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| Clive Palmer announces Brian Burston as UAP Senate leader – politics live | Clive Palmer announces Brian Burston as UAP Senate leader – politics live |
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| Chris Bowen is addressing the Treasury analysis Scott Morrison was talking about this morning (that was on Labor’s franking credits, which found there was a $10 billion blackhole, because it didn’t take into account changing investment behaviour. Labor received its costings from the Parliamentary Budget Office - which is independent) | |
| This morning I wrote to the secretary of the Treasury seeking more information. A short time ago the secretary of the Treasury responded to me. I asked him whether the policy costed was Labor’s policy. He replied that we were asked by the government to cost a policy relating to the desirability of refundability of franking credits to certain entities. I asked for details of the external report that was referred to in several newspapers this morning. The secretary of the Treasury informs m eand I quote, “There was no external review.” | |
| “Now, it’s time for the Treasurer to stop these silly games. The Treasurer won’t even release the10-year costs of his corporate tax cut plan and yet he’s encouraging the Treasury to cost Labor’s policies over the decade. I spoke also today to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, who has informed me that the Parliamentary Budget Office stands by their costing of Labor’s policies and the Parliamentary Budget Office may well have more to say in their own right.” | |
| Good Beyoncé – I just looked at the clock and realised we haven’t even had question time yet. | |
| As for whether Clive Palmer can register his party name or not, here is what a spokesman for the AEC had to say when I asked them: | |
| Whenever a writ has been issued for a federal election the register of political parties is frozen. What this means is that any party registration applications received prior to this point are not taken forward until after the writs have been returned. | |
| I cannot say whether or not we have received an application for UAP yet but regardless, with writs issued for the byelections on Friday the register is currently frozen. The timing for an application depends on a few factors –primarily whether or not correspondence needs to occur to ensure the applicant has a valid constitution or details the sufficient sitting MP or 500 members of the party – an application cannot progress further without meeting this criteria. Then the application is advertised for a period of a month to allow for people to object. Again, timing depends on the number and nature of objections received. | |
| The Uniting Australia party is no longer of the federal register of parties. My understanding is that similarities to this party name was behind his switch to the PUP last time. | |
| More info on registering parties federally can be found here. | |
| Sarah Henderson, who worked for the ABC about a decade ago, was asked on Sky News whether she believed the ABC was biased: | |
| “I certainly do think that the ABC has to be very, very careful about giving equal and balanced coverage and I think they do go off the rails from time to time but then they are not the only media organisation to do that.” | |
| Asked for an example: | |
| “I can’t think of anyone in particular right now ... I think there are times where we see there’s probably not enough balanced coverage. | |
| “And I saw it firsthand, that was a while ago clearly, when I worked for the ABC, but let me say the ABC has some great journalists who do some great work. I would like to see the ABC put money into regional Australia. That is a really big problem.” | |
| She says any suggestion to sell the ABC was a “stupid idea” and says it will never be sold. | |
| Who turned on the sprinklers (apparently it was automatic)? | |
| We may have our answer. | |
| pic.twitter.com/FSOWKa5H1p | |
| Christian Porter’s office has issued an URGENT media alert (from his statement): | |
| Australians will be protected from the deliberately deceptive behaviour seen during the 2016 election campaign – the so-called Mediscare campaign. | |
| Attorney general Christian Porter said parliament today passed laws to make it a criminal offence to impersonate a commonwealth entity, company or service, such as a government agency or department. | |
| “We all saw during the last election the deliberately deceptive behaviour where Labor sent text messages purporting to be from Medicare but which were actually direct political propaganda from Labor designed to deceive and scare voters over the future of Medicare,” the attorney general said. | |
| “Under this legislation, it would be a criminal offence to undertake such deceptive activities, with those responsible facing penalties of up to five years imprisonment. | “Under this legislation, it would be a criminal offence to undertake such deceptive activities, with those responsible facing penalties of up to five years imprisonment. |
| “Whilst it was already a criminal offence to impersonate a commonwealth official, these new laws put beyond doubt the ability prosecutors [have] to deal appropriately with those who pretend to be, or be acting on behalf of, a government body.” | |
| The attorney general said it was important that the Australian community could have and maintain confidence in their major institutions. | |
| “The passage of this legislation ensures that our institutions cannot be misused by those with other agendas and protects the community from criminal misrepresentation of those institutions,” the attorney general said. | |
