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Comment linking stillbirth law to late-term abortions is ‘insensitive’
You may remember last week when conservatives got involved. Andrew Hastie, Barnaby Joyce, Henry Pike And Tony Pasin In the Federation hall, he argued that Priya’s bill, which entitles parents who experience a stillbirth to maternity leave payments, could be used by women who have late-term abortions.
Medical experts were highly critical of the claims and accused MPs of “playing politics”.
Ley does not comment directly on lawmakers, but says the bipartisan bill is “really important” and that women who lose their babies as a result of tragic events should be supported.
Losing a baby is one of the hardest things that can happen to a mother and a family. As a mother and grandmother, this is a very personal situation. Any comments regarding the application of this bill in other contexts are insensitive.
‘I am completely confident in myself,’ says Ley
Sabra Road asks Susan Ley How confident is he that he will still be leader when parliament convenes this year?
Rumors are swirling around parliament house, with senior conservatives pushing for net zero and senior moderates pressuring Ley to meet climate targets. And let’s not forget Andrew Hastie he left the front row last month (saying this was not a leadership challenge, but a step towards any future initiative).
Ley seems unimpressed by this comment:
I’m totally sure and I have a smile on my face as I answer this because I know the media and commentators get a little excited at times.
Sussan Ley says Liberals will reach net zero ‘soon’
Susan LeyUnder pressure from his own party and the Nationals, he says the Liberals will reach net zero “soon”.
Speaking to ABC AM, Ley said he had “no comment on the comment”. Homeowner Sabra Road pointing TimWilsonThe language of the Liberal party yesterday saying that “the National party is not light” and Andrew Bragg‘s comments that Australia cannot be an “excluded state” and withdraw from the Paris agreement.
You are asking me to respectfully comment on the comments. As a leader, I said there would be no captains’ calls and that I would listen to my team, and that’s exactly what I’m doing.
Asked if he personally believes in net zero by 2050, Ley says he “always says we can’t get to net zero at any cost.”
Housing minister says 5 per cent housing deposit scheme does not contribute to property price rise
housing minister, Clare O’Neil, defends the government’s 5% home deposit scheme and says it has not contributed to the recent rise in house prices.
Debate with national senator Bridget McKenzie This morning O’Neil said house price growth has been a problem for 40 years and “ultimately we need to build more houses quickly”.
The main reason for what is happening is not the government changers… I don’t think it is right to blame this on a policy that started four weeks ago.
McKenzie says the deposit plan would mean “first-time homebuyers going further into debt” and also blames immigration levels (while the Liberals are trying to soften their language on immigration, they are still drawing a link between immigration rates and rising house prices).
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Asio chief talks about China
Mike Burgess He also made more exaggerated statements about Chinese In his appearance at Lowy.
When asked about a reported visit to Beijing in 2023 (a trip Burgess neither confirms nor denies), Burgess said he meets regularly with the intelligence agencies of enemy countries. He said Asio had relationships with more than 351 civilian and military intelligence agencies in 124 countries.
He said the following about China:
I didn’t mention China… but how do you know that I wasn’t talking about the things China is doing in my remarks?
We all look out for each other. However, we do not engage in wholesale intellectual property theft, we do not interfere in political systems, and we do not engage in highly damaging activities.
Asio chief warns ‘at least three countries’ willing to kill on Australian soil
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Asio chief, Mike BurgessHe spoke at the Lowy Institute last night and warned governments there were “at least” three countries prepared to carry out political assassinations in Australia.
The full story is available here , but Burgess elaborated on his remarks in a conversation with the director of the Lowy Institute. Michael Fullilove after giving his speech.
The Asio chief acknowledged his warning carried a “worrying message” but added Australians should be notified. He said:
I think it is extremely important for Australians to understand that we now live in a world where this is possible… Australia is far from anywhere, but it is not free from threat.
When asked about his comments that there were “at least three countries willing and able” to carry out the assassination, Burgess said:
The countries I haven’t named know who I’m talking about… By making it public, I’m also letting them know that we know some of them are ready to do this. And we will do our best to stop them before it happens.
Greens senator says Albanian government ‘addicted to secrecy’ after Nauru deportations
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Greens senator David ShobridgeHe accused the Albanian government of being “addicted to secrecy” after Guardian Australia learned last week that at least two men had been quietly deported to Nauru.
Sources said one of the men was a Sudanese national and was detained at the Yongah Hill immigration center near Perth, while the other was hired from another center within the country.
When he became Minister of Internal Affairs Tony BurkeWhen asked about the deportation yesterday, he said: “We expect people to go if their visas have been cancelled.”
Shoebridge, the minor party’s immigration spokesman, said the government was building a “wall of secrecy” against deportations.
It is not the behavior of any democracy to forcibly send people to a country they have never been to, to which they have no connections, unsupervised and in complete secrecy…
A government that thinks it is okay to do this is a government that has lost its moral compass.
While the Albanian government erects a wall of secrecy, we rely on scraps of information from the Nauruan government and civil society.
$2 billion of the public fortune is being poured into this draconian policy, and Minister Burke seems determined to ensure that no one can question him or get even the most basic information about what is going on.
Particularly frightening are the reports that one of the people sent to Nauru was Sudanese; When we know that the Nauruan president has said that the ultimate goal is to send people back to the countries they fled from.
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asio chief Mike Burgess He spoke at the Lowy Institute in Sydney last night and said there were “at least” three countries whose governments were prepared to assassinate Australian soil. Asked if this was too worrying, Burgess said it was “incredibly important” for Australians to understand the dangers the country faces.
The Greens accused the Albanian government of being “addicted to secrecy” after Guardian Australia learned last week that at least two more people had been deported to Nauru without any public explanation. Greens senator David Shobridge He said forcibly removing people from Australia under complete secrecy should not be the behavior of a democracy.
