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| Wong calls on Bishop to 'undo damage' with NZ Labour – politics live | |
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| The treasurer, Scott Morrison, has left the country ... for the weekend: | |
| This week I will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) finance ministers meeting in Hoi An, Vietnam, on 19-21 October. | |
| Apec is the pre-eminent economic forum in the Asia-Pacific, providing an opportunity for developed and developing economies to work together on significant global and regional issues. The upcoming meeting will be an opportunity to build on the discussions I had with my counterparts at the IMF and World Bank annual Meetings, and the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, in Washington last week – but with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region. | |
| Trade and investment links fostered by APEC have driven growth and prosperity of our region. This is particularly the case for Australia: our 26 consecutive years of economic growth have been built on open markets and on broadening and deepening linkages with the Asia-Pacific region. I will be emphasising to my APEC counterparts the importance of open markets to ensure that our region remains the engine of global growth. | |
| I will also reaffirm Australia’s unwavering commitment and world-leading record in addressing multinational tax avoidance through implementation of the G20/OECD base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project, which has been one of Vietnam’s priorities this year. BEPS is a global problem that requires a global solution, and APEC economies are well placed to collaborate to address this issue. | |
| In the margins of the meeting, I will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vietnam’s Minister for Finance, Mr Dinh Tien Dung, aimed at building cooperation between our countries on economic and financial issues. This MoU is a tangible expression of Australia’s commitment to deepening our engagement with our regional partners. | |
| I will also be meeting with Vietnam’s Prime Minister, and with Finance Ministers from Singapore, Chinese Taipei and Thailand. | |
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| Penny Wong says it is “time for Julie Bishop to undo damage” in her statement: | |
| Labor congratulates Jacinda Ardern and the New Zealand Labour party on successfully concluding negotiations to form the next New Zealand government. | |
| Labor also thanks outgoing prime minister Bill English for his contribution to the strong and warm ties between our two nations. | |
| The Turnbull government must now take immediate action to rebuild relations with the incoming New Zealand government following the foreign minister’s attack on Jacinda Ardern’s Labour party. | |
| In an attempt to divert attention from the citizenship crisis surrounding Barnaby Joyce, the foreign minister publicly declared she would not trust a future New Zealand Labour government. | |
| New Zealand is facing an election. Should there be a change of government, I would find it very hard to build trust with those involved in allegations designed to undermine the government of Australia. - Julie Bishop doorstop, 16 August 2017 | |
| It is now incumbent on the foreign minister to undo the damage caused by her irresponsible remarks during the election campaign. | |
| Australia enjoys extremely close relations with New Zealand and I look forward to meeting with the New Zealand foreign minister once the Ardern Labour government is sworn in. | |
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| Michaelia Cash just released this statement: | |
| In yet another display of the CFMEU’s blatant contempt of the law, today the federal court handed down a $306,000 penalty against the CFMEU for blatant thuggery on the Broadway on Ann building site in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. | |
| In handing down the penalty, Justice Vasta made the following damning assessment of the CFMEU’s disregard for Australian law: | |
| It is trite to note that the presence of Mr Hanna at that site did compromise the safety of the very workers he is supposedly trying to protect. | |
| It may have been expected that there would be righteous condemnation of any person compromising safety on the work site coming from a union that purportedly exists to ensure safety on worksites. The silence from the CFMEU, however, has been deafening. | |
| There has been no remorse from the CFMEU. There has been no evidence of the CFMEU training any of its officers as to the provisions of the FW Act to ensure that such abominable behaviour is not undertaken by any of its representatives ever again. | |
| Given the nature of the contraventions, the recidivist nature of the CFMEU, the lack of acknowledgement of any wrongdoing, the lack of any remedial action and the need to deter this kind of behaviour, I can see no reason to ameliorate any of the penalties that I will impose on the CFMEU. | |
