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| Shorten attacks 'weather vane' Turnbull over latest policy backflip – politics live | Shorten attacks 'weather vane' Turnbull over latest policy backflip – politics live |
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| Haven’t caught up with it all yet but a good day for Hillary Clinton by the looks. | |
| Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri: We did it. And together, we're going to win this nomination. pic.twitter.com/6uPW4X3RUJ | |
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| Earlier today in the 90 second statements Christensen used the cover of parliamentary privilege to link the Safe Schools program to a pedophilia advocate. He repeated much of what he said in parliament on Sky News just a few moments ago. No privilege there. | |
| Given I know none of the context, nor have I seen documentary material Christensen used to make his allegation – I think I’ll leave it at that. | |
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| Rightio, let’s crack on. The LNP backbencher George Christensen is on Sky News now. As we reported earlier today, Christensen is in the centre of the new controversy over the Safe Schools program. He’s told host David Speers that the letter he’s circulating calling for the program to be defunded has already be signed by the majority of the Coalition backbench in the House of Representatives. The letter will head shortly to the Senate. | Rightio, let’s crack on. The LNP backbencher George Christensen is on Sky News now. As we reported earlier today, Christensen is in the centre of the new controversy over the Safe Schools program. He’s told host David Speers that the letter he’s circulating calling for the program to be defunded has already be signed by the majority of the Coalition backbench in the House of Representatives. The letter will head shortly to the Senate. |
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| Shalailah Medhora | Shalailah Medhora |
| While Murph is getting in touch with her inner Taylor Swift, there’s more to this morning’s Ian Macfarlane saga... | While Murph is getting in touch with her inner Taylor Swift, there’s more to this morning’s Ian Macfarlane saga... |
| This morning, the former resources minister’s office said he had been offered the role of Queensland’s resources investment commissioner. But the position now is he’ll be rejecting it. | This morning, the former resources minister’s office said he had been offered the role of Queensland’s resources investment commissioner. But the position now is he’ll be rejecting it. |
| No reason was given. | No reason was given. |
| This about face comes just hours after the Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, told reporters that Macfarlane had not been offered the role as the selection process was ongoing. | This about face comes just hours after the Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, told reporters that Macfarlane had not been offered the role as the selection process was ongoing. |
| 4.32am GMT | 4.32am GMT |
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| Further questions have been placed on the notice paper. Give me a moment to shake it off, and I’ll be back with the afternoon. | Further questions have been placed on the notice paper. Give me a moment to shake it off, and I’ll be back with the afternoon. |
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| Burke asks rhetorically, if fear is all you have, if that’s all you’ve got, why didn’t you leave the job to Tony Abbott? He’s much better at scare campaigns than you. | Burke asks rhetorically, if fear is all you have, if that’s all you’ve got, why didn’t you leave the job to Tony Abbott? He’s much better at scare campaigns than you. |
| And I’ve got to say, if fear is all you’ve got going for you, why did you bother replacing him? | And I’ve got to say, if fear is all you’ve got going for you, why did you bother replacing him? |
| He was better at it! Much better at it! | He was better at it! Much better at it! |
| 4.20am GMT | 4.20am GMT |
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| Labor’s Tony Burke, rather unkindly. | Labor’s Tony Burke, rather unkindly. |
| Some of the longest ten minutes the parliament has ever been through! Ten minutes and the backbench is still there! I haven’t heard them for so long – that speech cleared the public gallery, tranquillised the backbench. | Some of the longest ten minutes the parliament has ever been through! Ten minutes and the backbench is still there! I haven’t heard them for so long – that speech cleared the public gallery, tranquillised the backbench. |
| Who would have thought we would get to the point in question time when the toughest question you could have asked a prime minister is what is your government’s tax policy! | Who would have thought we would get to the point in question time when the toughest question you could have asked a prime minister is what is your government’s tax policy! |
| Burke works up a doomed theme with backbench interventions. | Burke works up a doomed theme with backbench interventions. |
| To be warned anytime you hear someone from other side say they are passionate about an issue, the issue is doomed. The issue is doomed. | To be warned anytime you hear someone from other side say they are passionate about an issue, the issue is doomed. The issue is doomed. |
| He was passionate about the republic. Doomed! | He was passionate about the republic. Doomed! |
| He was passionate about marriage equality. Doomed! | He was passionate about marriage equality. Doomed! |
| This guy over here was passionate about dealing with bracket creep. Doomed! Gone! | This guy over here was passionate about dealing with bracket creep. Doomed! Gone! |
| Passion about climate change. Doomed! | Passion about climate change. Doomed! |
| As long as they say they believe in something, guaranteed they will fly the kite and then cut the cord (and) watch it blow away. | As long as they say they believe in something, guaranteed they will fly the kite and then cut the cord (and) watch it blow away. |
| Every chance they get where people think maybe they’re going to stand for something – this prime minister then comes in and shows the only leadership he’s capable of: to stand for nothing. | Every chance they get where people think maybe they’re going to stand for something – this prime minister then comes in and shows the only leadership he’s capable of: to stand for nothing. |
