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| 'Better second time around': Abbott launches Hanson's book – politics live | 'Better second time around': Abbott launches Hanson's book – politics live |
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| Malcolm Turnbull and Julie Bishop will address the media just after midday, about the decision to expel two Russian diplomats, who have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers. | |
| When bygones are publicity, I mean bygones | |
| In somewhat lighter news to come out of caucus, Ed Husic has revealed on his Instagram page that Andrew Leigh, known as a marathon runner extraordinaire, succumbed to a cheat day and consumed a hot cross bun. | |
| BREAKING: pic.twitter.com/PmOEkoDZ3t | |
| Labor caucus has met, with Bill Shorten welcoming Ged Kearney after her win in the Batman byelection. | |
| On the pensioner guarantee, Shorten said Labor has “always been the party who protects pensioners” and noted the Council on the Ageing had supported the policy.He said regardless of whether the tax cut for companies earning more than $50m a year passes, the “battlelines for the next election are now drawn ... and that contest starts now”. Labor will be emphasising its greater spending on social services, including the fact it will not lift the pension age to 70. | |
| The shadow treasurer, Chris Bowen, noted under the changes to the dividend imputation rebate policy, Labor will be protecting 25% of the people affected while still banking 94% of the revenue. | |
| In terms of legislation: | |
| Labor will oppose the government bill to reduce the higher education student loan repayment threshold to $45,000 and put a lifetime limit of $104,000 on student debt | |
| Labor will oppose the drug testing welfare recipients bill | |
| Labor will support the home affairs department machinery of government changes, pending amendments recommended by the security committee. Mark Dreyfus explained this was because it believes machinery of government are a matter for the government | |
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| Tony Abbott just referred to politics as a “vocation” and “a calling”, which is what was reported he had been telling colleagues in the story he described as “joke journalism” yesterday. Aaron Patrick’s story was about Abbott talking to colleagues about stepping up as opposition leader if the Coalition loses the next election. | Tony Abbott just referred to politics as a “vocation” and “a calling”, which is what was reported he had been telling colleagues in the story he described as “joke journalism” yesterday. Aaron Patrick’s story was about Abbott talking to colleagues about stepping up as opposition leader if the Coalition loses the next election. |
| In that press conference, Pauline Hanson also compared herself to Nelson Mandela, while Abbott said he thinks the Coalition should preference One Nation at the next election and he will be pushing for that within the party. | In that press conference, Pauline Hanson also compared herself to Nelson Mandela, while Abbott said he thinks the Coalition should preference One Nation at the next election and he will be pushing for that within the party. |
| More joke journalism from Aaron Patrick. A story that's not backed by a single on-the-record quote except from someone who said the story was untrue. | More joke journalism from Aaron Patrick. A story that's not backed by a single on-the-record quote except from someone who said the story was untrue. |
| It’s been a while since I had to type this name – but Barnaby is back. | It’s been a while since I had to type this name – but Barnaby is back. |
| Tony Abbott finishes with “you’re always better the second time around”. | Tony Abbott finishes with “you’re always better the second time around”. |
| Read into that what you will (remember he denied just yesterday a story in the AFR that said he had been talking about coming back as opposition leader after the next election). | Read into that what you will (remember he denied just yesterday a story in the AFR that said he had been talking about coming back as opposition leader after the next election). |
| .@TonyAbbottMHR: We have a welfare class which often needs reminding of the importance of having a go. Historically if we heeded the message of @PaulineHansonOz our country would be a better place.MORE: https://t.co/mkX9kJWWLh #SkyLiveNow pic.twitter.com/eVqSu9G9LV | .@TonyAbbottMHR: We have a welfare class which often needs reminding of the importance of having a go. Historically if we heeded the message of @PaulineHansonOz our country would be a better place.MORE: https://t.co/mkX9kJWWLh #SkyLiveNow pic.twitter.com/eVqSu9G9LV |
| Tony Abbott is speaking at Pauline Hanson’s book launch – and says Hanson has always “made us face up to our problems”. | Tony Abbott is speaking at Pauline Hanson’s book launch – and says Hanson has always “made us face up to our problems”. |
