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| Morrison accuses Albanese of 'throwing tantrums' – politics live | Morrison accuses Albanese of 'throwing tantrums' – politics live |
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| Scott Morrison, playing the role of today’s mood (as captured by Mike Bowers) | |
| And we are done. | |
| The folders are very stacked though. | |
| Hopefully this means we are coming to the end. | |
| Nope. Scott Morrison just raised a finger and said “one more” to Tony Smith. | |
| It’s on the Prime Minister’s Science Prize. So at least it’s a worthy dixer. | |
| We’re at the swap sides of the chamber stage of the latest farce | |
| Luke Howarth and Andrew Laming have both made beelines for the frontbench this time round. | |
| Christian Porter seems very confused about whether or not there is a motion before the House. | |
| Tony Smith seems very confused about why Christian Porter is confused. | |
| Tony Burke is now trying to explain to Christian Porter about how the motion process works. | |
| Tony Smith is now agreeing with Tony Burke while still trying to work out why Christian Porter is confused. | |
| And now we all have to sit here for another four minutes because that whole explanation of standing orders took so long, Smith has to extend the bells. | |
| “Bring back Christopher,” Anthony Albanese yells. | |
| Christian Porter has been confused into silence, so I guess there has been some silver lining. | |
| Labor is attempting to suspend standing orders, to debate the economy. | Labor is attempting to suspend standing orders, to debate the economy. |
| It will fail. Obviously. | It will fail. Obviously. |
| Joel Fitzgibbon is taking the silences in between the divisions to troll Michael McCormack about his press conference being overshadowed by the prime minister’s radio interview, where he made the same announcement, but got in first. | Joel Fitzgibbon is taking the silences in between the divisions to troll Michael McCormack about his press conference being overshadowed by the prime minister’s radio interview, where he made the same announcement, but got in first. |
| National MPs are still sending ‘can’t believe that happened’ messages. | National MPs are still sending ‘can’t believe that happened’ messages. |
| Good times all round. | Good times all round. |
| Stay with me folks. My computer program is struggling. | Stay with me folks. My computer program is struggling. |
| I know the feeling. | I know the feeling. |
| After a Senate estimates session dominated by two topics – the economy and raising Newstart – Labor’s Kristina Keneally has asked Mathias Cormann three ways why the prime minister has repeatedly refused to deny that he sought to have Brian Houston invited to the White House. | |
| Cormann is keeping the answers simple - he has nothing further to add to what Scott Morrison has said. | |
| Labor MPs are calling out “what are you hiding?” | |
| Seems they’ll need Senate Estimates next week, or maybe to bring out medieval instruments of torture like thumbscrews, to get to the bottom of this. | |
| Anthony Albanese to Scott Morrison: | Anthony Albanese to Scott Morrison: |
| My question is again addressed to the Prime Minister: Yesterday in the Parliament the Prime Minister shut down a proposed debate on the economy and organised an additional question to himself so that only he could talk about the economy. Is that because the Prime Minister only wants to listen to himself? Will the Prime Minister agree to a debate on the economy today or doesn’t he have the confidence in his own economic management? | My question is again addressed to the Prime Minister: Yesterday in the Parliament the Prime Minister shut down a proposed debate on the economy and organised an additional question to himself so that only he could talk about the economy. Is that because the Prime Minister only wants to listen to himself? Will the Prime Minister agree to a debate on the economy today or doesn’t he have the confidence in his own economic management? |
| Morrison: | Morrison: |
| When the Labor Party can confirm what their actual policies are, maybe that’s when they want to start asking those questions. | When the Labor Party can confirm what their actual policies are, maybe that’s when they want to start asking those questions. |
| That’s the entire answer. | That’s the entire answer. |
| Anthony Albanese to Scott Morrison: | Anthony Albanese to Scott Morrison: |
| Former prime ministers John Howard, Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull all facilitated parliamentary debate at this time in the parliament on important economic issues facing the nation. | Former prime ministers John Howard, Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull all facilitated parliamentary debate at this time in the parliament on important economic issues facing the nation. |
| Does the prime minister have the confidence in his economic position to be able to swallow his pride, follow their example and agree to a debate on the state of the economy today? | Does the prime minister have the confidence in his economic position to be able to swallow his pride, follow their example and agree to a debate on the state of the economy today? |
