POLITICIANS – AUSTRALIA

Do NEG deal with Labor

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 27-Nov-18

Former deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop says the federal government risks the same fate of the Victorian Liberals at the state election unless it takes action on the issue of climate change. Bishop says the coalition should seek a bipartisan deal with Labor regarding the National Energy Guarantee, as this would provide certainty for the energy industry. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says climate change is a "very real and serious issue" that has the government’s attention.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Payne’s trip ends Chinese freeze

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Original article by Glenda Korporaal
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 6-Nov-18

Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne will meet with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a two-day visit to Beijing from 8 November. The trip is part of efforts to improve the strained relations between the two nations, and could potentially lead to an official trip to China by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Payne and Wang had held talks during a United Nations conference in August, which led to the invitation for Payne to visit China.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, CHINA. MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION

Eligibility case to test Morrison minority

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Original article by Rosie Lewis, Ben Packham
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 6-Nov-18

The federal government’s loss of its majority in the House of Representatives means it will require the support of at least one lower house crossbencher to pass bills. However, some crossbenchers have requested access to legal advice on the eligibility of Liberal MP Chris Crewther to be in Parliament, amid speculation that they may seek a motion to have his case referred to the High Court. There are concerns that Crewther’s investment in Gretals Australia may breach the Constitution, given that the pharmaceutical company has benefited from taxpayer-funded research grants.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, GRETALS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS

‘ABC wallowing in money’: Abetz takes swipe at $250,000 bonus

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Original article by Lilly Vitorovich
The Australian – Page: 7 : 6-Nov-18

Liberal senator Eric Abetz has criticised the ABC’s executive remuneration policy, arguing that the public broadcaster needs to justify its excessively high salaries. Abetz was responding to revelations that one ABC executive was paid more than $692,000 in 2017-18, including a bonus of $232,500. He adds that the ABC and its supporters cannot complain about lack of sufficient funding while paying exorbitant salaries.

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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS ALLIANCE, FRIENDS OF THE ABC, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Coalition MP on brink

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Original article by James Campbell
Herald Sun – Page: 1 & 6 : 2-Nov-18

Liberal MP Chris Crewther could be referred to the High Court over concerns that his investment in pharmaceutical company Gretals Australia may breach Section 44 of the Constitution. Gretals has received direct grants from the federal government, as well as linkage grants. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has also been under scrutiny over claims that his pecuniary interest in a childcare centre may breach the Constitution. The federal government would have 74 seats in the lower house if Crewther is disqualified.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, GRETALS AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

McGowan threat to unruly Nationals

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 23-Oct-18

Independent MP Cathy McGowan has signalled that she may not continue to support the federal government on confidence and supply if there is a change of leadership at the National Party. McGowan has warned that her constituents in rural Victoria would not welcome more leadership turmoil in Canberra. The future of Nationals leader Michael McCormack has been under scrutiny, amid speculation that he may face a challenge from predecessor Barnaby Joyce.

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NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Labor urges Senate censure of Dutton

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Original article by Rosie Lewis
The Australian – Page: 5 : 20-Sep-18

Greens MP Adam Bandt will push for a no-confidence motion against Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton over his intervention in the issuance of visas to two au pairs. This follows a Senate committee’s recommendation that the upper house should consider a censure motion against Dutton over his role in the scandal. Labor and Greens members of the committee have alleged that Dutton deliberately misled parliament regarding the controversy, a view that has been rejected by Coalition members of the committee.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Dutton accuses Quaedvlieg of grooming young woman

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Original article by Tom McIlroy
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 12-Sep-18

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said on 11 September that Labor should not rely on Roman Quaedvlieg as it continues to pursue Dutton over the issuing of visas to two au pairs. Dutton claimed that Quaedvlieg, who is a former Australian Border Force commissioner and who Dutton has accused of trying to smear him over the au pair case, had "groomed" a young woman 30 years his junior. Dutton also continued to deny he had any personal link to the people involved in the two au pair cases.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Turnbull ally caught in political crossfire

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Original article by John Ferguson
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 7-Sep-18

Federal Liberal MP Julia Banks has rejected claims she mistreated party volunteers during the 2016 election campaign for the seat of Chisholm. The allegations were made in a report by a Liberal adviser after the election, with Banks winning the seat from Labor. Banks says the allegations in the leaked report are "false". Banks has recently threatened to quit her seat, claiming she was bullied and intimidated during the recent federal Liberal leadership turmoil that saw Malcolm Turnbull ousted.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Border wars: Dutton hits back

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Original article by Rosie Lewis
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 7-Sep-18

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has accused his one-time Queensland Police Force colleague Roman Quaedvlieg of providing false evidence to a Senate inquiry. The Labor-led inquiry is investigating Dutton’s role in the granting of visas to two au pairs. Dutton appointed Quaedvlieg as Australia’s first ever Border Force Commissioner, but Quaedvlieg was dismissed from that role in March for misbehaviour. Quaedvlieg is being investigated about his misconduct, and Dutton suggested it might partly be the pressure of this investigation that caused him to give false evidence to the inquiry.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HOME AFFAIRS, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE