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| Labor asks why Scott Morrison was sacked as tourism boss – question time live | Labor asks why Scott Morrison was sacked as tourism boss – question time live |
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| Murray Watt wants to know about this; | |
| AWU served a subpoena to produce documents and give evidence to Michaelia Cash's former chief of staff yesterday, as part of its challenge of the police raids on its offices last year. The union hired private investigators to track him down last month.https://t.co/eECYjtVOR3 | |
| And when Michaelia Cash found out. | |
| She said she just learned it from him, just now, that her former staffer is now a private citizen and “you can subpoena anybody”. | |
| Kim Carr is back with more questions on Chris Crewther, asking if Matthew Canavan is aware that the company Crewther invested in received a particular government grant. | |
| Canavan says the company received approval for a bridging grant, but that the company withdrew its application. | |
| Carr asks why it wasn’t included in advice provided about the grants the biotech received. Basically, the answer is because the application was withdrawn. | |
| Fraser Anning is asking questions along the same lines as Pauline Hanson did yesterday – basically, will Australia stop accepting immigrants from Islamic countries. | |
| Michaelia Cash repeats yesterday’s answer – that Australia has a non-discriminatory immigration policy, but adds that Australia’s security and intelligence agencies are constantly reviewing national security. | |
| And she is cranky. Very, very cranky. | |
| Penny Wong asks whether Scott Morrison has put Australia’s relationship with Indonesia at risk by raising the prospect of moving our Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and, then, whether Malcolm Turnbull was right to warn against the discussion. | |
| The answers are all the same – Australia has a constructive relationship with Indonesia and will decide its foreign policy itself. | |
| Penny Wong to Mathias Cormann – on the Indonesian free trade deal. | |
| She points to the AFR story which says Scott Morrison has confirmed that the deal, which was expected to be signed between the two countries this week, has been delayed. | |
| Wong asks why. | |
| “Don’t always believe everything that is written in a newspaper,” Mathias Cormann said. | |
| Except – the prime minister said it. On television. | |
| https://twitter.com/SkyNewsAust/status/1061778300870131713 | |
| Honestly. Make it stop. | |
| I feel like Josh Frydenberg looks in this video | |
| If you own your own property - under Labor’s plan, it will be worth less. If you rent your own home - under Labor’s policy, you will pay more.Only the Coalition can be trusted to keep your taxes low & keep the economy strong. pic.twitter.com/hxw93M5tqu | |
| The only thing worse than a Dorothy Dixer is a supplementary Dorothy Dixer #fact | |
| But Marise Payne won’t say if it will be raised on Friday, when Scott Morrison meets with Shinzo Abe. | But Marise Payne won’t say if it will be raised on Friday, when Scott Morrison meets with Shinzo Abe. |
| “It is a matter for them,” she says, but again says it is regularly raised by Australia to Japan. | |
| Peter Whish-Wilson is now asking Marise Payne about this statement from Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS): | |
| “The Japanese whaling fleet has left port and is on its way to the Southern Ocean to again kill whales in the name of “science”. With the Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe due to visit Australia this week, we call on prime minister Scott Morrison to urgently step up action against Japan. | |
| “In previous years it has taken the whaling fleet 3–4 weeks to reach the Southern Ocean where 333 minke whales are in the harpoon firing line, including pregnant females, as part of a 12-year program of “research” that will kill almost 4,000 Antarctic minke whales. | |
| “It is unconscionable that the Japanese whalers are once again planning to kill hundreds of whales in the name of ‘science’,” said AMCS CEO Darren Kindleysides. | “It is unconscionable that the Japanese whalers are once again planning to kill hundreds of whales in the name of ‘science’,” said AMCS CEO Darren Kindleysides. |
| “In September, the International Whaling Commission rejected Japan’s outrageous attempt to end the global ban on commercial whaling. | “In September, the International Whaling Commission rejected Japan’s outrageous attempt to end the global ban on commercial whaling. |
| ... In 2014, in a case brought by the Australian government, the International Court of Justice ruled that Japan’s ‘JARPA II’ Antarctic whaling program was illegal and must stop. However, in 2015, the Japanese Government introduced a new Antarctic whaling program and continues to send its whaling fleet to the Southern Ocean for an annual whale hunt.” | |
| ***end statement*** | ***end statement*** |
| Payne says Australia is disappointed in the decision to resume whaling and has continued to make approaches to Japan on the issue. | Payne says Australia is disappointed in the decision to resume whaling and has continued to make approaches to Japan on the issue. |
| Whish-Wilson asks why Australia is “rolling out the red carpet” for Abe in light of Japan’s decision. Payne says there is a lot to Australia’s relationship with Japan, including defence, but will continue to discuss the “strong opposition” Australia has to whaling. | Whish-Wilson asks why Australia is “rolling out the red carpet” for Abe in light of Japan’s decision. Payne says there is a lot to Australia’s relationship with Japan, including defence, but will continue to discuss the “strong opposition” Australia has to whaling. |
| Right, after five questions on this, we still have no idea why. | Right, after five questions on this, we still have no idea why. |
| Why was Scott Morrison let go from Tourism Australia after just 18 months? | Why was Scott Morrison let go from Tourism Australia after just 18 months? |
| Basically, Mathias Cormann said he has no answers for decisions made by the John Howard government. | Basically, Mathias Cormann said he has no answers for decisions made by the John Howard government. |
| So, no answer, then. Because Cormann says he was an “outstanding” managing director of Tourism Australia. | So, no answer, then. Because Cormann says he was an “outstanding” managing director of Tourism Australia. |
| And obviously this country has a habit of letting “outstanding” people leave their positions early. | And obviously this country has a habit of letting “outstanding” people leave their positions early. |
