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Kristina Keneally calls for Bettina Arndt to be stripped of Australia Day honour – politics live Kristina Keneally calls for Bettina Arndt to be stripped of Australia Day honour – politics live
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It’s party room meeting Tuesday as the major parties grapple with climate policies and more. All the day’s events, live from CanberraIt’s party room meeting Tuesday as the major parties grapple with climate policies and more. All the day’s events, live from Canberra
The other half of Kristina Keneally’s doorstop was taken up on the motion Labor wants to move:
The climate wars (it’s been 84 years) continue in Australia’s political discourse.
Kristina Keneally opened with this volley this morning, giving unexpected praise to some fellow politicians on the other side of the fence:
Peter Dutton has called a press conference for 9.15am in the Senate courtyard.
That will be about this:
This is the motion Kristina Keneally and Penny Wong will be hoping to move:This is the motion Kristina Keneally and Penny Wong will be hoping to move:
1) Notes that:1) Notes that:
a) On the same day that Queensland police commissioner Katarina Carroll said it was inappropriate to suggest the murder of a woman and her children by her husband could be an instance of a husband being driven too far, Ms Bettina Arndt, who received an Order of Australia honour in January, nonetheless said “keeping an open mind and awaiting proper evidence, including the possibility that Rowan Baxter might have been driven too far”. b) The statement of Ms Arndt has the potential to bring the Order of Australia, instituted by Her Majesty The Queen, into disrepute. c) Order of Australia awards are a privilege and an honour and come with responsibilities.a) On the same day that Queensland police commissioner Katarina Carroll said it was inappropriate to suggest the murder of a woman and her children by her husband could be an instance of a husband being driven too far, Ms Bettina Arndt, who received an Order of Australia honour in January, nonetheless said “keeping an open mind and awaiting proper evidence, including the possibility that Rowan Baxter might have been driven too far”. b) The statement of Ms Arndt has the potential to bring the Order of Australia, instituted by Her Majesty The Queen, into disrepute. c) Order of Australia awards are a privilege and an honour and come with responsibilities.
2) Agrees that:2) Agrees that:
a. Ms Arndt’s comments are reckless and abhorrent.b. The values that underpin Ms Arndt’s views on this horrific family violence incident are not consistent with her retaining her Order of Australia.a. Ms Arndt’s comments are reckless and abhorrent.b. The values that underpin Ms Arndt’s views on this horrific family violence incident are not consistent with her retaining her Order of Australia.
It’s party room meeting time in Canberra, which means climate policy will once again be in the spotlight, as both sides grapple with how to move forward.It’s party room meeting time in Canberra, which means climate policy will once again be in the spotlight, as both sides grapple with how to move forward.
Barnaby Joyce has moved things in a very Barnaby Joyce way, pointing the finger at his colleagues in the NSW state government, for setting a net zero emissions 2050 target. He says it’s a lame attempt to secure Greens preferences. Barnaby Joyce has moved things in a very Barnaby Joyce way, pointing the finger at his colleagues in the NSW state government for setting a net zero emissions 2050 target. He says it’s a lame attempt to secure Greens preferences.
Matt Canavan is also waging war against a net zero emissions policy which he says is just being put forward for “warm glow in the cities”.Matt Canavan is also waging war against a net zero emissions policy which he says is just being put forward for “warm glow in the cities”.
That would be the same policy that more than 70 countries – so far – have signed up to. Because it is part of the Paris Agreement. And because it is necessary to you know, SAVE THE PLANET. That would be the same policy that more than 70 countries – so far – have signed up to. Because it is part of the Paris agreement. And because it is necessary to you know, SAVE THE PLANET.
Labor’s first big policy announcement is what started this latest incarnation of a climate policy debate. While the government has had fun sticking it to Labor, it is also trying to work out what it is going to do. It hasn’t ruled out heading in that direction itself, because it doesn’t really have a choice. But the Nationals, as always, are the ones causing issues. Wading through it, is going to be a pretty sticky job. But increasingly, it is where the public wants the government to go (despite the May election result).Labor’s first big policy announcement is what started this latest incarnation of a climate policy debate. While the government has had fun sticking it to Labor, it is also trying to work out what it is going to do. It hasn’t ruled out heading in that direction itself, because it doesn’t really have a choice. But the Nationals, as always, are the ones causing issues. Wading through it, is going to be a pretty sticky job. But increasingly, it is where the public wants the government to go (despite the May election result).
As Katharine Murphy reports:As Katharine Murphy reports:
A clear and growing majority of Coalition voters support the Morrison government adopting a net zero target for 2050, with support for that proposition climbing 12 points in a month, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll. The other issue bubbling along is the Australia Day honour bestowed upon a woman who has continually pushed a MRA agenda, including most recently, providing for the possibility that a man who murdered his wife and three children by setting them on fire, may have been “driven too far”. Liberal and Labor politicians have called for her to be stripped of the honour.
The latest fortnightly survey shows a majority of Australian voters support net zero either strongly or somewhat (75%, up four points in a month), and 68% of Coalition voters in the sample hold that positive view. Last month, the proportion of supportive Coalition voters was 56%. Pauline Hanson’s role in the latest family law court inquiry is also in the spotlight, after she “not all menned” the tragedy. Hanson did her usual “you don’t know what I’ve been though” cry warble in the Senate to fight back against the calls, but don’t expect that issue to be dropped either.
The decisive shift in positive sentiment from Coalition voters follows calls from within the government to consider the 2050 target, and Labor’s decision late last week to sign on to net zero – confirmation that has reignited the climate wars in Canberra. While the Morrison government is leaving its options open on a 2050 target, its current messaging is suggestive of substituting a technology roadmap for a target.
The debate about net zero dominated parliament on Monday. The Coalition is blasting Labor for adopting the target in the absence of a fleshed-out plan to get there, while Labor and the Sydney independent MP Zali Steggall are pressuring the government to detail the impact of failing to act to prevent dangerous global heating.
The other issue bubbling along, is the Australia Day honour bestowed upon a woman who has continually pushed a MRA agenda, including most recently, providing for the possibility that a man who murdered his wife and three children by setting them on fire, may have been “driven too far”. Liberal and Labor politicians have called for her to be stripped of the honour.
Pauline Hanson’s role in the latest family law court inquiry is also in the spotlight, after she ‘not all menned’ the tragedy. Hanson did her usual ‘you don’t know what I’ve been though’ cry warble in the Senate to fight back against the calls, but don’t expect that issue to be dropped either.
You have Mike Bowers, Katharine Murphy, Sarah Martin and Paul Karp with you. I have not yet had a coffee, but will fix that as soon as I get my head around the day. Which would be easier with a coffee.You have Mike Bowers, Katharine Murphy, Sarah Martin and Paul Karp with you. I have not yet had a coffee, but will fix that as soon as I get my head around the day. Which would be easier with a coffee.
Ready?Ready?
Let’s get into it.Let’s get into it.