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| Malcolm Turnbull gives his two cents worth on future of five-cent coin Malcolm Turnbull gives his two cents worth on future of five-cent coin | |
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| It’s a little coin with not much of a future, apparently. Even Malcolm Turnbull thinks the idea of ditching the five-cent coin raises a “fair point”. | It’s a little coin with not much of a future, apparently. Even Malcolm Turnbull thinks the idea of ditching the five-cent coin raises a “fair point”. |
| The prime minister was asked about the relevance of the smallest change during his visit to Tasmania on Friday. | The prime minister was asked about the relevance of the smallest change during his visit to Tasmania on Friday. |
| The issue is expected to come up at the Liberal state council over the weekend. | The issue is expected to come up at the Liberal state council over the weekend. |
| “It’s a good question. I’ll be very interested to follow the local debate on that,” he told Launceston’s LAFM. “You don’t see them a lot any more, do you actually? It’s a fair point.” | “It’s a good question. I’ll be very interested to follow the local debate on that,” he told Launceston’s LAFM. “You don’t see them a lot any more, do you actually? It’s a fair point.” |
| Turnbull was more open to the five-cent debate than his treasurer, who declined to answer a question on the topic when asked the day after the May budget. | Turnbull was more open to the five-cent debate than his treasurer, who declined to answer a question on the topic when asked the day after the May budget. |
| “If you can get as many people as in this room again who are interested in that topic, I’ll answer your question,” Scott Morrison told News Corp’s Malcolm Farr in his traditional National Press Club address. | “If you can get as many people as in this room again who are interested in that topic, I’ll answer your question,” Scott Morrison told News Corp’s Malcolm Farr in his traditional National Press Club address. |
| It now costs the Australian mint more than five cents to make the coin. | It now costs the Australian mint more than five cents to make the coin. |
| In February, the then assistant minister to the treasurer Alex Hawke said Australia was getting close to the point where it didn’t have a lot of use for the coin, which is not accepted in many vending or ticketing machines. | In February, the then assistant minister to the treasurer Alex Hawke said Australia was getting close to the point where it didn’t have a lot of use for the coin, which is not accepted in many vending or ticketing machines. |