"Victoria probably wouldn't be going into this kind of lockdown if there was dedicated national quarantine facilities." Qld Deputy Premier
@StevenJMiles
burns the feds over the Holiday Inn outbreak as he renews calls for national quarantine centres.🔥
#springst
#qldpol
#auspol
Scott Morrison is not aware of an alleged 2020 phone call from former High Court Judge Ian Callinan in which he advocated for his daughter Fiona Meagher to become president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Ms Meagher confirmed to the role earlier this month.
#ausvotes
Scott Morrison, Peter Dutton, Mathias Cormann & just about every bloke in the Fed govt. Multi-burn.🔥
@StevenJMiles
questioned about the premier almost brought to tears & her not coping. Ruby Princess, aged care, Australians stranded overseas. It's all in there.
#auspol
#qldpol
There were multiple meltdowns across Sky News last year when Gina Rinehart's sponsorship was not taken up by Australia's netball team. Paul Murray ranted about wokeness, dark days, going broke & general doom for all the kids. The Diamonds have just won the World Cup.🤾♀️
Scott Morrison boasting about the speed with which he and Minister Keith Pitt organised the 70,000 tonnes of coal for Ukraine. Interestingly, Australia didn't see that same speed during the floods, fires, pandemic, etc but when it comes to coal, phones are picked up.
#auspol
"No! No, I'm not going to let him off the hook for this."
@SenKatyG
having to raise her voice to make her point about Scott Morrison's PBS announcement after the media pack begins interrupting.
#ausvotes
Scott Morrison shuts down
#qt
on
#March4Justice
day & flees the chamber as OL Anthony Albanese rises on a suspension of standing orders. Peter Dutton later gags the OL as he updates the house on Brittany Higgins' extraordinary speech in front of APH earlier today.
#auspol
"Angus Taylor has had more tries at developing an energy policy than the NRL season has had tries."
@SallySitou
responding to Senator Hollie Hughes who described climate change policy as a woke investment agenda.
#auspol
Peter Dutton has incorrectly claimed former Prime Minister John Howard retired at a time of his choosing. Howard lost his own seat of Bennelong at the 2007 federal election, the second PM after Stanley Bruce in 1929 to do so.
#auspol
Scott Morrison denies that during his first preselection campaign for the seat of Cook he said opponent Michael Towke couldn't be trusted because he was a Moslem or because of his Lebanese background.
#auspol
Scott Morrison burn. "Scott Morrison should spend a bit more time on the things he's responsible for, like international borders, like aged care, like supporting the Victorian government in their response..." Qld Deputy Premier Dr Steven Miles.
#qldpol
#auspol
#springst
"I've seen the prime minister looking all smug on TV last night. I saw Josh Frydenberg looking all smug this morning thinking they'd won the election campaign on day 1."
@StevenJMiles
back from leave & is acting Qld premier. Media gave him the gotcha test.
#ausvotes
#qldpol
Peter Dutton's face as Mark Dreyfus confirms to the House that the national integrity commission will have public hearings to match those conducted by anti-corruption commissions in the states & territories.
#qt
#auspol
Origin of Qld lockdown is a returned traveler.
@StevenJMiles
with the stats on non-Australians being allowed in and out of the country which is placing the entire hotel quarantine system under stress. The Feds have told the ABS to stop publishing this data.
#qldpol
#auspol
Circulating in the media for a long time, the suggestion is that Paul Keating's personal interests drive his commentary on China. Laura Tingle asked him about that at the
#npc
today. Andrew Bolt & Peter Hartcher get a spray.
#auspol
Four weeks earlier: "And we made sure that we had the systems in place to be able to weather whatever came our way so that we would never go into lockdown again."
#COVID19nsw
#nswpol
My son can't feed himself, walk or talk. Sometimes at about 5am here in Queensland I feel alone. Then I remember the Australian workers are heading to work and funding the NDIS through their Medicare levy. So I pick myself up & get on with it knowing you are all behind me.
Even though Harry has said publicly that Meghan Markle's mental health is impacted by the constant media negativity, he fears for her life & it brings back painful memories of his mother's death, Australian Senator Hollie Hughes piles on with more hatred.
#auspol
Journalist: What about the state opposition? Why aren't you meeting with the state opposition leader?
Scott Morrrison: I have. I saw Dr (David) Honey yesterday.
J: Dr Honey is not the opposition leader.
SM: Sorry?
J: Mia Davies is the state opposition leader.
#wapol
#auspol
"You're finished because of your allegations and foul language against the prime minister of the country while representing the RFS." Firefighter Paul Parker from Nelligen sacked from RFS.
