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Simon Banks is one of Australia’s most highly respected government relations, campaigning and strategic communications professionals.
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When political rivalry is put aside in the national interest at the #JobsSummit Thanks to for being a constructive voice at the Summit and to for inviting him.
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If the LNPers in my twitter stream are anything to go by
Apparently is a rusted on Labor union thug
LOL
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These last two days we all learnt that
hates the thought of Australians working together to make our country better
He couldn't even work with his Coalition partner
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theage.com.au/politics/victo
I challenge to repeat these defamatory comments outside of or to even say she stands by them - it would be like winning the lottery 💰💰
Test for as to whether he deals with this #springst
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Perrottet says he hasn’t spoken to Victorian Liberal leader Matthew Guy before today’s announcement. “I'm not sitting here at a Labor Party fundraiser. I'm sitting here with a premier who wants to get things done and look after his people,” he says.
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Att: . 🤷🏾♂️
“The combined [land councils] Executives passed a resolution supporting implementation of the Uluṟu Statment from the Heart in full & changing the Australian Constitution to enshrine a Voice to Parliament within this term of Government.”
miragenews.com/historic-meeti
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Labor met with an American celebrity before speaking with First Nations politicians from this Country. Not once has Labor reached out to me to discuss the Voice. Still waiting, Labor.
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"Under a memorandum of understanding...the ACTU and the COSBOA agree to support a bargaining system that enables small business to build bespoke agreements that meet their unique needs"
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"Bailey explains that Morrison “point-blank refused” to provide her or the board with any documentation or to answer questions about the $184 million taxpayer-funded campaign."
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Ultimately the campaign in favour of the #indigenousvoice will be won or lost in the loungerooms, schoolyards, workplaces and community spaces of Australians
But starting those conversations matters
helped with that today
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FWIW Pointing out that there could be other reasons for arguing why the @SHAQ's endorsement of the #indigenousvoice doesn't resolve the debate
(Which it clearly doesn't)
Still isn't an excuse for some of the racist commentary on that endorsement
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FWIW Pointing out that there could be other reasons for arguing why the 's endorsement of the #indigenousvoice doesn't resolve the debate
(Which it clearly doesn't)
Still isn't an excuse for some of the racist commentary on that endorsement
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A lot of racists outing themselves following one guys support for the #indigenousvoice today
Now why would that be?
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“On the other hand, we’ve got a report from the solicitor-general. It clearly says that there was nothing illegal done, but it also clearly indicates that it is just highly unconventional, highly unorthodox and shouldn’t have happened.”
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Let’s be clear
isn’t even responsible for responsible government
Still doesn’t hold a hose
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"But pure opposition to the voice is not a tenable position. It cannot be the final stance taken by the Peter Dutton-led Coalition. This debate was triggered...when Howard as PM...embraced the commitment to Indigenous recognition in the Constitution"
A key point from the SG:
"The undermining of responsible government therefore does not depend on the extent to which Mr Morrison exercised powers"
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EXCLUSIVE: Bombshell legal advice from the nation’s solicitor-general examining Scott Morrison’s secret power grab is “scathing” of the decision to trash time-honoured conventions that ministerial changes are made public
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Just your friendly reminder that the Coalition is secret
This is an ageement that sets out how Coalition governments operate
Australians should be told what is in it #insiderss
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Michael McCormack's interview with in which he admitted the PEP-11 rejection was influenced by the upcoming election has weakened the Commonwealth's case in the federal court, govt sources say. #auspol
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Covid showed how much we all rely on the welfare state, particularly the health system. How do we keep it a meaningful safety net in the face of a $1 trillion debt and an ageing population without a significant increase in taxes as a share of GDP? Here's my ideas. #auspol
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The Federal Government is seeking views from industry on issues including:
- the setting of baselines
- setting indicative rates of baseline decline
- crediting of over performance and the use of offsets
- tailored treatment for emissions-intensive, trade-exposed businesses.
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Climate Change and Energy Minister released the Government's consultation paper on reforming the Safeguard Mechanism yesterday.
Consultation is open now and closes on 20 September 2022.
Read Hawker Britton's brief here: bit.ly/3A9rwCn
#auspol #climate
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"While home affairs minister Karen Andrews is the only Liberal to call for Morrison to resign from parliament, many of his colleagues say privately they, too, want him to leave the parliament so the party can move on"
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"Most believe it was just Morrison believing that he, and he alone, could win the next election, as he did in 2019, and that required him to have his hands on all the key levers. The term “messianic” has been thrown about by his colleagues"
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John Howard sought to extinguish the last remaining property rights of indigenous Australians
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Meanwhile over on #SkyAfterDark
They are collectively laughing at/humiliating Michael Kroger
For still supporting "the woke" #MattGuy
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We’ve now released an Issues Paper to help guide the discussions and decisions at the Jobs and Skills Summit hosted by and I in a couple of weeks. You can read the full issues paper here: treasury.gov.au/publication/20
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"This was supposed to be the good book for Morrison"
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🚨Former PM Scott Morrison has phoned Karen Andrews this morning to apologize for blindsiding her on the secret home affairs role.
Yarn on skynews.com.au
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Despite calling Mathias Cormann and Josh Frydenberg, Karen Andrews has revealed on that Scott Morrison HAS NOT called her to personally apologise
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#ANALYSIS: Morrison's secrecy is hard to comprehend. But his lack of trust in his own ministers is even more extraordinary
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"Ten glaring inconsistencies in Scott Morrison’s bamboozling press conference"
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Right now claiming that Morrison's action breached the Coalition Agreement
It likely did
But like 's Ministerial appointments, the Coalition Agreement is secret
It should be made public
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"Making appointments public is not a legal requirement. But it seems timely to revisit this and to formalise the requirement for transparency"
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