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Albanese says he’s up ‘for giant reform’ forward of productiveness roundtable
Prime minister Anthony Albanese stated he’s up for “huge reform” as his authorities heads right into a long-promised productiveness roundtable subsequent week. Albanese spoke to RN Breakfast this morning, saying his authorities had a powerful agenda of guarantees from the final election, however stated there’s loads of room for extra concepts.
I had a extremely profitable assembly with some enterprise leaders on Monday night in Melbourne. And among the concepts that have been kicked round there are actually optimistic. They’ll feed into our processes. And that’s how good authorities ought to function. We’re an inclusive authorities. We’re up for session and we’re up for concepts.
RN host Sabra Lane pressed the prime minister about how huge the concepts may get, or if the established order would stay. Albanese replied:
I’m up for giant reform. … We’re up for giant reform, whether or not it’s strengthening Medicare, the adjustments to childcare, the profit to training.
Prime minister Anthony Albanese. {Photograph}: Mick Tsikas/AAPShare
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Tasmanian Greens declare they’re unable ‘at this level’ to help state Labor
Tasmania’s minority Liberal authorities seems more and more prone to proceed ruling, with the Greens declaring they’re unable to “at this level” help Labor.
The July 19 state election returned one other hung parliament, with the Liberals (14 seats) ending nearer than Labor (10) to the 18 seats required for majority.
Jeremy Rockliff, the state Liberal chief, has been reappointed premier however each main events have been attempting to garner help from a crossbench containing 5 Greens, 5 independents and one Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MP.
Labor’s chief, Dean Winter, has held talks with independents however has frequently dominated out “doing a deal” with the Greens, regardless of needing their numbers to control.
Winter has flagged a no-confidence movement in Rockliff when parliament resumes on the 18th.
Winter and Greens chief Rosalie Woodruff held a proper assembly on Tuesday. “At this stage we can not have any confidence within the proposed movement to make Dean Winter the premier of Tasmania in parliament,” Woodruff stated.
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Mark Latham to defend claims of gay vilification towards fellow MP
Mark Latham is ready to defend claims of gay vilification towards a fellow parliamentarian, Australian Related Press stories.
The previous federal Labor chief is because of give proof at a civil tribunal in Sydney immediately after the NSW impartial MP Alex Greenwich accused him yesterday of getting an “abusive obsession” with him.
The case pertains to a sexually specific tweet the federal court docket has beforehand dominated as defamatory and subsequent media appearances made by Latham, who sits as an impartial within the state parliament.
Greenwich has sued Latham for gay vilification and office harassment within the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
The web sparring match between the 2 politicians adopted violent protests exterior a church in Sydney’s south-west, the place Latham was giving a pre-election speech in March 2023. About 250 principally male counter-protesters violently attacked police and 15 LGBTQI protesters.
Right here’s our report on yesterday’s listening to:
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RBA may wait till November for an additional minimize, economist says
Belinda Allen, a senior economist on the Commonwealth Financial institution, expects the RBA to attend till November earlier than reducing once more – however that would shift relying on how the information unfolds, Australian Related Press stories.
“The governor didn’t rule out again‑to‑again cuts. Inflation seems below management, so any acceleration of the reducing cycle we anticipate must be pushed by a deterioration within the labour market,” she stated.
Allen stated crucial information readings earlier than the following assembly could be labour pressure surveys launched on Thursday and in September, in addition to financial development figures for the June quarter to be launched on September 3.
RBA employees lowered their GDP development forecasts as they pared again their expectations for pattern productiveness development from one per cent to 0.7% per 12 months.
We’re reporting immediately on how debtors might need to attend just a few weeks to get the advantage of yesterday’s minimize.
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Penny Wong indicators joint assertion with 29 international locations decrying Gaza scenario
In a single day the overseas minister, Penny Wong, signed Australia to a joint assertion with 29 worldwide companions decrying the humanitarian scenario in Gaza.
It stated, partially:
The humanitarian struggling in Gaza has reached unimaginable ranges. Famine is unfolding earlier than our eyes. Pressing motion is required now to halt and reverse hunger.
We name on the federal government of Israel to offer authorisation for all worldwide NGO assist shipments and to unblock important humanitarian actors from working.
All crossings and routes should be used to permit a flood of assist into Gaza, together with meals, vitamin provides, shelter, gasoline, clear water, medication and medical tools. Deadly pressure should not be used at distribution websites, and civilians, humanitarians and medical staff should be protected.
The assertion was signed by two EU representatives in addition to the overseas ministers of: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Eire, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
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Mark Latham will seem at a tribunal in Sydney immediately to defend claims of gay vilification towards his fellow NSW MP. It comes after Sydney MP Alex Greenwich instructed the tribunal yesterday that Latham had an “abusive obsession with me”.
A number one financial institution economist thinks that the Reserve Financial institution will wait till November earlier than reducing charges once more after yesterday’s determination to cut back the money charge by one other 0.25% signalled some reduction for debtors. Extra arising.
And Australia has signed a joint assertion on behalf of 29 worldwide companions saying the humanitarian struggling in Gaza has reached “unimaginable” ranges and pressing motion is required to halt and reverse hunger. It calls on Israel to facilitate a “flood” of assist into the territory.
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