DOCSLIB.ORG

Strategic Political Counsel Pre-Election Brief Prepared June

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

Strategic Political Counsel Pre-Election Brief Prepared June 30, 2016 Introduction This Brief contains an overview of marginal seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and also provides information about who the current seat is held by, including the incumbent member, the main contestant, and most importantly, the margin by which the seat is currently held. Additionally, this brief includes opinion polls for both the primary and 2PP vote of both upper and lower houses. Executive Summary With the election only a few days away, our research indicates the following; Strategic Political Counsel’s Election Forecast: House of Representatives 1. Labor’s primary vote has dipped across the country, but they are still favoured to pick up a number of marginal seats. 2. The Coalition will win a workable majority of 82-83 seats in the House of Representatives. 3. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce will retain New England. 4. The Nationals are a strong chance to win the seat of Murray. 5. Luke Hartsuyker will retain Cowper. 6. Natasha Griggs will not retain Solomon. 7. Jamie Briggs will lose Mayo to Nick Xenophon Team candidate Rebekha Sharkie. 8. Christopher Pyne will retain Sturt, defeating the Nick Xenophon Team candidate by a comfortable margin. 9. Cathy McGowan will retain Indi. Senate 1. The Coalition will win 31-32 Senate seats. 2. The Nick Xenophon Team will win between 25% - 30% of the senate vote in South Australia and win 4 Senate seats, with the possibility of a 5th in Western Australia or Victoria. 3. Jacquie Lambie will be re-elected. 4. The Nationals have an opportunity to pick up a seat either in WA or Tasmania. 5. Derryn Hinch will not win a Senate seat. 6. Pauline Hanson is unlikely to win a Senate seat. 43 Phillip St, Sydney NSW 02 8272 0616 2 Political Environment • The double dissolution election has been called for 02 July 2016. • To form government, a party must win 76 seats at an election. • The Coalition currently hold 90 seats, with the ALP holding 55. • The remaining 5 seats are held by The Greens, The Palmer United Party, or Independents. • Since December 2015, the polls have dipped for the Coalition, while Labor have lifted slightly. • Polling for minor parties is relatively high, between 10-15%. Coalition • The Coalition has run an unremarkable campaign, which has seen the polls level out as we approach election day. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is still the preferred Prime Minister, holding a strong lead over opposition leader Bill Shorten. ALP • The ALP has run into campaign problems over the last two weeks, mainly in regards to costings. The result of the Brexit referendum in the UK, and the uncertainty that comes with it, has not assisted their cause. The feeling in the electorate is that communities do not want another change in government. Boundary Changes The re-distribution of electorate boundaries has resulted in the ALP notionally picking up two seats overall. In NSW, the Coalition held seats of Barton, Patterson and Dobell have all become notional Labor seats, while the division of Charlton (a Labor controlled seat) has been abolished. In Western Australia, a new seat has been created (Burt) which is a notional Liberal seat. This means that Coalition notionally hold 88 seats, with Labor holding 57. 