PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE – AUSTRALIA

Government’s finger on double-dissolution trigger

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 2-Apr-15

The Australian Government insists on continuing with its policy of university fee deregulation. Education Minister Christopher Pyne said on 1 April 2015 that he will present the proposed legislation to the Senate again, despite the fact that it has already been rejected twice. If the bill is rejected again, it may trigger a double dissolution election

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING, THE GROUP OF EIGHT LIMITED

Clive Palmer absent from Parliament more than any other MPs

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Original article by Lisa Cox
The Age – Page: 4 : 23-Jan-15

Australian federal MP Clive Palmer attended only 17 of 33 sitting days in Parliament between 26 August and 4 December 2014. No other member of the House of Representatives was absent so often. Palmer offered a number of explanations, including the birth of his second child and his political tactics

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PALMER UNITED PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. CLEAN ENERGY FINANCE CORPORATION, AUSTRALIA. CLIMATE CHANGE AUTHORITY

CEOs: Senate threat to growth

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Original article by James Thomson, Shaun Drummond, Simon Evans, Jamie Freed, Jessica Gardner, Jenny Wiggins
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 1-Sep-14

Wotif.com CEO Scott Bulme and Cochlear CEO Chris Roberts are among the executives who say the Senate should cease its resistance to the Australian Government’s Budget measures. Business leaders are concerned about the outlook for consumer and business confidence, arguing that it is being undermined by the impasse in the upper house. Many CEOs also believe that the Reserve Bank should not increase official interest rates while business confidence remains weak

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WOTIF.COM HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX WTF, COCHLEAR LIMITED – ASX COH, PERPETUAL LIMITED – ASX PPT, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, FLIGHT CENTRE TRAVEL GROUP LIMITED – ASX FLT, MEMBERS EQUITY BANK PTY LTD, TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TAH, NIB HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NHF, AMP LIMITED – ASX AMP, EXPEDIA INCORPORATED

Business warns impasse will stunt its growth

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Original article by David Ramli
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 23-Jul-14

BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie says the Senate’s move to block key measures in the Federal Government’s May 2014 Budget is discouraging offshore investors from investing in Australia. In particular, he has urged senators to support the abolition of the mining tax, describing it as a "huge" disincentive for potential foreign investors. ANZ Bank CEO Mike Smith says the Government has been given a mandate and should be allowed to pursue it, a view shared by Telstra CEO David Thodey

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BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP|AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ|TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS|GE MINING SERVICES HOLDINGS PTY LTD|GROUP OF TWENTY (G-20)|BUSINESS 20 (B20)|AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY|PALMER UNITED PARTY|AUSTRALIAN GREENS

Budget is dead, says Palmer

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 18-Jul-14

The Australian Government has succeeded in scrapping the carbon tax, although the Senate is expected to block legislation to repeal the mining tax. Meanwhile, many of the key measures in the May 2014 Budget remain in doubt due to resistance in the Senate. Crossbench MP Clive Palmer believes that the Government’s only options are a mini-budget or a new election. Palmer and Australians Greens leader Christine Milne both say the Government had not sought to negotiate with them regarding Budget measures

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, PALMER UNITED PARTY, McKELL INSTITUTE, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Hockey’s budget hole heading to $41b

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1-Apr : 17-Jul-14

The Australian Government may face resistance in the Senate to its plans to abolish some $A4bn worth of tax breaks as part of its proposal to repeal the mining tax. Two independent senators intend to vote against scrapping the tax breaks, and the defeat of this measure would be another blow for the Government, which has already faced opposition from Palmer United Party senators to several other measures that are linked to the mining tax

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PALMER UNITED PARTY, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Abbott dared to call double dissolution

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1-Apr : 6/19/2014

The Senate has for a second time rejected the Australian Government’s bill to scrap the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. This has provided the Government with a trigger for a double dissolution election, although Deputy Liberal Party leader Julie Bishop has downplayed such talk. She argues that voters do not want the instability and uncertainty that characterised the previous administration. The Government’s poor showing in recent public opinion polls also makes an election unlikely

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AUSTRALIA. CLEAN ENERGY FINANCE CORPORATION, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIPS AUSTRALIA, THE ASSOCIATION OF SUPERANNUATION FUNDS OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED