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| Greens vow to protect ABC from 'blatant ideological attack' – politics live | Greens vow to protect ABC from 'blatant ideological attack' – politics live |
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| Just because we all need a little light relief at the end of a day, I can inform you that the Senate, led by Cory Bernardi, passed a motion: | |
| That the Senate(a)takes note of an event scheduled to occur on 26 October 2017 at the Australian National University entitled “Celebrating the 1917 Russian Revolution”, organised by Socialist Alternative;(b)observes that this year marks 100 years since that revolution, which led toa litany of human rights abuses and approximately 10 million deaths;(c)notes that the 1917 revolution promoted Leninist and Marxist teaching to the broader world; and(d)rejects any assertion that the teachings of Lenin or Marx should be celebrated in a liberal democracy. | |
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| For anyone who cares – and I mean anyone – the last movie Malcolm Turnbull can remember seeing was the last of the Hobbit movies, with his daughter. | |
| He still Netflix and chills, “whatever that means”, and did you know that he is a Game of Thrones fan, because I am not sure he has ever mentioned that before. In fact: BREAKING the prime minister watches Game Of Thrones. | |
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| Triple M Sydney cuts short Can’t Stand Losing You by the Police to go to Malcolm Turnbull, who opens with the “trifecta” of “affordability, reliability, responsibility”. | |
| He says energy policy is one of the greatest challenges for government’s all over the world, as the market transitions to new technologies – and as he always says “get the politics and ideology out of it. It’s been a disaster”. | |
| Lucky for him, the “smartest people in the room” wrote this policy, and now there is a “triple bottom line”. | |
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| An update on the citizenship bill (the one with the retroactive longer waiting periods, stricter English tests et al): it remains on the list, but it is sitting at number four on the schedule, which gives it almost bupkis chance of being reached tonight. The government has until 7.20pm to bring it up for debate, under the terms of the Greens disallowance motion, but given they have not ceded enough ground yet for the Nick Xenophon Team to even come close to giving it their support, it doesn’t look like happening. | An update on the citizenship bill (the one with the retroactive longer waiting periods, stricter English tests et al): it remains on the list, but it is sitting at number four on the schedule, which gives it almost bupkis chance of being reached tonight. The government has until 7.20pm to bring it up for debate, under the terms of the Greens disallowance motion, but given they have not ceded enough ground yet for the Nick Xenophon Team to even come close to giving it their support, it doesn’t look like happening. |
| This doesn’t mean it is dead, buried and cremated by any definition – the government can bring it back to the Senate motions paper, but to do so will require a vote. You’ll know when it gets close (if it goes away after today) when that happens. | This doesn’t mean it is dead, buried and cremated by any definition – the government can bring it back to the Senate motions paper, but to do so will require a vote. You’ll know when it gets close (if it goes away after today) when that happens. |
| In the meantime, the Senate is debating its matter of public importance, with today is clean energy, followed by the Greens disallowance of the government’s plan to strip councils of their rights to hold citizenship ceremonies, if they don’t do them on Australia Day. | In the meantime, the Senate is debating its matter of public importance, with today is clean energy, followed by the Greens disallowance of the government’s plan to strip councils of their rights to hold citizenship ceremonies, if they don’t do them on Australia Day. |
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| Abbott is also “very, very happy” the government has dropped the clean energy target “because that was always a very bad move”: | Abbott is also “very, very happy” the government has dropped the clean energy target “because that was always a very bad move”: |
| And certainly the policy framework that the government announced yesterday will be vastly better for everyone than Labor’s plans for a 50 % renewable energy target so full marks to the government for a big, big step forward, but...there will be still renewables in the system, the more renewables there are, almost inevitably, the higher the price, because you have to have matching coal and gas fired power to make sure that when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine the lights will still come on, so this remains a problem. | And certainly the policy framework that the government announced yesterday will be vastly better for everyone than Labor’s plans for a 50 % renewable energy target so full marks to the government for a big, big step forward, but...there will be still renewables in the system, the more renewables there are, almost inevitably, the higher the price, because you have to have matching coal and gas fired power to make sure that when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine the lights will still come on, so this remains a problem. |
| But he applauds the dumping of subsidies for wind and solar power “absolutely”. | But he applauds the dumping of subsidies for wind and solar power “absolutely”. |
| As I said, this is a big step in the right direction and full marks especially Josh Frydenberg, who has worked night and day and laboured mightily to bring about this very significant improvement in our policy. Good on him.” | As I said, this is a big step in the right direction and full marks especially Josh Frydenberg, who has worked night and day and laboured mightily to bring about this very significant improvement in our policy. Good on him.” |
| Sadly, his chat is cut short by a House division. | Sadly, his chat is cut short by a House division. |
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| Tony Abbott is speaking to 2GB. | Tony Abbott is speaking to 2GB. |