| Morrison: | Morrison: |
| Every time, almost without exempt exemption, I come to this despatch Box, I’m talking about our economic policies. And the reason I do that – the reason I did that at the last election, Mr Speaker, the reason I do that is because I know that the strong economy is absolutely central to everything. | Every time, almost without exempt exemption, I come to this despatch Box, I’m talking about our economic policies. And the reason I do that – the reason I did that at the last election, Mr Speaker, the reason I do that is because I know that the strong economy is absolutely central to everything. |
| It’s ensuring that you have the right economic policies that provide the bedrock to create the budget that can guarantee the essential services that Australians rely on. That’s exactly what our government has been doing. | It’s ensuring that you have the right economic policies that provide the bedrock to create the budget that can guarantee the essential services that Australians rely on. That’s exactly what our government has been doing. |
| In season and out, despite what the global challenges are, we have continued to be able to build the strength and capability of our budget position, but also of the Australian economy which has seen now almost 1.5 million Australians get a job. | In season and out, despite what the global challenges are, we have continued to be able to build the strength and capability of our budget position, but also of the Australian economy which has seen now almost 1.5 million Australians get a job. |
| Now, Mr Speaker, that is the greatest argument when it comes to the economic policies of this government and that’s almost 1.5 million Australians who have got a job. That’s - that’s the great evidence, Mr Speaker, of 1.5 million almost lives of Australians that have been transformed because as a result of the policies of this government that has set the framework and economy for people to go and invest and take people on, Australians’ lives have been changed because the Liberal Party and Nationals believe that strong economic management, that disciplined and stable and certain financial policies are what actually at the end of the day guarantee our ability to reach record levels of hospital funding, record levels of education funding, and in the midst of what is a very severe drought, Mr Speaker, that we could again today confirm that those who would be coming off the farm household allowance will be given a $13,000 payment as a supplementary payment and just over $7,000 - $7,500, Mr Speaker, for individuals to continue to support them. | Now, Mr Speaker, that is the greatest argument when it comes to the economic policies of this government and that’s almost 1.5 million Australians who have got a job. That’s - that’s the great evidence, Mr Speaker, of 1.5 million almost lives of Australians that have been transformed because as a result of the policies of this government that has set the framework and economy for people to go and invest and take people on, Australians’ lives have been changed because the Liberal Party and Nationals believe that strong economic management, that disciplined and stable and certain financial policies are what actually at the end of the day guarantee our ability to reach record levels of hospital funding, record levels of education funding, and in the midst of what is a very severe drought, Mr Speaker, that we could again today confirm that those who would be coming off the farm household allowance will be given a $13,000 payment as a supplementary payment and just over $7,000 - $7,500, Mr Speaker, for individuals to continue to support them. |
| And we’re able to do this within the constraints of the budget which has been brought back to surplus. | And we’re able to do this within the constraints of the budget which has been brought back to surplus. |
| As I remarked in this place some time ago, the Leader of the Opposition, he wants to have debates. I’m getting on with things. | As I remarked in this place some time ago, the Leader of the Opposition, he wants to have debates. I’m getting on with things. |
| But how can the Leader of the Opposition have a debate when he can’t tell us what his tax policy is, what his climate change policy is or any other critical issues that he fails to answer questions on a daily basis. | But how can the Leader of the Opposition have a debate when he can’t tell us what his tax policy is, what his climate change policy is or any other critical issues that he fails to answer questions on a daily basis. |
| He hasn’t got a policy agenda, Mr Speaker. The reason we have to talk about their record in government and their policy agenda from the last election is they haven’t had any policies since that time. | He hasn’t got a policy agenda, Mr Speaker. The reason we have to talk about their record in government and their policy agenda from the last election is they haven’t had any policies since that time. |
