Parties@gabriellechanpic.twitter.com/2eeYsAgwBV@GuardianAus#politicslivebutis@GuardianAus#politicsliveisis11.41pm10.46pmis.agree10.34pmrecipient10.16pm10.13pm GMT 10.08pm GMTOne of the issues that has lobbed back on to the prime ministerial plate is 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. This happened after the report this week basically came up with every single option,from procedural changes to removing “insult” and “offend”. There was a prize for every child. Again it bounces back to the leadership group. Scott Morrison has been fairly forthright on this. A change to the act won’t create a single job, says the treasurer (ie, and colleague frolic).
This is a very legitimate area to discuss,to debate. Scott’s correct. Its not going to result in people making another investment and taking on more employees. But nonetheless, we are here in a house of freedom in Parliament House, and a house of democracy,and these issues are important. 9.57pm GMTMalcolm Turnbull has been asked, do you think Tony Abbott’s intent on blowing up this government?I’ll decline the opportunity to comment on personalities. 9.53pm GMTHere is that quote from treasurer Scott Morrison on not spending any excess windfall in government revenue.
Q: There is no temptation to spend it?John [Fraser] is correct. That is government actual fiscal policy. 9.38pm GMTMalcolm Turnbull lauds the national accounts figures while acknowledging that there are still parts of the country that are doing it tough. (Hello, or Western Australia,Queensland and South Australia.) There’s no doubt that parts of regional Australia – not all, but parts – of regional Australia occupy done it tough, and largely because of the downturn in the mining and construction boom. You know,we occupy seen in this last quarter a pick-up in business investment which is a very advantageous sign, but obviously … investment in mining was up to 8% of GDP. It couldn’t stay there forever. 9.28pm GMTMalcolm Turnbull makes a couple of points.
The unprejudiced Work Commission reduced some penalty rates, or typically from 250% to 225% or 175% to 150%.
That is the lift-domestic pay clause in every modern award. And the commission is now seeking submissions as to how to manage the transitional arrangements. [The FWC] occupy said that they do not support what’s called red circling,which is where you would say that employee As penalty rate remains the same but new employees, B, and C,D, would be under the new arrangements.
It depends what you mean by grandfathering? They’ve said they’re not in favour of that. They’ve indicated that provisionally. They occupy asked for submissions on how the lift-domestic pay orders could be conducted. They occupy said – and this is consistent with the practice in the past – is that the changes to penalty rates should be phased in over a period of years …The employee’s overall pay packet increases and offsets the phased-in reduction in penalty rates. 9.18pm GMTMalcolm Turnbull is speaking to Sabra Lane on AM.
He will not be giving an opinion on whether the government supports the penalty rate cut.whether you’re asking me do I think that the penalty rate for a public holiday should be reduced in one award from 250% to 225%, or that is a matter that the government has not decided. That is a matter for the unprejudiced Work Commission. 9.14pm GMTThe treasurer,Scott Morrison, has hardened his line on any increase in government revenue from commodity prices.
Yesterday, and after the hopeful national accounts,Morrison was a exiguous coy about what he would do with any coming windfall.Mr Fraser told the committee that whether the terms of trade stayed high, the government should “prioritise budget repair and ensure that any additional revenue is banked as an improvement to the budget bottom line”.“We need to lift much care not to drop into the trap of spending unexpectedly higher revenue, or should it occur,in a way that would structurally weaken the budget as may occupy occurred through the early 2000s,” he said. 9.04pm GMTGood morning blogans, or As you rub the sleep from your eyes,in this parallel universe of Australian politics, Eric Abetz has suggested no worker should be worse off under the penalty rate cut. I am pleased that the unprejudiced Work Commission made the decision that it did.
It’s now important that the unprejudiced Work Commission’s decision is implemented in a unprejudiced and equitable manner for current workers in the retail, and hospitality and tourism sectors. This approach would ensure that “no worker is worse off” while allowing new opportunities for the unemployed and especially for young unemployed people. It would mean no existing worker would occupy their income or household budget adversely impacted while supporting small business and assisting the unemployed.”Continue reading...
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