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| Malcolm Turnbull rules out preference deals with One Nation at next election | Malcolm Turnbull rules out preference deals with One Nation at next election |
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| Malcolm Turnbull has declared that his government will not be making any preference deals with One Nation at the federal election, saying they worked against the Liberal National party in the Queensland election last month. | Malcolm Turnbull has declared that his government will not be making any preference deals with One Nation at the federal election, saying they worked against the Liberal National party in the Queensland election last month. |
| He has also encouraged voters to expect personal income tax cuts before the next election, claiming they are the “next priority” for his government. | He has also encouraged voters to expect personal income tax cuts before the next election, claiming they are the “next priority” for his government. |
| In a wide-ranging interview on Sky News on Sunday, Turnbull touched on the New England byelection, the ongoing dual-citizenship saga, the royal commission into the financial sector, the LNP’s poor showing in last month’s Queensland election, the debate over same-sex marriage legislation, and the latest scandal surrounding Labor senator Sam Dastyari. | In a wide-ranging interview on Sky News on Sunday, Turnbull touched on the New England byelection, the ongoing dual-citizenship saga, the royal commission into the financial sector, the LNP’s poor showing in last month’s Queensland election, the debate over same-sex marriage legislation, and the latest scandal surrounding Labor senator Sam Dastyari. |
| He made a strident defence of his own leadership in the aftermath of the New England byelection, in which the Nationals leader, Barnaby Joyce, secured a formidable victory. | He made a strident defence of his own leadership in the aftermath of the New England byelection, in which the Nationals leader, Barnaby Joyce, secured a formidable victory. |
| He said the result was a “resounding vote of confidence” in the Nationals and the Turnbull government, and he was very confident that discipline would return to the ranks of the Coalition government when Joyce returned to the Nationals leadership. | He said the result was a “resounding vote of confidence” in the Nationals and the Turnbull government, and he was very confident that discipline would return to the ranks of the Coalition government when Joyce returned to the Nationals leadership. |
| He said voters did not abandon the Nationals in New England because they knew that they had to vote for a Coalition MP if they wanted a strong Coalition government. | He said voters did not abandon the Nationals in New England because they knew that they had to vote for a Coalition MP if they wanted a strong Coalition government. |
| He contrasted the strong performance of the Nationals in New England with the poor showing of the Liberal National party in Queensland, saying it illustrated why the Coalition would not be preferencing One Nation at the next election. | He contrasted the strong performance of the Nationals in New England with the poor showing of the Liberal National party in Queensland, saying it illustrated why the Coalition would not be preferencing One Nation at the next election. |
| “There will be no preference deals with One Nation at the next federal election, full stop,” Turnbull said. “We have to be very clear ... A vote for One Nation is a vote for Labor. A vote for One Nation in the Queensland election was a vote for [Labor premier] Annastacia Palaszczuk. | “There will be no preference deals with One Nation at the next federal election, full stop,” Turnbull said. “We have to be very clear ... A vote for One Nation is a vote for Labor. A vote for One Nation in the Queensland election was a vote for [Labor premier] Annastacia Palaszczuk. |
| “You have to live with the consequences of your actions. If you vote for One Nation, as people did in the Queensland election, what was the outcome? The very likely return of a Labor government. | “You have to live with the consequences of your actions. If you vote for One Nation, as people did in the Queensland election, what was the outcome? The very likely return of a Labor government. |
| “If that’s what those voters wanted to do then they should be pleased with the outcome [but] I suspect most of them didn’t.” | “If that’s what those voters wanted to do then they should be pleased with the outcome [but] I suspect most of them didn’t.” |
| With the major political parties in Canberra soon to audit all MPs to see if any have dual-citizenship issues, Turnbull said he was adamant he would use his parliamentary numbers to unilaterally refer Labor MPs under a dual citizenship cloud to the high court, saying the issue was an “acid test” for Bill Shorten’s integrity. | With the major political parties in Canberra soon to audit all MPs to see if any have dual-citizenship issues, Turnbull said he was adamant he would use his parliamentary numbers to unilaterally refer Labor MPs under a dual citizenship cloud to the high court, saying the issue was an “acid test” for Bill Shorten’s integrity. |
| He insisted the move was a matter of conscience, not political tit-for-tat, despite Labor saying it had robust checks on its MPs’ eligibility. | He insisted the move was a matter of conscience, not political tit-for-tat, despite Labor saying it had robust checks on its MPs’ eligibility. |
| Nine federal MPs have resigned or been found ineligible by the high court to sit in parliament because they held dual citizenships, which is barred by section 44 of the constitution. None are from Labor. | Nine federal MPs have resigned or been found ineligible by the high court to sit in parliament because they held dual citizenships, which is barred by section 44 of the constitution. None are from Labor. |
