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| Malcolm Turnbull: superannuation backdown 'the right outcome' - as it happened | |
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| Night time politics | |
| What happened today? | |
| That’s it from me. Thanks to the brains trust, Katharine Murphy, Paul Karp, Gareth Hutchens and Mike Bowers. Thanks for your company this week. | |
| We are not sitting until October 10, so I will be back here, driving the bus on that very day. | |
| Goodnight. | |
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| The ejections. Husic. | The ejections. Husic. |
| Husar. | Husar. |
| Feeney. | Feeney. |
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| Have a go ya mug. | Have a go ya mug. |
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| F-f-f-f-f-finance. | F-f-f-f-f-finance. |
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| The Greens’ treasury spokesman, Peter Whish-Wilson, says Scott Morrison caved in on the superannuation package. | The Greens’ treasury spokesman, Peter Whish-Wilson, says Scott Morrison caved in on the superannuation package. |
| Today the government caved in on the substantial reforms needed to address the perversities in the superannuation system that allow the wealthy to use their superannuation as a tax haven. | Today the government caved in on the substantial reforms needed to address the perversities in the superannuation system that allow the wealthy to use their superannuation as a tax haven. |
| The Greens estimate superannuation concessions cost Australian tax payers nearly $30bn per annum. The government is only proposing to cut these by 10%. | The Greens estimate superannuation concessions cost Australian tax payers nearly $30bn per annum. The government is only proposing to cut these by 10%. |
| Whilst some concessions are necessary to incentivise savings, many are simply used by the wealthy to minimise tax, which means less money for our schools and healthcare. | Whilst some concessions are necessary to incentivise savings, many are simply used by the wealthy to minimise tax, which means less money for our schools and healthcare. |
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| Meanwhile, in the Northern Territory, the Country Liberals have released their shadow cabinet positions. Playing it for the lols. | Meanwhile, in the Northern Territory, the Country Liberals have released their shadow cabinet positions. Playing it for the lols. |
| I introduce to you the Northern Territory Opposition. #NTPol pic.twitter.com/MYRA6Zg4bJ | I introduce to you the Northern Territory Opposition. #NTPol pic.twitter.com/MYRA6Zg4bJ |
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| This explains the last post. My football consultant, Mike Bowers, tells me the Western Bulldogs are playing the Hawks. | This explains the last post. My football consultant, Mike Bowers, tells me the Western Bulldogs are playing the Hawks. |
| They are revving up Bill Shorten. While he is away in Canada. Demotion looms. | They are revving up Bill Shorten. While he is away in Canada. Demotion looms. |
| @gabriellechan @terrimbutler @JulianHillMP @westernbulldogs pic.twitter.com/pJfYkp740C | @gabriellechan @terrimbutler @JulianHillMP @westernbulldogs pic.twitter.com/pJfYkp740C |
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| Is there a football game happening somewhere? | Is there a football game happening somewhere? |
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| Gareth Hutchens | Gareth Hutchens |
| Now that the flurry of question time is over, I can post Gareth Hutchen’s analysis of the unemployment figures: | Now that the flurry of question time is over, I can post Gareth Hutchen’s analysis of the unemployment figures: |
| The latest unemployment figure is out today, and the headline number looks good. | The latest unemployment figure is out today, and the headline number looks good. |
| The unemployment rate fell last month to 5.6%, seasonally adjusted, from 5.7%. It hasn’t been this low since September 2013. | The unemployment rate fell last month to 5.6%, seasonally adjusted, from 5.7%. It hasn’t been this low since September 2013. |
| Not bad, eh? | Not bad, eh? |
| The government hasn’t been trumpeting the news today because the story is complicated. | The government hasn’t been trumpeting the news today because the story is complicated. |
| Firstly, the seasonally adjusted number can be unreliable. It can jump around a lot. The trend figure provides the best measure of the underlying behaviour of the labour market and it has been stuck at 5.7% since May. | Firstly, the seasonally adjusted number can be unreliable. It can jump around a lot. The trend figure provides the best measure of the underlying behaviour of the labour market and it has been stuck at 5.7% since May. |
| Secondly, underemployment keeps increasing. Since December last year, there are about 105,300 more people working part-time, but the number of people working full time has decreased by 21,500. | Secondly, underemployment keeps increasing. Since December last year, there are about 105,300 more people working part-time, but the number of people working full time has decreased by 21,500. |
| In fact, the trend underemployment rate – a quarterly measure of employed people who would like to work more hours – hit 8.6% last month, the highest it has ever been. | In fact, the trend underemployment rate – a quarterly measure of employed people who would like to work more hours – hit 8.6% last month, the highest it has ever been. |
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| There is a question to the industry minister, Greg Hunt, on the current state of negotiations as to the sale of Arrium’s assets and what could we possibly do to ensure its survival. | There is a question to the industry minister, Greg Hunt, on the current state of negotiations as to the sale of Arrium’s assets and what could we possibly do to ensure its survival. |
| Hunt says the first shipment from this steel plant for the Adelaide to Tarcoola railway line was delivered. | Hunt says the first shipment from this steel plant for the Adelaide to Tarcoola railway line was delivered. |
| That is a tremendous step forward. That should deliver $80m of cash flow for the plant and for the future of the Whyalla steel plant. | That is a tremendous step forward. That should deliver $80m of cash flow for the plant and for the future of the Whyalla steel plant. |
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