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| Assistant treasurer Michael Sukkar offers to resign as Peter Dutton makes pitch to voters – politics live | |
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| Michael Sukkar has offered his resignation. | |
| Malcolm Turnbull is reportedly considering it. | |
| Just a reminder that a rush of resignations usually marks the second challenge. | |
| James Campbell from the Herald Sun has reported Michael Sukkar offered his resignation to Malcolm Turnbull after QT: | |
| .@J_C_Campbell reporting Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar has offered his resignation to Malcolm Turnbull https://t.co/mCaEX74oDJ | |
| There will be more. | |
| “Yes, I did take a tough approach in relation to different decisions that I had to make,” Peter Dutton says. | “Yes, I did take a tough approach in relation to different decisions that I had to make,” Peter Dutton says. |
| “But I didn’t do that as a puppet for somebody else or because I have a weak character or personality – I am not directed by anyone else. I want to do what is in the best interest of our country. | “But I didn’t do that as a puppet for somebody else or because I have a weak character or personality – I am not directed by anyone else. I want to do what is in the best interest of our country. |
| “I think in the immigration portfolio, you are defined by Nauru and Manus. Now, I didn’t put any people on Nauru and Manus, I got people off. I would love to get everybody off there tomorrow. If I could have brought them to Australia in a charter flight overnight I would have. But I would have seen people drown at sea, which would have been tragic obviously. | “I think in the immigration portfolio, you are defined by Nauru and Manus. Now, I didn’t put any people on Nauru and Manus, I got people off. I would love to get everybody off there tomorrow. If I could have brought them to Australia in a charter flight overnight I would have. But I would have seen people drown at sea, which would have been tragic obviously. |
| “So yes, I do think people do define you and in the modern age, people seem to grab either on social media or a meme somewhere, or they see you quickly on the news of a night-time, I think the opportunity for me, as a backbencher now, is to talk to people about a lot of things – I think I have a self-deprecating sense of humour, you know, I like a drink like anyone else, it’s an opportunity for me, I think now, to talk a bit more the other side the public may not have know – I am proud of my success and I don’t regret anything I did in securing our borders and making sure that we got kids out of detention, closing those detention centres, the work with Asio and with the federal police, all of that is crucial to the security of our country and I think I have established my bona fides in that regard. | “So yes, I do think people do define you and in the modern age, people seem to grab either on social media or a meme somewhere, or they see you quickly on the news of a night-time, I think the opportunity for me, as a backbencher now, is to talk to people about a lot of things – I think I have a self-deprecating sense of humour, you know, I like a drink like anyone else, it’s an opportunity for me, I think now, to talk a bit more the other side the public may not have know – I am proud of my success and I don’t regret anything I did in securing our borders and making sure that we got kids out of detention, closing those detention centres, the work with Asio and with the federal police, all of that is crucial to the security of our country and I think I have established my bona fides in that regard. |
| “When I was health minister, you know, health spending went up by 14 %, hospital funding went up by almost a couple of billion dollars. | “When I was health minister, you know, health spending went up by 14 %, hospital funding went up by almost a couple of billion dollars. |
| “So for me, I can talk about who I know that I am. Some people may not have seen that side. In the end, I think that is the opportunity for me now.” | “So for me, I can talk about who I know that I am. Some people may not have seen that side. In the end, I think that is the opportunity for me now.” |
| “No sniping, no undermining and I can relax a little bit, which is good,” says the real Peter Dutton. | “No sniping, no undermining and I can relax a little bit, which is good,” says the real Peter Dutton. |
| “For me, I can talk about who I know that I am, some people might not have seen ... for me I can do that now,” Peter Dutton says. | “For me, I can talk about who I know that I am, some people might not have seen ... for me I can do that now,” Peter Dutton says. |
| He really wants you to know that it is “pretty hard to crack a smile” when you are talking about serious issues. | He really wants you to know that it is “pretty hard to crack a smile” when you are talking about serious issues. |
| Like, really wants you to know. | Like, really wants you to know. |
| He wants to “talk more about” his normal side, which includes going to sporting games and being a knockabout bloke. | He wants to “talk more about” his normal side, which includes going to sporting games and being a knockabout bloke. |