| There is a lot going on in this speech, but Abbott says that if as a nation, “we had been less quick to shoot the messenger and listen to Pauline Hanson ... we’d be better off today”. | There is a lot going on in this speech, but Abbott says that if as a nation, “we had been less quick to shoot the messenger and listen to Pauline Hanson ... we’d be better off today”. |
| I’m just going to leave that there. | I’m just going to leave that there. |
| There has been a little on this this morning, but just looking again at the Financial Review’s story on the secret Business Council of Australia survey, which found most (80%) of executives surveyed would spend money saved from company tax cuts on boosting returns to shareholders, or re-investing in the company – exactly how the American experience played out. | There has been a little on this this morning, but just looking again at the Financial Review’s story on the secret Business Council of Australia survey, which found most (80%) of executives surveyed would spend money saved from company tax cuts on boosting returns to shareholders, or re-investing in the company – exactly how the American experience played out. |
| A Bloomberg analysis released earlier this month found 60% of money saved in tax gains in the US was to go to shareholders, with just 15% flowing through to employees. | A Bloomberg analysis released earlier this month found 60% of money saved in tax gains in the US was to go to shareholders, with just 15% flowing through to employees. |
| Morgan Stanley estimated just over 40% would go back to share and stock buybacks, while Capital surveyed 1000 companies and found 57% of tax savings would go to shareholders. | Morgan Stanley estimated just over 40% would go back to share and stock buybacks, while Capital surveyed 1000 companies and found 57% of tax savings would go to shareholders. |
| Paul Karp has an update on the Greens’ position on the marine park changes. After last week indicating the party may not support Labor’s disallowance motion, it looks like it has now reversed course. | Paul Karp has an update on the Greens’ position on the marine park changes. After last week indicating the party may not support Labor’s disallowance motion, it looks like it has now reversed course. |
| breaking: Greens will be supporting Labor's disallowance on the marine parks. Says delay was to consult and environment movement is split. #auspol ping @AmyRemeikis | breaking: Greens will be supporting Labor's disallowance on the marine parks. Says delay was to consult and environment movement is split. #auspol ping @AmyRemeikis |
| A little more from that event highlighting domestic violence in central Australian communities this morning: | A little more from that event highlighting domestic violence in central Australian communities this morning: |
| Emotional scenes as the Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group from the town camps of Alice Springs bring their message to combat family violence to Parliament #auspol @NITV pic.twitter.com/f9wLQtg9vZ | Emotional scenes as the Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group from the town camps of Alice Springs bring their message to combat family violence to Parliament #auspol @NITV pic.twitter.com/f9wLQtg9vZ |
| The British high commissioner to Australia has thanked the Turnbull government for expelling Russian diplomats. | The British high commissioner to Australia has thanked the Turnbull government for expelling Russian diplomats. |
| Thank you @TurnbullMalcolm and @JulieBishopMP for your unwavering support. Nerve agent use on 🇬🇧 soil demands concerted diplomatic action to avoid culture of impunity and to support our collective security. Great to have 🇦🇺 and others with us. pic.twitter.com/7YQ4VOwokt | Thank you @TurnbullMalcolm and @JulieBishopMP for your unwavering support. Nerve agent use on 🇬🇧 soil demands concerted diplomatic action to avoid culture of impunity and to support our collective security. Great to have 🇦🇺 and others with us. pic.twitter.com/7YQ4VOwokt |
| For those wondering if New Zealand is going to follow suit and expel its Russian diplomats, Jacinda Ardern said she had spoken to her security agencies and NZ did not believe it had any Russian spies (I’m sorry, undeclared intelligence officers) working within its borders. | For those wondering if New Zealand is going to follow suit and expel its Russian diplomats, Jacinda Ardern said she had spoken to her security agencies and NZ did not believe it had any Russian spies (I’m sorry, undeclared intelligence officers) working within its borders. |
| But if they found any, NZ’s prime minister said the country would expel them: | But if they found any, NZ’s prime minister said the country would expel them: |
