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James Paterson says Liberals must end post-election ‘apology tour’
Dan Jervis-Bardy
A senior Liberal leader has called for an end to the maritime surveillance that has dogged his party since the disastrous federal election defeat and warned that a prolonged “mass public therapy session” would make the opposition look unfit for government.
victorian senator James Paterson He said the party needed to halt its post-election “apology tour” and urgently shift its focus to holding Labor accountable and designing a policy agenda that applied traditional Liberal-conservative values to modern Australia.
In a speech laying out his vision for the party’s future, the Victorian senator said the Liberals must reject the “wrong choice” of either turning into a “free market version of the oranges” – rejecting the culture wars while doing so – or embracing Nigel Farage-style populism.
Paterson, who gave the Tom Hughes Speech last night in honor of the former Liberal attorney general, said:
The alternative to these wrong choices is to continue the classical liberal-conservative fusion established by Menzies and make it suitable for the modern world.
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Murray Watt suggests rewriting the laws of nature to miners in Western Australia
Faster environmental approvals could save proponents hundreds of millions of dollars, according to analysis the federal environment minister will use to sell to Western Australian miners where he plans to rewrite natural laws.
Murray Watt It wants to speed up the evaluation times of projects within the scope of amendments to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC), which it plans to submit to the federal parliament in November.
A combination of measures to “streamline” approvals, including the introduction of special “entry” zones to fast-track green energy projects, are designed to shorten the time frame for decisions by at least 20 days.
A new department analysis released by Watt’s office found it would save applicants about $440 million.
Watt will introduce the analysis in a speech to West Australian business leaders and hopes to gain their support after fierce resistance to the Albanian government’s first attempt to overhaul the EPBC Act.
The Minister will tell the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry:
Having modern, fit-for-purpose environmental laws in place will protect Australia’s valuable natural environment and also support accelerating assessments and approvals for national priorities such as more homes, jobs, renewable energy, critical minerals and the economic prosperity Australia needs in the future.
We know that time is money; Our new streamlined assessment process and other reforms and initiatives will deliver significant cost savings for businesses and drive significant economic development.
The environment minister plans to meet the premier of Western Australia while in Perth. Roger Cookpersonally engaged in lobbying activities Anthony Albanese Shelving Labour’s natural laws in the last term of parliament.
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Paterson: ‘Our serious task is to make ourselves capable of governing again’
The Liberals have long faced public bloodletting and infighting after suffering the worst election defeat in their 80-year history in May’s election, with dismissals and resignations from the shadow cabinet, damaging leaks and frequent defections. Susan Leyauthority
The shadow finance minister said in his speech that a period of “reflection and self-examination” was needed following the election loss, especially given MPs’ regrets about how much robust internal debate had been sacrificed for unity in the administration. Peter Dutton‘s leadership.
But Paterson said this “can’t last forever.”
An ongoing mass folk therapy session doesn’t exactly scream ‘I’m ready for government’.
Paterson acknowledged that the Liberal party, unlike Labor, had given backbench MPs the freedom to voice their opinions on policies and described how he had threatened to take to the floor to oppose the Turnbull government’s proposed extradition deal with China in 2017.
But without naming any rogue MPs on his side, he said “freedom must be exercised judiciously.”
The Liberal Party is not a think tank. Or an activist group. Or an argumentative society. We are a political party designed to win and retain government. Those of us who remain in parliament have a special responsibility to our party and our country. And our solemn task is to make ourselves capable of governing again. If we fail, the consequences will be dire.
James Paterson says Liberals must end post-election ‘apology tour’
Dan Jervis-Bardy
A senior Liberal leader has called for an end to the maritime surveillance that has dogged his party since the disastrous federal election defeat and warned that a prolonged “mass public therapy session” would make the opposition look unfit for government.
victorian senator James Paterson He said the party needed to halt its post-election “apology tour” and urgently shift its focus to holding Labor accountable and designing a policy agenda that applied traditional Liberal-conservative values to modern Australia.
In a speech laying out his vision for the party’s future, the Victorian senator said the Liberals must reject the “wrong choice” of either turning into a “free market version of the oranges” – rejecting the culture wars while doing so – or embracing Nigel Farage-style populism.
Paterson, who gave the Tom Hughes Speech last night in honor of the former Liberal attorney general, said:
The alternative to these wrong choices is to continue the classical liberal-conservative fusion that Menzies built and make it suitable for the modern world.
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James PatersonThe shadow finance minister called for an end to the maritime surveillance that has plagued his party since the disastrous federal election defeat and warned that a prolonged “mass public therapy session” would make the opposition look unfit for the government. We’ll have more details in a minute.
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