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| Liberal MP says Coalition needs to look at a 2050 net zero emissions target – politics live | |
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| Trent Zimmerman says Australia needs to look beyond good target for 2030 as we head into Glasgow. All the day’s events, live | |
| It’s time for who’s that MP? | |
| It’s Andrew Wallace. | |
| He’s a LNP backbencher, from the Sunshine Coast. | |
| It’s OK if you didn’t know that. | |
| Asked about the Nationals (and some Liberals) who claim a net zero 2050 emissions target would bring about end of days, Trent Zimmerman tells the ABC: | |
| On the subject of a 2050 net zero emissions target though, Trent Zimmerman is a lot more bolshie. | |
| Trent Zimmerman is speaking to the ABC about the North Sydney pool which received funding from a government program set aside for regional projects: | |
| We are in the downhill slide to question time – because obviously time flies when you are slowly dying inside. | |
| It doesn’t take a genius to work out that sports grants will feature fairly prominently. | |
| Labor has also backed the government’s small and medium business fund. | Labor has also backed the government’s small and medium business fund. |
| From AAP: | From AAP: |
| Small and medium businesses will soon be able to access a new $540m investment fund to stimulate growth. | Small and medium businesses will soon be able to access a new $540m investment fund to stimulate growth. |
| Labor will back the coalition government’s election promise, paving the way for legislation to pass federal parliament. | Labor will back the coalition government’s election promise, paving the way for legislation to pass federal parliament. |
| Eligible Australian businesses will be able to access investments of between $5m and $15m, provided they can demonstrate three years of growth and profitability. | Eligible Australian businesses will be able to access investments of between $5m and $15m, provided they can demonstrate three years of growth and profitability. |
| The Australian Business Growth Fund will get $100m from taxpayers with each of the big four banks matching the contribution. | The Australian Business Growth Fund will get $100m from taxpayers with each of the big four banks matching the contribution. |
| HSBC and Macquarie Group will tip in $20m apiece to give the fund an initial $540m, which is estimated to rise to $1bn as it matures. | HSBC and Macquarie Group will tip in $20m apiece to give the fund an initial $540m, which is estimated to rise to $1bn as it matures. |
| Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson criticised spending $100m of public money on a fund run by the big banks. | Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson criticised spending $100m of public money on a fund run by the big banks. |
| “Why give them a leg up by essentially giving them control of an enormously influential private equity fund in the area of small and medium enterprise financing,” he told parliament. | “Why give them a leg up by essentially giving them control of an enormously influential private equity fund in the area of small and medium enterprise financing,” he told parliament. |
| Centre Alliance senator Rex Patrick raised concerns the fund’s investment instructions were not public. | Centre Alliance senator Rex Patrick raised concerns the fund’s investment instructions were not public. |
| “It begs the question, why do you ask the Senate to vote on it when we are blind to the mandate,” he said. | “It begs the question, why do you ask the Senate to vote on it when we are blind to the mandate,” he said. |
| A Labor motion to set up a Senate inquiry into Holden’s withdrawal from Australia has passed. | A Labor motion to set up a Senate inquiry into Holden’s withdrawal from Australia has passed. |
| The inquiry will look at: | The inquiry will look at: |
| (a) The impacts of that decision on: | (a) The impacts of that decision on: |
| (b) The role of the Franchise Code and the Government’s proposed dealership amendments to the Franchise Code. | (b) The role of the Franchise Code and the Government’s proposed dealership amendments to the Franchise Code. |
| (c) Government or other policy settings on manufacturing, research and development, business support and transition, and employee support. | (c) Government or other policy settings on manufacturing, research and development, business support and transition, and employee support. |
| (d) Any related matters. | (d) Any related matters. |
| Brendan O’Connor says it is necessary: | Brendan O’Connor says it is necessary: |
| This motion, from Larissa Waters, just failed the Senate – the day after a vigil for Hannah Clarke and her children was held in parliament: | This motion, from Larissa Waters, just failed the Senate – the day after a vigil for Hannah Clarke and her children was held in parliament: |
| Pauline Hanson called a vote on the motion (Waters puts forward this motion every fortnight, with the updated figure of women who have been killed in domestic and family violence incidents – a lot of the time it is passed on the voices). | Pauline Hanson called a vote on the motion (Waters puts forward this motion every fortnight, with the updated figure of women who have been killed in domestic and family violence incidents – a lot of the time it is passed on the voices). |
| Once the vote was called, Hanson, Malcolm Roberts, the government and Jacqui Lambie voted it down. | Once the vote was called, Hanson, Malcolm Roberts, the government and Jacqui Lambie voted it down. |
| The Senate notes that: | The Senate notes that: |
| (a) Since the last sitting of the Senate, two more women have been killed by violence in Australia taking the national toll since the start of 2020 to nine, as reported by Counting Dead Women Australia from Destroy The Joint. | (a) Since the last sitting of the Senate, two more women have been killed by violence in Australia taking the national toll since the start of 2020 to nine, as reported by Counting Dead Women Australia from Destroy The Joint. |