| What we have is something who created so much hope among a lot of people, that the nation’s debate at least, whether you agree with him or disagreed with him, the debate of the nation would improve when he became PM. | What we have is something who created so much hope among a lot of people, that the nation’s debate at least, whether you agree with him or disagreed with him, the debate of the nation would improve when he became PM. |
| And since then you can find debate – but it’s him disagreeing with himself on a daily basis. | And since then you can find debate – but it’s him disagreeing with himself on a daily basis. |
| He gets up in question time, he asks himself questions. He does an interview, he argues with what Malcolm said the day before. And I have to say you are doing really well in the debate. It’s riveting television! | He gets up in question time, he asks himself questions. He does an interview, he argues with what Malcolm said the day before. And I have to say you are doing really well in the debate. It’s riveting television! |
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| That’s a fair lug of provocation, but Turnbull is responding in low key fashion. He says key economic indicators have improved during the past six months of his prime ministership. He says he’s pushing ahead with tough reforms, like media ownership and the effects test in competition law, the defence white paper, the innovation statement. | That’s a fair lug of provocation, but Turnbull is responding in low key fashion. He says key economic indicators have improved during the past six months of his prime ministership. He says he’s pushing ahead with tough reforms, like media ownership and the effects test in competition law, the defence white paper, the innovation statement. |
| Malcolm Turnbull: | Malcolm Turnbull: |
| We have taken the hard problems out of the too hard basket. We have consulted carefully, considered it carefully and we have announced our decision. That is governing. That is making decisions, making hard decisions. | We have taken the hard problems out of the too hard basket. We have consulted carefully, considered it carefully and we have announced our decision. That is governing. That is making decisions, making hard decisions. |
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| Shorten is talking about the shrinking prime minister. The shrinking treasurer. | Shorten is talking about the shrinking prime minister. The shrinking treasurer. |
| Of course this poor old treasurer must hate going to cabinet these days. Has this treasurer won a single economic argument with Barnaby Joyce since he got there? I understand it must be very embarrassing to lose arguments to Barnaby Joyce! | Of course this poor old treasurer must hate going to cabinet these days. Has this treasurer won a single economic argument with Barnaby Joyce since he got there? I understand it must be very embarrassing to lose arguments to Barnaby Joyce! |
| Shorten wonders whether the treasurer has been to see the foreign minister about a diplomatic posting. Perhaps Washington? No, that’s gone. Perhaps something more low profile. New Zealand? | Shorten wonders whether the treasurer has been to see the foreign minister about a diplomatic posting. Perhaps Washington? No, that’s gone. Perhaps something more low profile. New Zealand? |
| Shorten says Turnbull has become the ultimate hollow man, nothing more than a paid advocate for the Liberal party. | Shorten says Turnbull has become the ultimate hollow man, nothing more than a paid advocate for the Liberal party. |
| The reason why we’re not getting tax reform in this country is Mr Turnbull believes in nothing else other than himself. That is a very confident set of beliefs, I understand. | The reason why we’re not getting tax reform in this country is Mr Turnbull believes in nothing else other than himself. That is a very confident set of beliefs, I understand. |
| Everything he said that he believed in before he came PM: tax reform, climate change, the CSIRO, even marriage equality – all of it’s been dropped. | Everything he said that he believed in before he came PM: tax reform, climate change, the CSIRO, even marriage equality – all of it’s been dropped. |
| The only thing agile about this program are not his tax reforms, it’s his convictions. | The only thing agile about this program are not his tax reforms, it’s his convictions. |
| This man puts the vain into weather vane. | This man puts the vain into weather vane. |
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| Here’s the Shorten suspension motion. | Here’s the Shorten suspension motion. |
| That the House: | That the House: |
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| The suspension gives me a moment to share this happy snap of happy Bruce. | The suspension gives me a moment to share this happy snap of happy Bruce. |
| While Bill Shorten is talking the former prime minister Tony Abbott is paying studious attention to his papers. | While Bill Shorten is talking the former prime minister Tony Abbott is paying studious attention to his papers. |
| 3.49am GMT | 3.49am GMT |
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| Shorten is now on his feet seeking to suspend the standing orders. | Shorten is now on his feet seeking to suspend the standing orders. |
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| Malcolm Turnbull, continuing: | Malcolm Turnbull, continuing: |
| What the honourable member is asking, he wants to know the contents of the budget on the 16th of March. He wants to know the budget on the 16th of March! They want us to present the budget in March! | What the honourable member is asking, he wants to know the contents of the budget on the 16th of March. He wants to know the budget on the 16th of March! They want us to present the budget in March! |
| Well, Mr Speaker, the contents of the budget and tax changes contained therein will be delivered on budget night, in the normal way. | Well, Mr Speaker, the contents of the budget and tax changes contained therein will be delivered on budget night, in the normal way. |
| And, look, Mr Speaker, the honourable members opposite, they were reckless and unwise enough to publish their own tax plans. | And, look, Mr Speaker, the honourable members opposite, they were reckless and unwise enough to publish their own tax plans. |
| Oh, yes. | Oh, yes. |
| This is their special formula ... | This is their special formula ... |