43 Phillip St, Sydney NSW 02 8272 0616 3 Key Marginal Seats The following seats have been identified by the Australian Electoral Commission as marginal, or identified by Strategic Political Counsel as marginal due to outside circumstances. NEW SOUTH WALES SEAT PARTY Margin Sportsbet Incumbent Contestant Odds Barton Liberal -4.39 ALP: 1.05 Nickolas Varvaris Linda Burney LIB: 8.50 Patterson Liberal -0.27 ALP: 1.15 Karen Howard Meryl Swanson LIB: 5.00 (Won preselection) Dobell Liberal -0.18 ALP: 1.30 Karen McNamara Emma McBride LIB: 3.30 Parramatta Australian 1.32 ALP: 1.10 Julie Owens Michael Beckwith Labor Party LIB: 6.00 Richmond Australian 1.58 ALP: 1.15 Justine Elliot Matther Fraser Labor Party LIB: 5.00 (Nationals) Kingsford Australian 2.74 ALP: 1.05 Matt Thistlethwaite Michael Feneley Smith Labor Party LIB: 8.50 Banks Liberal 2.8 LIB: 1.20 David Coleman Chris Gambian ALP: 4.20 Eden- Liberal 2.91 ALP: 1.35 Peter Hendy Mike Kelly Monaro LIB: 3.00 Greenway Australian 2.98 ALP: 1.35 Michelle Rowland Yyvone Keane Labor Party LIB: 3.00 Lindsay Liberal 2.99 LIB: 1.27 Fiona Scott Emma Huar ALP: 3.50 Robertson Liberal 3.09 LIB: 1.25 Lucy Wicks Anne Charlton ALP: 3.75 Page The Nationals 3.1 ALP: 1.45 Kevin Hogan Janelle Saffin NAT: 2.60 Reid Liberal 3.33 LIB: 1.15 Craig Laundy Angelo Tsirekas ALP: 5.00 MacArthur Liberal 3.39 ALP: 1.65 Russell Matheson Michael Freelander LIB: 2.15 Gilmore Liberal 3.78 LIB: 1.35 Ann Sudmalis Fiona Phillips ALP: 3.00 Macquarie Liberal 4.48 LIB: 1.52 Louise Markus Susan Templeton ALP: 2.40 Hunter Australian 5.68 ALP: 1.01 Joel Fitzgibbon N/A Labor Party LIB: 16.00 New The Nationals 19.6 ALP: 1.30 Barnaby Joyce Tony Windsor England IND: 3.30 (Independent) Notes New South Wales is predicted to have the largest number of seats changing hands. The re-distribution in NSW turns two existing Coalition seats (Barton and Patterson) into notional ALP seats. Other seats tipped to fall to Labor include Eden-Monaro and Paterson. 43 Phillip St, Sydney NSW 02 8272 0616 4 Tony Windsor is contesting the seat of New England, which has turned a very safe Coalition seat into a marginal seat, with polling in March showing that the contest was 50/50. While many expect Barnaby Joyce to retain the seat, it will be at a much smaller margin. PREDCTION: • Barnaby Joyce to retain New England • Peter Hendy to retain Eden Monaro 43 Phillip St, Sydney NSW 02 8272 0616 5 QUEENSLAND SEAT PARTY Margin Sportsbet Incumbent Contestant Odds Fairfax Palmer United 0.03 LNP: 1.01 Clive Palmer – • Scott Anderson Party ALP: 16.00 Not Contesting (ALP) • Ted O’Brien (LNP) Petrie Liberal National 0.53 ALP: 1.38 Luke Howarth Jacqui Pederson Party LNP: 3.00 Capricornia Liberal National 0.77 ALP: 1.60 Michelle Landry Leisa Neaton Party LNP: 2.25 Lilley Australian Labor 1.32 ALP: 1.05 Wayne Swan David Kingston Party LNP: 8.50 Moreton Australian Labor 1.55 ALP: 1.03 Graham Perrett Nic Monsour Party LNP: 