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| Labor and Coalition debate penalty rate cuts – politics live | |
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| 1.20am GMT | |
| 01:20 | |
| Malcolm Turnbull is losing his voice as he rounds on Bill Shorten and his record with the FWC, saying, | |
| he started it | |
| he staffed it | |
| he defended it in advance | |
| now he tries to backflip. | |
| Nobody has traded away more penalty rates than the leader of the opposition. | |
| 1.16am GMT | |
| 01:16 | |
| Malcolm Turnbull now goes to the substance of the issue. | |
| All of us understand how hard this will hit those who work on weekends. | |
| But Turnbull says the trade-off will be more hours worked, more jobs in hospitality and retail and workers will benefit. | |
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| at 1.20am GMT | |
| 1.13am GMT | |
| 01:13 | |
| Malcolm Turnbull is speaking against the Labor suspension of standing orders. | |
| Turnbull is talking about Shorten appointing the president of the FWC, | |
| hard-handed capitalist Iain Ross. | |
| He has worked in and around the unions for years, says Turnbull. | |
| 1.06am GMT | |
| 01:06 | |
| Bill Shorten says the Labor party had opposed any cuts to penalty rates in the Fair Work Commission. | |
| Whereas the Coalition, having supported cuts to penalty rates previously, was now pretending it was Labor’s fault. | |
| Proverbial dog that has caught the truck. It doesn’t know what to do. | |
| 1.01am GMT | |
| 01:01 | |
| Bill Shorten is moving to suspend standing orders on penalty rates in the lower house. | |
| Stop the cuts! | |
| Shorten wants to amend the Fair Work Act 2009 on penalty rates. | |
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| at 1.02am GMT | |
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| Unity ticket from Coalition and Labor on Tony Abbott's RET policy | |
| Labor Mark Butler has been asked about Scott Morrison’s suggestion that Tony Abbott’s plan to scrap the Renewable Energy Target presents a sovereign risk to Australia? | |
| Butler said he did agree with Morrison and said Abbott had agreed not to touch the RET in the 2010 and 2013 elections after the Coalition voted for the policy in in 2009. Renewable energy companies invested in projects on that basis, only to find the Coalition had flipped. | |
| I do agree with the treasurer on this matter … really, his [Abbott’s] backflip on his own legislation less than two years old can only be seen as the desperate cry of a man who is dealing with very significant irrelevance. | |
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| at 1.12am GMT | |
| 12.17am GMT | 12.17am GMT |
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| Paul Karp | Paul Karp |
| Eric Abetz has continued his assault on the Department of Parliamentary Services for its proposed 70% rent hike for Aussies cafe. | Eric Abetz has continued his assault on the Department of Parliamentary Services for its proposed 70% rent hike for Aussies cafe. |
| The Tasmanian senator has asked why DPS has insisted on Aussies providing sales figures for coffees and its business plan, and suggests the department is “hopelessly conflicted” because it competes in sales of coffees in Parliament House.DPS secretary Rob Stefanic replied: | The Tasmanian senator has asked why DPS has insisted on Aussies providing sales figures for coffees and its business plan, and suggests the department is “hopelessly conflicted” because it competes in sales of coffees in Parliament House.DPS secretary Rob Stefanic replied: |
| The licence hasn’t been subject to market testing in 25 years. DPS has been criticised by [the national audit office] for not maximising the return to the commonwealth, hence the recommendation to develop a retail strategy. Do we just leave the existing licence in place?” | The licence hasn’t been subject to market testing in 25 years. DPS has been criticised by [the national audit office] for not maximising the return to the commonwealth, hence the recommendation to develop a retail strategy. Do we just leave the existing licence in place?” |
| Stefanic suggests the Aussies owner Domenic Calabria should negotiate with DPS over the proposed rent increase, rather than apply pressure by speaking to the media and through Senate estimates. | Stefanic suggests the Aussies owner Domenic Calabria should negotiate with DPS over the proposed rent increase, rather than apply pressure by speaking to the media and through Senate estimates. |
| The Senate president, Stephen Parry, said there is “no suggestion” DPS wants to compete with Aussies, because DPS catering services are not operating for profit. | The Senate president, Stephen Parry, said there is “no suggestion” DPS wants to compete with Aussies, because DPS catering services are not operating for profit. |
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| at 12.25am GMT | at 12.25am GMT |
| 12.09am GMT | 12.09am GMT |
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| 12.05am GMT | 12.05am GMT |
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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | We know from the trends already observing...there are some parts of the country that is likely to be drier than they already are. |
| 11.57pm GMT | 11.57pm GMT |
| 23:57 | 23:57 |
| 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. | 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. | Talk amongst yourselves. |
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| at 12.06am GMT | at 12.06am GMT |
| 11.48pm GMT | 11.48pm GMT |
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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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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| 11.45pm GMT | 11.45pm GMT |
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| I love you. I honestly love you. | I love you. I honestly love you. |
| 11.41pm GMT | 11.41pm GMT |
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| Paul Karp | 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”. | 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. | 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%. | 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. | 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. | 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”. | 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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| 11.37pm GMT | 11.37pm GMT |
| 23:37 | 23:37 |
| The Department of Parliamentary Services is currently being grilled about the terms and conditions of Aussies cafe in the parliamentary building. | 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. | 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? | 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? |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.49pm GMT | at 11.49pm GMT |