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Chris Bowen grilled on Labor's renewables policy – politics live | Chris Bowen grilled on Labor's renewables policy – politics live |
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The Senate committee examining the government’s same-sex marriage bill exposure draft is due to release its report after 5pm. | |
Guardian Australia understands the committee - which includes marriage equality opponent David Fawcett, pro marriage equality Liberals Dean Smith and James Paterson, Labor, the Greens and Nick Xenophon Team’s Skye Kakoschke-Moore - has produced a consensus report. | |
The fact the committee was able to reach a consensus will raise hopes of a cross-party marriage equality bill and possibly force reconsideration of a free vote in the Liberal party room. | |
Smith, who has described the plebiscite policy as “dead”, and a group of moderates including Trent Zimmerman and Tim Wilson believe the government position must default to a free vote, as Tony Abbott said the 44th parliament would be the last to be bound on same-sex marriage. | |
Conservative figures Tony Abbott, George Christensen and Josh Frydenberg have moved to shut the call down, while others including the leader of the House, Christopher Pyne, seem open to it if and when a bill is produced. | |
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The other point Peter Whish-Wilson made was that Pauline Hanson voted for a tax cut - the one for those over $80,000 to address bracket creep - so she had effectively delivered a boost to Fahour’s executive salary by $315 per year. | |
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Pauline Hanson has won the matter of public importance around the salary of Australia Post chief executive Ahmed Fahour. | |
Due to excessive remuneration paid to the CEO and their Directors, the need to remove and replace the Board of Australia Post. | |
Hanson has spoken against the salary since the issue has been running. Here is an example: | |
I'm so angry to see Australia Post paid its CEO, Ahmed Fahour $5.6 million last year. I don't care what others say! THIS IS TAXPAYER MONEY! pic.twitter.com/GXHkWI852k | |
Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson, who has campaigned against excessive executive salaries, has just stood up in the debate and accused Hanson of pushing this issue because Fahour is a Muslim. He mentions a blog post on the One Nation website that stresses Fahour is “Lebanese-born”. | |
Pauline Hanson is doing this because Ahmed Fahour is a Muslim. A high profile, successful muslim. | |
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So as we stumble down the weed infested path to yet another soul destroying carbon policy debate, this week former Abbott chief of staff Peta Credlin confirms the political nature of the campaign, nothing to do with the environment. | So as we stumble down the weed infested path to yet another soul destroying carbon policy debate, this week former Abbott chief of staff Peta Credlin confirms the political nature of the campaign, nothing to do with the environment. |
Peta Credlin says the carbon tax wasn't about environmentalism #pmlive #auspol pic.twitter.com/H3VyXvE4yI | Peta Credlin says the carbon tax wasn't about environmentalism #pmlive #auspol pic.twitter.com/H3VyXvE4yI |
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Chris Bowen has spoken to David Speers on Sky with a confusing interview. | Chris Bowen has spoken to David Speers on Sky with a confusing interview. |
But working through the details, this is what I have gleaned re renewables. | But working through the details, this is what I have gleaned re renewables. |
1. Labor’s existing policy on the RET is the current level - 23.5 per cent of Australia’s electricity generation in 2020 will be from renewable sources - which is a bipartisan position. | 1. Labor’s existing policy on the RET is the current level - 23.5 per cent of Australia’s electricity generation in 2020 will be from renewable sources - which is a bipartisan position. |
2. Then, Labor has an objective of getting to 50% renewables by 2030 which is beyond the RET. Bowen says this “goal” - his word - is supported by a range of policy initiatives, (including an emissions trading scheme and and electricity emissions trading scheme). The policy says Labor will “ensure that 50% of the nation’s electricity is sourced from renewable energy by 2030”. | 2. Then, Labor has an objective of getting to 50% renewables by 2030 which is beyond the RET. Bowen says this “goal” - his word - is supported by a range of policy initiatives, (including an emissions trading scheme and and electricity emissions trading scheme). The policy says Labor will “ensure that 50% of the nation’s electricity is sourced from renewable energy by 2030”. |
Q: Objective sounds a lot softer than a RET? | Q: Objective sounds a lot softer than a RET? |
Well it’s further out isn’t it than the Renewable Energy Target? ...independent analysis has shown it will create 28,000 jobs (net) and create billions of dollars of investment. That is the cost...what is (Coalition) policy to meet the Paris targets? What is their cost? | Well it’s further out isn’t it than the Renewable Energy Target? ...independent analysis has shown it will create 28,000 jobs (net) and create billions of dollars of investment. That is the cost...what is (Coalition) policy to meet the Paris targets? What is their cost? |
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A rare Coalition ministerial turfing. | A rare Coalition ministerial turfing. |
Matched by a not-so-rare Labor eviction. | Matched by a not-so-rare Labor eviction. |
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The Senate has voted to sit late to consider the ABCC bill. | The Senate has voted to sit late to consider the ABCC bill. |
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