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| Australian election 2016: Concessional loans for dairy farmers 'have failed in the past', says Labor – politics live | Australian election 2016: Concessional loans for dairy farmers 'have failed in the past', says Labor – politics live |
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| Some Instagram views of the hustings today from our own Mike Bowers, and Fairfax Media’s Andrew Meares. | |
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| Given Mathias Cormann’s entirely accidental endorsement of Bill Shorten has been running on a high rotation on the live news channels since the moment the slip happened, the Coalition’s campaign spokesman is out now with the Dyson on the twitters. | |
| I was clearly feeling some sympathy for Mr Shorten this morning, given the size of his budget black hole. #illbeback #ausvotes | |
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| A voice from the west. | |
| Nice to see @tonyabbottmhr doing some emergency campaigning in Tangney. I must be doing pretty well in their internal polls! #ausvotes | |
| In case Dennis Jensen has slipped your mind he’s a former Liberal who may in fact still be a Liberal in the technical sense but is running as an independent for the seat of Tangney. The Liberal party has trucked in Tony Abbott to .. help. | |
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| Today has weaved back and forth between dairy packages and black holes, and Crikey’s Bernard Keane has written today on the history of “voila, here’s my opponent’s black hole”, in federal election campaigns since the late 1980’s. Subscribers can read him here. | |
| The short version can be gleaned in the excerpt below. The treasurer and the finance minister in yesterday’s foray borrowed the Howard/Costello technique in 1996 where the Coalition reframed Labor’s budget management record in government to the shorthand of the “Beazley black hole” in part by inflating Labor’s profligacy. | |
| Bernard Keane: | |
| The chief problem was [Morrison and Cormann did] exactly what finance did back in 1996 — shoehorn in something that could be vaguely linked to Labor but wasn’t actually a commitment. Thus, a relatively modest Labor commitment on foreign aid turned into a $20bn whopper that proceeded to thrash about in the Morrison-Cormann media conference and smash it to pieces, especially given the Coalition has exactly the same nebulous commitment to increased aid funding as Labor. | |
| Along with other extrapolations, double-counting and general half-arsery, over the course of a short period of time in that media conference, the black hole went from a claim of $67bn — a new record for black holes — down to a claim of $32bn, and Morrison was reduced to saying not so much that there was a black hole but that Labor needed to clarify its spending commitments. | |
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| Just in case you weren’t with us this morning, a quick recap of the major policy announcement of the day. These are the key elements of the government’s dairy support package. | Just in case you weren’t with us this morning, a quick recap of the major policy announcement of the day. These are the key elements of the government’s dairy support package. |
| Key elements: | Key elements: |
| Given the big-ticket item is concessional loans, it’s reasonable to look at what the Australian National Audit Office said about the administration of concessional loans in the agriculture portfolio just last month. | Given the big-ticket item is concessional loans, it’s reasonable to look at what the Australian National Audit Office said about the administration of concessional loans in the agriculture portfolio just last month. |
| Here is the audit summary: | Here is the audit summary: |
| The effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ design and establishment of the farm finance concessional loans program was adversely impacted by a number of factors, primarily: | The effectiveness of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ design and establishment of the farm finance concessional loans program was adversely impacted by a number of factors, primarily: |
| In comparison, the experience gained by the department through the design and implementation of the farm finance concessional loans program meant that it was better placed to design the latter drought concessional loans program. | In comparison, the experience gained by the department through the design and implementation of the farm finance concessional loans program meant that it was better placed to design the latter drought concessional loans program. |
| While the department ultimately established workable arrangements with the states and the Northern Territory to deliver both concessional loan programs, there were shortcomings evident in design decisions and implementation activities. These shortcomings included the absence of: | While the department ultimately established workable arrangements with the states and the Northern Territory to deliver both concessional loan programs, there were shortcomings evident in design decisions and implementation activities. These shortcomings included the absence of: |
| Given the relatively novel nature of concessional loan arrangements across the commonwealth and the challenges that the department faced in implementing these programs with limited support, it will be important for the department to communicate the lessons learned from these early programs — both in relation to future departmental programs and also more widely across other public sector entities. | Given the relatively novel nature of concessional loan arrangements across the commonwealth and the challenges that the department faced in implementing these programs with limited support, it will be important for the department to communicate the lessons learned from these early programs — both in relation to future departmental programs and also more widely across other public sector entities. |
| (That’s known in the trade as ouch.) | (That’s known in the trade as ouch.) |
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| at 5.48am BST | at 5.48am BST |
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| Folks who tuned in to the ABC’s Q&A program on Monday night will have gleaned that Christopher Pyne and Anthony Albanese are a bit of a double act. They bonded when they were at daggers drawn, in the 43rd minority parliament, when both men were, respectively, the managers of government and opposition business embroiled in daily tactical battles during a period where Labor was in government, but commanded a majority in neither chamber. | Folks who tuned in to the ABC’s Q&A program on Monday night will have gleaned that Christopher Pyne and Anthony Albanese are a bit of a double act. They bonded when they were at daggers drawn, in the 43rd minority parliament, when both men were, respectively, the managers of government and opposition business embroiled in daily tactical battles during a period where Labor was in government, but commanded a majority in neither chamber. |
