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Tony Abbott has averted a back- bench revolt over his handling of the pitch to voters the expenses scandal engulfing Bronwyn Bishop in a move to shore up his leadership and Frigates for SA, address doubts among his EXCLUSIVU VE colleagues over his judgment Victoria may help during the drawn-out affair. DAVIDDA CROWWE rebuild fortunes Acting to soothe community REBECCA PUUDDDY anger over the use of taxpayer cash, the Prime Minister followed The federal government will EXCLUSIVE the resignation of Mrs Bishop launch a political offensive to with a pledge to “restore public rebuild trust with voters and prove BRENDAN NICHOLSON REBECCA PUDDY respect” in federal politics by it is acting onn major economic cleaning up rules on parliament- challenges, using three days of ary entitlements. campaigning in South will this weekk look The decisions appeased those this week to outline billions of dol- to secure the future of thee naval Liberals who were threatening to lars in support for local jobs. shipbuilding industry wittth a withdraw support from Mrs Bish- Tony Abbott will lead a federal major announcement exxxpected op when parliament resumed next cabinet meeting in Adelaide to include a $20 billion pplan to week and Labor forced a vote on tomorrow amid a barrage of policy build nine frigates in Sooououth her fate, setting up a flashpoint announcements, including sup- Australia and Victoria.a.. that could have weakened Mr port for local manufacturers and The Prime Ministererr’s Abbott’s authority. the creation of thousands of jobs at intention is to make nnanaval Government MPs warned last the National Brroadband Network. shipbuilding sustainaaabable by night that Mr Abbott had actedtoo Venturing into hostile political getting it on to a “connntinuous slowly to respond to the public terrain, the Prime Minister and his build” program andd tto shore up frustration over Mrs Bishop’s cabinet colleaagues will use the political support for the expenses, which included a $5227 South Australiian exercise to try to in South AAustralia. helicopter flight from Melbourne assure voters across the nation Since it backedd aaway from its to Geelong to attend a Liberal that the government remains pledge to build 12 ssubmarines in fundraising function. focused on the economy. South Australia, tththe While Liberal backbenchers While Mr Abbott’s biggest government has ffaced a welcomed the outcome, some announcemennt will be a commit- backlash that cooouould see it losing blamed Mr Abbott for not heeding ment to build a new fleet of navy up to four Housesee of the concerns of voters and his own frigates, this will be surrounded Representativeees seats and two colleagues over the past three by other pledgges, including more Senate seats inn a state already weeks, drawing a parallel with his support for advanced manufactur- battered by jobobb losses in the poor judgment before an attempt- ing after the cclosure of local car motor vehiclee industry. ed spill against him in February. factories. Getting thhe fraught issue of Reports on the weekend of Mrs Industry Minister Ian Macfar- shipbuildingg jjobs off the agenda Bishop spending $6000 on a char- ADAM TAYLOR lane will outline the “advanced would also ggigive the government ter flight from to Nowra, Departing Speaker Bronwyn Bishop, who has made no admission of wrongdoing, says she was stepping aside out of ‘love and respect’ for the parliament manufacturing” statement, in- more roomm tto move on where it 160km to the south, and spending cluding “multi-million-dollar pro- will have thhhe navy’s new up to $1000 a day on limousines, jects” backed by the federal and submarineees built. hardened the calls for the Prime Political awareness left on state governments. The plaaan to build new frigates Minister to act. This is deesigned to ensure may meanann retiring some of the As Mr Abbott was announcing The Coalitioon must The entitlemennt culture PLUSPL the Melbourne helipad South Australia gets a share of the navy’s eigigght Anzac-class frigates Mrs Bishop’s resignation yester- re-establish confidence among some MMPs to Bronwyn government’s $9.7 billion annual early. Buuut even if an existing day afternoon, she issued a state- in its ability and maximise and Bishop: the outlay on science and research. design iiss chosen, it is likely that ment in which she made no willingness to do the manipulate their fault was loyalty. As Abbott and Communications Minister the firststt “cutting of steel” for the woman DENNIS SHANAHAN admission of wrongdoing and said right thing. Or it will travel and alloowances who would be senior Liberals came to realise Malcolm Turnnbull will arrive in new shhhihips — to be fitted with a she was stepping aside out of “love POLITICAL ED ITOR Bishop had to “pull the pin”, it has Adelaide today to announce that revoluuututionary Australian- end its days,, like its is out of control queen P4 and respect” for the parliament. Labor predeccessor, and there apppear been Bishop who has been the the NBN will train 400 workers, designgnned air defence radar Former attorney-general Phil- as a case studdy in to be no anchor slowing down the reaction with guaranteed employment, at systememm — will be at least two ip Ruddock is emerging as a likely Focus turns to to genuine public outrage and the national network, as part of a yearrrs away. disappointedd adequate rules contender to become Speaker as Bishop’s ties to anger. $40 million investment over the Continued on Page 2 the Coalition