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Coalition and Greens unite against government
As Jonno Duniam departs Parliament, the opposition and crossbench gang up on Labor over health and tax policy.
In brief
As Jonno Duniam departs Parliament, the opposition and crossbench gang up on Labor over health and tax policy. Departing senator Jonno Duniam urged the Coalition to fight One Nation by returning to its roots, as the government faces coordinated opposition from Coalition, Greens and crossbench over health and tax…
Duniam urges Coalition to fight back
Outgoing Tasmanian senator Jonno Duniam delivered his valedictory speech on Wednesday, urging colleagues not to surrender in the battle against rising One Nation support.
Return to roots, not appeasement
Duniam told the chamber the Coalition can win back support by returning to its values with conviction, not by pretending to be someone else or seeking to appease certain actors.
“My party can give Australians what they need, not by pretending to be someone else or seeking to appease certain actors but by returning to our roots”
Coalition split on One Nation strategy
The opposition has debated how to tackle One Nation's rise for months. Some favour preference deals with the party, while others like Andrew Hastie think confronting it head on is better.
Duniam: Coalition will return to power
Despite election losses, Duniam insisted the challenge was not insurmountable. The Coalition has been around for decades and is not a flash in the pan, he said.
“My party has been around for decades. It isn't populist. It isn't flash in the pan. It is here to stay.”
Bell's remarks spark backlash
Liberal frontbencher Angie Bell said Anne Aly and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should be shamed and stoned over the ATO's credit card ban decision. Bell later conceded it was a poor choice of words.
Aly received nineteen death threats
Aly, the first Muslim woman elected to federal parliament, shared that she had received nineteen death threats that week couched in similar language to Bell's remarks.
Albanese walks back treasurer tension
The prime minister gave the impression he made a captain's call on the ATO credit card ban after a text message from a business leader. Albanese later walked back the statement in question time.
“The whole premise of it is completely wrong.”
Health rebate bill faces united opposition
Labor wants to scale back the private health insurance rebate for Australians aged sixty five and over from next year, banking three billion dollars for aged care. The bill is friendless in Parliament.
Savings would be clawed back from pensioners
About one point six billion dollars of the forecast three billion dollar savings would be clawed back from pensioners. The Coalition opposes the bill, and the Greens also object to removing benefits from pensioners.
Coalition, Greens and Lambie strike it down
On Wednesday, the Coalition, Greens and independent Jacqui Lambie teamed up to have the health bill struck off the parliamentary agenda. Lambie warned Health Minister Mark Butler not to reintroduce it.
Butler reintroduces the same bill
Lambie warned if Butler carried on like a two year old and reintroduced the bill, the Senate would slap it back down. Butler reintroduced the exact same bill again.
“like a two-year-old”
Here's the gist
Departing senator Jonno Duniam urged the Coalition to fight One Nation by returning to its roots, as the government faces coordinated opposition from Coalition, Greens and crossbench over health and tax changes.
