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Pauline Hanson received donations to personal bank account - politics live | Pauline Hanson received donations to personal bank account - politics live |
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Just re Murph’s story on the Josh Frydenberg prediction over climate wars, consider how a US withdrawal will ramp up the pressure on those in the Coalition who want emissions policy to actually do something. | |
I will be announcing my decision on the Paris Accord over the next few days. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! | |
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Remember the Commission of Audit? | |
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Bowers, what have you done... | |
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Bill Shorten is speaking to the Ceda conference, followed by defence industry minister Christopher Pyne, social services minister Christian Porter and treasurer Scott Morrison. | |
Here is one Katharine Murphy prepared earlier. | |
Here is the top: | |
Bill Shorten says Labor made a “values decision” when it decided to retain the deficit levy and only apply an increase in the Medicare levy to workers earning more than $87,000. | |
The Labor leader will use a speech to an economic thinktank to defend a decision that divided his leadership group, saying the ALP “won’t ask millions of people on more modest incomes to pay more tax, and we won’t give millionaires a tax cut while making everyone else pay for it”. | |
Shorten will tell the Committee for Economic Development of Australia that, when Labor increased the Medicare levy by 2% in 2013 to fund the national disability insurance scheme, conditions were different. | |
“Wages growth was over 3%, we’d just tripled the tax-free threshold, giving low and middle-income Australians a sizeable tax cut, and our approach was paired with progressive revenue measures like reforms to private health insurance – bitterly opposed by the Liberal party,” Shorten will say. | |
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Best to drink water when you are communications minister surrounded by media heavies. | Best to drink water when you are communications minister surrounded by media heavies. |
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There is a lot to look at in this photo. | There is a lot to look at in this photo. |
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Climate wars 10.23: Josh Frydenberg predicts big battles in Coalition over Finkel | Climate wars 10.23: Josh Frydenberg predicts big battles in Coalition over Finkel |
Katharine Murphy has been following the climate wars within and without the Coalition and writes of a rather frank speech by the energy and environment minister Josh Frydenberg last night to the Committee on the Economic Development of Australia. | Katharine Murphy has been following the climate wars within and without the Coalition and writes of a rather frank speech by the energy and environment minister Josh Frydenberg last night to the Committee on the Economic Development of Australia. |
The energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, says the looming Finkel review will recommend a new policy signal driving investment in a “broad suite of generation capacity”, which, if implemented, will restore confidence in Australia’s electricity sector. | The energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, says the looming Finkel review will recommend a new policy signal driving investment in a “broad suite of generation capacity”, which, if implemented, will restore confidence in Australia’s electricity sector. |
But he also foreshadowed a hard road ahead. Referencing the climate wars of the past decade, noting that energy policy had “destroyed two prime ministers and one opposition leader”, Frydenberg predicted “big battles” both within the Coalition – and potentially within Labor – and externally with stakeholders, as the government seeks to land a new policy. | But he also foreshadowed a hard road ahead. Referencing the climate wars of the past decade, noting that energy policy had “destroyed two prime ministers and one opposition leader”, Frydenberg predicted “big battles” both within the Coalition – and potentially within Labor – and externally with stakeholders, as the government seeks to land a new policy. |
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Blessed are the deal makers | Blessed are the deal makers |
Good morning blogans, | Good morning blogans, |
More reports on One Nation this morning as the party appears to be extreme pressure. Again, former party treasurer Ian Nelson - who has since fallen out with Pauline Hanson - has delivered some of the most disturbing insights into the party’s affairs. | More reports on One Nation this morning as the party appears to be extreme pressure. Again, former party treasurer Ian Nelson - who has since fallen out with Pauline Hanson - has delivered some of the most disturbing insights into the party’s affairs. |
Kylar Loussikian of the Daily Tele reports that Hanson received donations into her personal bank account and has refused to say what she spent the money on. He reports Hanson was advertising her personal bank account on the One Nation website alongside the official party account for three years. Her personal account was deleted two months ago. | Kylar Loussikian of the Daily Tele reports that Hanson received donations into her personal bank account and has refused to say what she spent the money on. He reports Hanson was advertising her personal bank account on the One Nation website alongside the official party account for three years. Her personal account was deleted two months ago. |
Ahead of the July 2016 federal election, One Nation supporters donated more than $2500 to Ms Hanson’s personal account. It is not known how much money — if any — she has received since that time. | Ahead of the July 2016 federal election, One Nation supporters donated more than $2500 to Ms Hanson’s personal account. It is not known how much money — if any — she has received since that time. |
Former One Nation treasurer Ian Nelson, previously a close confidant of Ms Hanson and her chief of staff James Ashby, said he had been unable to monitor Ms Hanson’s personal account but was aware of its existence. | Former One Nation treasurer Ian Nelson, previously a close confidant of Ms Hanson and her chief of staff James Ashby, said he had been unable to monitor Ms Hanson’s personal account but was aware of its existence. |
“There was no way, in any way shape or form, that we could have monitored the activities of that account,” said Mr Nelson, who left One Nation last year. | “There was no way, in any way shape or form, that we could have monitored the activities of that account,” said Mr Nelson, who left One Nation last year. |
Tracking donations and spending is the big thing in party disclosures. | Tracking donations and spending is the big thing in party disclosures. |
Hanson’s chief of staff James Ashby told the Telegraph: | Hanson’s chief of staff James Ashby told the Telegraph: |
All money donated to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has been recorded and reported in accordance with the AEC and (Electoral Commission Queensland) guidelines. Since the appointment of (party treasurer) Greg Smith in August of 2016, a number of former One Nation accounts have been shut down, with records provided to relevant electoral bodies. | All money donated to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has been recorded and reported in accordance with the AEC and (Electoral Commission Queensland) guidelines. Since the appointment of (party treasurer) Greg Smith in August of 2016, a number of former One Nation accounts have been shut down, with records provided to relevant electoral bodies. |
Paul Karp is delving into this issue further so I shall have more to report later in the day. | Paul Karp is delving into this issue further so I shall have more to report later in the day. |
Last night, media bosses were in town as a show of support for the government’s media packaaje [sic]. | Last night, media bosses were in town as a show of support for the government’s media packaaje [sic]. |
Blessed are the dealmakers for they shall inherit the earth. | Blessed are the dealmakers for they shall inherit the earth. |
Communications minister Mitch Fifield needs to get the proposed cross media ownership rules through the senate, which looks tricky at this stage. Labor, the Greens, One Nation and Nick Xenophon doesn’t support the bill in its entirety and Fifield is not going to split the bill. | Communications minister Mitch Fifield needs to get the proposed cross media ownership rules through the senate, which looks tricky at this stage. Labor, the Greens, One Nation and Nick Xenophon doesn’t support the bill in its entirety and Fifield is not going to split the bill. |
Fifield was relaxed on ABC Brekkie. | Fifield was relaxed on ABC Brekkie. |
It’s still a work-in-progress. We are having good discussions with the Senate crossbench. What we’ve seen during this term of parliament is that we can get good results with the current Senate, that they are open and that we can get some good things done. | It’s still a work-in-progress. We are having good discussions with the Senate crossbench. What we’ve seen during this term of parliament is that we can get good results with the current Senate, that they are open and that we can get some good things done. |
He was asked if he told them to lobby the Labor and Greens to get this through? | He was asked if he told them to lobby the Labor and Greens to get this through? |
I don’t need to tell the Australian media industry anything. This is a package that we have worked on with them. This is a package that they have helped craft. This is a package in which no media organisation gets everything they want but everyone gets part of what they want. | I don’t need to tell the Australian media industry anything. This is a package that we have worked on with them. This is a package that they have helped craft. This is a package in which no media organisation gets everything they want but everyone gets part of what they want. |
So stick with us. There is a storm of estimates including on the Gonski 2.0 schools funding package. Talk to us in the thread, on the Twits @gabriellechan and @mpbowers or on Facie-book. | So stick with us. There is a storm of estimates including on the Gonski 2.0 schools funding package. Talk to us in the thread, on the Twits @gabriellechan and @mpbowers or on Facie-book. |
Praise the gods for Mike Bowers’ sentiment. | Praise the gods for Mike Bowers’ sentiment. |
senate car park will be full in an hour, Happy covfefe & welcome to the last sitting day @GuardianAus @gabriellechan pic.twitter.com/jrN3WspDqM | senate car park will be full in an hour, Happy covfefe & welcome to the last sitting day @GuardianAus @gabriellechan pic.twitter.com/jrN3WspDqM |
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