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Australian election 2016: Labor's David Feeney stumbles on key budget measures – politics live | |
(35 minutes later) | |
8.13am BST | |
08:13 | |
While Mathias Cormann is out speaking to reporters he slots in a correction to his own stumble earlier in the day, when he accidentally delivered a glowing endorsement to the Labor leader Bill Shorten. Malcolm Turnbull is an extremely caring fellow. Cormann looks ever so slightly sheepish, but mostly, amused. | |
What a time to be alive. | |
8.08am BST | |
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8.07am BST | |
08:07 | |
The Liberals have already stood up their campaign spokesman, Mathias Cormann, in the Mural Hall. | |
Labor is in complete chaos! | |
8.06am BST | |
08:06 | |
'I don't have the answer' | |
Just rolling back to nail the Feeney segment on the budget. | |
Q: Will Labor keep the school kids bonus? | |
David Feeney: | |
The... well we... in terms - the baby bonus? | |
Q: School kids bonus... | |
David Feeney: | |
The - well I - you’d have to refer to our relevant shadow. I’ve been a little ah distracted over the last few days. | |
Q: This is a $4.5bn measure it stops, the last payment goes out the door in July, Labor has railed against it and we don’t know whether you’re going to keep it or not! | |
David Feeney: | |
Chris Bowen - Tony Burke - have extensively discussed the shambolic press conference that was yesterday - | |
Q: I’m not talking about that, I’m asking you about the school kids bonus, real policy, this is a real policy, real payment, that according to Labor the families rely on week by week, are you going to keep it or not? | |
David Feeney: | |
I refer to the relevant shadow I don’t have the answer. | |
8.02am BST | |
08:02 | |
Feeney was on the program with the cabinet secretary Arthur Sinodinos, who enjoyed a brief moment of discomfort when Speers asked him about Michael Yabsley’s comments to Four Corners about political donations earlier this week. | |
Yabsley, a former fundraiser for the Liberal party, suggested on Four Corners he knew banned donations from property developers were coming in through the Free Enterprise Foundation. “In a couple of cases, yes. We’re talking about property developers, owners of certain licensed premises. I don’t think it was a great secret about the fact that that was happening,” Yabsley said. | |
Speers then wondered what Arthur Sinodinos, a former Liberal party treasurer, knew about the donations. Nothing, he said. Sinodinos said Yabsley’s statement to Four Corners was at odds with his sworn evidence in Icac on the donations issue. “It varies with his sworn evidence to Icac.” | |
Sinodinos then revealed himself as a supporter of campaign finance reform. He said he favoured real time disclosure of donations, and restricting donations to people on the electoral roll. | |
7.54am BST | |
07:54 | |
Never a truer word. | |
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Feeney came on the program to sweep up the remaining debris from last week. There was a complete mea culpa on the Northcote house. The Labor man noted for the record that he had never forgotten that he owned a $2m house, he had only forgotten to declare it, a bout of absentmindedness that had achieved nothing more than “three days of humiliation.” He said he’d initially declined to confirm whether he was negatively gearing the Northcote property because his wife did the finances in his house. | |
David Feeney: | |
I didn’t want to wing it. | |
Updated | |
at 8.07am BST | |
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Before Speers rolled round to the budget discussion, Feeney admitted he had produced the major own goal of Labor’s campaign to date with the undeclared house imbroglio. | |
David Feeney: | |
Unfortunately that’s a trophy I managed to secure last week. | |
7.39am BST | 7.39am BST |
07:39 | 07:39 |
'You haven’t got the cabinet on today, you’ve just got little old me.' | 'You haven’t got the cabinet on today, you’ve just got little old me.' |
Sky News made much last week of the Labor man, David Feeney, pulling out of a regular segment when the controversy blew up about his undeclared $2m Northcote house. Feeney has crept back into the Sky studios this afternoon, but likely regrets that decision now. | Sky News made much last week of the Labor man, David Feeney, pulling out of a regular segment when the controversy blew up about his undeclared $2m Northcote house. Feeney has crept back into the Sky studios this afternoon, but likely regrets that decision now. |
Sky political editor David Speers has just completely carved him up over Labor’s budget plans. Feeney had no idea about Labor’s position on several issues, and he knew he was in terrible trouble. | Sky political editor David Speers has just completely carved him up over Labor’s budget plans. Feeney had no idea about Labor’s position on several issues, and he knew he was in terrible trouble. |
Feeney said Labor would produce budget repair that was fair (which is Labor’s holding formulation.) Speers thought the viewers might like some detail. | Feeney said Labor would produce budget repair that was fair (which is Labor’s holding formulation.) Speers thought the viewers might like some detail. |
Q: What will we get under Labor? | Q: What will we get under Labor? |
David Feeney: | David Feeney: |
You haven’t got the cabinet on today, you’ve just got little old me. | You haven’t got the cabinet on today, you’ve just got little old me. |
