Australia politics live: new governor general to be paid $709,000; Coalition targets Labor on cost of energy plan as question time returns
Government introduces bill to alter Sam Mostyn’s salary. Follow today’s news headlines liveFormer Liberal NSW treasurer Matt Kean named new chair of Climate Change AuthorityGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDavid Pocock also spoke to the ABC about his private member’s bill that would see housing treated as a human right. He said it was needed because:There’s no overarching national plan and this would legislate that these are the objectives, we want to see housing affordable, we want to reduce homelessness and then it would be up to the government to actually work out – how are we going to do that?What are the policies that we think will address this?One of my heroes Desmond Tutu used to say ‘don’t raise your voice, improve your argument’.It’s pretty tragic the major parties tear the opposition down rather than improving their argument and making their plans stand on their own two feet. Continue reading...
Government introduces bill to alter Sam Mostyn’s salary. Follow today’s news headlines live
- Former Liberal NSW treasurer Matt Kean named new chair of Climate Change Authority
- Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast
David Pocock also spoke to the ABC about his private member’s bill that would see housing treated as a human right. He said it was needed because:
There’s no overarching national plan and this would legislate that these are the objectives, we want to see housing affordable, we want to reduce homelessness and then it would be up to the government to actually work out – how are we going to do that?
What are the policies that we think will address this?
One of my heroes Desmond Tutu used to say ‘don’t raise your voice, improve your argument’.
It’s pretty tragic the major parties tear the opposition down rather than improving their argument and making their plans stand on their own two feet. Continue reading...
