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| Turnbull accuses media of being too 'distracted by personalities' – politics live | Turnbull accuses media of being too 'distracted by personalities' – politics live |
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| The head of the Bureau of Meteorology Andrew Johnson is questioned by Greens leader Richard Di Natale. He says it is problematic to attribute individual climate events to climate change. | |
| But the frequency of climate events is increasing. | |
| He will not speculate on the magnitude of heating and consequences for the world is but the Bom’s projections are on the record. | |
| We know from the trends already observing...there are some parts of the country that is likely to be drier than they already are. | |
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| One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts is questioning the Bureau of Meteorology in estimates about its forecasts and has some very pointed questions about its temperature data, in contrast to the findings of a retired scientist in contact with Roberts. | |
| Talk amongst yourselves. | |
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| In the interests of consistency, Greens leader Richard Di Natale wants to know why the parliament is not an equal opportunity stunt zone. | |
| Di Natale was just trying to show the damage being done to the Great Barrier Reef by coal-driven emissions when he held up a lump of coal and a lump of dead coral in estimates. | |
| Apparently it’s acceptable for the treasurer to hand out a lump of coal on the floor of the house but not for me to draw the connection between dirty, polluting coal and the death of one of our greatest natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef. | |
| Emissions from coal are killing the reef but this government would rather prop up their cronies in the energy sector with subsidies to build new coal-fired power stations than address the real damage being done. | |
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| I love you. I honestly love you. | |
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| Paul Karp | |
| In estimates, Eric Abetz is grilling the Department of Parliamentary Services about a report that it is trying to hike rent for the Aussies cafe in Parliament House by 70%, and order it not to use the name “Aussies”. | |
| DPS secretary, Rob Stefanic, said there was no order to change the cafe’s name, only a clause in a draft contract that gives DPS the right to object if an unsuitable name is used. Nor does DPS want a veto over the Aussies menu, he said. | |
| Stefanic said Aussies currently pays $87,000 a year in rent (excluding GST), and DPS has proposed increasing its rent to about $150,000. So, the proposed increase is in the order of 70%. | |
| He said Aussies has refused to provide an independent valuer with details of its turnover, so the valuer had to make an estimate. | |
| Stefanic said he “recognises the value of Aussie’s as an institution”, which led Abetz to quip “that’s reassuring” given the proposed 70% rent hike. | |
| Abetz suggests DPS wants to “fleece” Aussies because the department is in competition with the popular cafe. DPS provides catering services at parliament’s other cafe known as “The Trough”. | |
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| The Department of Parliamentary Services is currently being grilled about the terms and conditions of Aussies cafe in the parliamentary building. | |
| This is cafe that services pollies, press and other poseurs who inhabit the building. As Liberal pollster Mark Textor wrote in 2014: | This is cafe that services pollies, press and other poseurs who inhabit the building. As Liberal pollster Mark Textor wrote in 2014: |
| Hanging out at Aussies cafe in Parliament House gives “poli-tourists” a version of the cool they never had at school. Returning home to the wife to tell tales from the big house of how he told the minister this, and that provides the influence-affirmation his money can’t attain in Sydney or – if he’s a leftist – what his wit can’t attain online. | |
| The AFR’s Joe Aston reported this morning: | The AFR’s Joe Aston reported this morning: |
| Last week, without warning or explanation, DPS hit Aussies’ proprietor, Domenic Calabria, with a 70% rent hike (from $94,000 to $160,000 per annum), a new tenure-by-licence arrangement granted on a month-by-month basis and, most outrageously, has ordered him to stop using the name “Aussies”. The new conditions also give DPS a right of veto over the contents of the menu and its prices, and require Calabria to establish key performance indicators for his part-time staff, which include his mother and sister. Yep, DPS wants to file a performance review for Mamma Calabria’s tomato soup. Can you believe it? | |
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| The Andrew Wilkie ending the rorts bill does the following with politicians travel claims: | The Andrew Wilkie ending the rorts bill does the following with politicians travel claims: |
| The bill provides for a retrospective audit of all members’ and senators’ travel claims from the period following the 2013 federal election to the present and requires annual audits to take place in the future. | The bill provides for a retrospective audit of all members’ and senators’ travel claims from the period following the 2013 federal election to the present and requires annual audits to take place in the future. |
| It requires parliamentarians to list the substantive activities – both work-related and personal – undertaken on official travel so the public can have confidence that commonwealth-funded travel is being undertaken in accordance with both the law and community expectations. | It requires parliamentarians to list the substantive activities – both work-related and personal – undertaken on official travel so the public can have confidence that commonwealth-funded travel is being undertaken in accordance with both the law and community expectations. |
| It also provides a mechanism for law enforcement agencies to be contacted when there has been misuse of work expenses. | It also provides a mechanism for law enforcement agencies to be contacted when there has been misuse of work expenses. |
| It will not receive support from the major parties. | It will not receive support from the major parties. |
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| No poker face, this PM. | No poker face, this PM. |
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| Denison independent Andrew Wilkie is speaking to his parliamentary entitlements amendment (ending the rorts) bill. | Denison independent Andrew Wilkie is speaking to his parliamentary entitlements amendment (ending the rorts) bill. |