5.00 Kennedy Katter's 2.19 KAP: 1.05 Bob Katter • Norm Jacobsen Australian Party LNP: 8.50 (ALP) • Jonathan Pavetto (LNP) Griffith Australian Labor 3.01 ALP: 1.15 Terri Butler Fiona Ward Party LNP: 5.00 Bonner Liberal National 3.69 LNP: 1.12 Ross Vasta Laura Fraser Hardy Party ALP: 4.00 Oxley Australian Labor 3.77 ALP: 1.05 Milton Dick (Won Bibe Roadley Party LNP: : 8.50 Preselection) Brisbane Liberal National 4.28 LNP: 1.40 Trevor Evans Pat O’Neill Party ALP: 2.75 (Won Preselection) Forde Liberal National 4.38 LNP: 1.40 Bert van Manen Des Hardman Party ALP: 2.50 Rankin Australian Labor 4.78 ALP: 1.01 Jim Chalmers Freya Ostapovitch Party LNP: 16.00 Blair Australian Labor 5.26 ALP: 1.08 Shayne Neumann Teresa Harding Party LNP: 6.00 Leichhardt Liberal National 5.68 LNP: 1.06 Warren Entsch Sharron Howes Party ALP: 9.00 Herbert Liberal National 6.17 LNP: 1.15 Ewen Jones Cathy O’Toole Party ALP: 5.00 Flynn Liberal National 6.53 LNP: 1.20 Ken O'Dowd Zac Beers Party ALP: 3.00 Dickson Liberal National 6.72 LNP: 1.10 Peter Dutton Linda Lavarch Party ALP: 6.00 Longman Liberal National 6.92 ALP: 1.15 Wyatt Roy Susan Lamb Party LNP: 5.00 Notes Fairfax will not be contested by Clive Palmer and is tipped to return to the Liberal National Party. Capricornia is traditionally a safe Labor seat, and is thought to be at significant risk given the swing against the government. The electorate of Petrie is also at risk. 43 Phillip St, Sydney NSW 02 8272 0616 6 VICTORIA SEAT PARTY Margin Sportsbet Incumbent Contestant Odds McEwen Australian Labor 0.15 ALP: 1.08 Rob Mitchell Chris Jermyn Party LIB: 7.00 Indi Independent 0.25 IND: 1.15 Cathy • Matt Corboy NAT: 6.00 McGowan (Nat) LIB: 11.00 • Sophie Mirabella (Lib) Bendigo Australian Labor 1.26 ALP: 1.10 Lisa Chesters Megan Purcell Party LIB: 6.00 Chisolm Australian Labor 1.6 ALP: 1.36 Stefanie Perri Julia Banks Party LIB: 3.00 (Won preselection) Bruce Australian Labor 1.8 ALP: 1.10 Julian Hill (Won Helen Kroger Party LIB: 6.00 preselection) Jagajaga Australian Labor 3.13 ALP: 1.05 Jenny Macklin David Mulholland Party LIB: 8.50 Deakin Liberal 3.18 LIB: 1.20 Michael Sukkar Tony Clark ALP: 4.20 Melbourne Australian Labor 3.56 ALP: 1.25 Michael Danby Owen Guest Ports Party LIB: 4.00 Isaacs Australian Labor 3.86 ALP: 1.01 Mark Dreyfus Garry Spencer Party LIB: 16.00 Corangamite Liberal 3.94 LIB: 1.05 Sarah Libby Coker ALP: 8.50 Henderson La Trobe Liberal 4.01 LIB: 1.17 Jason Wood Simon Curtis ALP: 4.50 Ballarat Australian Labor 4.89 ALP: 1.01 Catherine King • Paul Tatchell Party LIB: 12.00 (Nat) • Sarah Wade (Lib) Melbourne The Greens 5.27 GRN: 1.05 Adam Bandt • Sophie Ismail ALP: 9.00 (ALP) • Philip Liu (Lib) Dunkley Liberal 5.57 LIB: 1.17 Chris Crewther Peta Murphy ALP: 3.50 (Won Preselection) Mallee The Nationals 6.21 NAT: 1.01 Andrew Broad Lydia Senior ALP: 21.00 Batman Australian Labor 10.6 ALP: 1.80 David Feeney • George Souris Party GRN: 1.95 (Lib) LIB: 34.00 • Alex Bhathal (Greens) Notes The seat of Batman was considered a very strong chance to fall to The Greens, however the recent announcement that the Liberal Party will preference the Greens last has made this unlikely.
Recommended publications
  • April 2020 G4R

