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| Coalition gains support of Greens for changes to pension assets test – politics live | Coalition gains support of Greens for changes to pension assets test – politics live |
| (25 days later) | |
| 10.44am BST | 10.44am BST |
| 10:44 | 10:44 |
| Good night and good luck | Good night and good luck |
| Well, that’s it my friends – all I can manage for Tuesday. Thank you dear readers, hate readers, neutral readers, curious readers – take a bow. | Well, that’s it my friends – all I can manage for Tuesday. Thank you dear readers, hate readers, neutral readers, curious readers – take a bow. |
| Let’s try and work out what happened today. | Let’s try and work out what happened today. |
| Pensions: | Pensions: |
| Boats: | Boats: |
| Citizenship: | Citizenship: |
| There was more, but there’s your main points. | There was more, but there’s your main points. |
| Enjoy the Killing Season if that’s your pleasure. See you in the morning. | Enjoy the Killing Season if that’s your pleasure. See you in the morning. |
| 10.08am BST | 10.08am BST |
| 10:08 | 10:08 |
| To be fair to the Greens, given the government has ridiculously ruled out any changes to super tax concessions (despite clear arguments in the tax review and elsewhere for change) – it would have been impossible to budge the government anyway. | To be fair to the Greens, given the government has ridiculously ruled out any changes to super tax concessions (despite clear arguments in the tax review and elsewhere for change) – it would have been impossible to budge the government anyway. |
| 9.50am BST | 9.50am BST |
| 09:50 | 09:50 |
| Interesting that was nailed down so quickly. The government is making it clear it doesn’t intend to give any ground on retirement incomes – apart from a few more weeks consulting. The Greens must have wanted to do this to agree to changing the assets test with such limited scope to achieve anything substantial on retirement incomes. | Interesting that was nailed down so quickly. The government is making it clear it doesn’t intend to give any ground on retirement incomes – apart from a few more weeks consulting. The Greens must have wanted to do this to agree to changing the assets test with such limited scope to achieve anything substantial on retirement incomes. |
| Hockey’s statement tonight: | Hockey’s statement tonight: |
| The government’s objectives for our retirement income system are to ensure stability and certainty, while optimising retirement incomes, ensuring fiscal sustainability and equity and encouraging self-provision for retirement. | The government’s objectives for our retirement income system are to ensure stability and certainty, while optimising retirement incomes, ensuring fiscal sustainability and equity and encouraging self-provision for retirement. |
| This is why the government has given clear commitments that there will be no unexpected, adverse changes to superannuation in this term of government nor do we have any plans for such changes beyond the next election. | This is why the government has given clear commitments that there will be no unexpected, adverse changes to superannuation in this term of government nor do we have any plans for such changes beyond the next election. |
| Specifically, the government will not increase taxes on superannuation and will not remove any current flexibility in accessing superannuation in retirement. | Specifically, the government will not increase taxes on superannuation and will not remove any current flexibility in accessing superannuation in retirement. |
| 9.43am BST | 9.43am BST |
| 09:43 | 09:43 |
| Ah yes, here's the deal. Pension peace in our time | Ah yes, here's the deal. Pension peace in our time |
| A statement from the Greens leader Richard Di Natale, confirming his party has said yes to changes to the pension assets test. | A statement from the Greens leader Richard Di Natale, confirming his party has said yes to changes to the pension assets test. |
| When I took on the leadership of the Greens I said I was here to get positive outcomes for the community wherever I could, so I’m pleased to be able to deliver on this. The government has agreed to give special consideration to retirement incomes in its Tax White Paper, which means we can finally look at superannuation as part of the equation. | When I took on the leadership of the Greens I said I was here to get positive outcomes for the community wherever I could, so I’m pleased to be able to deliver on this. The government has agreed to give special consideration to retirement incomes in its Tax White Paper, which means we can finally look at superannuation as part of the equation. |
| 9.38am BST | 9.38am BST |
| 09:38 | 09:38 |
| Let's talk about retirement incomes provided we don't have to do anything | Let's talk about retirement incomes provided we don't have to do anything |