| Michael McCormack had a chat to ABC Brisbane this morning, where he was asked if Brisbane was getting its fair share of infrastructure funding from the federal government. | Michael McCormack had a chat to ABC Brisbane this morning, where he was asked if Brisbane was getting its fair share of infrastructure funding from the federal government. |
| The federal government and the Queensland state government have been having funding fights over the funding for the M1 highway – the feds have offered 50/50, while the Queensland government wants 80/20. | The federal government and the Queensland state government have been having funding fights over the funding for the M1 highway – the feds have offered 50/50, while the Queensland government wants 80/20. |
| Asked about Brisbane road infrastructure, and to speak to those in the audience stuck in traffic, or about to be stuck in traffic, McCormack suggested they leave Brisbane. | Asked about Brisbane road infrastructure, and to speak to those in the audience stuck in traffic, or about to be stuck in traffic, McCormack suggested they leave Brisbane. |
| “What they can do is think about moving to a regional centre, because there are jobs in Mackay, there are jobs in Rockhampton, there are jobs in Cairns, there are some fabulous regional centres – Toowoomba. | “What they can do is think about moving to a regional centre, because there are jobs in Mackay, there are jobs in Rockhampton, there are jobs in Cairns, there are some fabulous regional centres – Toowoomba. |
| “They are growing, there are jobs there, there’s friendly people. Their communities are small enough to care, but big enough to get a good cup of coffee.” | “They are growing, there are jobs there, there’s friendly people. Their communities are small enough to care, but big enough to get a good cup of coffee.” |
| But will all those people in Brisbane stuck in traffic want to move to a regional centre? | But will all those people in Brisbane stuck in traffic want to move to a regional centre? |
| “No, but we are getting on with the job, building better infrastructure. Look at the Beerburrum to Nambour rail that we are investing $390 million in, to make sure that those people can not only work in Brisbane, but can live on the Sunshine Coast. We are making those opportunities for people, cutting those rail times by 40 minutes one way, so that’s a saving of up to an hour, 80 minutes to spend more time with their families at the end of the day.” | “No, but we are getting on with the job, building better infrastructure. Look at the Beerburrum to Nambour rail that we are investing $390 million in, to make sure that those people can not only work in Brisbane, but can live on the Sunshine Coast. We are making those opportunities for people, cutting those rail times by 40 minutes one way, so that’s a saving of up to an hour, 80 minutes to spend more time with their families at the end of the day.” |
| So, Brisbanites. Now you know. Just move. | So, Brisbanites. Now you know. Just move. |
| NSW MLC Jeremy Buckingham has responded to calls for his resignation from two Greens colleagues – Jenny Leong in NSW parliament and Mehreen Faruqi in Canberra. | NSW MLC Jeremy Buckingham has responded to calls for his resignation from two Greens colleagues – Jenny Leong in NSW parliament and Mehreen Faruqi in Canberra. |
| The pair put out a statement earlier today, and Leong has also used parliamentary privilege in state parliament to say Buckingham’s treatment of some women had a “real and lasting consequence”. | The pair put out a statement earlier today, and Leong has also used parliamentary privilege in state parliament to say Buckingham’s treatment of some women had a “real and lasting consequence”. |
| She told the parliament she knew there were “active volunteers who have stepped aside or resigned as members as a result of Jeremy’s behaviour”. Leong did not detail new allegations but she accused Buckingham of acting in an “aggressive and intimidating manner” towards her twice this year. | She told the parliament she knew there were “active volunteers who have stepped aside or resigned as members as a result of Jeremy’s behaviour”. Leong did not detail new allegations but she accused Buckingham of acting in an “aggressive and intimidating manner” towards her twice this year. |
| “Jeremy, you have had countless opportunities to take responsibility for this, to apologise to those impacted, and to seek to address them. Instead you have followed with further aggressive tactics,” she said. “I know you feel like you are the victim of internal party attacks, but you must acknowledge your role in this and stand aside before more damage can be done.” | “Jeremy, you have had countless opportunities to take responsibility for this, to apologise to those impacted, and to seek to address them. Instead you have followed with further aggressive tactics,” she said. “I know you feel like you are the victim of internal party attacks, but you must acknowledge your role in this and stand aside before more damage can be done.” |
| Buckingham has responded by referring to one allegation, which he says he was cleared of after it was investigated by the Greens. He is refusing to quit. | Buckingham has responded by referring to one allegation, which he says he was cleared of after it was investigated by the Greens. He is refusing to quit. |
| Holy moley. Jeremy Buckingham says he's staying put, cites a review from earlier this year that said the greens shouldn't punish him due to a lack of evidence pic.twitter.com/MApTyn57ts | Holy moley. Jeremy Buckingham says he's staying put, cites a review from earlier this year that said the greens shouldn't punish him due to a lack of evidence pic.twitter.com/MApTyn57ts |
| Labor’s Doug Cameron launches straight into it – why was Scott Morrison sacked by Tourism Australia? | Labor’s Doug Cameron launches straight into it – why was Scott Morrison sacked by Tourism Australia? |
| It is almost Senate question time time. | It is almost Senate question time time. |
| Yay. | Yay. |
| Just a note on the legal advice – all the candidates who were sent to the high court, including Labor’s three, had legal advice they were fine. All of them. From Barnaby Joyce to Susan Lamb. | Just a note on the legal advice – all the candidates who were sent to the high court, including Labor’s three, had legal advice they were fine. All of them. From Barnaby Joyce to Susan Lamb. |
| The only power to decide how the constitution should be interpreted lies with the high court. | The only power to decide how the constitution should be interpreted lies with the high court. |