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| Tony Abbott plans frontbench role to combat radicalisation – politics live | |
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| Another door opens on superannuation | |
| The government has been keen to make superannuation an issue after Labor unveiled their policy to wind back generous concessions for high income earners, which would raise $14bn in revenue over 10 years. | |
| Abbott was asked about it in question time yesterday and he maintained his opposition to any changes. Joe Hockey, however, was a little more open last night on Q&A. | |
| Our view is, in the current environment, given you have got very low returns on superannuation, it is not the time to introduce new taxes on superannuation, it is not the time to change the rules for superannuants. We want to give stability and certainty. That is a stark contrast with our political opponents who want to impose a new tax on super. | |
| Semantics? | |
| 8.09am AEST23:09 | 8.09am AEST23:09 |
| Double shot morning politics | Double shot morning politics |
| Good morning drivers, | Good morning drivers, |
| It’s all about national security again today and you can reasonably expect it will continue in this vein for the next two weeks that parliament sits. This morning’s News announce-able is a frontbench role – coming within days – to combat Islamic radicalisation. It would appear from the entrails that the Coalition have cottoned on to the fact that the Muslim community feel a tad cranky and marginalised. So there are lots of television shots around of Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, who is a parliamentary secretary and is the go-to woman in the government on multicultural affairs. It might be a sign. It might not be. | |
| In the meantime, we are still waiting for the details on the new citizenship laws. No one is actually providing any facts but it is reported on ABC radio that the laws are expected today. Like they were yesterday. The latest iteration is that the government wants to strip dual nationals of their Australian citizenship and is also looking for a way to deal with the citizenship of those without dual passports. Without leaving them stateless. But it sounds like it leaves them stateless. Luckily, my better self, Katharine Murphy, analysed these issues last week. | |
| The other moving part this morning is the budget. Remember that? The social services minister, Scott Morrison, has opened the door – just a crack – on Senate negotiations. David Crowe at the Oz reports that he will consider lifting the age of children at which the family tax benefit B cuts out. The government plan last year was when the youngest child turns six, instead of the current age of 16. The Senate knocked it back. Morrison is talking 10-12 now. Who said he was the hard man of the Abbott government? | |
| We are turning over the ignition on this frosty morning in Canberra and the engine is warming up slowly. Stick with me @gabriellechan and @mpbowers. It’s Tuesday! | We are turning over the ignition on this frosty morning in Canberra and the engine is warming up slowly. Stick with me @gabriellechan and @mpbowers. It’s Tuesday! |
| Updated at 8.27am AEST |