| Interesting statement just issued by the treasurer, Joe Hockey, about extending the consultation period for the tax white paper. | Interesting statement just issued by the treasurer, Joe Hockey, about extending the consultation period for the tax white paper. |
| As a result of the strong public response to the tax white paper, stakeholder interest in the retirement incomes component of this review and discussions with the Senate, the government has decided to extend the submission period by six weeks and initiate an additional stakeholder engagement process. | As a result of the strong public response to the tax white paper, stakeholder interest in the retirement incomes component of this review and discussions with the Senate, the government has decided to extend the submission period by six weeks and initiate an additional stakeholder engagement process. |
| The extension allows more time for interested parties to put their views into the tax white paper process in relation to key interactions between the age pension, superannuation, taxation and employment, consistent with the government’s objective of ensuring stability and the commitments we have made to the Australian people. | The extension allows more time for interested parties to put their views into the tax white paper process in relation to key interactions between the age pension, superannuation, taxation and employment, consistent with the government’s objective of ensuring stability and the commitments we have made to the Australian people. |
| This will facilitate more detailed consideration of the interactions between the tax system and the transfer system, including the sustainability of Australia’s retirement income arrangements. | This will facilitate more detailed consideration of the interactions between the tax system and the transfer system, including the sustainability of Australia’s retirement income arrangements. |
| This sounds a whole lot like a large olive branch to the Greens. Labor today said it would vote against pension changes outlined in the budget. The Greens have expressed an interest but want a review of retirement incomes, including super concessions. Hockey’s statement makes it clear consulting about this issue doesn’t mean doing anything – but it’s a gesture nonetheless. | This sounds a whole lot like a large olive branch to the Greens. Labor today said it would vote against pension changes outlined in the budget. The Greens have expressed an interest but want a review of retirement incomes, including super concessions. Hockey’s statement makes it clear consulting about this issue doesn’t mean doing anything – but it’s a gesture nonetheless. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.45am BST | at 9.45am BST |
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| 09:30 | 09:30 |
| I thought I’d share the trust in professions list because there’s a fury typhoon down in the thread about Labor stepping back from scrutiny of the boats issue, and about the failure of journalism. All journalism. Ever. | I thought I’d share the trust in professions list because there’s a fury typhoon down in the thread about Labor stepping back from scrutiny of the boats issue, and about the failure of journalism. All journalism. Ever. |
| In terms of Labor, I’ve argued yesterday and today that the opposition should pursue this story, in the parliament, because that’s the forum where misleading can’t happen (as opposed to stonewalling and evasion, which happens routinely, sadly). There is no reason not to pursue this story if their account today was true: if no Labor government authorised payments to people smugglers (criminals) to transport asylum seekers (an unlawful activity). This alleged activity is quite different to other forms of disruption by law enforcement or spooks – paying for intelligence, or preventing a crime. | In terms of Labor, I’ve argued yesterday and today that the opposition should pursue this story, in the parliament, because that’s the forum where misleading can’t happen (as opposed to stonewalling and evasion, which happens routinely, sadly). There is no reason not to pursue this story if their account today was true: if no Labor government authorised payments to people smugglers (criminals) to transport asylum seekers (an unlawful activity). This alleged activity is quite different to other forms of disruption by law enforcement or spooks – paying for intelligence, or preventing a crime. |
| As for journalism, well, it can only keep pursuing the issue. We can keep asking questions. That’s what we do. | As for journalism, well, it can only keep pursuing the issue. We can keep asking questions. That’s what we do. |
| 9.18am BST | 9.18am BST |
| 09:18 | 09:18 |
