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| PM defends Coalition after IMF slashes economic growth forecast – politics live | PM defends Coalition after IMF slashes economic growth forecast – politics live |
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| Arthur Sinodinos is now delivering his valedictory speech. | |
| And a bit of how Mike Bowers saw question time. | |
| I will pay this | I will pay this |
| The four stages of listening to Malcolm Roberts. pic.twitter.com/UhE5xH3h3X | The four stages of listening to Malcolm Roberts. pic.twitter.com/UhE5xH3h3X |
| Just before Sarah Henderson’s speech, Sarah Hanson-Young saw this motion passed in the Senate: | Just before Sarah Henderson’s speech, Sarah Hanson-Young saw this motion passed in the Senate: |
| That the Senate: | That the Senate: |
| 1. Notes: | 1. Notes: |
| a. The NSW Government plans to water down environmental rules to fast-track approvals for new dams and pipelines. | a. The NSW Government plans to water down environmental rules to fast-track approvals for new dams and pipelines. |
| b. The Murray-Darling River is in environmental collapse and bypassing environmental protections will do more harm. | b. The Murray-Darling River is in environmental collapse and bypassing environmental protections will do more harm. |
| c. Plans to override environmental protections will have negative impacts on downstream communities and the health of the River system. | c. Plans to override environmental protections will have negative impacts on downstream communities and the health of the River system. |
| d. Building dams will not make it rain. | d. Building dams will not make it rain. |
| 2. Calls on the Federal Government to rule out giving any public funding to dam and water infrastructure projects that circumvent environmental assessment and don’t abide by proper environmental protections. | 2. Calls on the Federal Government to rule out giving any public funding to dam and water infrastructure projects that circumvent environmental assessment and don’t abide by proper environmental protections. |
| Sarah Henderson is making her first speech in the Senate, after being picked to take over from Mitch Fifield. | Sarah Henderson is making her first speech in the Senate, after being picked to take over from Mitch Fifield. |
| She says it is “absolutely wonderful to be back” | She says it is “absolutely wonderful to be back” |
| Case in point, Josh Frydenberg is off to talk to some of those very international world bodies, which we did not elect, to talk about the need for ... GLOBAL COOPERATION. | Case in point, Josh Frydenberg is off to talk to some of those very international world bodies, which we did not elect, to talk about the need for ... GLOBAL COOPERATION. |
| From 16 to 20 October, I will travel to Washington DC to attend the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), as well as the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings. | From 16 to 20 October, I will travel to Washington DC to attend the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), as well as the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings. |
| I will hold discussions with Australia’s regional neighbours, significant trade and investment partners, G7 economies and leaders of international financial institutions. These meetings will be used to discuss the challenges and opportunities flowing from the current conditions in the global economy. | I will hold discussions with Australia’s regional neighbours, significant trade and investment partners, G7 economies and leaders of international financial institutions. These meetings will be used to discuss the challenges and opportunities flowing from the current conditions in the global economy. |
| I will also participate in ministerial meetings of the IMF, World Bank and G20 in conjunction with central bank governors, covering issues such as financial stability, global financial architecture, international taxation and risks to the global economic outlook. | I will also participate in ministerial meetings of the IMF, World Bank and G20 in conjunction with central bank governors, covering issues such as financial stability, global financial architecture, international taxation and risks to the global economic outlook. |
| Australia has a seat at the top table when it comes to global economic matters. I will ensure Australia’s economic interests are protected and our successes recognised, while reaffirming our commitment to an open, free, rules-based trading system. | Australia has a seat at the top table when it comes to global economic matters. I will ensure Australia’s economic interests are protected and our successes recognised, while reaffirming our commitment to an open, free, rules-based trading system. |
| Our strong, growing economy is an example of the benefits of free trade and investment. Australia has seen 28 consecutive years of economic growth and we are one of only 10 countries in the world to have a triple-A credit rating from all three major ratings agencies. | Our strong, growing economy is an example of the benefits of free trade and investment. Australia has seen 28 consecutive years of economic growth and we are one of only 10 countries in the world to have a triple-A credit rating from all three major ratings agencies. |
| Free trade equals more jobs, more investment and higher economic growth. I will send the clear message that this has been the lesson for the Australian economy in the past and that this will guide us in the future. | Free trade equals more jobs, more investment and higher economic growth. I will send the clear message that this has been the lesson for the Australian economy in the past and that this will guide us in the future. |
| Driving a strong and relevant agenda through international institutions is essential for Australia to ensure they remain capable of addressing new global challenges. | Driving a strong and relevant agenda through international institutions is essential for Australia to ensure they remain capable of addressing new global challenges. |
