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| Malcolm Turnbull: ‘one-liners’ have not helped Australia’s energy security – question time live | |
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| 5.22am BST | |
| 05:22 | |
| Shorten to Turnbull: As the Prime Minister knows, wholesale electricity priceshave doubled under the Liberal government. The Australian Energy Council has said, I quote, “The lack of national policy certainty is now the biggest driver of higher electricity prices. Does the Prime Minister agree and will the government commit to working with Labor to end four years of policy paralysis under this government, which has led to higher prices and instability in the energy market? | |
| Turnbull says the high electricity prices are all the fault of state Labor governments because of lack of gas exploration. | |
| 5.14am BST | |
| 05:14 | |
| Jenny Macklin to social services minister Christian Porter: On 1 July, AGL electricity prices in NSW will go up by 16%. With power going up, why is the prime minister cutting the $365-a-year energy supplement for pensioners, a cut that will make it harder for pensioners to stay warm in the wintertime? | |
| Porter: | |
| It was meant to compensate for tax that didn’t go ahead. What the member fails to tell the House is that the savings that are achieved from that measure, the Labor party has banked and spent. | |
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| at 5.16am BST | |
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| The first Dixer is on the NDIS. AKA practical love, as Turnbull says. | |
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| at 5.13am BST | |
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| Pass the bill, or the Ten puppy gets it | |
| Katharine Murphy | |
| The communications minister, Mitch Fifield, has addressed reporters about the travails of the Ten Network. | |
| The minister says the government will bring forward its media reform package tomorrow and he would like colleagues in the Senate to pass the legislation. Otherwise poor old Ten might go under. Hint, hint. | |
| The minister is asked whether it is a coincidence that Ten has turned the volume up to 11 on its long-standing commercial woes on the day before the government brings forward legislation that will allow proprietors to own TV, radio and newspaper assets in a single market – the thing Ten really wants to happen? | |
| The minister thinks he’s just moving forward, in a calm and methodical fashion. Pauline willing. | |
| Because Pauline (Hanson) ... (is there another Pauline?) holds the key to whether the package passes or doesn’t. Thus far, One Nation has not been prepared to dump the two out of three rule. They’ve been quite firm on this question. But in this building of course, it’s all things liable to change without notice. | |
| Fifield was asked whether he might countenance cutting funding to the ABC to court One Nation’s support. He said the funding for the ABC is determined every three years, and the immediate funding arrangements are in place. | |
| It will be interesting to watch how this particular wave breaks. Watch this space. | |
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| at 5.10am BST | |
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| Shorten to Turnbull: Will the prime minister now commit to work with Labor in the national interest to end the policy paralysis which led to high other electricity prices and instability in the energy market? | |
| Turnbull describes the question as a phony act of insincerity. | |
| The Labor party has always made it their case that they prefer to put a tax on carbon. That has always been their preferred position. That’s been their position federally. | |
| Jeez. | |
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| at 5.08am BST | |
| 4.58am BST | |
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| Question time coming up. | |
| 4.58am BST | |
| 04:58 | |
| Our environment reporter Mikey Slezak has taken a look at some of the claims in the Coalition party room about Finkel, including: | |
| ‘Emissions-lowering policy will push up power prices’ | |
| ‘We should delay action on climate change because it will be cheaper in the future’ | |
| ‘Coal energy is cheapest’ | |
| 4.29am BST | 4.29am BST |
| 04:29 | 04:29 |
| Lunchtime politics | Lunchtime politics |
| Malcolm Turnbull has declared that one liners and glib leadership will not solve Australia’s energy problems, (looking in the direction of a former prime minister). | Malcolm Turnbull has declared that one liners and glib leadership will not solve Australia’s energy problems, (looking in the direction of a former prime minister). |
| His comments come after a very open and divided debate on energy policy in response to the Finkel report. | His comments come after a very open and divided debate on energy policy in response to the Finkel report. |
| The deputy chair of the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security, Labor’s Anthony Byrne has backed a inquiry into foreign influence and donations in the wake of ABC/Fairfax investigations. Fellow Labor guy Ed Husic has also backed the inquiry. Bill Shorten called for a bipartisan reference to PCJIS last week. (Amended) | |
| The government has settled a claim by Manus detainees for $90m for alleged psychological and physical injuries as well as false imprisonment. But the immigration minister, Peter Dutton, said “settlement is not an admission of liability in any regard”. | The government has settled a claim by Manus detainees for $90m for alleged psychological and physical injuries as well as false imprisonment. But the immigration minister, Peter Dutton, said “settlement is not an admission of liability in any regard”. |
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| 04:07 | 04:07 |