| Because it’s mildly fun, back to Essential. Journalists – less trustworthy than bankers – more trustworthy than real estate agents. Politicians – less trustworthy than all of the above. | Because it’s mildly fun, back to Essential. Journalists – less trustworthy than bankers – more trustworthy than real estate agents. Politicians – less trustworthy than all of the above. |
| Q. In general, how much trust do you have in the following professions? | Q. In general, how much trust do you have in the following professions? |
| 9.07am BST | 9.07am BST |
| 09:07 | 09:07 |
| Apart from the new video that has emerged this afternoon, Fairfax Media’s Indonesia correspondent Jewel Topsfield, who is doing an outstanding job on the ground with this payments for people smugglers story, has been shown the money. Yes, that’s a saying in our business, but in this case, it’s a literal statement. | Apart from the new video that has emerged this afternoon, Fairfax Media’s Indonesia correspondent Jewel Topsfield, who is doing an outstanding job on the ground with this payments for people smugglers story, has been shown the money. Yes, that’s a saying in our business, but in this case, it’s a literal statement. |
| Take it away, Jewel. | Take it away, Jewel. |
| Photographs of thousands of US dollars handed to six people smugglers have been provided to Fairfax Media, which Indonesian police say is proof of bribery by Australian officials. | Photographs of thousands of US dollars handed to six people smugglers have been provided to Fairfax Media, which Indonesian police say is proof of bribery by Australian officials. |
| “We have given you the evidence,” says General Endang Sunjaya, the police chief of Nusa Tenggara Timur province. | “We have given you the evidence,” says General Endang Sunjaya, the police chief of Nusa Tenggara Timur province. |
| “It’s now up to you and other organisations to demand an answer from the Australian government.” | “It’s now up to you and other organisations to demand an answer from the Australian government.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.07am BST | at 9.07am BST |
| 8.54am BST | 8.54am BST |
| 08:54 | 08:54 |
| The Essential poll is out and about this evening. The Essential two party preferred number is much like everyone else’s – Labor 52%, Coalition 48%. | The Essential poll is out and about this evening. The Essential two party preferred number is much like everyone else’s – Labor 52%, Coalition 48%. |
| There are a couple of questions on housing affordability. Basically we are all worried about whether we can afford to buy a house. | There are a couple of questions on housing affordability. Basically we are all worried about whether we can afford to buy a house. |
| 8.42am BST | 8.42am BST |
| 08:42 | 08:42 |
| Reverse the trouser. | Reverse the trouser. |
| Happy to withdraw trouser comment in QT today re @billshortenmp - was genuinely oblivious to alt meanings - but he will trouser your super | Happy to withdraw trouser comment in QT today re @billshortenmp - was genuinely oblivious to alt meanings - but he will trouser your super |
| I wasn’t game to raise the full scope of trouser bandit meanings with the social services minister, Scott Morrison. Others obviously have. | I wasn’t game to raise the full scope of trouser bandit meanings with the social services minister, Scott Morrison. Others obviously have. |
| 8.17am BST | 8.17am BST |
| 08:17 | 08:17 |
| More Senate business. | More Senate business. |
| The red room has also agreed to conduct an inquiry into the handling of the Man Monis letter. (This is the one the Sydney siege gunman sent to the attorney-general George Brandis – which the government said initially was passed on to the joint NSW/federal inquiry, then later clarified was not passed on to the joint NSW/federal inquiry.) | The red room has also agreed to conduct an inquiry into the handling of the Man Monis letter. (This is the one the Sydney siege gunman sent to the attorney-general George Brandis – which the government said initially was passed on to the joint NSW/federal inquiry, then later clarified was not passed on to the joint NSW/federal inquiry.) |
| 8.03am BST | 8.03am BST |
| 08:03 | 08:03 |
| Senate business. | Senate business. |
| The red room has passed the Greens order to produce documents (we flagged this yesterday) – which in theory compels the government to reveal whether taxpayer funds were used to pay people smugglers to transport asylum seekers to Indonesia. The government has 24 hours to comply. | The red room has passed the Greens order to produce documents (we flagged this yesterday) – which in theory compels the government to reveal whether taxpayer funds were used to pay people smugglers to transport asylum seekers to Indonesia. The government has 24 hours to comply. |
| The government won’t comply. The Senate will then have to think about its response. | The government won’t comply. The Senate will then have to think about its response. |