    April 2020 G4R

    April 2020 G4R Vol. 6 No. 4 News Grandmothers for Refugees - Bendigo Email - [email protected] Bendigo Grandmothers for Refugees Website Victorian Grandmother for Refugees Website FB - Grandmothers for Refugees - Bendigo Twitter - https://twitter.com/grandmothersref Twitter handle @grandmothersref Advocacy in the age of COVID-19 As meetings are cancelled or move online, this newsletter was delayed until we could bring you reliable news from the Refugee Sector. For regular updates on how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting the Refugee Sector, please check the following websites. Coffee and Chat Refugee Council of Australia … https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/ 10.30am Tuesday 5 May Refugee Legal … using ZOOM https://refugeelegal.org.au/refugee-legal-covid-19-response/ NB. People seeking asylum in our communities need our support now more than ever, and must be encouraged to continue to engage with To join us … the legal process concerning their applications and interviews. Contact Di [email protected] A Statement on COVID-19 from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre The ability for people seeking asylum to survive in the community during the COVID-19 … Cancelled … pandemic is seriously under threat right now. For those with no income or Government for the foreseeable future support, the ASRC is their only lifeline in this crisis, providing emergency food, shelter and access to medicine and medical care. Grandmothers Monthly Meetings The ASRC Foodbank and Community Meals Online using Zoom Donate here programs offer food security to over 800 2pm Second Thursday of each month people each week. Next meeting - 2pm. Thurs, 14 May 2020 Biloela Family Update: … To join meeting, contact Di … On Friday, 17 April, in the Federal Court.
  • Citizenship Saga

    Citizenship Saga

    THE CITIZENSHIP SAGA Malcolm Turnbull and Barnaby Joyce on the night of Joyce's by-election win, 2 December 2017. | AAP Image THE CITIZENSHIP SAGA R have been elected as a consequence of failing to take ‘all steps that are reasonably required’ to renounce their MORGAN BEGG Research Fellow at the foreign citizenships. CITIZENSHIP Institute of Public Affairs The Constitutional provision in question, section 44(i), disqualifies from federal parliament any ne of the more person who: consequential political is under any acknowledgement stories that dominated of allegiance, obedience, or Oheadlines in 2017 was adherence to a foreign power, or is the prolonged dual citizenship a subject or a citizen or entitled to crisis upending the Commonwealth the rights or privileges of a subject parliament. The complete paralysis or a citizen of a foreign power. that has resulted is nothing short of The requirement that those who a humiliating scandal. However, the serve in parliament are free of foreign larger scandal is the High Court’s loyalties is entirely proper. However, excessively broad interpretation the High Court’s interpretation of of section 44 of the Australian foreign allegiance as established Constitution that has created this by the activist court under Chief debacle, rejecting the original Justice Anthony Mason in the 1992 intention of the founding fathers case of Sykes v Cleary is a departure in the process. It demonstrates the from common sense and sound need for conservatives to revive the constitutional philosophy. doctrine of constitutional originalism. It all began in 2011, when Perth- THE DANGER OF based lawyer John Cameron dug into LITERALISM IS THAT the citizenship details of then Prime > THE MEANINGS OF Minister Julia Gillard and opposition WORDS CHANGE OVER leader Tony Abbott.
  • Wicks Urges Council to Apply for Umina Oval Lighting MP Denied

    Wicks Urges Council to Apply for Umina Oval Lighting MP Denied

    Edition 453 10 September 2018 MP denied access to Crown Land list Member for Gosford Ms Liesl received. Peninsula. Tesch says that, after months “I will continue to work on it and She said she encouraged local of asking, she has been I will continue to push to protect community members to also check unsuccessful in getting a list our Crown Lands.” out the site as she continued her Ms Tesch said she welcomed efforts to get specifi c details from of local Crown Land from the the community’s focus on Crown the government. NSW Government. Land and the work done to reveal “Crown Lands have been Ms Tesch said that she had details of the sell-off of local neglected by the State been attempting to get a list for community assets. Government’s whose own Auditor more than a year, well before the “The Sporties development General released a scathing Central Coast Crown Land Alliance has revealed just one case of the report into the administration of asked her to request a list of local likely many that exist of this Liberal Crown Land in New South Wales, Crown Land,. Government underhandedly saying the ‘management of the “In July last year, I was told that selling off our Crown Land,’ Ms sale and lease of Crown land is such a list would require extensive Tesch said. not effective because oversight of investigation,” she said. “This is a government that wants decision-making is inadequate and “In November, I was told that to shut down Crown Land and shift community involvement is limited’.
  • The Comparative Politics of E-Cigarette Regulation in Australia, Canada and New Zealand by Alex C

    The Comparative Politics of E-Cigarette Regulation in Australia, Canada and New Zealand by Alex C

