Labor pushes amendments to hate crime legal guidelines
Martin Farrer
It was a late night time for our reporter in Canberra Sarah Basford Canales after the house affairs minister, Tony Burke, final night time launched amendments to the hate crime invoice.
The modifications will allow minimal jail sentences for threatening pressure or violence in opposition to folks on the premise of their race, faith, nationality, nationwide or ethnic origin, political opinion, intercourse, sexual orientation, gender identification and intersex standing.
It comes as the federal government tries to counter the opposition narrative that Labor shouldn’t be robust sufficient in coping with a wave of antisemitic assaults.
Learn Sarah’s full story right here:
Key occasions
Shadow house affairs minister James Paterson, who’s been a key proponent of minimal necessary sentencing has been up on the amendments to the hate crimes invoice this morning.
One of many considerations Labor has had is that necessary sentences take away the discretionary energy of judges. To that Paterson tells Sky Information:
There actually is not any discretion right here. We now have set a compulsory minimal sentence. The judges are free to impose sentences so much longer than these necessary minimums, and there’ll be some circumstances the place that’s very mandatory for very critical terrorism offences, folks will be jailed for 20 years or extra
As talked about earlier, the modification goes in opposition to Labor’s nationwide platform which states the “practice does not reduce crime but does undermine the independence of the judiciary, lead to unjust outcomes and is often discriminatory in practice”.
You possibly can learn extra about that from my colleague Sarah Basford-Canales:
The well being minister is on ABC AM this morning, following up on his announcement with the PM to offer states and territories $1.7bn in extra funding for a yr.
Mark Butler says Anthony Albanese had dedicated to establishing a 5 yr plan, however ran out of time because of the WA election. He’s additionally a bit stronger this morning on holding the states and territories over NDIS reforms.
He says nationwide cupboard agreed well being funding directives could be tied to the NDIS reforms.
Though we’re making actually good progress on NDIS reform, that’s not transferring as shortly as frankly, would have allowed us to get a well being funding deal executed in time.
Butler additionally says progress on foundational helps by the states, that are alleged to help folks outdoors the NDIS, are continuing “very well”.
We’re happy with our progress. We’re very assured we’re going to get to the place we have to be on NDIS reform and finally with hospital funding offers as nicely. However within the interim, we’re dedicated to being extra dependable associate on hospital funding.
Anika Wells defends Labor’s backflip on necessary minimal sentencing
The hate crimes invoice might be debated in parliament right now, and it’s already dominating the morning interviews.
Authorities frontbencher Anika Wells was on the 9’s morning present, Right now, earlier, defending Labor’s choice to go in opposition to its nationwide platform to just accept the amendments on necessary minimal sentencing from the Coalition.
We as a Labor authorities attempt to hear, attempt to take heed to neighborhood sentiment and act the place folks need us to behave. And, I believe, that is us being aware of neighborhood sentiment.
Requested why it’s taken so lengthy to behave, she mentioned she “wouldn’t agree with that premise whatsoever”.
Good morning
Krishani Dhanji
Good morning, Krishani Dhanji right here with you as we proceed on the primary sitting week of the yr.
The prime minister is in Townsville this morning with the Queensland premier. He’ll be doing a couple of interviews so we will anticipate some updates on the floods.
He’ll seemingly even be challenged on the federal government’s choice to again the Coalition’s amendments on Labor’s hate crimes invoice, to introduce necessary sentencing for some terrorism offences and displaying hate symbols. As we’ve reported, it goes in opposition to Labor’s nationwide platform, and the amendments might be voted on right now.
It’s going to be a giant one, so grasp on!
Let’s get this began.
Australian fuel in Asia would offer ‘biggest bang for buck’, says O’Neill
Australian power corporations are contemplating fuel’s potential in Asian markets, with O’Neill stressing it could be key to securing the “biggest bang for buck” for decarbonisation.
She argued that switching 20% of the continent’s coal-fired energy stations to fuel would slash emissions by 680m tonnes a yr, equal to one-and-a-half instances Australia’s complete annual web greenhouse fuel emissions.
The fact is we get way more affect from changing coal in Asia with Australian [liquefied natural gas] than we do from asking Australian customers to modify their family home equipment from fuel to electrical.
Woodside boss to offer power warning
The Trump administration’s early motion on deregulation and power funding add to “acute” challenges going through Australian producers, Australian Related Press stories.
The boss of Australia’s greatest power producer, Woodside, will sound the warning in an deal with to the Melbourne Mining Membership right now.
Meg O’Neill is urging the nation to remain targeted on being aggressive in international markets, pushing for an power coverage debate “based on science and facts, not wishful thinking”.
“Amid rising global protectionism and greater competition for capital, Australia must sharpen its competitive edge even further,” she is going to say.
“Moves by the new administration in the US to deregulate the economy and spur new energy investments make the challenge for countries like Australia even more acute.”
US president Donald Trump has promised to “unleash” dependable power and pure assets by scrapping rules and inspiring extra power exploration within the US, whereas threatening tariffs on imports.
O’Neill can be focusing on environmental approvals at house, urging the federal authorities to permit an extension to a Woodside venture in Western Australia that’s been tied up for years.
“We understand the need for robust environmental assessment, but when an approval to continue to use existing infrastructure takes more than six years, it’s in nobody’s interests,” she is going to say.
‘It does not give Australia a competitive edge, or better environmental outcomes.”
Martin Farrer
This year’s election will swing, identical to so many others around the world final yr, on the price of residing – and whether or not folks really feel higher off or not than they did once they final voted.
It’s one of many causes Labor is struggling within the polls however, as our columnist Greg Jericho argues right now, the federal government has executed a lot to tame the inflation demon with out getting a lot credit score.
Learn his column right here which is, as standard, filled with some nice charts.
Labor pushes amendments to hate crime legal guidelines
Martin Farrer
It was a late night time for our reporter in Canberra Sarah Basford Canales after the house affairs minister, Tony Burke, final night time launched amendments to the hate crime invoice.
The modifications will allow minimal jail sentences for threatening pressure or violence in opposition to folks on the premise of their race, faith, nationality, nationwide or ethnic origin, political opinion, intercourse, sexual orientation, gender identification and intersex standing.
It comes as the federal government tries to counter the opposition narrative that Labor shouldn’t be robust sufficient in coping with a wave of antisemitic assaults.
Learn Sarah’s full story right here:
Welcome
Martin Farrer
Good morning and welcome to our reside information weblog. I’m Martin Farrer bringing you the highest in a single day tales earlier than Krishani Dhanji guides you thru the day.
The federal government’s makes an attempt to look more durable on the problem of antisemitism would be the focus of lots of exercise right now after the house affairs minister, Tony Burke, mentioned final night time that he would try to move laws setting minimal jail sentences of between one and 6 years for hate speech crimes. The Greens say Labor caved to strain from the Coalition. We’ve obtained extra developing, whereas in New South Wales, the premier, Chris Minns, proposed laws that would make sure kinds of protests outdoors locations of worship a legal offence.
The fallout from Donald Trump’s assault on international governance and norms continues right now with Australian help employees warning in regards to the doubtlessly “catastrophic” affect of his plans to freeze international help. Workers have described “chaos” and “total panic” as they attempt to work out what the coverage means.
The boss of our greatest power producer warns right now that the US president’s plans to shake up the power market current “acute” challenges for Australia. In an deal with to the Melbourne Mining Membership right now, Meg O’Neill, the CEO of Woodside Petroleum, will urge Australia to remain targeted on being aggressive in international markets, pushing for an power coverage debate “based on science and facts, not wishful thinking”. Extra developing.