| As I have noted, the approach of the CFMEU has been that the imposition of pecuniary penalties are nothing more than an occupational hazard. | |
| This court has been asked to ensure that the industrial relations regime as created by parliament is observed and complied with. The parliament has given the court only one weapon to ensure such compliance and that is the ability to impose pecuniary penalties. | |
| In the main, this weapon has been of great value. If a court has dealt with an employer who has contravened the FW Act in an appropriate manner, the use of the pecuniary penalty has deterred that employer from breaching the FW Act again. Very rarely has the FWO, or a union, had to bring a recalcitrant employer back to the court for breaching the FW Act a second time. | |
| But this cannot be said of the CFMEU. The deterrent aspect of the pecuniary penalty system is not having the desired effect. The CFMEU has not changed its attitude in any meaningful way. The court can only impose the maximum penalty in an attempt to fulfil its duty and deter the CFMEU from acting in the nefarious way in which it does. | |
| If I could have imposed a greater penalty for these contraventions, I most certainly would have done so. | |
| The court can do no more with the tools available to it to ensure compliance with the industrial relations regime. If the community at large are not satisfied with the actions of the court to ensure compliance with the FW Act, then the next step is a matter for the parliament. | |
| Labor shadow employment spokesman, Brendan O’Connor, recently confirmed that penalties for such behaviour would be “lower” under a Shorten-led Labor government. What he failed to say was that the penalties under Labor would in fact be zero, as Labor’s policy is to abolish the ABCC and have nothing in its place to enforce the law. | |
| In light of these comments from Justice Vasta today, Bill Shorten needs to explain to Australians why he now intends to give the green light to this union to break the law with impunity. | |
| It is now clearer than ever that Bill Shorten and the Labor party have been utterly compromised by the millions of dollars the ALP continue to receive from the CFMEU. Exactly what will it take for Bill Shorten to financial and political ties with this corrupt organisation? | |
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| High Court update | High Court update |
| I’ve checked with a couple of the citizenship MPs before the high court and they assure me their lawyers have not been forewarned of a judgement tomorrow (and they think they would be, given as they are usually told, so they can be in the court to hear it) and the matter is not listed on the high court schedule for Friday. | I’ve checked with a couple of the citizenship MPs before the high court and they assure me their lawyers have not been forewarned of a judgement tomorrow (and they think they would be, given as they are usually told, so they can be in the court to hear it) and the matter is not listed on the high court schedule for Friday. |
| So, it looks like we can stand down for a little longer. That doesn’t mean that we won’t all get a surprise tomorrow, but that is as much as I can tell you this afternoon. | So, it looks like we can stand down for a little longer. That doesn’t mean that we won’t all get a surprise tomorrow, but that is as much as I can tell you this afternoon. |
| The lower house does sit next week (the Senate is tied up in estimates) so there is still a chance we’ll get a Stranger in the House moment. | The lower house does sit next week (the Senate is tied up in estimates) so there is still a chance we’ll get a Stranger in the House moment. |
| Mike Bowers went to catch what could be the last day for some of the MPs depending on how the high court rules (he didn’t spot Matt Canavan today, and Larissa Waters and Scott Ludlam have already resigned and, yes, Barnaby Joyce could be back in a by-election) | |
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| Bill Shorten has released Labor’s statement on New Zealand Labour’s ascension to office. Spell check error aside (and yes, I know I am not one to talk), the last line appears to be directed a little more domestically: | Bill Shorten has released Labor’s statement on New Zealand Labour’s ascension to office. Spell check error aside (and yes, I know I am not one to talk), the last line appears to be directed a little more domestically: |
| It’s with great pleasure that I congratulate the prime minister-elect of New Zealand, Jacinda Arden [sic] and her New Zealand Labour team. | It’s with great pleasure that I congratulate the prime minister-elect of New Zealand, Jacinda Arden [sic] and her New Zealand Labour team. |
