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Krishani Dhanji right here with you, many because of Martin Farrer for beginning us off.
The federal government has confirmed Indonesia won’t permit Russia to base a number of long-range plane. Yesterday the opposition chief, Peter Dutton, mentioned it will be a “catastrophic failure” if the overseas minister, Penny Wong, and the deputy PM and defence minister, Richard Marles, weren’t conscious of these stories earlier than they had been leaked. However this morning, Wong got here out swinging in opposition to Dutton – accussing him of “fabricating” an announcement by the Indonesian president. We’ll be following that concern all morning.
And as Martin talked about, tonight is the second leaders debate. Little question each Albanese and Dutton might be in full prep mode for that right now.
Debate hype or actual impacts? Will Albanese v Dutton change any minds?
As Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton put together for tonight’s leaders debate, we’ve been talking to a couple individuals who have been shut to those occasions over current years as a way to gauge how essential they’re.
Yaron Finkelstein, who was Scott Morrison’s principal non-public secretary, tells Dan Jervis-Bardy that for all of the hype surrounding leaders’ debates, the contests not often shifted votes.
“It’s high stakes in the sense they [leaders] think that a mistake will be fatal, because there is a lot of debate hype,” Finkelstein mentioned.
“But of course, as we know, it becomes about the commentary later. But it’s never had a real impact on how people vote. It might reinforce what you already thought, but [it] rarely switches votes.”
Learn Dan’s full article right here:
Greens plan to double size of paid paternity depart
Dan Jervis-Bardy
The Greens need to double the size of paid parental depart (PPL) and elevate the fee fee to a alternative wage in an election pitch to younger households.
New dad and mom are at the moment in a position to entry 22 weeks of commonwealth-funded PPL, which can rise to 24 weeks in July and 26 weeks in 2026.
Campaigning in Brisbane on Wednesday, the Greens chief, Adam Bandt, and Greens spokesperson on girls, Larissa Waters, will name for a significant growth scheme at a value of $7.7bn over the ahead estimates.
The Greens’ plan would double the size of PPL to 52 weeks by 2030, with superannuation to be paid on funds for the complete yr.
The occasion additionally desires to extend the fee – at the moment $915.80 per five-day week – to the equal wage of the father or mother taking break day work to care for his or her youngster. The federal government would fund as much as $100,000 of the alternative wage, with their employer required to cowl any quantity above that.
The scheme would even be made out there to PhD college students, underneath the Greens’ proposal. Waters mentioned:
On this value of dwelling disaster, making an attempt to stability the family funds with a new child has by no means been tougher.
It’s time dad and mom are rewarded, not penalised, for dedicating themselves to the dear first yr of a child’s life.
Greens open to negotiation with Labor in occasion of hung parliament, Bandt says
Josh Taylor
There’s extra from the Greens after their chief, Adam Bandt, mentioned final evening he’s open to adjustments to insurance policies round housing and different key negotiation points with Labor within the occasion of a hung parliament.
Bandt – who’s campaigning in Brisbane this week in an try to carry the three Greens seats within the state – advised ABC’s 7.30 final evening that the housing insurance policies introduced within the election by the 2 main events are “a house fire” however the Greens wouldn’t stand in the best way of Labor’s insurance policies in parliament.
He mentioned huge adjustments had been wanted round capital positive aspects, and the Greens have placed on the desk “a sensible way of defusing that John Howard time bomb” if negotiations on guaranteeing provide in parliament with a minority Labor authorities are held after 3 Could.
He mentioned the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, had not advised him privately he would assist adjustments to capital positive aspects tax and damaging gearing after ruling it out publicly. However Bandt pointed to Labor saying there can be no adjustments to the stage-3 tax cuts earlier than making adjustments to the coverage.
He mentioned the Greens would enter negotiations with an open thoughts and flagged potential adjustments to coverage positions:
I believe that’s the way it must work, as a result of we’ve the scenario in a second … the place lower than 1 in 3 persons are voting for the federal government, a bit greater than 1 in 3 are voting for the opposition and about 1 in 3 folks within the nation are voting for another person.
We’ve got probably the most numerous parliaments we’ve had for a while and I believe that’s going to develop at this election. And with extra voices on the desk, it means concepts like this may get placed on the desk and I believe the flip facet of that’s that if we’re in a parliament the place no-one’s acquired a majority, there’s an obligation on us to cooperate and work collectively to get outcomes for folks …
He mentioned leaving Aukus or holding an inquiry into the partnership wouldn’t be a part of negotiations, as he mentioned that was an argument the Greens can win on its deserves within the subsequent parliament. He mentioned a local logging ban was additionally achievable.
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Good morning and welcome to our stay information weblog. I’m Martin Farrer with among the prime in a single day tales after which Krishani Dhanji might be alongside to take the wheel.
Vitality is again on the prime of the election agenda this morning with our story {that a} Coalition MP advised a gathering of local weather deniers that there was a “big political opportunity” to be created from energy outages. “If I had my way I’d be building coal-fired power stations, full stop, that’s what I’d be doing,” Colin Boyce advised the group. However that political opening may backfire as a gaggle of worldwide specialists say the Coalition’s nuclear plans may depart the grid extra susceptible to blackouts, not much less.
The massive set-piece marketing campaign occasion of the day is the second spherical of Anthony Albanese v Peter Dutton because the leaders of the 2 principal events face off at 8pm tonight on the ABC’s Parramatta studios. It’s the second of 4 election leaders’ debates – Labor’s man was judged to have received the primary one final week – however marketing campaign veterans doubt whether or not the televised occasion could have any impression on voters. Extra arising.
Maybe not wishing to be overshadowed, the Greens chief, Adam Bandt, was on 7.30 final evening to spruik his occasion’s probabilities. He advised this system that, within the occasion of a hung parliament, he can be prepared to barter with Anthony Albanese on key coverage areas reminiscent of housing and tax reform. With the share of votes received by the foremost events declining, he mentioned extra cooperation was wanted to attain reforms. Extra arising.
