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| Cabinet meets to discuss Coalition energy plan – politics live | |
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| Popping back into the Senate and Pauline Hanson is annoyed there is even a debate about raising the voting age – and that she is getting blamed for it. | |
| The Queensland senator, who made the claim on morning television in a debate with the Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young over raising the smoking age to 21. | |
| Hanson would like you to know that raising the voting age to 21 is not actually One Nation policy, it is just her opinion. | |
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| The Business Council of Australia chief Jennifer Westacott, was having a chat to David Speers on Sky and said she hopes the energy policy we’ll hear about tomorrow, after tonight’s cabinet meeting gives it that final tick off, will be considered without bias, from any side. | |
| “Let’s just all, tomorrow, just put it to one side for a minute, let’s look at the detail and I make that point to business as well,” she said. | |
| “There are always trade offs in these things, and we have to get on top of that and come back to those three things; does it improve reliability, does it put downward pressure on prices and improve affordability and does it help us meet our emissions reduction target. We have to balance those three things.” | |
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| Eric Abetz has timed his media release “Let’s put pensioners before Paris” for just before cabinet is due to meet to finalise the government’s energy policy. | Eric Abetz has timed his media release “Let’s put pensioners before Paris” for just before cabinet is due to meet to finalise the government’s energy policy. |
| Here’s some of it: | Here’s some of it: |
| In this morass with our haemorrhaging budget deficits we send over $180m to some UN climate fund. This is borrowed money, which our children will need to pay back with interest. And to whom? You’ve guessed it – China. A country which can keep increasing its emissions with our coal, develop its economy and wealth so it can lend money to Australia so we can pay the fund, yet pays nothing itself. | In this morass with our haemorrhaging budget deficits we send over $180m to some UN climate fund. This is borrowed money, which our children will need to pay back with interest. And to whom? You’ve guessed it – China. A country which can keep increasing its emissions with our coal, develop its economy and wealth so it can lend money to Australia so we can pay the fund, yet pays nothing itself. |
| “These are just some of the stark facts which provide the backdrop against which the examination of the Finkel review needs to be undertaken. The review threatens rather than promises virtual central command and control, reviews, programmes, studies, calculations and at the end of it a 42% equivalent clean or renewable energy target with unbelievably cheaper energy prices. | |
| “If 42% delivers cheaper prices why stop there. Why not double the savings and go for 84%? | |
| “Our current problems are largely due to the path we’ve blundered down – mainly with good intentions but with devastating consequences as to price and stability of energy supply. The remedy we are offered to overcome this is to give us even more of the same.” | |
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| Well, this is one way to liven up the afternoon | Well, this is one way to liven up the afternoon |
| I'm in love. My latest purchase. Genuinely faffing about whether to bring to Canberra or put up in the family room. #auspol pic.twitter.com/n5k8glDg3u | I'm in love. My latest purchase. Genuinely faffing about whether to bring to Canberra or put up in the family room. #auspol pic.twitter.com/n5k8glDg3u |
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| Australia has a new ambassador to Afghanistan. | Australia has a new ambassador to Afghanistan. |
| Foreign minister Julie Bishop has announced Nicola Gordon-Smith’s latest move. | Foreign minister Julie Bishop has announced Nicola Gordon-Smith’s latest move. |
| From the statement; | From the statement; |
| Ms Gordon-Smith is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was most recently Assistant Secretary, Consular Policy Branch. In Canberra she has held a range of positions, including Chief of Staff to the Trade Minister, and Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister. She has twice served overseas at the Australian Embassy in Brussels, most recently as Deputy Head of Mission. Ms Gordon-Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from the Australian National University. | Ms Gordon-Smith is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was most recently Assistant Secretary, Consular Policy Branch. In Canberra she has held a range of positions, including Chief of Staff to the Trade Minister, and Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister. She has twice served overseas at the Australian Embassy in Brussels, most recently as Deputy Head of Mission. Ms Gordon-Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from the Australian National University. |
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| The Senate has moved on to Matters of Public Importance. Today’s debate is on “the suggestion that young Australians aged 18,19 and 20 be blocked from participating in democracy by raising the voting age to 21.” | The Senate has moved on to Matters of Public Importance. Today’s debate is on “the suggestion that young Australians aged 18,19 and 20 be blocked from participating in democracy by raising the voting age to 21.” |
| That has been put forward by the Greens senator Rachel Siewart, but we can thank Pauline Hanson for the topic, after the One Nation leader suggesting raising the voting age by three years to stop all those “no idea” yoof, who have “never held a job”, earlier this month. Sigh. | That has been put forward by the Greens senator Rachel Siewart, but we can thank Pauline Hanson for the topic, after the One Nation leader suggesting raising the voting age by three years to stop all those “no idea” yoof, who have “never held a job”, earlier this month. Sigh. |
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| Indi independent MP Cathy McGowan has also dipped a toe into the energy debate. | Indi independent MP Cathy McGowan has also dipped a toe into the energy debate. |
| McGowan introduced the Renewable Energy Legislation Amendment (Supporting Renewable Communities) Bill 2017, calling on a “dedicated focus in funding for community energy projects” from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and Clean Energy Finance Corporation. | McGowan introduced the Renewable Energy Legislation Amendment (Supporting Renewable Communities) Bill 2017, calling on a “dedicated focus in funding for community energy projects” from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and Clean Energy Finance Corporation. |
| “There are 90 community energy projects across Australia – 75% of them are in regional Australia,” McGowan said in a statement. | “There are 90 community energy projects across Australia – 75% of them are in regional Australia,” McGowan said in a statement. |
