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Bill Shorten asks Labor to endorse Pat Dodson to replace Joe Bullock – politics live | Bill Shorten asks Labor to endorse Pat Dodson to replace Joe Bullock – politics live |
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Morrison is working through how the growth forecast impacts the budget. He says fiscal consolidation will take budgets and budgets and budgets. Nominal GDP is not supplying a tailwind. The treasurer says he has a close eye on expenditure restraint (thanks for that, Tony), but the economic circumstances are what they are. | |
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Down in the Blue Room, the treasurer Scott Morrison is welcoming the GDP figures. | |
We are growing faster than every economy in the G7. | |
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Labor is trying to insist that all divisions on this bill are accompanied by ringing the bells for four minutes. Sorry Penny (Wong), says president Parry. We will ring the bells for one minute. | |
Labor Senator, Jacinta Collins. | |
This is a gag on a gag! | |
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The Senate voting reform bill has now moved to the first reading. | |
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The government will take this leak very seriously | |
Back to Tony Abbott and his submarine offensive. First up today I pointed you to The Australian’s story, which referenced the Abbott government’s plan for submarine acquisitions (buy them more quickly) and contrasted that with the Turnbull government’s decision to acquire them more slowly – a decision which has reportedly flabbergasted Abbott. | |
The manager of government business, Christopher Pyne, is sounding less than delighted about classified material being in the public domain. | |
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I would make the point that it’s a highly classified document – there are no more highly classified documents than ones that are in the National Secuirty Committee – and therefore the government will take this leak to The Australian very seriously. | |
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Guardian Australia contributor, Stephen Koukoulas, on the GDP. | |
Annualised GDP growth over second half of 2015 was 3.5%And now with commodity prices marching higher, things are looking quite good | |
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We also have new economic growth figures which say 3% for the year. Stronger than forecast. | |
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Meanwhile, in Vermont. | |
"This campaign is about transforming America" Bernie Sanders celebrates his win in Vermont pic.twitter.com/NBJa4EoVqL | |
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The Senate voting bill is about to proceed without formalities. Well, it will after this division, unless Labor intends to launch another procedural bombardment. | |
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Senate president Stephen Parry is advising Conroy to take a seat. The Senate is currently rejecting Labor’s efforts to delay consideration of the Senate voting reform legislation until the budget session. | |
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During this division in the Senate chamber, I can hear Labor’s deputy Senate leader Stephen Conroy boasting about kicking five goals this morning at soccer. Sportsplaining. I did warn you. | |
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While Labor’s Senate leader Penny Wong is shouting at the Liberal Senator Ian MacDonald in the chamber, a statement from Family First Senator Bob Day. | While Labor’s Senate leader Penny Wong is shouting at the Liberal Senator Ian MacDonald in the chamber, a statement from Family First Senator Bob Day. |
It begins: Family First Senator Bob Day has lamented the conversion of the Senate into a Green rubber stamp for the Liberals, with the indications very clear that today electoral laws will be rammed through without proper debate. | It begins: Family First Senator Bob Day has lamented the conversion of the Senate into a Green rubber stamp for the Liberals, with the indications very clear that today electoral laws will be rammed through without proper debate. |
Bob Day: | Bob Day: |
This is what your new Senate looks like. It is no longer a house of review – it is a house of back room deals and legislative ramming. The Liberal, Nationals, Nick Xenophon and Greens have decided the will of voters no longer matters, they have the numbers, the power and control, and they will force this legislation through the Senate despite its clear errors, irrespective of what others have to say, or the unintended consequences. | This is what your new Senate looks like. It is no longer a house of review – it is a house of back room deals and legislative ramming. The Liberal, Nationals, Nick Xenophon and Greens have decided the will of voters no longer matters, they have the numbers, the power and control, and they will force this legislation through the Senate despite its clear errors, irrespective of what others have to say, or the unintended consequences. |
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Richard Di Natale: | Richard Di Natale: |
We are going to get this reform done and we are going to ensure voters get the people into parliament they vote for, not [through] some backroom deal. | We are going to get this reform done and we are going to ensure voters get the people into parliament they vote for, not [through] some backroom deal. |
We believe in the reform. | We believe in the reform. |
The Greens leader says there have been no discussions with the government about preference swaps. | The Greens leader says there have been no discussions with the government about preference swaps. |
No, no discussion about preferences. | No, no discussion about preferences. |
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Di Natale says he’s confident that the Greens will hold Sarah Hanson Young’s Senate spot under the new reforms. There’s analysis around suggesting she’ll be a casualty. | Di Natale says he’s confident that the Greens will hold Sarah Hanson Young’s Senate spot under the new reforms. There’s analysis around suggesting she’ll be a casualty. |