| They give good shtick. This morning it was Adelaide radio’s turn to get a burst. | They give good shtick. This morning it was Adelaide radio’s turn to get a burst. |
| Q: We are going to catch up with the stars of stage and screen and they happen to be politicians in their spare time. Chris Pyne and Anthony Albanese – good morning to you gentlemen. | Q: We are going to catch up with the stars of stage and screen and they happen to be politicians in their spare time. Chris Pyne and Anthony Albanese – good morning to you gentlemen. |
| Anthony Albanese: | Anthony Albanese: |
| Good morning to you, Will. | Good morning to you, Will. |
| Christopher Pyne: | Christopher Pyne: |
| Good morning David and Anthony. | Good morning David and Anthony. |
| Anthony Albanese: | Anthony Albanese: |
| Good morning to you all. I think that on behalf of Christopher and myself, I think we are going to have to double our appearance fee now. | Good morning to you all. I think that on behalf of Christopher and myself, I think we are going to have to double our appearance fee now. |
| Q: I actually wanted to ask you both, if Nick Xenophon wins Sturt and the Greens win Grayndler, have you had a private discussion about whether you are going to embark upon your own late night TV show or maybe a lifestyle program? | Q: I actually wanted to ask you both, if Nick Xenophon wins Sturt and the Greens win Grayndler, have you had a private discussion about whether you are going to embark upon your own late night TV show or maybe a lifestyle program? |
| Anthony Albanese: | Anthony Albanese: |
| All I can say is, David and Will, you could be in trouble. We’ve had a couple of calls from your producers. | All I can say is, David and Will, you could be in trouble. We’ve had a couple of calls from your producers. |
| Q: Breakfasts with Albo and Pyne. | Q: Breakfasts with Albo and Pyne. |
| Christopher Pyne: | Christopher Pyne: |
| I was thinking more of a variety show. I could sing a song, you see, in a variety show. A microphone would descend from the ceiling. | I was thinking more of a variety show. I could sing a song, you see, in a variety show. A microphone would descend from the ceiling. |
| Anthony Albanese: | Anthony Albanese: |
| I can’t sing. | I can’t sing. |
| Christopher Pyne: | Christopher Pyne: |
| I know you can’t sing - | I know you can’t sing - |
| Anthony Albanese: | Anthony Albanese: |
| I could be Don Lane - | I could be Don Lane - |
| Christopher Pyne: | Christopher Pyne: |
| But you could learn how to dance. | But you could learn how to dance. |
| Anthony Albanese: | Anthony Albanese: |
| I’m happy with that. | I’m happy with that. |
| Q: As opposed to dancing around the issues. | Q: As opposed to dancing around the issues. |
| Christopher Pyne: | Christopher Pyne: |
| You could do your DJing and I could have a microphone descend from a ceiling and sing a couple of numbers. | You could do your DJing and I could have a microphone descend from a ceiling and sing a couple of numbers. |
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| Good afternoon Matthew Davey. Winning the internet, as is his want. | Good afternoon Matthew Davey. Winning the internet, as is his want. |
| @murpharoo Hello, and welcome to Moolbourne. @gabriellechan #politicslive #auspol pic.twitter.com/MK35YlzLTS | @murpharoo Hello, and welcome to Moolbourne. @gabriellechan #politicslive #auspol pic.twitter.com/MK35YlzLTS |
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| Somebody had to do this and fortunately Cameron Price from the Seven Network has stepped into the breach. | Somebody had to do this and fortunately Cameron Price from the Seven Network has stepped into the breach. |
| If you weren’t with Gabi this morning you may not know that the Coalition’s campaign spokesman, Mathias Cormann, made a very rare stumble this morning, praising Bill Shorten instead of his leader. | If you weren’t with Gabi this morning you may not know that the Coalition’s campaign spokesman, Mathias Cormann, made a very rare stumble this morning, praising Bill Shorten instead of his leader. |
| Cue the obvious gag, but very often, the obvious gags are the best gags. Enjoy. | Cue the obvious gag, but very often, the obvious gags are the best gags. Enjoy. |
| The exact moment Mathias Cormann realises.. #auspol #ausvotes pic.twitter.com/CLZhT6bXto | The exact moment Mathias Cormann realises.. #auspol #ausvotes pic.twitter.com/CLZhT6bXto |
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| Meanwhile, back with the bovines. | Meanwhile, back with the bovines. |
| The star of the @FarmerPower1 rally @theweeklytimes #ausdairy pic.twitter.com/7CtuVAo0hD | The star of the @FarmerPower1 rally @theweeklytimes #ausdairy pic.twitter.com/7CtuVAo0hD |
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| While we are still in Melbourne, it looks like Team Feeney needs to look sharp on the Labor’s MP’s social media presence. | While we are still in Melbourne, it looks like Team Feeney needs to look sharp on the Labor’s MP’s social media presence. |
| Folks strapped in for the duration of the campaign know that David Feeney hit a spot of bother last week when it was discovered he owned a $2m house that he forgot to declare on the register of pecuniary interests. | Folks strapped in for the duration of the campaign know that David Feeney hit a spot of bother last week when it was discovered he owned a $2m house that he forgot to declare on the register of pecuniary interests. |
| Now, one of his Facebook pages describes Feeney as a former member of parliament. That characterisation seems a little pessimistic given we are still a distance from election day. Fortunately the description is correct on his professional page. | Now, one of his Facebook pages describes Feeney as a former member of parliament. That characterisation seems a little pessimistic given we are still a distance from election day. Fortunately the description is correct on his professional page. |
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| Cows in the city, Labor leaders in Moonee Ponds. Bill Shorten has been pounding the pavement in his electorate, with Mike Bowers in hot pursuit. | Cows in the city, Labor leaders in Moonee Ponds. Bill Shorten has been pounding the pavement in his electorate, with Mike Bowers in hot pursuit. |