#TheProjectTV
#auspol
#AustralianFires
Barnaby Joyce kicks an own goal over the ANZAC Day public holiday. Tony Burke explains to the House that the workplace provision for employees to switch out a public holiday for any other day has been in place for most of the 9 years the Coalition was in government.
#qt
#auspol
Scott Morrison was at Nolan Meats in Gympie yesterday for
#QldFloods
. They're a Qld LNP donor. Coalition panel including Bridget McKenzie overruled the department to grant the company $5m in 2018 despite them not meeting the criteria.
#qldpol
#auspol
Peter Dutton complains about ticks & crosses for referendum ballots. However, Antony Green explains it's not an Anthony Albanese plot, the rules have been in place for 40yrs & the Act was reviewed recently. Best way is for voters to answer "YES" or "NO" to the question.
#auspol
Bundaberg farmer breaks with labour hire companies & pays local workers himself with higher than average horticultural wage. Now he has a workforce of up to 100 people & has attracted people from as far away as Sydney to move to the region.
#qldpol
#auspol
"Awh, Jesus Christ! I'm fucking Canberra bureau you dickhead!" A hot mic at today's Daniel Andrews press conference shows what Victorian journalists really think.
#springst
#auspol
Pt 1of2
@StevenJMiles
daily 🔥. Qld Deputy Premier has distributed the 13 pages of the Prime Minister's talking points to the media and says there's no need for them to attend his press conference today.
#qldvotes
#auspol
"You can't go in the meeting and agree to something and then come out and say I don't agree with it." Mark McGowan reveals Gladys Berejiklian agreed at National Cabinet to reduce the cap on international arrivals.
#wapol
#nswpol
#auspol
It's now been revealed that Peter Dutton departed the country on leave before the scandal broke involving a 2018 AFP briefing to him about Mozammil Bhojani.
#auspol
"The minister makes the decisions as they're authorised to make those decisions." Scott Morrison peppered with questions about the
#CarparkRorts
scheme. "Australians are the winners! Thanks very much."
#auspol
Fadden wasn't a test of Peter Dutton or Anthony Albanese. It was a test of the Australian media & they failed abysmally. The coverage here in Qld was mostly non-existent. When it was on screen there was hardly a murmur about Robodebt. It's zero out of ten from me.
#FaddenVotes
"I just urge the NSW Liberal government to stop. Their constant criticism & carping is getting tiresome and they need to just leave it alone, let us act on the best interests of the health of Westralians." Mark McGowan concerned over recent NSW outbreak spread.
#wapol
#nswpol
From May, Scott Morrison stating that he wouldn't be taking a pay cut. Today he said he was surprised by ABC staff for voting against taking one.
#npc
#auspol
Staged presser caught on national TV.
Barnaby Joyce asks the media, "Do you want a cleaner on that other one about the $10m for the kids?"
"We can't see Jacinta."
"Ok, Jacinta? I'm going to make a cleaner for that announcement for the sports."
#ausvotes
I have a very high tolerance for politicians. Scott Morrison was edging on it.
However, Peter Dutton is now official in the bin with Joh Bjelke-Petersen and Campbell Newman. He's politically cooked here in Queensland. He's done.
#qldpol
#auspol
"Let me also just observe that the prime minister requires journalists to be vaccinated to attend his press conferences." Qld Deputy Premier
@StevenJMiles
on Peter Dutton & Scott Morrison criticism. Singling out Qld when there are similar restrictions interstate.
#qldpol
#auspol
Brittany Higgins responds to Ben Fordham who read out incorrect info onair from Andrew Bolt's column. Settlement figure is wrong & action took place under the Morrison govt not current. Media outlets warned not to publish misleading statements.
#MediaWatch
Scott Morrison disappointed & shocked upon hearing the revelations about Pastor Brian Houston. Says he has not been at Hillsong for about 15 years.
#auspol
Gladys Berejiklian is the real life manifestation of the political leader in every disaster movie that refuses to listen just before the zombies overrun the city, the asteroid hits the Earth, the sea creature rise from the deep, the apes break loose from their cages, the aliens..
China is not going to invade Australia. Paul Keating explains that China would have to assemble a huge armada to bring troops over the sea for 13 days. The moment they do that they become visible. In 2023, it could not be a 1944 Normandy style landing.
#npc
#auspol
Qld Deputy Premier
@StevenJMiles
applies the blowtorch to
@D_LittleproudMP
after his offensive comments about the vaccination rollout & to the Morrison government for refusing to engage with Qld in the building of a national quarantine facility.
#auspol
#qldpol
🔥
"You've gotta pay workers. Every worker gets paid. What a silly question that is," says Michael McCormack before realising the question is about Clive Palmer not paying Qld Nickel workers.
#ausvotes
#qldpol
"A deliberate strategy concocted in the Prime Minister's Office."
