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| Malcolm Turnbull has nominated his “clear economic plan” as the major achievement of his first 12 months as prime minister ahead of the first anniversary of the leadership change that unseated Tony Abbott. | Malcolm Turnbull has nominated his “clear economic plan” as the major achievement of his first 12 months as prime minister ahead of the first anniversary of the leadership change that unseated Tony Abbott. |
| Speaking to reporters in Micronesia, where he is currently attending the Pacific Islands Forum, Turnbull said he had delivered economic growth and jobs, reprising his oft-repeated “jobs and growth” mantra from the recent election campaign. | Speaking to reporters in Micronesia, where he is currently attending the Pacific Islands Forum, Turnbull said he had delivered economic growth and jobs, reprising his oft-repeated “jobs and growth” mantra from the recent election campaign. |
| “That is the most tangible outcome over the last year. That’s what Australians can look at, stronger economic growth despite the downturn in the mining construction boom,” the prime minister said in response to questions about his achievements ahead of the anniversary of his first 12 months. | “That is the most tangible outcome over the last year. That’s what Australians can look at, stronger economic growth despite the downturn in the mining construction boom,” the prime minister said in response to questions about his achievements ahead of the anniversary of his first 12 months. |
| “Many economists would have said Australia would have had a hard landing. There weren’t many people projecting growth at these levels. Since I became prime minister, I have set out with a clear economic plan.” | “Many economists would have said Australia would have had a hard landing. There weren’t many people projecting growth at these levels. Since I became prime minister, I have set out with a clear economic plan.” |
| Turnbull on Friday unveiled a financial commitment on climate change relocation and disaster relief ahead of talks with Pacific leaders. He said Australia would deliver $300m over the next four years, $80m of which would be additional funding, with $75m going specifically to disaster relief. | Turnbull on Friday unveiled a financial commitment on climate change relocation and disaster relief ahead of talks with Pacific leaders. He said Australia would deliver $300m over the next four years, $80m of which would be additional funding, with $75m going specifically to disaster relief. |
| Pacific leaders have urged the Australian government to take stronger action to mitigate against the dangerous effects of climate change, given the existential risks to countries within the region posed by sea level rises. | Pacific leaders have urged the Australian government to take stronger action to mitigate against the dangerous effects of climate change, given the existential risks to countries within the region posed by sea level rises. |
| The prime minister said the world had now reached agreement on emissions reductions, but he imagined commitments by individual countries would have to increase over time. | The prime minister said the world had now reached agreement on emissions reductions, but he imagined commitments by individual countries would have to increase over time. |
| While Turnbull was moving into the closing stage of a week spent at international summits including the G20 in China and the East Asia Summit in Laos, back at home, the former prime minister Tony Abbott elected to re-enter the public debate during Turnbull’s absence, and ahead of the resumption of the federal parliament next week. | While Turnbull was moving into the closing stage of a week spent at international summits including the G20 in China and the East Asia Summit in Laos, back at home, the former prime minister Tony Abbott elected to re-enter the public debate during Turnbull’s absence, and ahead of the resumption of the federal parliament next week. |
| Abbott, who is appealing to conservative forces inside the government, went on morning radio to take a public pot shot at Turnbull for announcing a royal commission into juvenile detention in the Northern Territory after the Four Corners exposé about practices in the Don Dale detention centre. | Abbott, who is appealing to conservative forces inside the government, went on morning radio to take a public pot shot at Turnbull for announcing a royal commission into juvenile detention in the Northern Territory after the Four Corners exposé about practices in the Don Dale detention centre. |
| “Governments normally need to pause and think before they take precipitative action,” Abbott told his friend, the Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones. He said he was confident the royal commission would produce a reasonable report, but “normally governments should not respond in panic to TV programs”. | “Governments normally need to pause and think before they take precipitative action,” Abbott told his friend, the Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones. He said he was confident the royal commission would produce a reasonable report, but “normally governments should not respond in panic to TV programs”. |
| Abbott also fired another shot across the bows on the government’s superannuation reforms. “We have to be careful about the changes that we make and there are lots of members of parliament right now who are saying on behalf of their constituents, let’s think carefully about these things, particularly this issue of the $500,000 cap on nonconcessional contributions,” he said. | Abbott also fired another shot across the bows on the government’s superannuation reforms. “We have to be careful about the changes that we make and there are lots of members of parliament right now who are saying on behalf of their constituents, let’s think carefully about these things, particularly this issue of the $500,000 cap on nonconcessional contributions,” he said. |
| Turnbull arrives back in the country on Saturday evening ahead of the parliamentary sitting week, which could see further consideration of the superannuation package, which has been held up for weeks by backbench resistance, and is also likely to see Labor resolve its position on the “omnibus” savings bill, which is indicatively listed for debate in the Senate. | Turnbull arrives back in the country on Saturday evening ahead of the parliamentary sitting week, which could see further consideration of the superannuation package, which has been held up for weeks by backbench resistance, and is also likely to see Labor resolve its position on the “omnibus” savings bill, which is indicatively listed for debate in the Senate. |
| Labor appears set to revise its pre-election positions on the abolition of the clean energy supplement, and on cuts to the renewable energy agency, but the financial impact of the revisions is not yet clear. | Labor appears set to revise its pre-election positions on the abolition of the clean energy supplement, and on cuts to the renewable energy agency, but the financial impact of the revisions is not yet clear. |
| Political donations have dominated this past political week in Australia, and the issue will likely spill over into the new sitting week, with the Coalition, Labor and the Greens now all proposing some elements of reform. | Political donations have dominated this past political week in Australia, and the issue will likely spill over into the new sitting week, with the Coalition, Labor and the Greens now all proposing some elements of reform. |
| Given the procedural antics in the first sitting week of the 45th parliament, Labor is also likely to resume attempts to disrupt the government’s agenda over the course of the week. | Given the procedural antics in the first sitting week of the 45th parliament, Labor is also likely to resume attempts to disrupt the government’s agenda over the course of the week. |
| But the Labor leader, Bill Shorten, will also face taunts from the government about the New South Wales senator Sam Dastyari, who resigned from the Labor frontbench this week after a controversy about donations from the Chinese business community. | But the Labor leader, Bill Shorten, will also face taunts from the government about the New South Wales senator Sam Dastyari, who resigned from the Labor frontbench this week after a controversy about donations from the Chinese business community. |