| He says health minister Greg Hunt is one of the smartest ministers in the cabinet. That is in context of the upcoming over-the-counter ban on codeine, which Abbott says he understands but thinks Hunt will be monitoring. | He says health minister Greg Hunt is one of the smartest ministers in the cabinet. That is in context of the upcoming over-the-counter ban on codeine, which Abbott says he understands but thinks Hunt will be monitoring. |
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| This media motion has just passed the Senate, with Labor joining with the Greens: | This media motion has just passed the Senate, with Labor joining with the Greens: |
| The Senate notes: | The Senate notes: |
| a) The overwhelming public support for the ABC and SBS in providing news services, quality programming including for children, and online catch up services iView and SBS On Demand. | a) The overwhelming public support for the ABC and SBS in providing news services, quality programming including for children, and online catch up services iView and SBS On Demand. |
| b) The vital role of the national broadcasters in promoting a diversity of services in the Australian media environment. | b) The vital role of the national broadcasters in promoting a diversity of services in the Australian media environment. |
| c) The Liberal-National Government is waging an ideological war on public broadcasting, as evidenced by successive budget cuts, reviews and inquiries, and its recent deal with the One Nation Party in the context of the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017 which includes: | c) The Liberal-National Government is waging an ideological war on public broadcasting, as evidenced by successive budget cuts, reviews and inquiries, and its recent deal with the One Nation Party in the context of the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017 which includes: |
| a. a competitive neutrality inquiry into the ABC and SBS | a. a competitive neutrality inquiry into the ABC and SBS |
| b. amendments to the ABC Charter to undermine its independence | b. amendments to the ABC Charter to undermine its independence |
| c. amendments to legislation to force the disclosure of the salaries of staff at the ABC and SBS. | c. amendments to legislation to force the disclosure of the salaries of staff at the ABC and SBS. |
| The Senate agrees it will not support legislation that forces the ABC or SBS to publicise the salaries of its staff, breaching their right to privacy. | The Senate agrees it will not support legislation that forces the ABC or SBS to publicise the salaries of its staff, breaching their right to privacy. |
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| Is the national energy guarantee a carbon price? | Is the national energy guarantee a carbon price? |
| The government has been dancing around this issue for the past day a bit, mostly because it may not want to alert the party room to the fact it might have got this by them. | The government has been dancing around this issue for the past day a bit, mostly because it may not want to alert the party room to the fact it might have got this by them. |
| But is the Neg a carbon price? | But is the Neg a carbon price? |
| The chief executive of the Australian Energy Council, Matthew Warren has given his verdict on Sky: | The chief executive of the Australian Energy Council, Matthew Warren has given his verdict on Sky: |
| Well, yes, of course it is. Anything that operates, anything that drives investment in the electricity sector in the 21st century, if is going to work, has to reflect the carbon price. There is a value that is attributed to the risk of carbon in all investments. | Well, yes, of course it is. Anything that operates, anything that drives investment in the electricity sector in the 21st century, if is going to work, has to reflect the carbon price. There is a value that is attributed to the risk of carbon in all investments. |
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| The communications minister, Mitch Fifield, has commended the ABC bill to the chamber, which would add “fair and balanced” to the ABC charter, which already has the word “impartial”. | The communications minister, Mitch Fifield, has commended the ABC bill to the chamber, which would add “fair and balanced” to the ABC charter, which already has the word “impartial”. |
| It is important to recognise that the bill will not alter or diminish in any way the ABC’s independence. Objectively, there should be no concern about this proposal. The ABC’s own editorial policies require the ABC to adhere to fair treatment in the gathering and presentation of news and information, and a balance in its news reporting that follows the weight of evidence. The amendment contained in this bill simple enshrine this obligation in legislation. | It is important to recognise that the bill will not alter or diminish in any way the ABC’s independence. Objectively, there should be no concern about this proposal. The ABC’s own editorial policies require the ABC to adhere to fair treatment in the gathering and presentation of news and information, and a balance in its news reporting that follows the weight of evidence. The amendment contained in this bill simple enshrine this obligation in legislation. |
| As a few of you have pointed out, “fair and balanced”, which was the One Nation suggestion, was the slogan of Fox News, but it dropped it, less than a year after its creator, Roger Ailes, was fired after sexual harassment allegations. | As a few of you have pointed out, “fair and balanced”, which was the One Nation suggestion, was the slogan of Fox News, but it dropped it, less than a year after its creator, Roger Ailes, was fired after sexual harassment allegations. |
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| A quick update on where Andrew Wilkie’s allegations in parliament have gone: the Greens and crossbench want a Senate inquiry: | A quick update on where Andrew Wilkie’s allegations in parliament have gone: the Greens and crossbench want a Senate inquiry: |
| The Australian Greens, together with Senator Jacqui Lambie and the Nick Xenophon Team are moving for a Senate inquiry into the regulation of Australia’s casino industry, after allegations of poker machine tampering levelled at Crown Casino.Crown should not continue to operate its poker machines until a full and independent audit is undertaken, said the Australian Greens Leader, Dr Richard Di Natale. | The Australian Greens, together with Senator Jacqui Lambie and the Nick Xenophon Team are moving for a Senate inquiry into the regulation of Australia’s casino industry, after allegations of poker machine tampering levelled at Crown Casino.Crown should not continue to operate its poker machines until a full and independent audit is undertaken, said the Australian Greens Leader, Dr Richard Di Natale. |
