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| Tim Wilson takes oath while holding Milton Friedman instead of Bible – politics live | |
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| Agenda speech continued: | |
| On 18 May 2019, more than 15 million Australians had their say about the future of our country and what they expect for the government andParliament they have elected to serve them for the next three years. | |
| Australians quietly going about their own lives, making decisions and taking responsibility for themselves and their families and working to make their community stronger. | |
| These hard-working Australians made a simple and humble demand that they are honest and decent aspirations for the future be respected and supported by those they elected. They voted for a government that understands Australians are focused on raising their families, running their businesses, working hard, volunteering and caring for their family and friends. | |
| My government was elected on the platform to keep the economy strong and to pursue policies that ensure Australians keep more of the money they work so hard to earn. And to give them more freedom and opportunity to make their own choices about their priorities in life. | |
| My government understand that it is individual and collective efforts of the Australians that make our country stronger. That is why the aspirations, efforts and priorities of these Australians will now drive my government’s agenda. Our economy strong, to keep Australians safe and to keep Australians together. | |
| Agenda speech: | |
| I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land in which we meet and pay my respects to the elders past and present. | |
| Emerging leaders and all Aboriginal Torres Strait Islanders gathered here today. Honourable Senators and members of the Parliament of Australia, once again, we can be very proud of our democracy. | |
| We are a free people. We are a nation that has achieved great things and earned a special place in the modern world and the region in which we live. We are home to one of the world’s oldest living cultures. | |
| We are blessed with an environment boasting oceans, forests, soils, water, coast, rivers, deserts and other ancient landscapes beyond compare that we must steward responsibly. | |
| We are now in our 28th year of uninterrupted economic expansion. | |
| More Australians are working than ever before and fewer Australians of working age are dependent on welfare than in generations. | |
| Our economic strength has been won by the enterprise, innovation and termination of a hard-working people, especially those running small and family businesses. Our prosperity enables us to deliver one of the world’s most reliable social safety net providing income support, universal healthcare, disability support, aged care and comprehensive education to a growing population regardless of where they live. | |
| We are deeply connected into our region, economically, strategically and through our deep historical ties. We have liberalised trade agreements with economies that account for more than 70% of our trade. | |
| We are the largest provider of development assistance to the island nations of our Pacific family. Our defence force is respected, not just for its capability, but for its compassion. As it has responded to the many threats and events that have impacted our region. | |
| Our security, law enforcement, border protection and emergency relief agencies keep Australians safe in an often unpredictable world in the face of fierce natural disasters. We are one of the world’s oldest democracies. Our freedom has produced a cohesive society that makes us the most successful immigrant and multicultural nation on earth. | |
| GG David Hurley has begun the speech in the great tradition of former generals turned monarch surrogates - very, very dryly | |
| The governor general is still being totally extra and sending the Usher of the Black Rod to summon the House of Reps MPs to the Senate chamber. | |
| Has anyone told him he can just send a text? DM? It’s across the corridor – they could just yell across the hall. | |
| Anyways, the MPs are now filing into the Senate to listen to the GG read a speech from the prime minister’s office to learn what the agenda of the term is. | |
| #yetanothermeetingwhichcouldbeanemail | |
| Former prime minister Tony Abbott is in the public gallery for the opening of Parliament, sitting with John and Janette Howard and Bronwyn Bishop in the Senate chamber #auspol | Former prime minister Tony Abbott is in the public gallery for the opening of Parliament, sitting with John and Janette Howard and Bronwyn Bishop in the Senate chamber #auspol |
| Jim Chalmers has responded to the rate cut: | Jim Chalmers has responded to the rate cut: |
| Two rate cuts in two months are a damning indictment of the Liberals’ economic mismanagement. | Two rate cuts in two months are a damning indictment of the Liberals’ economic mismanagement. |
| Interest rates are now a third of what they were during the depths of the global financial crisis. | |
| The Reserve Bank can’t do all of the heavy lifting. | The Reserve Bank can’t do all of the heavy lifting. |