| Question to Turnbull: What might happen this time if you miss the opportunity again because either on the left or on the right, in compromise is possible? What will happen to the energy system, the electricity system? And what will happen to the economy? | Question to Turnbull: What might happen this time if you miss the opportunity again because either on the left or on the right, in compromise is possible? What will happen to the energy system, the electricity system? And what will happen to the economy? |
| I’m not interested in speculating about lack of success. Our job as a government is to deliver and to lead and I have provided decisive leadership on energy. | I’m not interested in speculating about lack of success. Our job as a government is to deliver and to lead and I have provided decisive leadership on energy. |
| 4.05am BST | 4.05am BST |
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| Malcolm Turnbull: Australians need wise leadership, not glib leadership | Malcolm Turnbull: Australians need wise leadership, not glib leadership |
| Malcolm Turnbull addresses the Finkel Farnarkling. | Malcolm Turnbull addresses the Finkel Farnarkling. |
| He says the chief scientist’s report to all governments is good. | He says the chief scientist’s report to all governments is good. |
| We are in the process of considering it. | We are in the process of considering it. |
| Business as usual is no good for investment. | Business as usual is no good for investment. |
| Turnbull refuses to give a timeframe for policy which has got to get through the Council of Australian Governments. | Turnbull refuses to give a timeframe for policy which has got to get through the Council of Australian Governments. |
| The aim is to get it right. Let me tell you, glib answers and one-liners have been of no assistance in keeping Australians energy secure and affordable. What Australians need is wise leadership, not glib leadership. | The aim is to get it right. Let me tell you, glib answers and one-liners have been of no assistance in keeping Australians energy secure and affordable. What Australians need is wise leadership, not glib leadership. |
| What Australians need is economics and engineering, not ideological and politics. All that has done is drive electricity prices up and put reliability at risk. | What Australians need is economics and engineering, not ideological and politics. All that has done is drive electricity prices up and put reliability at risk. |
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| at 4.10am BST | at 4.10am BST |
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| Malcolm Turnbull says the logic applied by Julia Gillard and Bill Shorten in 2012 should apply today. | Malcolm Turnbull says the logic applied by Julia Gillard and Bill Shorten in 2012 should apply today. |
| We know that a majority of his shadow cabinet support it. And he should, too. | We know that a majority of his shadow cabinet support it. And he should, too. |
| Scott Morrison is asked if he took up the Labor party proposal and to allow the tax increase to hit those over $87,000 a year, how much of the $8bn in revenue would you lose? | Scott Morrison is asked if he took up the Labor party proposal and to allow the tax increase to hit those over $87,000 a year, how much of the $8bn in revenue would you lose? |
| The answer to your question is, there’s a $55.7bn hole. | The answer to your question is, there’s a $55.7bn hole. |
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| at 4.05am BST | at 4.05am BST |
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| Malcolm Turnbull has former Labor NSW general secretary, former Labor minister John Della Bosca (now disability advocate) to urge parliament to support the increase to the Medicare levy for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. | Malcolm Turnbull has former Labor NSW general secretary, former Labor minister John Della Bosca (now disability advocate) to urge parliament to support the increase to the Medicare levy for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. |
| Della Bosca: | Della Bosca: |
| We need to lock in the funding for the NDIS into the future. We can’t leave it to the whim of one parliament or another, one budget or another. No disrespect intended – one treasurer or another. It needs to be something that one government, this government, has said they’re prepared to. They’ve got in the budget to lock in the funding increase and keep it there so no future government can change those priorities and harm the NDIA’s [sic] mission. | We need to lock in the funding for the NDIS into the future. We can’t leave it to the whim of one parliament or another, one budget or another. No disrespect intended – one treasurer or another. It needs to be something that one government, this government, has said they’re prepared to. They’ve got in the budget to lock in the funding increase and keep it there so no future government can change those priorities and harm the NDIA’s [sic] mission. |
| The social services minister, Christian Porter, is there, as is treasurer Scott Morrison. Both have spoken about the funding. | The social services minister, Christian Porter, is there, as is treasurer Scott Morrison. Both have spoken about the funding. |
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| at 3.53am BST | at 3.53am BST |
| 3.46am BST | 3.46am BST |
| 03:46 | 03:46 |
| Immigration minister Peter Dutton has put out a statement on the Manus settlement. | Immigration minister Peter Dutton has put out a statement on the Manus settlement. |
| He says it is $90m. | He says it is $90m. |
| The settlement provides $70m for the plaintiffs while No Win-No-Fee law firm Slater and Gordon will pocket an estimated $20m in costs. | The settlement provides $70m for the plaintiffs while No Win-No-Fee law firm Slater and Gordon will pocket an estimated $20m in costs. |