| Jacinda brought extraordinary energy to the Labour leadership and campaigned passionately for inclusive, progressive policies, founded on universal Labo(u)r values. | Jacinda brought extraordinary energy to the Labour leadership and campaigned passionately for inclusive, progressive policies, founded on universal Labo(u)r values. |
| In electing their third woman to serve as prime minister, New Zealanders have again provided an inspiration for women and girls around the world. | In electing their third woman to serve as prime minister, New Zealanders have again provided an inspiration for women and girls around the world. |
| More than a century after the first Anzacs fought and fell together, Australia and New Zealand’s friendship is stronger than ever. | More than a century after the first Anzacs fought and fell together, Australia and New Zealand’s friendship is stronger than ever. |
| My team and I look forward to building and strengthening the connection between our two nations – and I trust the government shares this commitment. | My team and I look forward to building and strengthening the connection between our two nations – and I trust the government shares this commitment. |
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| You know Christmas is coming when Ian Goodenough starts talking calendars. #nocynicism | You know Christmas is coming when Ian Goodenough starts talking calendars. #nocynicism |
| Sneak preview of the 2018 Moore Community Calendar featuring flames, fast cars & firearms! pic.twitter.com/jQEOH9knUU | Sneak preview of the 2018 Moore Community Calendar featuring flames, fast cars & firearms! pic.twitter.com/jQEOH9knUU |
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| Just returning to an issue which was raised by Anthony Albanese in question time today, over whether or not the prime minister was confronted by Barnaby Joyce over the decision to let One Nation make some announcements that Coalition MPs in Queensland were thinking they would make themselves – given their work in making some of the funding happen. | Just returning to an issue which was raised by Anthony Albanese in question time today, over whether or not the prime minister was confronted by Barnaby Joyce over the decision to let One Nation make some announcements that Coalition MPs in Queensland were thinking they would make themselves – given their work in making some of the funding happen. |
| I’ve been told by a source that it did happen, but it wasn’t an “angry” conversation, just that the matter was raised, along with the fact that several MPs had raised concerns over the matter. | I’ve been told by a source that it did happen, but it wasn’t an “angry” conversation, just that the matter was raised, along with the fact that several MPs had raised concerns over the matter. |
| So there you go. | So there you go. |
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| Julie Bishop’s office is preparing a statement. | Julie Bishop’s office is preparing a statement. |
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| Quick refresher on the press conference where Julie Bishop raised, shall we call them, concerns about New Zealand Labour. | Quick refresher on the press conference where Julie Bishop raised, shall we call them, concerns about New Zealand Labour. |
| Journalist: Minister, the New Zealand minister, the relevant minister Dunne, has said today that it’s utter nonsense to suggest that the Labour party’s question played any role and that it was actually media inquiries and not the Labour party’s question. What do you say to that? | Journalist: Minister, the New Zealand minister, the relevant minister Dunne, has said today that it’s utter nonsense to suggest that the Labour party’s question played any role and that it was actually media inquiries and not the Labour party’s question. What do you say to that? |
| Bishop: I don’t accept that. The New Zealand Labour leader has confirmed that a Labour member of parliament was contacted by an unnamed Labor member here in Australia. Bill Shorten must reveal the name of that member. | Bishop: I don’t accept that. The New Zealand Labour leader has confirmed that a Labour member of parliament was contacted by an unnamed Labor member here in Australia. Bill Shorten must reveal the name of that member. |
| Journalist: So are you saying that you don’t accept the internal minister’s series of events from New Zealand? | Journalist: So are you saying that you don’t accept the internal minister’s series of events from New Zealand? |
| Bishop: Bill Shorten must reveal the role he played in getting one of his members, that he’s refused to name, and I would be calling – I do call – on Bill Shorten to name that person and he needs to reveal his involvement in what is treacherous behaviour. | Bishop: Bill Shorten must reveal the role he played in getting one of his members, that he’s refused to name, and I would be calling – I do call – on Bill Shorten to name that person and he needs to reveal his involvement in what is treacherous behaviour. |