    Formulating a Regulatory Stance: The Comparative Politics of E-Cigarette Regulation in Australia, Canada and New Zealand by Alex C. Liber A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Health Services Organizations and Policy) in The University of Michigan 2020 Doctoral Committee: Professor Scott Greer, Co-Chair Assistant Professor Holly Jarman, Co-Chair Professor Daniel Béland, McGill University Professor Paula Lantz Alex C. Liber [email protected] ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7863-3906 © Alex C. Liber 2020 Dedication For Lindsey and Sophia. I love you both to the ends of the earth and am eternally grateful for your tolerance of this project. ii Acknowledgments To my family – Lindsey, you made the greatest sacrifices that allowed this project to come to fruition. You moved away from your family to Michigan. You allowed me to conduct two months of fieldwork when you were pregnant with our daughter. You helped drafts come together and were a constant sounding board and confidant throughout the long process of writing. This would not have been possible without you. Sophia, Poe, and Jo served as motivation for this project and a distraction from it when each was necessary. Mom, Dad, Chad, Max, Julian, and Olivia, as well as Papa Ernie and Grandma Audrey all, helped build the road that I was able to safely walk down in the pursuit of this doctorate. You served as role models, supports, and friends that I could lean on as I grew into my career and adulthood. Lisa, Tony, and Jessica Suarez stepped up to aid Lindsey and me with childcare amid a move, a career transition, and a pandemic.
  • Report on the Review of the Murri Court

    Report on the Review of the Murri Court

    Report on the Review of the Murri Court Report to the Honourable Kerry Shine MP Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister Assisting the Premier in Western Queensland Prepared by Natalie Parker and Mark Pathé Strategic Policy Department of Justice and Attorney-General Report of the Review of the Murri Court Department of Justice and Attorney-General: Our Vision A safe, just and supportive Queensland community. Department of Justice and Attorney-General: Our Purpose To deliver open and accessible justice which inspires public confidence, social responsiveness and community harmony. © The State of Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General December 2006 Copyright protects this publication. The State of Queensland has no objection to this material being reproduced but asserts its right to be recognised as author of its original material and the right to have its material remain unaltered. Acknowledgements The authors of the Report wish to thank all those who contributed to the Review, noting especially the Chief Magistrate and other Magistrates, Elders and respected persons, staff who work in and with the Murri Court, community justice group members and co-ordinators and staff and volunteers of other community-based services. The co-operation of the Magistracy, government departments and non- government agencies in the Review is appreciated. The authors of the Report would also like to thank the other members of the Murri Court Review team for their efforts and the many staff members of the Department of Justice and Attorney-General who assisted the project. The Department of Justice and Attorney-General State Law Building 50 Ann Street Brisbane Qld 4000 Telephone: (07) 3239 3520 Fax: (07) 3221 2534 Email: [email protected] Note: This publication is accessible through the Department of Justice and Attorney-General website – www.justice.qld.gov.au.
  • Digital Edition

    Digital Edition

    AUSTRALIA/ISRAEL REVIEW VOLUME 45 No. 4 APRIL 2020 AUSTRALIA/ISRAEL & JEWISH AFFAIRS COUNCIL A DIFFERENT SORT OF WAR Israel’s military enters the battle against coronavirus THE OTHER CONTAGION PULLING TOGETHER RIGHT RISING THE APARTHEID LIE An epidemic of coronavirus conspiracy The pandemic leads Australia’s white How anti-Israel to vastly improved supremacist activists misappro- theories ............................................... PAGE 21 Israeli-Palestinian problem ........PAGE 27 priate South Africa’s relations .......... PAGE 7 history ........... PAGE 31 WITH COMPLIMENTS NAME OF SECTION L1 26 BEATTY AVENUE ARMADALE VIC 3143 TEL: (03) 9661 8250 FAX: (03) 9661 8257 WITH COMPLIMENTS 2 AIR – April 2020 AUSTRALIA/ISRAEL VOLUME 45 No. 4 REVIEW APRIL 2020 EDITOR’S NOTE NAME OF SECTION his AIR edition focuses on the Israeli response to the extraordinary global coronavirus ON THE COVER Tpandemic – with a view to what other nations, such as Australia, can learn from the Israeli Border Police patrol Israeli experience. the streets of Jerusalem, 25 The cover story is a detailed look, by security journalist Alex Fishman, at how the IDF March 2020. Israeli authori- has been mobilised to play a part in Israel’s COVID-19 response – even while preparing ties have tightened citizens’ to meet external threats as well. In addition, Amotz Asa-El provides both a timeline of movement restrictions to Israeli measures to meet the coronavirus crisis, and a look at how Israel’s ongoing politi- prevent the spread of the coronavirus that causes the cal standoff has continued despite it. Plus, military reporter Anna Ahronheim looks at the COVID-19 disease. (Photo: Abir Sultan/AAP) cooperation the emergency has sparked between Israel and the Palestinians.
  • Second Morrison Government Ministry 29 June 2021 Overview

