3.44am BST03:44 Helen Haines on what she believes regional communities are worried about: The regional people that I represent have real concerns for those communities. They want to see them transition to these new high-tech renewable economies. They do. My constituents also want to see what’s in it for the communities that they are in. … Read more
12.01am BST00:01 Paul Karp The house privileges committee met last night after the government defeated a bid by Labor to refer Christian Porter to it over the declaration of his legal fees being part-paid by a blind trust. The leader of the house, Peter Dutton, has asked the committee to consider clarifying the rules around … Read more
Ready for more climate talk? Because you’ll be hearing a lot of it today. Again. Despite being one of the governing parties for the past eight years, and being heavily involved in the climate policy wars, the Nationals, led by Barnaby Joyce, have apparently never before considered a net zero by 2050 target. All we … Read more
I hope not. We don’t suggest that. A lot of times – I have been through them all – the single desk debate, the ETS debate, the Telstra debate – well, I wasn’t there for the guns debate, but we all remember that. And, you know, these are trying times and we think, for what … Read more
So then how do we do it? We do it by moving to a well-being focus…Where it can be more difficult to make a diagnosis in the early days, we focus on wellbeing. It’s a spectrum. Is a child well or are they coping? Are they struggling? Or are they unwell?… That framework is something … Read more
11.48pm BST23:48 The ABC is reporting that NSW will release their covid numbers at 11:00am, which is interesting because the premier yesterday indicated numbers would soon be released earlier, and that the government was “moving away from 11:00am press conferences.” 11.42pm BST23:42 Unfortunately for those who love long press conferences, there will be no national … Read more
US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron will talk on the phone in the coming days amid high tension over a submarines contract, a French government spokesman said Sunday. The announcement comes a day after France recalled its ambassadors to Washington and Canberra, unhappy over secret US-Australia negotiations that led to the cancellation … Read more
A few weeks ago we sought a meeting with the 12 mayors of the hotspot areas in greater Sydney. Yesterday afternoon we received a response from the premier’s office that she is refusing to meet with the 12 mayors of the hotspot areas. The areas with the most Covid cases at the moment. This is … Read more
Scott Morrison challenging the states to stick to reopening as outlined in Doherty report as Gladys Berejiklian promises return-to-school plan by week’s end. Follow updates live Ending lockdowns with 80% vaccinated could cause 25,000 Australian deaths, new modelling suggests Why is Australia at odds over the Doherty report and what does it say about opening … Read more
10.51pm BST22:51 In addition to the Covid updates we’re expecting from state premiers, we also have a national cabinet meeting to look forward to. With parts of NSW, Queensland, the ACT and Victoria all under lockdown, the spotlight will be on vaccination rates and the race to 70%. Updated at 10.55pm BST 10.29pm BST22:29 Good … Read more