| We know that pokies cause substantial harm in the community. Actions that trap people into losing even more money are deeply concerning and need to be investigated. | We know that pokies cause substantial harm in the community. Actions that trap people into losing even more money are deeply concerning and need to be investigated. |
| Politicians at the state and federal level cannot sit by and allow such serious allegations to go unchecked. Crown has given over $1m to the LNP and ALP in the last 10 years: now we will see what that money buys them. | Politicians at the state and federal level cannot sit by and allow such serious allegations to go unchecked. Crown has given over $1m to the LNP and ALP in the last 10 years: now we will see what that money buys them. |
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| On Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad, Bishop says the regime will “have to be part of the negotiations towards a political solution [in Iraq]. What we don’t want to see is Syria falling to complete anarchy – there has to be a political solution. | On Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad, Bishop says the regime will “have to be part of the negotiations towards a political solution [in Iraq]. What we don’t want to see is Syria falling to complete anarchy – there has to be a political solution. |
| “There is now a Raqqa civilian council which has been set up to focus on local governance in Raqqa, but the coalition will have to work with the Assad regime and Russia and Iran and others who have been backing Assad to find a political solution which involves [the] Syrians.” | “There is now a Raqqa civilian council which has been set up to focus on local governance in Raqqa, but the coalition will have to work with the Assad regime and Russia and Iran and others who have been backing Assad to find a political solution which involves [the] Syrians.” |
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| Speaking on Sky, Julie Bishop says the government has not forgotten about the 110 Australians who went to fight for Islamic State. | Speaking on Sky, Julie Bishop says the government has not forgotten about the 110 Australians who went to fight for Islamic State. |
| Should they survive, about 80, maybe 83 Australians have been killed fighting for Isis by the anti-Isis forces and others ... I don’t know whether all 110 will [want to return to Australia] but there is that potential and that is why we are tracking them, they are under surveillance to the extent that we can, we are working with partners in the region to exchange information, and we will seek to track them and to intervene so they can’t carry out a terrorist attack on the way home or indeed in Australia. | Should they survive, about 80, maybe 83 Australians have been killed fighting for Isis by the anti-Isis forces and others ... I don’t know whether all 110 will [want to return to Australia] but there is that potential and that is why we are tracking them, they are under surveillance to the extent that we can, we are working with partners in the region to exchange information, and we will seek to track them and to intervene so they can’t carry out a terrorist attack on the way home or indeed in Australia. |
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| To catch up on all things question time, you can head here: | To catch up on all things question time, you can head here: |
| Did you miss QT in the House? You can catch up on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/eUvteChVly | Did you miss QT in the House? You can catch up on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/eUvteChVly |
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| Sarah Hanson-Young has had a bit to say about the ABC changes the government has proposed (with a little help from One Nation, and by help, we mean demands). | Sarah Hanson-Young has had a bit to say about the ABC changes the government has proposed (with a little help from One Nation, and by help, we mean demands). |
| The Greens communications spokeswoman said in a statement: | The Greens communications spokeswoman said in a statement: |
| Australians love and trust the ABC and are sick of seeing the public broadcaster used as political punching bag. | Australians love and trust the ABC and are sick of seeing the public broadcaster used as political punching bag. |
| The Greens will fight to protect the ABC from this blatant ideological attack and will do everything we can to save our public broadcaster from the government and One Nation’s axe. | The Greens will fight to protect the ABC from this blatant ideological attack and will do everything we can to save our public broadcaster from the government and One Nation’s axe. |
| First it was Tony Abbott breaking his promise not to cut the ABC’s funding; now it’s Pauline Hanson wanting to dictate how the public broadcaster does its job and how it reports on news. | First it was Tony Abbott breaking his promise not to cut the ABC’s funding; now it’s Pauline Hanson wanting to dictate how the public broadcaster does its job and how it reports on news. |
| It was only a few months ago that Pauline Hanson crowed about going after the ABC as revenge for the broadcaster reporting the dodgy antics the One Nation political party gets up to. | It was only a few months ago that Pauline Hanson crowed about going after the ABC as revenge for the broadcaster reporting the dodgy antics the One Nation political party gets up to. |
| Opening up the ABC’s charter to give more coverage to the loopy ideas of anti-vaxxers or anti-science is not about making the public broadcaster ‘fair and balanced’ – it’s revenge from One Nation senators who can’t handle the truth being reported. | Opening up the ABC’s charter to give more coverage to the loopy ideas of anti-vaxxers or anti-science is not about making the public broadcaster ‘fair and balanced’ – it’s revenge from One Nation senators who can’t handle the truth being reported. |
| I’m calling on Labor and the Nick Xenophon Team to join with the Greens in voting this toxic legislation down. | I’m calling on Labor and the Nick Xenophon Team to join with the Greens in voting this toxic legislation down. |
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