    Second Morrison Government Ministry 29 June 2021 Overview

    Barton Deakin Brief: Second Morrison Government Ministry 29 June 2021 Overview Prime Minister Scott Morrison MP has announced his new Cabinet and Ministry following the change in The Nationals leadership. Cabinet Changes - Barnaby Joyce MP is the new Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. Michael McCormack MP has been removed from the Cabinet and is now on the backbench. - David Littleproud MP retains his position as the Minster for Agriculture and is now also the Minister for Northern Australia. The role of Minister for Drought and Emergency Management will be given to Senator Bridget McKenzie. - Senator McKenzie will be returned to the Cabinet and is also the new Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education. - Keith Pitt MP, the Minister for Resources and Water will move to the outer Ministry, with his Northern Australia portfolio goes to David Littleproud MP. - Andrew Gee MP has been promoted to the Cabinet as the Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. - Darren Chester MP, the former Minister for Veterans Affairs and Defence Personnel has been removed from the Cabinet and the Ministry. Ministry Changes - Mark Coulton MP, formerly the Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government is no longer a Minister. - Dr David Gillespie MP has become the Minister for Regional Health. For more information - The Ministry List from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet For more information, contact David Alexander on +61 457 400 524, Grahame Morris on +61 411 222 680, Cheryl Cartwright on +61 419 996 066 or Jack de Hennin on +61 424 828 127.
  • GAZETTE COVER Feb 03.Fm

    GAZETTE COVER Feb 03.Fm

    Queensland Government Gazette PP 451207100087 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY ISSN 0155-9370 Vol. CCCXLI] (341) FRIDAY, 3 FEBRUARY, 2006 3HORTSTAFFEDnSELECTTHEBEST !REYOULOOKINGFOR4EMPORARYOR0ERMANENTSTAFF !REYOULOOKINGFOR4EMPORARYOR0ERMANENTSTAFF3ELECT!PPOINTMENTSARESPECIALISTRECRUITERSFORTHEPUBLICSECTOR)FYOUNEED%XECUTIVE!SSISTANTS !DMINISTRATORS *UNIORS 2ECEPTIONISTS $ATA%NTRY/PERATORS 0ROJECT/FFICERS -ARKETING(23PECIALISTSCALLUSNOW !SPARTOFOURCOMMITMENTTOPUBLICSECTORRECRUITMENT WEALSOOFFER s#ANDIDATESWITHGOVERNMENTEXPERIENCE s3OFTWARESKILLSTESTING s0ANEL-EMBERS3CRIBES s4RAINEES s6OLUME0ROJECTRECRUITMENT s(2#ONSULTINGADVICE s0ERSONALITY0SYCHOLOGICALTESTING s!DVERTISINGRESPONSEHANDLING 3ELECT!PPOINTMENTSAREALSOABLETORECRUIT!AND!PERMANENTSTAFFUNDERTHE3/! /UR'OVERNMENT2ECRUITMENT3PECIALISTSAREEXPERIENCEDATCUSTOMISINGEACHPROCESSINACCORDANCEWITHYOURREQUIREMENTS &ORMOREINFORMATIONCONTACTONEOFOUR0UBLIC3ECTORTEAMONORVISITWWWSELECTAPPOINTMENTSCOMAU WWWSELECTAPPOINTMENTSCOMAU [297] QueenslandQueensland GovernmentGovernment Gazette Gazette EXTRAORDINARY PP 451207100087 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY ISSN 0155-9370 Vol. CCCXLI] (341) MONDAY, 30 JANUARY, 2006 [No. 21 NOTICE Premier’s Office Brisbane, 30 January 2006 As Premier and Treasurer, I notify that, acting under the provisions of the Constitution of Queensland 2001, I have appointed the Honourable Henry Palaszczuk MP, Minister for Natural Resources and Mines to act as, and to perform all of the functions and exercise all of the powers of, Minister for Communities, Disability Services and Seniors from
  • The Hon Richard Marles Mp Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party Shadow Minister for Defence Member for Corio