| He is listing former disgraces in the name of parliamentary entitlements. It is like the greatest hits of parliamentary travel rorts. | He is listing former disgraces in the name of parliamentary entitlements. It is like the greatest hits of parliamentary travel rorts. |
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| The environment and communications estimates committee has just been suspended after Greens leader Richard Di Natale held up a lump of dead coral and a lump of coal. Liberal chair Linda Reynolds threatened to throw him out. Di Natale does not normally do a lot of estimates. | The environment and communications estimates committee has just been suspended after Greens leader Richard Di Natale held up a lump of dead coral and a lump of coal. Liberal chair Linda Reynolds threatened to throw him out. Di Natale does not normally do a lot of estimates. |
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| Paul Karp | Paul Karp |
| Penny Wong’s eyebrow has entered the Senate estimates hearing. | Penny Wong’s eyebrow has entered the Senate estimates hearing. |
| In finance and public admin estimates, Wong has asked for a letter Tony Abbott wrote to the Speaker of the House and president of the Senate about a possible extension of the ministerial wing at Parliament House. | In finance and public admin estimates, Wong has asked for a letter Tony Abbott wrote to the Speaker of the House and president of the Senate about a possible extension of the ministerial wing at Parliament House. |
| Stephen Parry will not produce the letter, relying on the fact the co-addressee (Bronwyn Bishop) hadn’t approved it and disputes that the extension was under consideration. | Stephen Parry will not produce the letter, relying on the fact the co-addressee (Bronwyn Bishop) hadn’t approved it and disputes that the extension was under consideration. |
| Acting clerk of the Senate, Richard Pye, said the Department of the Senate is hiring extra staff to cope with an increased workload including more Senate committees. He said it would be a shame to “artificially constrain” the number of committee references because of the workload.Wong then raised an answer on notice from the Department of Parliamentary Services that there are “daily instances” where parliament security has been short-staffed. | Acting clerk of the Senate, Richard Pye, said the Department of the Senate is hiring extra staff to cope with an increased workload including more Senate committees. He said it would be a shame to “artificially constrain” the number of committee references because of the workload.Wong then raised an answer on notice from the Department of Parliamentary Services that there are “daily instances” where parliament security has been short-staffed. |
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| Malcolm Turnbull: media is too easily distracted | Malcolm Turnbull: media is too easily distracted |
| Malcolm Turnbull’s frustration is showing with the media and Tony Abbott. | Malcolm Turnbull’s frustration is showing with the media and Tony Abbott. |
| Would you say those messages aren’t getting through to the public, this isn’t the first Newspoll that’s been a bad result for the government? | Would you say those messages aren’t getting through to the public, this isn’t the first Newspoll that’s been a bad result for the government? |
| The important thing for me to do is to focus on the task at hand. If I may, with great respect to all of you in the media, you’re very readily distracted by personalities in politics. | The important thing for me to do is to focus on the task at hand. If I may, with great respect to all of you in the media, you’re very readily distracted by personalities in politics. |
| You’re much more entertained by conflict and personalities than you are by jobs. You don’t seem to have a great deal of interest in the cane growers or the cattle producers or the bottlemakers or the data centre owners or the butchers who need the support of the government to ensure that they can have the export markets to reach out to and the affordable energy that they need to keep their businesses going. | You’re much more entertained by conflict and personalities than you are by jobs. You don’t seem to have a great deal of interest in the cane growers or the cattle producers or the bottlemakers or the data centre owners or the butchers who need the support of the government to ensure that they can have the export markets to reach out to and the affordable energy that they need to keep their businesses going. |
| Now, you can focus on the personalities if you wish, that’s up to you, but I’m focused on jobs, I’m focused on economic growth, I’m focused on ensuring that as hard-working Australian families can get ahead, and on that note we must return to parliament. | Now, you can focus on the personalities if you wish, that’s up to you, but I’m focused on jobs, I’m focused on economic growth, I’m focused on ensuring that as hard-working Australian families can get ahead, and on that note we must return to parliament. |
| 10.51pm GMT | 10.51pm GMT |
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| Malcolm Turnbull gets the poll question first up. | Malcolm Turnbull gets the poll question first up. |
| A poll is a snapshot of opinion at one particular kind. The election is two years away and what we saw was an outburst on Thursday and it had its desired impact on the Newspoll. It was exactly as predicted and calculated. | A poll is a snapshot of opinion at one particular kind. The election is two years away and what we saw was an outburst on Thursday and it had its desired impact on the Newspoll. It was exactly as predicted and calculated. |
| Is Tony Abbott the reason for this? | Is Tony Abbott the reason for this? |
| As I said, he knew exactly what he was doing and he did it. I’m not going to be distracted by that, it’s a fact of life, | As I said, he knew exactly what he was doing and he did it. I’m not going to be distracted by that, it’s a fact of life, |
| 10.48pm GMT | 10.48pm GMT |
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| The PM's head is printed on a drink bottle during a tour in Hume this morn. @gabriellechan @GuardianAus pic.twitter.com/S09oJWnI0E | The PM's head is printed on a drink bottle during a tour in Hume this morn. @gabriellechan @GuardianAus pic.twitter.com/S09oJWnI0E |
| 10.41pm GMT | 10.41pm GMT |
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| Meantime, Scott Morrison is talking about Labor’s failings on the migration front. | Meantime, Scott Morrison is talking about Labor’s failings on the migration front. |
| They set up a visa factory for undesirables. | They set up a visa factory for undesirables. |