| So it is absolutely fair for the Australian people, Mr Speaker, to hold them to their record of the policies they took to the last election and they were condemned for those policies by the Australian people at that time. We will continue, Mr Speaker, to deliver the policies that were confirmed at the last election - policies that over the last six years have created more almost 1.5 million jobs for Australians. | So it is absolutely fair for the Australian people, Mr Speaker, to hold them to their record of the policies they took to the last election and they were condemned for those policies by the Australian people at that time. We will continue, Mr Speaker, to deliver the policies that were confirmed at the last election - policies that over the last six years have created more almost 1.5 million jobs for Australians. |
| To his credit, Dave Sharma manages to look a little embarrassed asking the next dixer, especially when he gets to the ‘alternative views’ part. | To his credit, Dave Sharma manages to look a little embarrassed asking the next dixer, especially when he gets to the ‘alternative views’ part. |
| “It’s terrible when bad questions happen to good members,” Ed Husic says. | “It’s terrible when bad questions happen to good members,” Ed Husic says. |
| He is very much making hay from his backbench position. | He is very much making hay from his backbench position. |
| We are just about 3/4 through this and we have had 11 mentions of “panic” and eight uses of “crises” from government ministers in response to Labor questions. | We are just about 3/4 through this and we have had 11 mentions of “panic” and eight uses of “crises” from government ministers in response to Labor questions. |
| Deidre bloody Chambers! | Deidre bloody Chambers! |
| It’s almost like they ... have talking notes ... on ... a ... phrase they would like to catch on. | It’s almost like they ... have talking notes ... on ... a ... phrase they would like to catch on. |
| Anthony Albanese to Scott Morrison: | Anthony Albanese to Scott Morrison: |
| My question is again addressed to the Prime Minister. Given that yesterday the Treasurer falsely claimed that drought was the number 1 call on the budget, will the Prime Minister agree to have a debate on Australia’s economy and in particular the plight of farmers today based upon the facts? | My question is again addressed to the Prime Minister. Given that yesterday the Treasurer falsely claimed that drought was the number 1 call on the budget, will the Prime Minister agree to have a debate on Australia’s economy and in particular the plight of farmers today based upon the facts? |
| Morrison: | Morrison: |
| Mr Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition seems quite insistent on this point. But he obviously wasn’t insistent this morning because the matter of public importance which has been tabled today by the federal member for Barton does not mention the word “economy” at all, Mr Speaker. The word “economy”... is not even in it. So, Mr Speaker, if he can’t get his own side to agree about something, and that’s not uncommon at the moment, Mr Speaker, it’s not uncommon... | Mr Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition seems quite insistent on this point. But he obviously wasn’t insistent this morning because the matter of public importance which has been tabled today by the federal member for Barton does not mention the word “economy” at all, Mr Speaker. The word “economy”... is not even in it. So, Mr Speaker, if he can’t get his own side to agree about something, and that’s not uncommon at the moment, Mr Speaker, it’s not uncommon... |
| I know that the Labor Party’s penchant is for panic and crisis, Mr Speaker, but honestly - he’s got to try to resolve the panic and crisis that is going on within his own party on so many issues. | I know that the Labor Party’s penchant is for panic and crisis, Mr Speaker, but honestly - he’s got to try to resolve the panic and crisis that is going on within his own party on so many issues. |
| Whether it’s on - their response to climate, which they say is an emergency, but we’re not going to know their policy about it until the next election. | Whether it’s on - their response to climate, which they say is an emergency, but we’re not going to know their policy about it until the next election. |
| And in between times, we’re going of the constant infighting between the member for Hunter and the member for South Australia... | And in between times, we’re going of the constant infighting between the member for Hunter and the member for South Australia... |
| What is it again? Hindmarsh. The member for Hindmarsh, or member for Sydney or any other members. Or whether the New South Wales branch of the Labor Party is going to tear itself apart. Not only ridden by corruption but also seemed today by sexism as well, Mr Speaker. | What is it again? Hindmarsh. The member for Hindmarsh, or member for Sydney or any other members. Or whether the New South Wales branch of the Labor Party is going to tear itself apart. Not only ridden by corruption but also seemed today by sexism as well, Mr Speaker. |
| The leader of the Labor Party has got plenty on his plate and so I’ll leave him to deal with that all on his own measure | The leader of the Labor Party has got plenty on his plate and so I’ll leave him to deal with that all on his own measure |