    The Hon Richard Marles Mp Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party Shadow Minister for Defence Member for Corio

    THE HON RICHARD MARLES MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE MEMBER FOR CORIO E&OE TRANSCRIPT DOORSTOP PERTH MONDAY, 12 AUGUST 2019 Subjects: Indo-Pacific Defence Conference; Special Forces funding; Straits of Hormuz; Andrew Hastie; China MATT KEOGH, SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY: Hi I’m Matt Keogh, Labor's Shadow Minister for Defence Industry and we are here at the Western Australia Indo-Pacific Defence Conference for 2019, put on by Perth USASIA Centre with the support of the Western Australian Government. It's a great conference to be hosting now for the second year in Western Australia, talking about the importance of the Indo-Pacific region which is of critical importance in our discussion around our defence posturing and also our diplomatic relations. We've already heard a number of great speeches here today, but important we've just had an excellent speech made by our Labor Shadow Minister for Defence and Deputy Opposition Leader, Richard Marles. I'll hand over to Richard now. RICHARD MARLES, DEPUTY LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY: Thank you Matt. It's great to be here at the Indo-Pacific Defence Conference, and to be here with Matt Keogh, our Shadow Minister for Defence Industry and what is wonderful about this conference is it does ask of strategic thinkers in this country to move west, to the Indian Ocean and to understand that the arc of Australia's national interest extends to the west from the Pacific, to South East Asia, to China, to India and beyond to Africa- and the nations of the Indian Ocean.
  • “YOU NEED to BE PREPARED to MAKE ENEMIES” CARO MELDRUM-HANNA, Who Has Just Won the 2016 Graham Perkin Journalist of the Year Award

    “YOU NEED to BE PREPARED to MAKE ENEMIES” CARO MELDRUM-HANNA, Who Has Just Won the 2016 Graham Perkin Journalist of the Year Award

    UpdateApril 2017 Vol 25, No. 1 Thrice Yearly Newsletter “YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED TO MAKE ENEMIES” CARO MELDRUM-HANNA, who has just won the 2016 Graham Perkin Journalist of the Year Award. resulting in the current Royal Commission. after Australia’s Shame was broadcast. However, such courageous journalism is Amanda Meade Four Corners’ investigation of the 2011 not without its cost, as Amanda Meade the Guardian death of a young mother on Ten Mile Beach reveals in this article in northern New South Wales was one of Nine’s 60 Minutes might have hogged the stories that prompted an independent aro Meldrum- Hanna has just been the headlines with its kidnapping antics in review that led to charges being laid against announced as the 2016 Graham Beirut this year but in Australian TV current two men. Both have pleaded not guilty. CPerkin Australian Journalist of affairs it was the ABC’s Four Corners that The sharp focus of Four Corners’ cameras the Year. Her outstanding investigative made its presence felt. on Lynette Daley’s brutal end in Callous journalism produced some of Four The program’s shocking images from Disregard has finally given her grieving Corners’ finest programs in 2016, including inside the Don Dale detention centre family another chance to seek justice. her exposure of the treatment of inmates forced a royal commission into youth in the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, detention in the Northern Territory the day continued on page 4. From the Editor 1 Senate Committee Public Media union cries foul over Hearing 11 ABC’s ‘back office’ cuts 15 ABC takes Top Awards 5 Xenophon fighting to save Questions for the new Inside Travails with My Aunt 6 short wave transmission 12 Chairman of the ABC Board 16 Turning a once-shining jewel Michelle Guthrie National President and Update into mainstream sludge 7 restructure revealed 13 Media Adviser visit Canberra 17 An Open Letter to ABC MD Friends rally in Ultimo 14 State News 18 Michelle Guthrie 9 Somerville Cartoon 15 NSW Branch News 21 The other Guthrie..
  • List of Members 46Th Parliament Volume 01 - 20 June 2019