| Let’s make this very clear: if we had anyone that fitted the description of the likes of what Australia and our partners have expelled, we would be expelling them too. | Let’s make this very clear: if we had anyone that fitted the description of the likes of what Australia and our partners have expelled, we would be expelling them too. |
| Just a small correction from yesterday – I said that with Ged Kearney’s inclusion, Labor can now claim its caucus is 48% women, which is the closest any party has come to gender parity. I should have said MAJOR party. | Just a small correction from yesterday – I said that with Ged Kearney’s inclusion, Labor can now claim its caucus is 48% women, which is the closest any party has come to gender parity. I should have said MAJOR party. |
| As I was reminded overnight, the Greens have reached the 50/50 number. | As I was reminded overnight, the Greens have reached the 50/50 number. |
| Hi @AmyRemeikis re: Labor having a gender balance of 48% in today’s Auspol live, before the citizenship saga the Greens were at 50/50, and in earlier years have exceeded this. 👍🏻 | Hi @AmyRemeikis re: Labor having a gender balance of 48% in today’s Auspol live, before the citizenship saga the Greens were at 50/50, and in earlier years have exceeded this. 👍🏻 |
| United Voice are leading the “Keep Your Children at Home” day, in a bid to draw attention to just how badly paid our childcare workers are. * | United Voice are leading the “Keep Your Children at Home” day, in a bid to draw attention to just how badly paid our childcare workers are. * |
| And they are. Given the service they provide, the responsibility of that service and what people pay for that service, their rate of pay is outrageous. | And they are. Given the service they provide, the responsibility of that service and what people pay for that service, their rate of pay is outrageous. |
| A childcare worker, with a Certificate III, earns just over $21 a hour. | A childcare worker, with a Certificate III, earns just over $21 a hour. |
| Walking off the job today is going to cause a lot of chaos for a lot of working parents, but as Bill Shorten said this morning: | Walking off the job today is going to cause a lot of chaos for a lot of working parents, but as Bill Shorten said this morning: |
| I think childcare workers have a fair argument, don’t they? Their wages are disproportionately low compared to other industries and sectors. When you think about the importance of the early years of children and their education, you would think we would value our childcare workers better. I am sure [for] any childcare worker on strike today, this is a last resort. How long is this nation going to rely on childcare workers to basically subsidise our childcare system? I have a lot of sympathy for the issues they are talking about.” | I think childcare workers have a fair argument, don’t they? Their wages are disproportionately low compared to other industries and sectors. When you think about the importance of the early years of children and their education, you would think we would value our childcare workers better. I am sure [for] any childcare worker on strike today, this is a last resort. How long is this nation going to rely on childcare workers to basically subsidise our childcare system? I have a lot of sympathy for the issues they are talking about.” |
| * Full disclosure, two members of my family have worked in childcare in the past, so I have a personal connection to this | * Full disclosure, two members of my family have worked in childcare in the past, so I have a personal connection to this |
| Former Greens senator Robert Simms is challenging senator Sarah Hanson-Young for the top spot on the party’s South Australian Senate ticket. | Former Greens senator Robert Simms is challenging senator Sarah Hanson-Young for the top spot on the party’s South Australian Senate ticket. |
| Simms lost a tight preselection battle for top spot with Hanson-Young before the 2 July 2016 double dissolution election and was not re-elected. | Simms lost a tight preselection battle for top spot with Hanson-Young before the 2 July 2016 double dissolution election and was not re-elected. |
| In a statement Simms said: | In a statement Simms said: |
| With high unemployment and rising inequality, SA voters are desperate for change. Our state is ripe for a progressive revolution and the Greens are the party to deliver it. This should be our time. | With high unemployment and rising inequality, SA voters are desperate for change. Our state is ripe for a progressive revolution and the Greens are the party to deliver it. This should be our time. |
| Refreshing our Senate ticket provides us with an opportunity to reconnect with those South Australians who may have switched off from us. | Refreshing our Senate ticket provides us with an opportunity to reconnect with those South Australians who may have switched off from us. |