And on it went for three or four excruciating minutes of abject cluelessness. | And on it went for three or four excruciating minutes of abject cluelessness. |
7.01am BST | 7.01am BST |
07:01 | 07:01 |
'All men should have a couple of au pairs' | 'All men should have a couple of au pairs' |
The deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has just been on 2GB for a brief chat ahead of tonight’s regional debate in Goulburn with Joel Fitzgibbon and Richard Di Natale. | The deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has just been on 2GB for a brief chat ahead of tonight’s regional debate in Goulburn with Joel Fitzgibbon and Richard Di Natale. |
Joyce has offered some general advice concerning the weedy little man wearing too much jewelry (that would be Johnny Depp) after Depp noted on a US chat show that Joyce looks like he’s “inbred with a tomato” – the best approach to interpersonal relations with the movie star is “let him blow himself out.” | Joyce has offered some general advice concerning the weedy little man wearing too much jewelry (that would be Johnny Depp) after Depp noted on a US chat show that Joyce looks like he’s “inbred with a tomato” – the best approach to interpersonal relations with the movie star is “let him blow himself out.” |
Joyce’s host on 2GB moved on to other matters, expressing astonishment that the Greens leader would be part of tonight’s debate, noting, delicately: “What the hell is he doing there?” Joyce made some observations about the Greens and rural issues that that weren’t entirely easy to follow. The conversation swerved then into the recent controversy surrounding the Greens leader and the hiring of au pairs. Barnaby Joyce seemed keen on some home help. | Joyce’s host on 2GB moved on to other matters, expressing astonishment that the Greens leader would be part of tonight’s debate, noting, delicately: “What the hell is he doing there?” Joyce made some observations about the Greens and rural issues that that weren’t entirely easy to follow. The conversation swerved then into the recent controversy surrounding the Greens leader and the hiring of au pairs. Barnaby Joyce seemed keen on some home help. |
All men should have a couple of au pairs. | All men should have a couple of au pairs. |
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Have you seen these posters round and about? | Have you seen these posters round and about? |
~Someone~ Complained To The AEC About Those Turnbull Posters https://t.co/F8e9Bi7ZGn pic.twitter.com/QFIPYBttzX | ~Someone~ Complained To The AEC About Those Turnbull Posters https://t.co/F8e9Bi7ZGn pic.twitter.com/QFIPYBttzX |
I’m not quite sure who had this story first today but Buzzfeed is reporting the artist has been contacted by the Australian Electoral Commission. The graphic designer Michael Agzarian has told BuzzFeed “he was contacted by the AEC almost as soon as the posters went up, to be told they violate electoral advertising laws. The issue, Agzarian was told, was that the posters didn’t contain the necessary authorisation disclosures - something the designer says he completely understands.” | I’m not quite sure who had this story first today but Buzzfeed is reporting the artist has been contacted by the Australian Electoral Commission. The graphic designer Michael Agzarian has told BuzzFeed “he was contacted by the AEC almost as soon as the posters went up, to be told they violate electoral advertising laws. The issue, Agzarian was told, was that the posters didn’t contain the necessary authorisation disclosures - something the designer says he completely understands.” |
The identity of the person making the complaint remains mysterious, but if you are collector, you might want to get them while they’re hot. | The identity of the person making the complaint remains mysterious, but if you are collector, you might want to get them while they’re hot. |
6.30am BST | 6.30am BST |
06:30 | 06:30 |
I know we are #ausvotes all the way here, however reader Benton Wecker has shared some mildly astonishing news (astonishing to me at least, because I haven’t had time to glance in the direction of the US since our election contest opened, so I am seriously behind the times.) | I know we are #ausvotes all the way here, however reader Benton Wecker has shared some mildly astonishing news (astonishing to me at least, because I haven’t had time to glance in the direction of the US since our election contest opened, so I am seriously behind the times.) |
For the first time ever @RealClearNews polling average has #Trump leading #Clinton https://t.co/IjobHi3AUK @TheKouk @GrogsGamut @murpharoo | For the first time ever @RealClearNews polling average has #Trump leading #Clinton https://t.co/IjobHi3AUK @TheKouk @GrogsGamut @murpharoo |
According to the RCP poll average of Trump versus Clinton, Trump is on 43.4 and Clinton on 43.2. Yowsers. | According to the RCP poll average of Trump versus Clinton, Trump is on 43.4 and Clinton on 43.2. Yowsers. |
6.22am BST | 6.22am BST |
06:22 | 06:22 |
Some Instagram views of the hustings today from our own Mike Bowers, and Fairfax Media’s Andrew Meares. | Some Instagram views of the hustings today from our own Mike Bowers, and Fairfax Media’s Andrew Meares. |
6.06am BST | 6.06am BST |
06:06 | 06:06 |
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. | 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 | I was clearly feeling some sympathy for Mr Shorten this morning, given the size of his budget black hole. #illbeback #ausvotes |