| I look forward to representing Australia’s interests in this forum and emphasising the need for global cooperation. | I look forward to representing Australia’s interests in this forum and emphasising the need for global cooperation. |
| Dave Sharma was just asked by Patricia Karvelas on Afternoon Briefing about the prime minister’s Lowy speech (where he invoked “negative globalism”), and this is what he had to say: | Dave Sharma was just asked by Patricia Karvelas on Afternoon Briefing about the prime minister’s Lowy speech (where he invoked “negative globalism”), and this is what he had to say: |
| I was there for the speech and I think the point he was making, and this is a view I’d share, is that global institutions are basically creations of the state system and they respect the views of state bodies. | I was there for the speech and I think the point he was making, and this is a view I’d share, is that global institutions are basically creations of the state system and they respect the views of state bodies. |
| They don’t have any independent legitimacy from that. We don’t elect the UN secretary general or the head of the UNCF. | They don’t have any independent legitimacy from that. We don’t elect the UN secretary general or the head of the UNCF. |
| They need to reflect that legitimacy. The best way to get global bodies to help us address these challenges is to helping to coordinate and bring states together. It is not by seeking to harangue states. | They need to reflect that legitimacy. The best way to get global bodies to help us address these challenges is to helping to coordinate and bring states together. It is not by seeking to harangue states. |
| ... Except, no, that is not correct. The World Trade Organisation is one of those international bodies who we turn to to navigate trade disputes, we sign up to UN conventions, we belong to the International Labour Organisation, to decide if labour laws meet international obligations. We fought for a seat on the UN security council – the list goes on. | ... Except, no, that is not correct. The World Trade Organisation is one of those international bodies who we turn to to navigate trade disputes, we sign up to UN conventions, we belong to the International Labour Organisation, to decide if labour laws meet international obligations. We fought for a seat on the UN security council – the list goes on. |
| So you can’t suddenly decide that the bodies we voluntarily signed up to, do not have independent legitimacy, when we turn to those very bodies to maintain rules-based order. | So you can’t suddenly decide that the bodies we voluntarily signed up to, do not have independent legitimacy, when we turn to those very bodies to maintain rules-based order. |
| According to the Hansard, this is what Josh Frydenberg said about the drought’s impact on the budget: | According to the Hansard, this is what Josh Frydenberg said about the drought’s impact on the budget: |
| There is no doubt we face some domestic challenges to the economy, not least of which is the number one call on the budget, which is the drought. And the terrible drought that I saw firsthand. I was with the member for Maranoa in Inverell, Warrick and Stanthorpe and which itself has taken at least a quarter of a percentage point straight off GDP as well as requiring a significant call on budget to provide income support and infrastructure support and the like. | There is no doubt we face some domestic challenges to the economy, not least of which is the number one call on the budget, which is the drought. And the terrible drought that I saw firsthand. I was with the member for Maranoa in Inverell, Warrick and Stanthorpe and which itself has taken at least a quarter of a percentage point straight off GDP as well as requiring a significant call on budget to provide income support and infrastructure support and the like. |
| Mr Speaker, the member for Rankin will look for every single opportunity to talk down the Australian economy. Every single opportunity to put at risk Australian jobs, Mr Speaker. The member for Rankin, just a matter of five months ago was the co-author, co-architect with the member for McMahon, in $387bn of higher taxes. The leader of the opposition went on Sky TV today and was asked would his tax impost on the Australian people have an impact on the economy, he said no. The reality is from the 1 July this year, Labor’s retiree text, superannuation tax, tax on family businesses, would have all taken an effect. | Mr Speaker, the member for Rankin will look for every single opportunity to talk down the Australian economy. Every single opportunity to put at risk Australian jobs, Mr Speaker. The member for Rankin, just a matter of five months ago was the co-author, co-architect with the member for McMahon, in $387bn of higher taxes. The leader of the opposition went on Sky TV today and was asked would his tax impost on the Australian people have an impact on the economy, he said no. The reality is from the 1 July this year, Labor’s retiree text, superannuation tax, tax on family businesses, would have all taken an effect. |
| A look at the budget papers, just for accuracy sake, shows the drought funding, if you take it as the $7bn, puts 16 budget items ahead of it. | A look at the budget papers, just for accuracy sake, shows the drought funding, if you take it as the $7bn, puts 16 budget items ahead of it. |
| The top five “calls” on the budget are the revenues paid to the states, the pension, public hospitals, aged care services and the family tax benefit. | The top five “calls” on the budget are the revenues paid to the states, the pension, public hospitals, aged care services and the family tax benefit. |
| The Senate just voted on a Greens motion calling for a climate emergency to be declared. | The Senate just voted on a Greens motion calling for a climate emergency to be declared. |
| Labor, Centre Alliance and Jacqui Lambie supported it, tying it (which means it was negatived, as the status quo prevails) | Labor, Centre Alliance and Jacqui Lambie supported it, tying it (which means it was negatived, as the status quo prevails) |