    List of Members 46Th Parliament Volume 01 - 20 June 2019

    The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia House of Representatives List of Members 46th Parliament Volume 01 - 20 June 2019 No. Name Electorate & Party Electorate office address, telephone, facsimile Parliament House telephone & State / Territory numbers and email address facsimile numbers 1. Albanese, The Hon Anthony Norman Grayndler, ALP 334A Marrickville Road, Marrickville NSW 2204 Tel: (02) 6277 4022 Leader of the Opposition NSW Tel : (02) 9564 3588, Fax : (02) 9564 1734 Fax: (02) 6277 8562 E-mail: [email protected] 2. Alexander, Mr John Gilbert OAM Bennelong, LP 32 Beecroft Road, Epping NSW 2121 Tel: (02) 6277 4804 NSW (PO Box 872, Epping NSW 2121) Fax: (02) 6277 8581 Tel : (02) 9869 4288, Fax : (02) 9869 4833 E-mail: [email protected] 3. Allen, Dr Katie Jane Higgins, LP 1/1343 Malvern Road, Malvern VIC 3144 Tel: (02) 6277 4100 VIC Tel : (03) 9822 4422 Fax: (02) 6277 8408 E-mail: [email protected] 4. Aly, Dr Anne Cowan, ALP Shop 3, Kingsway Shopping Centre, 168 Tel: (02) 6277 4876 WA Wanneroo Road, Madeley WA 6065 Fax: (02) 6277 8526 (PO Box 219, Kingsway WA 6065) Tel : (08) 9409 4517, Fax : (08) 9409 9361 E-mail: [email protected] 5. Andrews, The Hon Karen Lesley McPherson, LNP Ground Floor The Point 47 Watts Drive, Varsity Tel: (02) 6277 7070 Minister for Industry, Science and Technology QLD Lakes QLD 4227 Fax: (02) N/A (PO Box 409, Varsity Lakes QLD 4227) Tel : (07) 5580 9111, Fax : (07) 5580 9700 E-mail: [email protected] 6.
  • I'm Here for an Argument

    I'm Here for an Argument

    I’M HERE FOR AN ARGUMENT WHY BIPARTISANSHIP ON SECURITY MAKES AUSTRALIA LESS SAFE DR ANDREW CARR DISCUSSION PAPER | AUGUST 2017 I’m here for an argument Why bipartisanship on security makes Australia less safe Discussion paper Dr Andrew Carr Senior Lecturer – Strategic & Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University August 2017 I’m here for an argument 1 ABOUT THE AUSTRALIA INSTITUTE The Australia Institute is an independent public policy think tank based in Canberra. It is funded by donations from philanthropic trusts and individuals and commissioned research. We barrack for ideas, not political parties or candidates. Since its launch in 1994, the Institute has carried out highly influential research on a broad range of economic, social and environmental issues. OUR PHILOSOPHY As we begin the 21st century, new dilemmas confront our society and our planet. Unprecedented levels of consumption co-exist with extreme poverty. Through new technology we are more connected than we have ever been, yet civic engagement is declining. Environmental neglect continues despite heightened ecological awareness. A better balance is urgently needed. The Australia Institute’s directors, staff and supporters represent a broad range of views and priorities. What unites us is a belief that through a combination of research and creativity we can promote new solutions and ways of thinking. OUR PURPOSE – ‘RESEARCH THAT MATTERS’ The Institute publishes research that contributes to a more just, sustainable and peaceful society. Our goal is to gather, interpret and communicate evidence in order to both diagnose the problems we face and propose new solutions to tackle them. The Institute is wholly independent and not affiliated with any other organisation.