| It’s time for the government to do its bit and support Labor’s amendments, which would see every Australian worker receive a tax cut in this term of parliament. | |
| The key point from the RBA governor’s statement today was: “Consumption growth has been subdued, weighed down by a protracted period of low income growth and declining housing prices.” | |
| After six years in office, the Liberals have no one to blame but themselves for feeble growth, stagnant wages and weak consumption. | After six years in office, the Liberals have no one to blame but themselves for feeble growth, stagnant wages and weak consumption. |
| The Liberals’ claim that they’re good at managing the economy isn’t backed up by facts. | The Liberals’ claim that they’re good at managing the economy isn’t backed up by facts. |
| This is the only government which has ever presided over an economic growth rate and a cash rate which both have a one in front of them at the same time. | |
| This third-term government has no plan and no idea how to fix the mess it’s made of the economy or boost the feeble growth on its watch. | |
| If the Liberals were doing such a good job managing the economy, the Reserve Bank wouldn’t have had to cut the cash rate for two months in a row. | If the Liberals were doing such a good job managing the economy, the Reserve Bank wouldn’t have had to cut the cash rate for two months in a row. |
| Tim Wilson, being Tim Wilson | Tim Wilson, being Tim Wilson |
| There is always a bit of interest when parliament opens whether the MPs swear on Bibles or take an affirmation. Victorian Liberal Tim Wilson has taken the whole process into new territory by taking his affirmation today while holding a copy of Milton Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom. | |
| Always best to start as you mean to continue. | Always best to start as you mean to continue. |
| The RBA also doesn’t want to see unemployment rise any higher. That’s a bit difficult, with some analysts predicting it could hit 6%. This is just one of the problems facing the government at the moment – the economy is not, to put it lightly, looking fantastic – mostly because of outside factors, but that is what makes it so difficult. | |
| The RBA has cut the cash rate by 0.25%, making it a new record low. | The RBA has cut the cash rate by 0.25%, making it a new record low. |
| That’s the second month in a row it has cut rates – it is now sitting at 1%. | That’s the second month in a row it has cut rates – it is now sitting at 1%. |
| The RBA wants to see some wage growth. It’s not great news for the economy. | The RBA wants to see some wage growth. It’s not great news for the economy. |
| Scott Morrison addressed the joint party room and told his government that it was the “year of surplus”. | Scott Morrison addressed the joint party room and told his government that it was the “year of surplus”. |
| He wants the government known for its “humility”, which is also what he said on 7.30 last night. | He wants the government known for its “humility”, which is also what he said on 7.30 last night. |
| And he wants the focus to be on those outside the building, not inside the building. | And he wants the focus to be on those outside the building, not inside the building. |
| Long live the quiet Australians. | Long live the quiet Australians. |
| Josh Frydenberg told a really bad joke, saying someone had sent him a text saying great to see the focus on tax cuts “now you need to focus your Albo-es”. | Josh Frydenberg told a really bad joke, saying someone had sent him a text saying great to see the focus on tax cuts “now you need to focus your Albo-es”. |
| Get it? | Get it? |
| The bells are ringing once again. | The bells are ringing once again. |
| The afternoon session is about to begin. | The afternoon session is about to begin. |
| And we should have news from the RBA on that rate cut in the next 10 minutes. | |
| Got a passport? Cool, cool, cool | Got a passport? Cool, cool, cool |
| All your faces belong to us https://t.co/ON4oNxooDu | All your faces belong to us https://t.co/ON4oNxooDu |
| Craig Kelly is back on Sky, continuing his tradition of appearing on live TV like he’s yelling at you over a pub bar. | Craig Kelly is back on Sky, continuing his tradition of appearing on live TV like he’s yelling at you over a pub bar. |
| The Senate comes back at 2.25pm. There are a few more formalities, then the governor general will deliver the agenda speech. The Senate will suspend at 5pm and we’ll be off for the day. | The Senate comes back at 2.25pm. There are a few more formalities, then the governor general will deliver the agenda speech. The Senate will suspend at 5pm and we’ll be off for the day. |
| Tomorrow, most of the sitting is dedicated to condolence motions for Bob Hawke. | Tomorrow, most of the sitting is dedicated to condolence motions for Bob Hawke. |
| The government is currently holding its party room meeting, so we’ll bring you the update from that after 2pm. | The government is currently holding its party room meeting, so we’ll bring you the update from that after 2pm. |
| A bit more from Mike Bowers this morning | A bit more from Mike Bowers this morning |