| “I think in the immigration portfolio you are defined by Nauru and Manus ... I would have loved to get everyone off there tomorrow ... if I could have brought everyone to Australia on a charter flight, I would have,” Peter Dutton says. | “I think in the immigration portfolio you are defined by Nauru and Manus ... I would have loved to get everyone off there tomorrow ... if I could have brought everyone to Australia on a charter flight, I would have,” Peter Dutton says. |
| He has a self-deprecating sense of humour and likes a drink like everyone else, he adds. | He has a self-deprecating sense of humour and likes a drink like everyone else, he adds. |
| On Tony Abbott: | On Tony Abbott: |
| I don’t think it is any surprise to talk about the animosity between Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott...there issues are between them and nothing to do with me. | I don’t think it is any surprise to talk about the animosity between Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott...there issues are between them and nothing to do with me. |
| I had a very good and frank conversation with the prime minister today ... but it was not an acrimonious one. Others can run their own races. | I had a very good and frank conversation with the prime minister today ... but it was not an acrimonious one. Others can run their own races. |
| He says that he believes having a portfolio like home affairs means that some people might think he doesn’t smile enough, or have a laugh or show personality. | He says that he believes having a portfolio like home affairs means that some people might think he doesn’t smile enough, or have a laugh or show personality. |
| It’s the REAL Peter Dutton, ladies and gentlemen. | It’s the REAL Peter Dutton, ladies and gentlemen. |
| I lost the ballot today, I respect the outcome of the ballot ... I want to support the prime minister, I want to support the policies. | I lost the ballot today, I respect the outcome of the ballot ... I want to support the prime minister, I want to support the policies. |
| He thinks he can do a lot for his marginal seat colleagues. | He thinks he can do a lot for his marginal seat colleagues. |
| Peter Dutton: "I'm not going to say what the [immigration] number should be ... at this point". Nice of him #auspol | Peter Dutton: "I'm not going to say what the [immigration] number should be ... at this point". Nice of him #auspol |
| “There are these headline issues I think are important to people, important to the economy, important to families and important to business,” Peter Dutton says. | “There are these headline issues I think are important to people, important to the economy, important to families and important to business,” Peter Dutton says. |
| He again says he will have something to say on those issues at a later time. | He again says he will have something to say on those issues at a later time. |
| .@PeterDutton_MP: My job is to make sure that we defeat @billshortenmp – I am doing that by supporting @TurnbullMalcolmMORE: https://t.co/GTIxlh6z4R #auspol pic.twitter.com/0PAEVfVBUD | .@PeterDutton_MP: My job is to make sure that we defeat @billshortenmp – I am doing that by supporting @TurnbullMalcolmMORE: https://t.co/GTIxlh6z4R #auspol pic.twitter.com/0PAEVfVBUD |
| As some have noted, the House Seating Plan has been updated. pic.twitter.com/hkNjaTHkWr | As some have noted, the House Seating Plan has been updated. pic.twitter.com/hkNjaTHkWr |
| He is not going to go through policy by policy – that after the Paris question. | He is not going to go through policy by policy – that after the Paris question. |
| “I have something to say on energy, at some point I will,” he says. | “I have something to say on energy, at some point I will,” he says. |
| Peter Dutton says he believes the party needs a more succinct message and that the energy policy debate is “difficult”. | Peter Dutton says he believes the party needs a more succinct message and that the energy policy debate is “difficult”. |
| From my perspective - concentrating on the issues which are important, cutting electricity prices, making sure we can address the issues of migration ... aged care, there are other areas where I think we can do more work in. | From my perspective - concentrating on the issues which are important, cutting electricity prices, making sure we can address the issues of migration ... aged care, there are other areas where I think we can do more work in. |
| On energy – if it is going to save the butcher in his electorate money through bringing his power bill down, then yes, he supports it. | On energy – if it is going to save the butcher in his electorate money through bringing his power bill down, then yes, he supports it. |
| Peter Dutton keeps adding the caveat “today” to his answers. | Peter Dutton keeps adding the caveat “today” to his answers. |
| The party room made a decision today. | The party room made a decision today. |
| He supports the prime minister today. | He supports the prime minister today. |
| He supports the government agenda today. | He supports the government agenda today. |
| “For me, we need to make sure that we are listening to what the Australian public are saying,” he says. | “For me, we need to make sure that we are listening to what the Australian public are saying,” he says. |