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| Labor calls for Westpac to front parliamentary inquiry – politics live | Labor calls for Westpac to front parliamentary inquiry – politics live |
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| The banking scandal continues to bleed into federal politics, with the opposition calling for executives to explain themselves to MPs. All the day’s events, live | The banking scandal continues to bleed into federal politics, with the opposition calling for executives to explain themselves to MPs. All the day’s events, live |
| Josh Taylor also has a story on the advice that led to the Australian Border Force removing a Tamil family from the home they had established in the Queensland town of Biloela: | |
| Andrew Wilkie says Scott Morrison has more leverage than he is using in the Assange matter: | |
| Andrew Wilkie spoke to ABC radio this morning about the letter Scott Morrison sent to Pamela Anderson refusing to intervene in Julian Assange’s extradition case. He said he found the response “very disappointing”. | |
| Katharine Murphy also went along to the Australian Republican Movement dinner last night to see what the plan moving forward was: | |
| Sarah Martin has an interesting story on the cashless welfare card – it looks as though the government may struggle to get what it wants there: | |
| Josh Frydenberg will give a speech tonight, announcing the government has come to an agreement on its Australian Business Growth Fund. Basically, the big four banks and HSBC will pay $100m into a fund, which the government will match – hey presto, business can grow. | |
| From Frydenberg: | |
| Anthony Albanese is on ABC Breakfast talking about Angus Taylor – and Scott Morrison’s call to the NSW police commissioner: | |
| Asked by Michael Rowland if the phone call was inappropriate, Albanese says: | |
| Andrew Leigh stopped by doors this morning to talk about bringing Westpac in front of the parliamentary economics committee: | |
| The government is still hoping to repeal medevac. Jacqui Lambie has still not said which way she will vote – but the lobbying is only intensifying. | |
| The debate is listed for today but that doesn’t mean anything. It could be shifted. It could be called on with the government knowing it is going to lose to get it off the agenda. At the end of the day, the government won’t necessarily see losing its repeal bid as a loss – you would have seen a lot of stories about Labor and the Greens alliance on this, Labor wanting to change border policies yadda, yadda, yadda – which, for the government, is a win in itself. | |
| Mark Butler on why Labor doesn’t believe Angus Taylor’s explanation passes muster: | Mark Butler on why Labor doesn’t believe Angus Taylor’s explanation passes muster: |
| Question: Are you saying he has misled parliament? | |
| Butler: | Butler: |
| Mark Butler told ABC radio this morning that Labor would continue its pursuit of Angus Taylor in parliament today after the prime minister refused to stand him down, despite NSW police announcing a police investigation into the “doctored documents” saga. | Mark Butler told ABC radio this morning that Labor would continue its pursuit of Angus Taylor in parliament today after the prime minister refused to stand him down, despite NSW police announcing a police investigation into the “doctored documents” saga. |
| We start the sixth last sitting day talking about all the things we have been talking about all week – Westpac and Angus Taylor. | We start the sixth last sitting day talking about all the things we have been talking about all week – Westpac and Angus Taylor. |
| After a leadership purge announced by the bank yesterday, Labor is now calling for the bank’s executives to front a parliamentary inquiry and explain how it all happened. | After a leadership purge announced by the bank yesterday, Labor is now calling for the bank’s executives to front a parliamentary inquiry and explain how it all happened. |
| Andrew Leigh wants the economics committee to recall Westpac, to answer some questions about how the alleged 23m failures identified by the financial intelligence agency occurred. | Andrew Leigh wants the economics committee to recall Westpac, to answer some questions about how the alleged 23m failures identified by the financial intelligence agency occurred. |
| We’ll follow that. | We’ll follow that. |
| We’ll also be following what happens with the emissions reduction minister. | We’ll also be following what happens with the emissions reduction minister. |
| Mark Butler was on ABC radio this morning saying he believed Taylor had “deliberately misled the parliament” and should step aside while the NSW police carry out their investigation. | Mark Butler was on ABC radio this morning saying he believed Taylor had “deliberately misled the parliament” and should step aside while the NSW police carry out their investigation. |
| Scott Morrison, after speaking to the NSW police commissioner, Mick Fuller, is standing by his minister, saying he sees no reason to stand him aside under the ministerial standards. | Scott Morrison, after speaking to the NSW police commissioner, Mick Fuller, is standing by his minister, saying he sees no reason to stand him aside under the ministerial standards. |
| There are questions about whether or not that conversation was appropriate in itself. To a Queenslander, a political leader calling a police commissioner to ask why an investigation has been launched into one of his ministers, seems eyebrow raising at the very least. | There are questions about whether or not that conversation was appropriate in itself. To a Queenslander, a political leader calling a police commissioner to ask why an investigation has been launched into one of his ministers, seems eyebrow raising at the very least. |
| Butler says those questions are “a matter for the prime minister”. | Butler says those questions are “a matter for the prime minister”. |
| We’ll continue to follow that, plus the latest in what is happening with Australia’s response to Julian Assange. A cross-parliamentary group of MPs has been speaking to UK authorities in an attempt to visit the WikiLeaks founder ahead of his extradition trial. | We’ll continue to follow that, plus the latest in what is happening with Australia’s response to Julian Assange. A cross-parliamentary group of MPs has been speaking to UK authorities in an attempt to visit the WikiLeaks founder ahead of his extradition trial. |
| Pamela Anderson has also been lobbying on behalf of Assange. The actor and activist wrote to Morrison asking him to intervene – News Corp reports she has received a response saying no: | Pamela Anderson has also been lobbying on behalf of Assange. The actor and activist wrote to Morrison asking him to intervene – News Corp reports she has received a response saying no: |
| “The Australian Government continues to monitor Mr Assange’s case closely, as it would for any other Australian citizen in detention overseas. | “The Australian Government continues to monitor Mr Assange’s case closely, as it would for any other Australian citizen in detention overseas. |
| “Beyond providing consular assistance, it is important to note that Australia has no standing and is unable to intervene in Mr Assange’s legal proceedings.” | “Beyond providing consular assistance, it is important to note that Australia has no standing and is unable to intervene in Mr Assange’s legal proceedings.” |
| So it’s a busy day. And it has only just begun! Aren’t we lucky ducks. | So it’s a busy day. And it has only just begun! Aren’t we lucky ducks. |
| Mike Bowers is already out and about, as are Katharine Murphy, Sarah Martin and Paul Karp – plus everyone else who keeps this project running. You also have a three-coffee me. | Mike Bowers is already out and about, as are Katharine Murphy, Sarah Martin and Paul Karp – plus everyone else who keeps this project running. You also have a three-coffee me. |
| Ready? | Ready? |
| Let’s get into it. | Let’s get into it. |