| Journalist: You said that this has put at risk the relationship between Australia and New Zealand. How so? | Journalist: You said that this has put at risk the relationship between Australia and New Zealand. How so? |
| Bishop: New Zealand is facing an election. Should there be a change of government, I would find it very hard to build trust with those involved in allegations designed to undermine the government of Australia. | Bishop: New Zealand is facing an election. Should there be a change of government, I would find it very hard to build trust with those involved in allegations designed to undermine the government of Australia. |
| Journalist: Have journalists who asked questions of the New Zealand government behaved treacherously as well? | Journalist: Have journalists who asked questions of the New Zealand government behaved treacherously as well? |
| Bishop: I’m referring to Bill Shorten using a foreign political party to raise questions in a foreign parliament deliberately designed to undermine confidence in the Australian government. | Bishop: I’m referring to Bill Shorten using a foreign political party to raise questions in a foreign parliament deliberately designed to undermine confidence in the Australian government. |
| Journalist: Can I clarify your previous answer? Are you saying that you would not trust a New Zealand Labour government? | Journalist: Can I clarify your previous answer? Are you saying that you would not trust a New Zealand Labour government? |
| Bishop: I would find it very difficult to build trust with members of a political party that had been used by the Australian Labor party to seek to undermine the Australian government. | Bishop: I would find it very difficult to build trust with members of a political party that had been used by the Australian Labor party to seek to undermine the Australian government. |
| Journalist: The New Zealand internal affairs minister explicitly said that was nonsense, he said it started with media inquiries. Are you calling into question the official version of events here? | Journalist: The New Zealand internal affairs minister explicitly said that was nonsense, he said it started with media inquiries. Are you calling into question the official version of events here? |
| Bishop: I explicitly call into question Bill Shorten’s ethics. The Labour leader said this morning that the Labor party in Australia contacted the Labour party in New Zealand and we know what occurred. Allegations were raised in a New Zealand parliament deliberately designed by the Labor in Australia to undermine confidence in the Australian government. | Bishop: I explicitly call into question Bill Shorten’s ethics. The Labour leader said this morning that the Labor party in Australia contacted the Labour party in New Zealand and we know what occurred. Allegations were raised in a New Zealand parliament deliberately designed by the Labor in Australia to undermine confidence in the Australian government. |
| * I was at that press conference on 16 August and as one of the two reporters (the other being Adam Gartrell, during my previous life at Fairfax) who worked on the Barnaby Joyce citizenship story, to which the media inquiries refer to (along with blogger William Summers, who was working on the story separately). It was extraordinary. | * I was at that press conference on 16 August and as one of the two reporters (the other being Adam Gartrell, during my previous life at Fairfax) who worked on the Barnaby Joyce citizenship story, to which the media inquiries refer to (along with blogger William Summers, who was working on the story separately). It was extraordinary. |
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| You can read all about Winston Peters’s decision, in real time, over here. | You can read all about Winston Peters’s decision, in real time, over here. |
| That sound you can hear is the rush of the Canberra press gallery making calls to Julie Bishop’s office. | That sound you can hear is the rush of the Canberra press gallery making calls to Julie Bishop’s office. |
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| Jacinda Ardern the new New Zealand prime minister | Jacinda Ardern the new New Zealand prime minister |
| New Zealand First has announced it has decided to form a coalition government with Labour and the Greens. | New Zealand First has announced it has decided to form a coalition government with Labour and the Greens. |
| That makes Jacinda Ardern the new prime minister. She is the leader of the party Julie Bishop said she may not be able to trust after the Barnaby Joyce citizenship kerfuffle. | That makes Jacinda Ardern the new prime minister. She is the leader of the party Julie Bishop said she may not be able to trust after the Barnaby Joyce citizenship kerfuffle. |
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