canvasses options expectationss to stop them charter operator When former assistant next four yearss. for the $341,000-a-year job. HENRYH ERGAS P10 PHILLIPHILLIP HUDSONSO P10 P4 treasurer Arthur Sinodinos could The announcement is part of a Nationals MP Bruce Scott, who see his continuing presence in his national program that will train thehee future,” the Opposition Leader is likely to be Acting Speaker when Mr Abbott promised a “root tion to privilege that was the real Australian before the announce- job would damage the 4500 workers as the NBN doubles saaaiaid while campaigning in South parliament resumes on Monday and branch review” of the entitle- culprit,” the Opposition Leader ment that she had quit. government because of his its construction workforce to 9000 AAuAustralia two weeks ago for his from a six-week winter recess, is ments to fix them “once and for said. Another called the scandal “a Bronwyn Bishop has finally done appearance at the NSW and promises to offer jobs for pplan for a 50 per cent target for also a leading candidate after serv- all” so that they were fair. He said “Mrs Bishop hasn’t resigned wound that won’t stop bleeding” the right thing at the right time. Independent Commission school-leavers and older workers rrenewable energy. ing as deputy speaker since the last one of the problems with the sys- because it was the right thing to do, and a third said the scandal had She is entirely to blame and Against Corruption, he acted changing careers. The government has also election and assisting in similar tem was that expenses could be it was because she and Mr Abbott already “burned” the government. totally responsible for the mess quickly and selflessly for the Bill Shorten has seized on the struggled to send a message to vot- positions since 2002. Mr Shorten “inside the rules but outside com- realised they had no other choice.” The Coalition whips in the she has ended up in and the Liberal Party. Abbott did not wish government’s political problems ers about its economic agenda said last week he had the respect of munity expectations”. Liberal MPs had made it clear lower house, Scott Buchholtz and damage that has been done to to move against him but to accuse Mr Abbott of being out of amid weeks of media attention on Labor MPs. Bill Shorten rejected that argu- to the Prime Minister that they Andrew Nikolic, had telephoned Tony Abbott, the government Sinodinos’s own decision was a touch with voters and “stuck in the Bronwyn Bishop. The Prime Minister said yester- ment and accused Mr Abbott of wanted Mrs Bishop gone before scores of MPs in recent days and and the parliament. welcome relief for the Liberal past” on majoor issues, includingg In a sign of the challenges fac- day Mrs Bishop was clearly “re- failing to acknowledge the depth parliament resumed. relayed their responses to the The Prime Minister may have leadership. science and tecchnology. ing the Prime Minister and the morseful” over her use of of the problem with Mrs Bishop’s “Out in the community, it’s Prime Minister’s Office. been too slow and too reluctant to The former Speaker’s political “Mr Abbottt seems so focusedd government, Mr Abbott posted entitlements but he argued that expenses. coming up all the time. People are Labor increased the pressure act out of his allegiance to a awareness and timing has been on the past thaat he can’t work ouuut the worst approval rating of any the “deficient” system was the “Mr Abbott has blamed the sys- expressing their view and the view on the government on Friday by friend, colleague and senior abysmal since the moment she what the jobs of the future looook prime minister in any state since greater problem. tem but it was Mrs Bishop’s addic- is she should go,” one MP told The Continued on Page 4 Coalition figure, but at least his Continued on Page 4 like, nor does heh have any plan ffofor Continued on Page 2 Abbott resisted Obama’s Elders urge constitutional change, reject ‘embroiddery’y’ EXCLUSIVEX E overtures on trade deal Uni drop-out Constitution explicitly banning Abbott will fund a further rroound EXCLUSIVCLUSIVE racial discrimination, if doing so of consultation tto help indigegeenous rates soaring put this position strongly to Mr helped find “a way through the Australians undderstand thhhee var- EXCLUSIVXCLUSIVE Abbott. However, he firmly AMOS AIKMAK N forest’’. ious propositioons under ddebate rejected Mr Obama’s proposal. NORTHERN CORRE SPONDEN T He said he would be “guided by and reach a seemi-unifiededd view. JULIE HARE GREGREG SHERIS DAN Both Mr Abbott and Mr Robb what indigenous Australia has to That view wouuld then bbee taken HIGHER ED UC ATION FOREIGN EDIT OR are on the record as saying they Indigenous leaders Noel Pearson say” on racial discrimination. forward througgh a furthhheher series EDI TOR will sign no deal that will and Patrick Dodson have united “There’s got to be a substantive of town hall-styyle meetititinings with increase the price of drugs in behind calls for substantive power position within the the rest of the country. University drop-out rates have Australia. change to the main body of Aus- Constitution; it can’t just be some “We need inndigenouuus Austra- hit their highest level for eight Although Mr Robb has tried tralia’s Constitution, with Mr embroidery around a preamble or lians to get their head aaround this years as booming enrolments of to be positive after the Pearson warning that most indig- something like that,” Mr Pearson thing and to see if wee canc forge a academically struggling