ask politicians to act on the systemic problems as well as clean up individual messes that periodically arise. Because when these things happen –the periodic imbroglios over entitlements and relationships with donors, politicians just go into fire fighting mode, the only imperative is shut down the controversy, and move on as quickly as possible. It’s a recipe for nothing ever changing. |
| So, in a sense, I don’t really care if Stuart Robert remains in the ministry or not. I care more about whether this latest example of misplaced priorities from a parliamentarians can lead to more serious consideration of institutional and cultural change. | So, in a sense, I don’t really care if Stuart Robert remains in the ministry or not. I care more about whether this latest example of misplaced priorities from a parliamentarians can lead to more serious consideration of institutional and cultural change. |
| 4.34am GMT | 4.34am GMT |
| 04:34 | 04:34 |
| Shadow attorney general Mark Dreyfus has taken it outside. He’s in the courtyard talking to the cameras. What else does the prime minister need to know, he wonders? What more information do you need in order to sack Stuart Robert? | Shadow attorney general Mark Dreyfus has taken it outside. He’s in the courtyard talking to the cameras. What else does the prime minister need to know, he wonders? What more information do you need in order to sack Stuart Robert? |
| 4.25am GMT | 4.25am GMT |
| 04:25 | 04:25 |
| As Mr Bowers so neatly terms it, Stuart Robert, walking the green pile. | As Mr Bowers so neatly terms it, Stuart Robert, walking the green pile. |
| 4.20am GMT | 4.20am GMT |
| 04:20 | 04:20 |
| Further questions have been placed on the notice paper. I’ll be back shortly with pictures and particulars. | Further questions have been placed on the notice paper. I’ll be back shortly with pictures and particulars. |
| 4.12am GMT | 4.12am GMT |
| 04:12 | 04:12 |
| Manager of opposition business, Tony Burke, seconding the motion. | Manager of opposition business, Tony Burke, seconding the motion. |
| He needs to be sacked, everybody knows it. But the prime minister can’t make a decision! | He needs to be sacked, everybody knows it. But the prime minister can’t make a decision! |
| Christopher Pyne: | Christopher Pyne: |
| I move the member be no longer heard. | I move the member be no longer heard. |
| 4.04am GMT | 4.04am GMT |
| 04:04 | 04:04 |
| Bill Shorten: | Bill Shorten: |
| It is time for this do nothing prime minister to do something. We must sack the minister! | It is time for this do nothing prime minister to do something. We must sack the minister! |
| Manager of government business, Christopher Pyne. | Manager of government business, Christopher Pyne. |
| I’ll put the leader of the opposition out of his misery. I move the member be no longer heard. | I’ll put the leader of the opposition out of his misery. I move the member be no longer heard. |
| Speaker Smith is not amused. He advises Pyne to leave off the commentary. | Speaker Smith is not amused. He advises Pyne to leave off the commentary. |
| 4.01am GMT | 4.01am GMT |
| 04:01 | 04:01 |
| Shorten is now launching into a suspension of the standing orders, which culminates in censuring the prime minister for failing to sack Stuart Robert. | Shorten is now launching into a suspension of the standing orders, which culminates in censuring the prime minister for failing to sack Stuart Robert. |
| 3.59am GMT | 3.59am GMT |
| 03:59 | 03:59 |
| Is that the time? Here comes the censure motion. | Is that the time? Here comes the censure motion. |
| 3.57am GMT | 3.57am GMT |
| 03:57 | 03:57 |
| Bill Shorten is back wondering whether the prime minister is too arrogant to sack his minister while the parliament sits? | Bill Shorten is back wondering whether the prime minister is too arrogant to sack his minister while the parliament sits? |
| The Speaker Tony Smith thinks that’s a bit rude. | The Speaker Tony Smith thinks that’s a bit rude. |
| The prime minister says won’t detain the House by repeating his last answer, but then proceeds to repeat it. | The prime minister says won’t detain the House by repeating his last answer, but then proceeds to repeat it. |
| And he ends with a zinger. | And he ends with a zinger. |
| The leader of the opposition is as convincing in his indignation as he was in his defence of the lettuces of Australia. | The leader of the opposition is as convincing in his indignation as he was in his defence of the lettuces of Australia. |