| This is also an interesting exchange - Simon Birmingham explaining to Patricia Karvelas about how Peter Dutton using the medevac legislation to stop someone coming to Australia on national security grounds, which is the exact thing he said couldn’t be done, is not proof the government was misleading about medevac. | This is also an interesting exchange - Simon Birmingham explaining to Patricia Karvelas about how Peter Dutton using the medevac legislation to stop someone coming to Australia on national security grounds, which is the exact thing he said couldn’t be done, is not proof the government was misleading about medevac. |
| PK: On another issue, Peter Dutton has tabled a statement on his decision to refuse a transfer under the medevac policy. But the government said he wouldn’t have the power to do that, to stop someone coming. They’re misleading there? They’ve said this scenario couldn’t happen under the legislation but today it has. So they were wrong? | PK: On another issue, Peter Dutton has tabled a statement on his decision to refuse a transfer under the medevac policy. But the government said he wouldn’t have the power to do that, to stop someone coming. They’re misleading there? They’ve said this scenario couldn’t happen under the legislation but today it has. So they were wrong? |
| SB: No, Patricia, I think what was argued at the time was that the powers in terms of being able to reject were clearly not strong enough. And that was the argument at the time. | SB: No, Patricia, I think what was argued at the time was that the powers in terms of being able to reject were clearly not strong enough. And that was the argument at the time. |
| PK: No, that was not the argument ... | PK: No, that was not the argument ... |
| SB: Well, you can go away and have a look if you like ... | SB: Well, you can go away and have a look if you like ... |
| PK: I remember very well what was said. | PK: I remember very well what was said. |
| SB: I’m telling you ... | SB: I’m telling you ... |
| PK: Murderers, paedophiles would be able to come to Australia. Peter Dutton has been able to stop somebody ... | PK: Murderers, paedophiles would be able to come to Australia. Peter Dutton has been able to stop somebody ... |
| SB: And of course about the lack of necessity about this piece of legislation or reform. There are 132 people who have come to Australia under this legislation who aren’t in hospital. | SB: And of course about the lack of necessity about this piece of legislation or reform. There are 132 people who have come to Australia under this legislation who aren’t in hospital. |
| They’re not here with acute medical conditions that necessitated coming into an Australian hospital circumstance. We had provisions already for providing healthcare and health treatment for individuals who needed it, and this legislation was demonstrably unnecessary, and the consequence of it is that it has created a pathway. | They’re not here with acute medical conditions that necessitated coming into an Australian hospital circumstance. We had provisions already for providing healthcare and health treatment for individuals who needed it, and this legislation was demonstrably unnecessary, and the consequence of it is that it has created a pathway. |
| PK: But the minister has the ability to refuse, as he has today, this Iranian father, he’s refused his entry to Australia. So he has this power, doesn’t he? | PK: But the minister has the ability to refuse, as he has today, this Iranian father, he’s refused his entry to Australia. So he has this power, doesn’t he? |
| SB: In limited circumstances. Obviously others who’ve come here have come under this power and under this provision ... | SB: In limited circumstances. Obviously others who’ve come here have come under this power and under this provision ... |
| PK: But there’s no evidence that they’re murderers or they’re paedophiles, is there? | PK: But there’s no evidence that they’re murderers or they’re paedophiles, is there? |
| SB: Let’s understand, the overall argument ... | SB: Let’s understand, the overall argument ... |
| PK:You’re shifting this conversation to the medical priority. I’m talking about their status. | PK:You’re shifting this conversation to the medical priority. I’m talking about their status. |
| SB: You are – focusing on one of the arguments about it ... | SB: You are – focusing on one of the arguments about it ... |
| PK: That’s what I’m asking about it. | PK: That’s what I’m asking about it. |
| SB: The core argument was that it was open a channel to Australia to undermined our border protection regime ... | SB: The core argument was that it was open a channel to Australia to undermined our border protection regime ... |
| PK: Wasn’t the government misleading about this given the evidence today? | PK: Wasn’t the government misleading about this given the evidence today? |
| SB: No, we are not. That was one argument at the time. The bigger argument at the time was it was putting another hole in the border protection regime we had built. It was unnecessary to do so because you can get health services and we did have the power, where necessary, to bring people to Australia when ready. The way this is being used to date is to set up a circumstance where you do have more than 132 people who have come, who aren’t in a hospital but they were brought here as a result of this medivac law. | SB: No, we are not. That was one argument at the time. The bigger argument at the time was it was putting another hole in the border protection regime we had built. It was unnecessary to do so because you can get health services and we did have the power, where necessary, to bring people to Australia when ready. The way this is being used to date is to set up a circumstance where you do have more than 132 people who have come, who aren’t in a hospital but they were brought here as a result of this medivac law. |
| Simon Birmingham’s explanation is one thing. But that is not what the treasurer said. | Simon Birmingham’s explanation is one thing. But that is not what the treasurer said. |