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| Coronavirus Australia update: Victoria reports 11 new cases and NSW 10 as Peta Credlin questions Daniel Andrews – live | Coronavirus Australia update: Victoria reports 11 new cases and NSW 10 as Peta Credlin questions Daniel Andrews – live |
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| The number of locally transmitted cases in Sydney is growing, dashing hopes of the Queensland border reopening next month. Follow live | The number of locally transmitted cases in Sydney is growing, dashing hopes of the Queensland border reopening next month. Follow live |
| And the response to the “you’re welcome”. | |
| (There seems to be a lot of people watching Moana and I’m not mad about that). | |
| To be fair, some of the questions, at least in the short term, need to change on our side of things too. “How will you pay for it’ might once have been valid, but in a pandemic, with an economic impact we haven’t seen in our lifetimes, thinking has to change. | |
| The question is not how will you pay for it, in my opinion. | |
| It’s what benefit will this bring? Who benefits from this? What does this spending lead to? | |
| We need to all make a shift – governments borrowing money to spend productively on society is not a bad thing – no matter what colour the government’s flags. We saw it with Chifley after the second world war. We saw it with Menzies in the 60s. | |
| Australia’s budget will be in deficit for at least a decade. Let’s start asking about the flow-on effects of that borrowing, rather than just where will the money come from. | |
| The government is pleased to be able to chalk up this (easy, given Labor supported it) win: | |
| For those wondering about Melbourne’s numbers today: | For those wondering about Melbourne’s numbers today: |
| Mathias Cormann gets the final word at the press conference: | Mathias Cormann gets the final word at the press conference: |
| “It’s been fun. See you at estimates.” | “It’s been fun. See you at estimates.” |
| Q: Prime minister, just on Labor’s childcare reforms, do you agree that it will help low- and middle-income families and boost female workplace participation? | Q: Prime minister, just on Labor’s childcare reforms, do you agree that it will help low- and middle-income families and boost female workplace participation? |
| Scott Morrison: | Scott Morrison: |
| Mathias Cormann: | Mathias Cormann: |
| (The Coalition has been in power since 2013. So there must be at least one year Cormann wants to forget). | (The Coalition has been in power since 2013. So there must be at least one year Cormann wants to forget). |
| Scott Morrison says it is the GST top-up with has allowed WA to declare a budget surplus. | Scott Morrison says it is the GST top-up with has allowed WA to declare a budget surplus. |
| Q: The RBA has warned today that Australia’s historically low population growth rate will heighten the risk of falls in property values in the future. And Treasury has said your housing measures bring forward demand for future years. What will the government do? | Q: The RBA has warned today that Australia’s historically low population growth rate will heighten the risk of falls in property values in the future. And Treasury has said your housing measures bring forward demand for future years. What will the government do? |
| Scott Morrison: | Scott Morrison: |
| Scott Morrison: | Scott Morrison: |
| The prime minister is thrilled the tax package has passed. | The prime minister is thrilled the tax package has passed. |
| We have heard “Covid crisis” and “Covid losses” about 80 billion times so far this monologue. | We have heard “Covid crisis” and “Covid losses” about 80 billion times so far this monologue. |
| And after one of the longest sessions of valedictories I have ever witnessed in my our and a bit years in this place, the Senate adjourns. | And after one of the longest sessions of valedictories I have ever witnessed in my our and a bit years in this place, the Senate adjourns. |
| Scott Morrison will hold his press conference with Mathias Cormann at 1.30 (presuming the Senate valedictories in reply finish by then). | Scott Morrison will hold his press conference with Mathias Cormann at 1.30 (presuming the Senate valedictories in reply finish by then). |
| Mike Bowers was in the chamber for Mathias Cormann’s valedictory speech and reply: | Mike Bowers was in the chamber for Mathias Cormann’s valedictory speech and reply: |