@StevenJMiles
on the deliberate strategy to bring down Queensland & the premier that was directed to Deb Frecklington to carry out with Scott Morrison & Peter Dutton.
#qldpol
#auspol
1/2 Sleuth Peta Credlin is working the Daniel Andrews 2013 car accident with a number of conspiracy theories & accusing him of leading 'a charmed life'. In that same year Ms Credlin was able to charm the court when she pleaded guilty to low range drink driving of...
#VicVotes
Scott Morrison can't understand the criticism of Defence Minister Peter Dutton setting up a GoFundMe page to assist with
#QldFloods
& avoids answering on the question of there being existing government disaster funds available.
#auspol
Scott: "So have you seen Joe lately?"
Donald: "Err... which Joe?"
S: "Joe Hockey. Ambassador. Has he played a lot of golf with you lately?"
D: "Good guy."
S: "Yeah, he's a great guy."
D: "He's a good guy. You have so many great athletes..."
#MadAsHell
Last year, Premier
@DanielAndrewsMP
copped a lot of criticism from the usual commentators for the Diamonds sponsorship deal after the Gina Rinehart plan was not taken up. The Diamonds have just won the World Cup for 2023. 🤾🏽♀️
Premier
@DanielAndrewsMP
announcing a $15M partnership with Netball Australia with Victoria branding on their team kit and the 2023 grand final in Victoria. It happens to be the exact same amount Gina Rhinehart controversially withdrew in sponsorship ..
@abcmelbourne
#springst
Alan Joyce. Burn. 🔥
@StevenJMiles
suggests the Qantas CEO concentrate on ways to bring Australians home from overseas rather than attacking Queensland on the front page of the paper.
#qldpol
#auspol
OK, content warning. You're either going to end up on the floor laughing at this or you're going to be extremely annoyed. It's the covid-19 Olympics! Go for gold!
#auspol
Federal cabinet papers from 2003 released. The Howard government had a statement drafted to announce an emissions trading scheme. Peter Costello, Alexander Downer and Joe Hockey were for it. Then the business lobbyists got to John Howard.
#auspol
After 9 years of the Coalition government insisting it can't talk about Operation Sovereign Borders & on-water matters, James Paterson demands government transparency over WA boat arrival.
#auspol
The only thing that appears to have changed with Operation Sovereign Borders is Peter Dutton is now constantly providing a narrative on it. He spent years telling us not to run commentary on it.
#auspol
The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) never agreed to the four hour definition of a covid-19 close contact as described yesterday by Scott Morrison,
SA's Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier reveals.
#auspol
#covid19Aus
The handwritten notes of Peter Dutton. In 2019 as Home Affairs Minister, he blocked high-priority crime prevention grants for Indigenous communities in favour of less-worthy projects in Coalition seats such as bowling greens.
#auspol
Ch7 did not tonight disclose to viewers the financial interest between itself and Bruce Lehrmann in which a contract allows for his rent to be paid for one year in exchange for interviews & documents.
#auspol
Brittany Higgins is in the witness box at the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial. Under cross examination by Mr Lehrmann's barrister, Ms Higgins admitted changing her story, and having a financial interest in the outcome.
@PaulKadak
#7NEWS
Fact checkers have caught up with the "Airbus Albo" slur & found it to be nonsense in comparison to other prime ministers. Yet the nomenclature remains out there across all media platforms. So how do we roll back such disinformation?
#auspol
Flashback to polling day: Scott Morrison calls out, "Jen! Jen!". The journalist is ready with the asylum seeker question. "It's just dropped now" but the info hasn't yet appeared at the ABF website. Morrison completes answer at 1:07pm. Info live at 1:09pm.
#auspol
"I've been here to stop this boat but in order for me to be there to stop those that may come from here you need to vote Liberal & Nationals today." Scott Morrison confirms interception of Sri Lankan vessel on route to Australia but ignores "on-water matters" question.
#ausvotes
Australian PM
@ScottMorrisonMP
refuses to accept the Climate Change Performance Index report that places Australia last on policy because it is not 'credible'.
#COP25
#auspol
Qld LNP federal candidate for Lilley,Ryan Shaw,pulled out suddenly from
#ausvotes
.Announcement came just hours after completion of filming of a
@friendlyjordies
investigation.He had been campaigning the day before & actively for a year.
#qldpol
#auspol
Unmasked Andrew Laming says he didn't dial into parliament this week because he was on leave. However, parliamentary records show only one person was on leave & it wasn't him.
#auspol
#qldpol
Nonsense from David Speers about the Queensland election next year. The Fadden by-election was a test of the media. Against the backdrop of the Robodebt RC, it failed on the ground here. Australians would do well to review their media subscriptions.
#FaddenVotes
#auspol