| “The legislation includes safeguards to ensure the new offences do not limit freedom of expression or stifle public debate. Specific protections are included for artistic or satirical misrepresentations of government. These protections ensure Australia’s longstanding and celebrated tradition of satire and artistic freedom continues, whilst protecting people from deliberate deception for specific purposes.” | |
| The ABC will always be in public hands, it will never be sold, that is my commitment, it is a public broadcaster | The ABC will always be in public hands, it will never be sold, that is my commitment, it is a public broadcaster |
| “It always has been and it always will be.” | “It always has been and it always will be.” |
| It sounds like this one has had some practice. | It sounds like this one has had some practice. |
| On how the government negotiations with the crossbench are going with its income tax bill, Malcolm Turnbull had this to say: | On how the government negotiations with the crossbench are going with its income tax bill, Malcolm Turnbull had this to say: |
| We’ll be engaging, as we always do with the crossbench, respectfully and as persuasively as we can, not through the medium of a press conference.” | We’ll be engaging, as we always do with the crossbench, respectfully and as persuasively as we can, not through the medium of a press conference.” |
| Rare footage of the Titanic II going down (from the genius that is Mike Bowers) | Rare footage of the Titanic II going down (from the genius that is Mike Bowers) |
| And now we are back to trade talks. | And now we are back to trade talks. |
| So it looks like the reason Steve Ciobo and Malcolm Turnbull had to run was because Mark Dreyfus is attempting to suspend standing orders to vote on this motion: | So it looks like the reason Steve Ciobo and Malcolm Turnbull had to run was because Mark Dreyfus is attempting to suspend standing orders to vote on this motion: |
| That the house resolves that it will never support the privatisation of the ABC and calls on the government to reverse its latest damaging $83 million cut to the ABC | That the house resolves that it will never support the privatisation of the ABC and calls on the government to reverse its latest damaging $83 million cut to the ABC |
| Ayes – 63 | Ayes – 63 |
| Noes – 73 | Noes – 73 |
| And in the great tradition of today, the prime minister’s press conference has just had the pause button pressed by the ringing of the bells in the lower house. | And in the great tradition of today, the prime minister’s press conference has just had the pause button pressed by the ringing of the bells in the lower house. |
| With just a one-seat majority, you have to get your running shoes on, if you are a government MP. | With just a one-seat majority, you have to get your running shoes on, if you are a government MP. |
| Cecilia Malmstrom was left alone at the podium before someone remembered she may not have a clue what was going on and came to her rescue. | Cecilia Malmstrom was left alone at the podium before someone remembered she may not have a clue what was going on and came to her rescue. |
| A small side note. When Clive Palmer had his first go around at politics in 2013, he tried to launch it as the United Australia Party but then had to change it to the Palmer United party after a battle with the electoral commission. | A small side note. When Clive Palmer had his first go around at politics in 2013, he tried to launch it as the United Australia Party but then had to change it to the Palmer United party after a battle with the electoral commission. |
| Malcolm Turnbull is in the blue room with the EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom. | Malcolm Turnbull is in the blue room with the EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom. |
| He says trade talks will begin for a new Australia-EU free trade agreement. | He says trade talks will begin for a new Australia-EU free trade agreement. |
| LIVE now with @StevenCiobo. https://t.co/XgAEC8OunH | LIVE now with @StevenCiobo. https://t.co/XgAEC8OunH |
| Mike Bowers was down at the Clive Palmer press conference and said he heard one of the gardeners on the phone madly trying to get the sprinklers turned off, as they had started automatically. | Mike Bowers was down at the Clive Palmer press conference and said he heard one of the gardeners on the phone madly trying to get the sprinklers turned off, as they had started automatically. |
| Clive Palmer and Brian Burston at a press conference to announce that former One Nation senator would be joining his United Australia party, the auto sprinkler system came on and cut short the event @murpharoo @AmyRemeikis @GuardianAus #politicslive pic.twitter.com/KTt02YXeHI | Clive Palmer and Brian Burston at a press conference to announce that former One Nation senator would be joining his United Australia party, the auto sprinkler system came on and cut short the event @murpharoo @AmyRemeikis @GuardianAus #politicslive pic.twitter.com/KTt02YXeHI |
| And the Clive Palmer press conference started so well: | And the Clive Palmer press conference started so well: |
| My exchange with Brian Burston and Clive Palmer a few minutes ago...#auspol pic.twitter.com/8v0NFIER98 | My exchange with Brian Burston and Clive Palmer a few minutes ago...#auspol pic.twitter.com/8v0NFIER98 |
| Just a small correction – Senate Greens put through the axe-the-tampon-tax as a bill, not a motion. | Just a small correction – Senate Greens put through the axe-the-tampon-tax as a bill, not a motion. |
| But with the House numbers as they are, it won’t get a pass. | But with the House numbers as they are, it won’t get a pass. |
| Siiiiigggghhhhhh | Siiiiigggghhhhhh |
| STATEMENT: Senator Brian Burston to lead United Australia Party in the Senate #auspol pic.twitter.com/levWRTNC25 | STATEMENT: Senator Brian Burston to lead United Australia Party in the Senate #auspol pic.twitter.com/levWRTNC25 |