| “There are plainly a number on the Labor side, which should be referred to the high court,” he said. “We can’t in good conscience fail to refer anyone – whether on our side or on Labor’s side or on the crossbench – to the high court if it is clear there are substantial grounds for believing that they are ineligible to sit in the parliament.” | “There are plainly a number on the Labor side, which should be referred to the high court,” he said. “We can’t in good conscience fail to refer anyone – whether on our side or on Labor’s side or on the crossbench – to the high court if it is clear there are substantial grounds for believing that they are ineligible to sit in the parliament.” |
| He said with order somewhat restored to parliament after the re-election of Joyce, the next legislative priority for the government would be personal income tax cuts. | He said with order somewhat restored to parliament after the re-election of Joyce, the next legislative priority for the government would be personal income tax cuts. |
| “Our intention is to introduce them before the next election ... but of course you’ve got to stick to our commitment to keep getting the budget back into balance by 2020-21,” he said. “Now we’re satisfied we can do that but, as you know, ultimately all of these things are finalised in the lead-up to every budget when you have all the numbers. But it’s important Australians understand that our next priority in taxation reform is putting more money into the pockets of hard-working Australian families and businesses.” | “Our intention is to introduce them before the next election ... but of course you’ve got to stick to our commitment to keep getting the budget back into balance by 2020-21,” he said. “Now we’re satisfied we can do that but, as you know, ultimately all of these things are finalised in the lead-up to every budget when you have all the numbers. But it’s important Australians understand that our next priority in taxation reform is putting more money into the pockets of hard-working Australian families and businesses.” |
| But the shadow treasurer, Chris Bowen, said such a promise was “meaningless” when Turnbull had a $44bn income tax increase in the form of the Medicare levy rise before the parliament. | But the shadow treasurer, Chris Bowen, said such a promise was “meaningless” when Turnbull had a $44bn income tax increase in the form of the Medicare levy rise before the parliament. |
| “Every time Malcolm Turnbull talks about cutting income tax, just remember that his record is the exact opposite,” Bowen said. | “Every time Malcolm Turnbull talks about cutting income tax, just remember that his record is the exact opposite,” Bowen said. |
| “The net effect of the 2016 and 2017 budgets means that middle income earners will be paying more, not less, income tax. | “The net effect of the 2016 and 2017 budgets means that middle income earners will be paying more, not less, income tax. |
| “‘At a time of record low wages growth, all the Turnbull government is doing is making life harder, not easier, for low and middle income earners. When it’s not hiking income taxes it’s cutting penalty rates.” | “‘At a time of record low wages growth, all the Turnbull government is doing is making life harder, not easier, for low and middle income earners. When it’s not hiking income taxes it’s cutting penalty rates.” |
| The same-sex marriage bill passed the Senate 43-12 last month and it will be debated in the lower house this week – where it is expected to dominate the program for final scheduled sitting week for the year. | The same-sex marriage bill passed the Senate 43-12 last month and it will be debated in the lower house this week – where it is expected to dominate the program for final scheduled sitting week for the year. |
| Turnbull said he wanted to ensure that celebrants did not have to preside over same-sex weddings and religious organisations did not lose charity status if they believed marriage should only be between men and women. | Turnbull said he wanted to ensure that celebrants did not have to preside over same-sex weddings and religious organisations did not lose charity status if they believed marriage should only be between men and women. |
| He will support changes to same-sex marriage legislation – similar to those moved unsuccessfully by the attorney general, George Brandis – for those religious protections when the bill comes before the lower house this week. | He will support changes to same-sex marriage legislation – similar to those moved unsuccessfully by the attorney general, George Brandis – for those religious protections when the bill comes before the lower house this week. |
| But he acknowledged the legislation put up by Liberal senator Dean Smith, which has passed the Senate, did not have anything in it that would force celebrants to oversee weddings against their will or strip charities of their legal status. | But he acknowledged the legislation put up by Liberal senator Dean Smith, which has passed the Senate, did not have anything in it that would force celebrants to oversee weddings against their will or strip charities of their legal status. |
| “A lot of the amendments we’re talking about are really providing assurance that things that are unintended consequences are not going to occur,” he said. “[We should] make it clear there is nothing in the bill that prevents or inhibits or hinders anyone from expressing their views about what is the ... morally right form of marriage.” | “A lot of the amendments we’re talking about are really providing assurance that things that are unintended consequences are not going to occur,” he said. “[We should] make it clear there is nothing in the bill that prevents or inhibits or hinders anyone from expressing their views about what is the ... morally right form of marriage.” |
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