| “As an independent representative I’m asking the government to hear the community’s message that local power generation is a vital piece of a dynamic national approach, together with baseload projects and other initiatives. | “As an independent representative I’m asking the government to hear the community’s message that local power generation is a vital piece of a dynamic national approach, together with baseload projects and other initiatives. |
| McGowan said communities in north east Victoria were ready to play a role in developing local energy solutions. Examples include Totally Renewable Yackandandah, Winton Wetlands, Wangaratta Sustainability Network, Renewable Albury Wodonga, Benalla Sustainable Future Group, Murrindindi Climate Network, Up2Us Landcare Mansfield and Indigo Council. | McGowan said communities in north east Victoria were ready to play a role in developing local energy solutions. Examples include Totally Renewable Yackandandah, Winton Wetlands, Wangaratta Sustainability Network, Renewable Albury Wodonga, Benalla Sustainable Future Group, Murrindindi Climate Network, Up2Us Landcare Mansfield and Indigo Council. |
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| What can we take from that question time? | What can we take from that question time? |
| The government thinks it is on to a winner with its energy policy (and that triple bottom line) and the opposition is just as sure it can start picking out the flaws. The NBN questions not only managed to annoy the prime minister, they also signalled some of the issues Labor will begin campaigning on – the NBN reached 6m homes in August. And you don’t have to go far to find someone ready to complain about it. | The government thinks it is on to a winner with its energy policy (and that triple bottom line) and the opposition is just as sure it can start picking out the flaws. The NBN questions not only managed to annoy the prime minister, they also signalled some of the issues Labor will begin campaigning on – the NBN reached 6m homes in August. And you don’t have to go far to find someone ready to complain about it. |
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| Greg Hunt gets the final dixer on new drug listings and Turnbull, who it must be said, looks very pleased with how this question time has played out, calls time. | Greg Hunt gets the final dixer on new drug listings and Turnbull, who it must be said, looks very pleased with how this question time has played out, calls time. |
| While we still don’t know what the energy policy will look like, we did get a hint from Turnbull on what it will involve in this attack against Bill Shorten. | While we still don’t know what the energy policy will look like, we did get a hint from Turnbull on what it will involve in this attack against Bill Shorten. |
| The leader of the opposition has been in favour of an emissions intensity scheme, he’s been in favour of a clean energy target, the only thing they have got in common, he doesn’t understand how either of them work. He doesn’t know the difference between a renewables target and an emissions reduction target. One slogan after another, and I say to the leader of the opposition, we will deliver a careful energy plan based on engineering and economics, designed to deliver the triple bottom line of affordability, reliability, and meeting our international commitments. And that is in stark contrast to the ideology and the … idiocy inflicted upon us for years.” | The leader of the opposition has been in favour of an emissions intensity scheme, he’s been in favour of a clean energy target, the only thing they have got in common, he doesn’t understand how either of them work. He doesn’t know the difference between a renewables target and an emissions reduction target. One slogan after another, and I say to the leader of the opposition, we will deliver a careful energy plan based on engineering and economics, designed to deliver the triple bottom line of affordability, reliability, and meeting our international commitments. And that is in stark contrast to the ideology and the … idiocy inflicted upon us for years.” |
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| Emma McBride brings the parliament back to … the NBN. And she’s got a case study. | Emma McBride brings the parliament back to … the NBN. And she’s got a case study. |
| “We are now in the fifth year of this prime minister’s mismanagement of the NBN. Is the prime minister aware that students at the central coast school can’t connect to the NBN even though Fountaindale has had the NBN since … last year. What sort of incompetence means that [the] cemetery behind the school has an NBN connection but the school doesn’t?” | “We are now in the fifth year of this prime minister’s mismanagement of the NBN. Is the prime minister aware that students at the central coast school can’t connect to the NBN even though Fountaindale has had the NBN since … last year. What sort of incompetence means that [the] cemetery behind the school has an NBN connection but the school doesn’t?” |
| Turnbull brings up how well the rollout is going, but also says he’ll take the case up with both the minister and NBN Co. | Turnbull brings up how well the rollout is going, but also says he’ll take the case up with both the minister and NBN Co. |
| A beat or two later (with a slight interruption for Peter Dutton’s attack against the unions) and McBride has another question on the NBN, with another case study of where it has gone wrong in her electorate. | A beat or two later (with a slight interruption for Peter Dutton’s attack against the unions) and McBride has another question on the NBN, with another case study of where it has gone wrong in her electorate. |
| Turnbull will have someone look at that too, but repeats what he has been saying recently – that a rollout this big will have some problems. | Turnbull will have someone look at that too, but repeats what he has been saying recently – that a rollout this big will have some problems. |
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| I do not have 1,000 words, so I present you these. | I do not have 1,000 words, so I present you these. |
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| Research, Graham Perrett style. | Research, Graham Perrett style. |
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| Oh I hadn’t realised it was that time yet. We are moving quickly today! Christopher Pyne is gifted his regular slot to talk about how terrible the terrible unions are. | Oh I hadn’t realised it was that time yet. We are moving quickly today! Christopher Pyne is gifted his regular slot to talk about how terrible the terrible unions are. |
| “It goes to a question of if this leader of the opposition is not prepared to stand up to the CFMEU, despite all their heinous crimes, how will he stand up for Australia’s national interests on the overseas stage? How will he stand up for Australia’s national interests in Australia and beyond if he’s not on prepared to stay enough is enough to the CFMEU?” | “It goes to a question of if this leader of the opposition is not prepared to stand up to the CFMEU, despite all their heinous crimes, how will he stand up for Australia’s national interests on the overseas stage? How will he stand up for Australia’s national interests in Australia and beyond if he’s not on prepared to stay enough is enough to the CFMEU?” |
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