The latest Newspoll, courtesy of The Australian, is the fourth in a row to show Labor leading 51-49 on two-party preferred, from primary votes of Coalition 37% (down two), Labor 35% (down one), Greens 10% (steady) and One Nation 9% (up two). Malcolm Turnbull’s previously surging personal ratings have collapsed – he is down six on approval 36% and up seven on disapproval to 55%, and his lead over Bill Shorten as preferred prime minister has narrowed from 48-29 to 44-32. Bill Shorten is steady on 32% approval, and down one on disapproval to 56%.
lizzie,
The BAU forecast for wholesale energy prices that they will decline considerably over the next 2-5 years, as the current pipeline of renewables comes on line.
Smug is Turnbulls resting face.
Trumble is a coward. A total, gutless coward.
Turnbull handballs it to Frydenbergs.
Why have labor not brought up Reefgate in QT yet?
https://youtu.be/RU2RMz5g9ho?t=17s
This is really good from Amy Remeikis after Greg Hunt’s answer to Susan Lamb’s question:
🙂
LU
But that won’t be due to the NEG, will it.
@William
I’m just annoyed that he’s allowed to say Lib/Lab blah blah blah. (without facts backing it up).
Frytheplanet is the sacrificial goat for reefgate.
lizzie @ #347 Monday, August 13th, 2018 – 2:43 pm
$150 + $400 from ‘other measures’ unspecified = $550
And that’s that, apparently!
“Any sane independent intelligent journalist should destroy that comment and the politician that made it.”
We are talking about Katharine Murphy, so best to leave it at that.
Spot on, lizzie.
Thank Zoidlord, your perspectives on what people should be allowed to do here are always highly stimulating.
Zoidy
You said baldy what I was hinting at. I should just scroll by. I AM On my phone otherwise I woulwould not have seen it.
Amy Remeikis:
“Peter Dutton is handing out his daily parliamentary dose of safety.
Moving on”
Sorry I threw bread under the bridge.
Fry is on the altar, throat bared.
Did Friedburger explain anything? Malcolm flicks him the qn as if Malcolm wasn’t the one who offered the money?
What’s the opposite of a Gish gallop? A Frydenberg filler?
From the Grauniad: ‘The Great Barrier Thief Foundation’
I note that was /sarcasm, William.
People allowed to discuss, William, that was not the point.
A broken record with misleading information is the point.
Abit like The liberal party who misleading every single day.
Malcolm has gone behind the curtains. No one said being First High Priest meant being knifed when the crops failed.
Wayne Swan
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The only thing that’s transparent about the Turnbull Government’s process in awarding $444 million to a private foundation for the Barrier Reef is that we can see right through it #auspol #qt
Chicken
“Tony Burke…..”today the CEO explained no-one in the foundation was contacted and she wasn’t aware there was a due diligence process under way. Could the Prime Minister detail the extensive due diligence that his minister referred to?”
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Turnbull punts the question to Josh Frydenberg
Josh has had his advisors working very hard to produce a timetable which might paste over the gaps in Reefgate.
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On the contradiction between what the Foundation has said and what a government spokesman said about due diligence prior to April 9: @MathiasCormann says he’ll take that on notice @KKeneally #SenateQT
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In the Senate @KKeneally is asking what due diligence happened on the reef grant prior to April 9 #SenateQT
Talcum doing his trademark finger pointing again.
lizzie
how are they going to explain handing over six years worth of grants in one lump sum?
Kerry Schott has a background in water infrastructure. This is one of her first gigs in power systems.
Just sayin’.
According to the ACCC the average electricity bill in 2015/16 was $1,524 (1) of which the wholesale electricity component was $341 (22%) and retail costs were $241 (16%). The total of those two is $582 (38%).
Canstar Blue put the average electricity bill at just short of $1,700 for 2017 (2).
Using the higher Canstar Blue number, the government would have us believe that the NEG is going to reduce bills by 32% per year.
It is a disgrace that the CPG are so credulous that they accept an assertion that tinkering with the generation of electricity is going to reduce prices by 32% when the generation component of electricity is only 22% of the bill.
Can someone please humour me by explaining how the NEG is going to reduce prices by 32% because I can’t see it.
Sources:
(1) https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/oct/15/australias-household-power-prices-rose-63-in-past-decade-says-watchdog).
(2) https://www.canstarblue.com.au/electricity/average-electricity-bills/
Test
Can someone please humour me by explaining how the NEG is going to reduce prices by 32% because I can’t see it.
Prestidigitation
Joyce talking with Abbott:
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Backbench conversations during Question Time
Amy again: “Christopher Pyne just said some words on something, but he didn’t seem to be that into them, as it wasn’t about how terrible unions were, so I turned out.”
LOL table the Google search Josh!
All that private and philanthropic sector out there and the GBRF rsised only 60mil in 28 years? Either the GBRF isuseless a fundraiser or our wealthy are tightarsed greedy scumbags.
Love this.
Tony burke twisting the pike.
Lizzie
GOLD
FryEverything is struggling.
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So the foundation submitted their grant AFTER they were offered the money on 29 May???
You offered the money on 9 April???
WTF???
#qt
grimace @ #381 Monday, August 13th, 2018 – 3:03 pm
Your rooftop solar will completely eliminate your generation costs with enough surplus left over to get back another 10% in credit? The NEG will get everyone to install solar, right?
I couldn’t watch QT but followed it through the Guardian and Twitter. So much more peaceful than hearing the shouting.
Mikearoo
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2m2 minutes ago
Tony Abbott reacts to the prime minister during an answer he gave in #qt “this is what happens when you allow ideology and idiocy to take over energy policy” @AmyRemeikis @GuardianAus @murpharoo #politicslive
Friedburger really is the village idiot who can’t find his way back to a village. How can you do due diligence after you have solicited a proposal, you moron.
Simon² Katich® @ #287 Monday, August 13th, 2018 – 1:49 pm
Frydenberg brought up Fraser.
Just heard Greg Jennet fluff his lines. He called the GBRF a ‘small charity’. His bosses will not be happy. No doubt MT Vessel will complain.
I think Malcolm can now definitely count Tony as a “yes” vote for the NEG. Good job, Lucien.