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| Turnbull backs Brandis's administrative appeals tribunal appointments – politics live | Turnbull backs Brandis's administrative appeals tribunal appointments – politics live |
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| In an attempt to rein-in rising private health insurance premiums, the health minister, Sussan Ley, has announced reforms aimed at cutting the costs of medical devices and prostheses, writes Mel Davey. | In an attempt to rein-in rising private health insurance premiums, the health minister, Sussan Ley, has announced reforms aimed at cutting the costs of medical devices and prostheses, writes Mel Davey. |
| The high cost prostheses, which includes devices like pacemakers and replacement hips and knees, are currently being passed on to private patients through rising insurance premiums. | The high cost prostheses, which includes devices like pacemakers and replacement hips and knees, are currently being passed on to private patients through rising insurance premiums. |
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| Wayne Swan v BHP: Part four - the dummy spit | Wayne Swan v BHP: Part four - the dummy spit |
| You may remember last week Wayne Swan tore strips off BHP regarding their tax affairs last week. | You may remember last week Wayne Swan tore strips off BHP regarding their tax affairs last week. |
| From our friends at AAP: | From our friends at AAP: |
| Former treasurer Wayne Swan has accused BHP Billiton of a “dummy spit” over criticism of its tax affairs.The mining giant’s chief executive Andrew Mackenzie told a function in London on Monday the “continual questioning of our economic and social contribution” in Australia was “chilling” when compared to countries such as Chile.Mackenzie said the president of Chile, where BHP owns 57.5% of the Escondida copper mine, had recently praised the company’s economic and social contribution. | Former treasurer Wayne Swan has accused BHP Billiton of a “dummy spit” over criticism of its tax affairs.The mining giant’s chief executive Andrew Mackenzie told a function in London on Monday the “continual questioning of our economic and social contribution” in Australia was “chilling” when compared to countries such as Chile.Mackenzie said the president of Chile, where BHP owns 57.5% of the Escondida copper mine, had recently praised the company’s economic and social contribution. |
| But in our home country of Australia where we have contributed hugely to employment, and through taxes and royalties, we still find ourselves blamed for problems that we didn’t cause and the target, if you like, of people who assume that we are the ones trying to avoid tax. | But in our home country of Australia where we have contributed hugely to employment, and through taxes and royalties, we still find ourselves blamed for problems that we didn’t cause and the target, if you like, of people who assume that we are the ones trying to avoid tax. |
| Swan told parliament on Wednesday BHP could not claim to be transparent over its tax affairs “given their failure to clearly outline numerous back payments to the Australian taxation office as a result of tax audits over a decade”. | Swan told parliament on Wednesday BHP could not claim to be transparent over its tax affairs “given their failure to clearly outline numerous back payments to the Australian taxation office as a result of tax audits over a decade”. |
| BHP are like that guest at the hotel. They have rented the penthouse, they have had full room service, but then they run off and leave a bill because they only paid for a standard room. | BHP are like that guest at the hotel. They have rented the penthouse, they have had full room service, but then they run off and leave a bill because they only paid for a standard room. |
| The dummy spit by BHP executives in London last night is yet another example of how out of touch corporates are with ordinary people and why, around the world, many corporates are held in such low regard. | The dummy spit by BHP executives in London last night is yet another example of how out of touch corporates are with ordinary people and why, around the world, many corporates are held in such low regard. |
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| Shouting gives way to giggles. | Shouting gives way to giggles. |
| Bowers reports that it was something on the phone that set them off. | Bowers reports that it was something on the phone that set them off. |
| GIFs perhaps? | GIFs perhaps? |
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| STOP SHOUTING! | STOP SHOUTING! |
| A very shouty #QT @gabriellechan @GuardianAus #politicslive https://t.co/oxbNNUVMau pic.twitter.com/9PNAyhIe7Y | A very shouty #QT @gabriellechan @GuardianAus #politicslive https://t.co/oxbNNUVMau pic.twitter.com/9PNAyhIe7Y |
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| Scott Morrison will not buy into Xenophon’s amendments to the ABCC bill, such as nationally consistent payment rules for subcontractors. | Scott Morrison will not buy into Xenophon’s amendments to the ABCC bill, such as nationally consistent payment rules for subcontractors. |
| We are back to the CFMEU. | We are back to the CFMEU. |
| While he does not confirm the government will amend for Xenophon, it sounds like it will. | While he does not confirm the government will amend for Xenophon, it sounds like it will. |
| Given NXT voted for the bill, no doubt some deal has been done. | Given NXT voted for the bill, no doubt some deal has been done. |
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| Morrison also refuses to say – following Xenophon’s rejection of the one month wait for the dole for young people – whether the government will take the savings out of the budget. | Morrison also refuses to say – following Xenophon’s rejection of the one month wait for the dole for young people – whether the government will take the savings out of the budget. |
| There will be a point at which those decisions will be taken. | There will be a point at which those decisions will be taken. |
| He says if the savings are not found with this cut, other cuts will need to be made. | He says if the savings are not found with this cut, other cuts will need to be made. |
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| Scott Morrison is speaking to David Speers on Sky. Nick Xenophon has indicated he will not support tax cuts for companies with turnovers above $10m. You may remember in this year’s budget the government’s enterprise tax plans cut company tax for big businesses as part of a 10-year plan. | Scott Morrison is speaking to David Speers on Sky. Nick Xenophon has indicated he will not support tax cuts for companies with turnovers above $10m. You may remember in this year’s budget the government’s enterprise tax plans cut company tax for big businesses as part of a 10-year plan. |
| Morrison does not say whether the government will break up elements of the package to get the tax cuts through for those businesses under $10m. | Morrison does not say whether the government will break up elements of the package to get the tax cuts through for those businesses under $10m. |
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