| (b) There is no national government reporting program to record the ongoing toll of women killed by violence in real time and ensure that these horrifying statistics receive ongoing public attention. | (b) There is no national government reporting program to record the ongoing toll of women killed by violence in real time and ensure that these horrifying statistics receive ongoing public attention. |
| (c) On average, one woman is murdered every week by her current or former partner. | (c) On average, one woman is murdered every week by her current or former partner. |
| (d) According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Personal Safety Survey 2016: | (d) According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Personal Safety Survey 2016: |
| And: | And: |
| (The motion continued, you can find it here). | (The motion continued, you can find it here). |
| The baboons live on. | The baboons live on. |
| However his baby making abilities, do not. | However his baby making abilities, do not. |
| And the hearing ends. | And the hearing ends. |
| It will resume tomorrow, where the department of health and Kate Palmer, the former chief executive of Sport Australia, will appear. | It will resume tomorrow, where the department of health and Kate Palmer, the former chief executive of Sport Australia, will appear. |
| Sports Australia’s Luke McCann tells Katy Gallagher he met with the minister’s office and the department of health ahead of today’s appearance, where the Anao report was discussed. | Sports Australia’s Luke McCann tells Katy Gallagher he met with the minister’s office and the department of health ahead of today’s appearance, where the Anao report was discussed. |
| He says it was a general discussion. | He says it was a general discussion. |
| Sport Australia witnesses have said in the third and final round of the community sport infrastructure grant program, it recommended 225 projects on 3 April, the minister approved 228, but there were only 61 projects in common. | Sport Australia witnesses have said in the third and final round of the community sport infrastructure grant program, it recommended 225 projects on 3 April, the minister approved 228, but there were only 61 projects in common. |
| This explains why the Australian National Audit Office found a massive discrepancy, with 73% of projects funded by the minister but not recommended by Sport Australia. | This explains why the Australian National Audit Office found a massive discrepancy, with 73% of projects funded by the minister but not recommended by Sport Australia. |
| There’s also more detail on timing. The final list went to the prime minister’s office on 10 April. | There’s also more detail on timing. The final list went to the prime minister’s office on 10 April. |
| On 11 April, Sport Australia received a signed brief from Bridget McKenzie’s office, signed and dated 4th April. | On 11 April, Sport Australia received a signed brief from Bridget McKenzie’s office, signed and dated 4th April. |
| Labor is trying to establish: | Labor is trying to establish: |
| Why there were lots of changes at the last minute | Why there were lots of changes at the last minute |
| Whether the minister waited for input from the prime minister | Whether the minister waited for input from the prime minister |
| Why the minister dated the approval 4 April, if it was only provided to Sport Australia at 8:46am 11 April, 17 minutes after the government entered caretaker mode. | Why the minister dated the approval 4 April, if it was only provided to Sport Australia at 8:46am 11 April, 17 minutes after the government entered caretaker mode. |
| Ian Thorpe has joined the campaign against the religious discrimination bill. Thorpe says his preference is the bill be scrapped, to ensure protections for LGBTI people are maintained. | Ian Thorpe has joined the campaign against the religious discrimination bill. Thorpe says his preference is the bill be scrapped, to ensure protections for LGBTI people are maintained. |
| The federation chamber was shut down for “disorderly behaviour” – which was Labor moving to shut down government MPs from speaking. | The federation chamber was shut down for “disorderly behaviour” – which was Labor moving to shut down government MPs from speaking. |
| At least according to the deputy speaker, Trent Zimmerman: | At least according to the deputy speaker, Trent Zimmerman: |
| Ed Husic, who may now be able to call himself a regional MP, given that North Sydney has received a grant from a regional fund (with the justification from the mayor being, well, the pool is used by regional people) managed to bring some Husic humour to the situation in the chamber this morning: | Ed Husic, who may now be able to call himself a regional MP, given that North Sydney has received a grant from a regional fund (with the justification from the mayor being, well, the pool is used by regional people) managed to bring some Husic humour to the situation in the chamber this morning: |
| Leftwing warrior Peter Dutton (leftwing is all things, according to the home affairs minister, who once said annoying “dirty lefties” was “too easy”, has bolstered his leftwing credentials by backing a change to the national anthem. | Leftwing warrior Peter Dutton (leftwing is all things, according to the home affairs minister, who once said annoying “dirty lefties” was “too easy”, has bolstered his leftwing credentials by backing a change to the national anthem. |
| Cathy Freeman has backed changing “we are young and free” to “we are one and free”, given that Australia’s Indigenous people represent one of the oldest cultures in the world. | Cathy Freeman has backed changing “we are young and free” to “we are one and free”, given that Australia’s Indigenous people represent one of the oldest cultures in the world. |
| Dutts is into it. WITHIN REASON. | Dutts is into it. WITHIN REASON. |
| But then reverts back to full Dutts. | But then reverts back to full Dutts. |
| Yup. THAT’S the outrage. | Yup. THAT’S the outrage. |