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06 Sep 2019
Crikey.com.au, Australia
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Coalition renews welfare drug test push
Author : Rachel Withers
BAD IDEA REVIVED
The Morrison government wants to revive plans to drug test dole recipients,
despite the idea being rejected twice by the Senate and condemned by
more than 40 welfare groups, the Nine papers report.
The new bill aims to establish a two-year trial, drug-testing 5000 Newstart
and Youth Allowance recipients in Logan, Canterbury Bankstown and
Mandurah. The government has dumped previous plans to charge those
who test positive, acknowledging concerns it would act as a punitive
measure, but would quarantine payments onto a cashless debit card if
recipients test positive for illicit substances. The policy will be reintroduced
when parliament resumes next week, and will require the support of four of
the six Senate crossbenchers. PRAY FOR BOJO
Boris Johnson will make a second attempt to call an election next week,
after the House of Lords agreed to push through the bill preventing a no-
deal Brexit, The Guardian reports. The government, which yesterday failed
to secure the two-thirds majority needed to trigger a snap election, believes
it can resubmit the motion on Monday, after the no-deal bill has been made
law, daring Labour to back it. There are divisions within Labour as to
whether to support an election before an extension has been secured with
the EU.
The PM’s brother Jo “JoJo” Johnson has resigned from the government,
saying he could not reconcile the national interest with family loyalty, and
joining a flood of Tory resignations. Johnson later gave a “rambling speech”
in front of a group of police, saying he would rather “die in a ditch” than
delay Brexit. PORTER'S POWER PLAY
Attorney General and Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter may be
prepared to give up some ministerial power in order to pass his union-
busting bill, the Nine papers report.
Porter, who is currently negotiating with the crossbench over the law, said
he was open to making “reasonable changes” to the Ensuring Integrity Bill,
indicating he may give up the power to deregister unions and disqualify
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officials if it means passing the bill. Centre Alliance senator Rex Patrick has
demanded the provision be removed, with Dyson Heydon’s royal
commission report recommending that only the Registered Organisation
Commission hold such a power.
[free_worm]THEY REALLY SAID THAT?
We decided that [Water Minister] David Littleproud is full of you know what,
and he is doing nothing about the Basin Plan. Jan Beer
A Murray-Darling Basin Plan protest organiser slams the government over
its failure to act, as angry farmers threw an effigy of the minister sitting on
the toilet into the river.READ ALL ABOUT IT
Deportation costs to be waived for Tamil family if they agree to leave
Australia
Julie Bishop defends her private sector positions since quitting politics
Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo rejects claims of inappropriate behaviour
Chinese billionaire denies link to $100,000 NSW Labor donation
A third of the prison population has Hepatitis C, ice inquiry hears
Cash rate tipped to drop to 0.25% amid claims RBA’s job is getting tougher
‘Conflicted’: warning on big four auditors ($)
Dutton to warn of evolving cyber threat to transport and power ($)
Melbourne airport chief says dedicated line only route for fast airport train
‘It’s time’: Solomon Islands’ diplomatic switch to China imminent
Loch Ness ‘monster’ could be large eel, say scientistsCRIKEY QUICKIE:
THE BEST OF YESTERDAYYang and Assange show Australia's glaring
double standard
Stuart Rees
Sep 04, 2019
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“Yang and Assange are Australian citizens imprisoned under troublesome
conditions. Each is to be charged with espionage yet denied the means of
preparing their defence. Both are denounced by powerful states, threatened
with years of imprisonment and possible death. And yet there hasn’t been a
peep from our government — or mainstream journalists, for that matter —
on Assange.”What Brexit options remain for a beleaguered Boris?
Guy Rundle
Sep 05, 2019
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“That leaves Johnson with the tempting possibility of simply ignoring the
withdrawal delay, and arguing that the parliament does not and never had
jurisdiction over executive action with regard to a treaty. That would, in turn,
prompt a no-confidence motion, or a very specific motion to prevent
executive action, in the days before a crash-out, up to a direct petition to the
Queen to sack Johnson immediately and install a PM whose executive
actions would reflect the expressed will of a parliamentary majority.”How do
you get a whole country back to the shops?
Jason Murphy
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“One part of the solution could be lifting Newstart, recipients of which are
highly likely to spend the money they receive thereby supporting the
economy. That’s another example of the kind of circuit breaker we need;
one that will create good ripples, to flow through the consumer economy,
from shoppers to business owners, and then back again.”THE
COMMENTARIAT
Let’s cool it on the anti-China hysteria – Kevin Rudds ( The Age/Sydney
Morning Herald): “The most important thing about Australia having a
national China strategy is to have one. At present, we do not. What we have
instead is a government with a series of attitudes about China, rather than a
coherent policy for dealing with China. We seem to have a government
more interested in fanning public hysteria over ‘’reds under the beds’, almost
a new yellow peril, all suddenly requiring the Australian people to stand up
against the Chinese hordes. It has taken what is a three-out-of-10 challenge
to Australian national interests and values and turned it into a nine-out-of-10
existential threat.”
Is Hong Kong’s proposal to withdraw Extradition Bill a ruse? ($) – Brian
Marlow( The Daily Telegraph): “The people of Hong Kong know that any
backward step by Carrie Lam must be part of a longer term goal to wait out
the West. The CCP think in much longer terms than our Western
counterparts who only ever have the next election cycle in mind. For the
sake of Hong Kong and for the sake of democracy in South East Asia, let’s
hope US politicians are able to see through Carrie Lam’s facade.”
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First Nations inclusion in the music business should be more than tokenism
– Neil Morris( The Guardian): “Some play the quotas game. Splendour in
the Grass, promoted by Triple J and other heavyweight media platforms as
Australia’s foremost music festival, had two First Nation acts this year on
primary stages. Neither was on the main stage. Did they perceive this as
adequate representation? Triple J as a major music broadcaster with around
168 hours per week has not through all its activities been able to find a slot
of one hour per week to dedicate to First Nations music.”HOLD THE
FRONT PAGE
WHAT’S ON TODAY
National
Today makes the 23rd annual White Balloon Day, Australia’s largest and
longest running campaign dedicated to preventing child sexual assault.
Melbourne
A Federal Court hearing will rule on the Tamil asylum seeker family facing
deportation, with protesters gathering outside the court ahead of the
hearing.
The Federal Court will hold a case management hearing for test cases
against Centrelink’s automated robodebt program.
The first case management hearing will take place in the matter between
Metro Trains and the Australian Rail, Tram and Bus union, with the union
claiming Metro Trains has underpaid workers by $1 million in wages.
Shepparton, Victoria
The County Court will sentence Savas Avan, accused of sending suspicious
packages to embassies and consulates across Melbourne, Canberra and
Sydney.
Brisbane
Brisbane Festival will begin, running until September 28.
The Supreme Court will hear the defamation trial Wagner family v Nine
Network, over coverage imputing the family caused the Grantham floods.
Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure Minister Alan Tudge will deliver
the keynote address at the Infrastructure Association of Queensland lunch.
The Gold Coast
Charity motoring event The Variety Bash will wrap up its wacky 10-day road
trip.
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