stu- breakdown in Hawaii, the view enous Australians would reject said. consensus amoong ouuur people so dents, particularly in regional of government is mere “preambular embroidery”. “If there is consensus around that, when we ddo go oout and con- and online courses, takes its toll. clear and firming: no deal is The pair, who are two of the anything that I’ve heard this sult with the rrest ooff Australia,AuA The national average better than a bad deal. country’s most respected Aborig- AMO S AIKMAN weekend and I’ve heard in the we’ve got a verry clear position,”tionion ” attrition rate for first-year stu- Tony Abbott has defied a The does inal figureheads, have joined to Indigenous leaders Tom Calma, left, Patrick Dodson and lead-up to (the) Garma (Festival) Mr Pearson said. dentsents reachedreach 14.84 per cent in personal plea from US President not intend to compromise its effectively push for a new or Noel Pearson with BCA representative Michael Rose here (in Arnhem Land), it’s that “Whenever wwe’ve been united, 2013. The worstrstst affecteaffected insti- Barack Obama to cave in to an bottom line on the TPP. reformed head of powers for the there’s no substantial constit- we’ve been ablee to make strides tution was the University of TTasas- American demand for longer Mr Abbott and Mr Obama benefit of indigenous peoples, and Mr Dodson sees this as separ- Strait Islander people and the rest uency in indigenous Australia forward.” mania where nearly one in three medical patents that would push discussed other issues, including for the removal of outdated ate from questions about Aborig- of the country. that would just agree on some On Saturday, he and Mr Dod- students dropped out, new fed- up drug prices in Australia. the challenge of terrorism and constitutional elements that are inal sovereignty or a treaty Mr Pearson said he was open kind of preambular embroidery.” son held a camppfire meeting with eral Education Department data In a phone call to the Prime the situation in Iraq. But Mr seen by many as racist. between Aboriginal and Torres to inserting a new clause into the Both leaders are hopeful Tony Continued on Page 6 reveals. At Swinburne Univer- Minister more than a week ago, Obama’s chief priority was to try sity 28 per cent dropped out. Mr Obama sought Australian to bring the TPP to closure. Experts say there is a direct trade concessions to facilitate the The other sticking point for correlation between increasing conclusion of the 12-nation, Australia is that the US must Goodes racism debate leaves AFL’s governingb ody diivided attrition rates and the introduc- $200 billion, Trans-Pacific substantially increase access to tion of the demand-driven sys- Partnership trade deal. its market for Australian sugar mission were laid bare during a action, and frustrated the Sydney ers, black and white, to cop the achievement: tthe advancement tem in 2012, which allowed Negotiations on the TPP, led producers. Australia is allowed to EXCLUSIVE meeting on Tuesday, with both Swans. wrath of opposition supporters. of indigenous people through universities to enrol as many stu- for Australia by Trade Minister export less than 90,000 tonnes chairman Mike Fitzpatrick and The Australian understands Some commissioners were Australia’s national football code. dents as they deemed qualified. CHIP LE GRAND Andrew Robb, broke down in of sugar a year to the US, while chief executive Gillon McLachlan the nine-person commission is critical of Goodes. This minority After Tuesday’s meeting, Mr Hawaii at the weekend. Before the total annual US sugar market uncertain over how best to split into three camps. holds Goodes responsible for his McLachlan issuued a statement: FULL REPORT P3 the Hawaii negotiations, Mr is 10 million tonnes. The Adam Goodes race debate respond to the crowd baiting that Some commissioners accept own abuse because of his conduct “Racism has no place in our game, Obama rang a number of leaders With Australia’s access to a has exposed deep divisions and has caused Goodes to consider his racism is deeply embedded in the on and off the field, including, and while I resspect that people to lobby to get the deal portion of the “normal growth” inadequate leadership within the involvement in the game. abuse of Goodes, an Aboriginal most recently, performing a spear may have diffeerent views about concluded. expected in the US market, and a AFL Commission, with the The AFL’s failure to acknow- footballer who has taken a strong dance after kicking a goal. what is happening to Adam, it is The US wants to increase the most marginal concession by the game’s governing body split over ledge that Goodes is being racially stance on indigenous issues, The split, which is reflective impossible to separate this issue term for patents on biologic Continued on Page 2 whether bigotry is fuelling the abused and condemn those sup- including racism. of the broader public divide, Continued on Page 6 drugs — those made from abuse of the Sydney Swans star porters responsible has bitterly Others believe the abuse is not explains the AFL’s insipid natural sources — from five MORE REPORTSORTS P2 and whether Goodes is to blame. disappointed some commission racially loaded and that he is just response to an issue that presents SPORT P32 years to 12 years. The President EDITORIAL P11 The divisions within the com- members, who want stronger the last in a long line of football- a direct threat to its greatest social PATRICKPA SMITHM P32

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