[ad_1]
Key events
Paul Karp
Anthony Albanese has spoken to 2GB about his upcoming trip, the possibility of meeting Xi Xinping, and efforts to contain power prices.
Albanese said:
We have an immediate challenge [on power prices]. We know there have been some windfall gains occurring at the same time as businesses and households are under pressure. We’ll work through that, and land on a solution going forward, before Christmas, to put some downward pressure on those increases.”
Albanese then played a rule-in, rule-out game, where he confirmed caps on the price of gas is “one option under consideration”.
On a mining tax, Albanese first said that “all sensible measures remain on the table” but then said “no – I’m not sure what a mining tax is, besides a slogan”.
He said:
No we’re not looking at a MRRT [Mining Resource Rent Tax], that was just speculation from the Australian based on the secretary of treasury at Estimates, who said we would look at all sensible options.”
On the possibility of meeting Xi Xinping, Albanese said:
We’ll wait and see – I will of course be at the same summit.”
Albanese said the G20 would discuss “economic headwinds, global inflation rising due to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the challenges of climate change, strategic competition in the region and rising tensions in some areas of Indo Pacific”.
He said this was a “difficult backdrop” but he looks forward to engaging constructively at the G20, East Asia and Apec summits.
2GB’s Ben Fordham asked financial assistance for Fortem, a mental health service for emergency services workers.
Albanese said the former government promised the organisation $10m in April but didn’t deliver. Albanese said last night he signed off on $10m upfront funding over one year for Fortem, after which funding for those services will be open to tender
The counting for the US mid-terms might still be going, but people are already demanding more action.
Teterboro airport is one of the busiest private airports in the world. Kylie Jenner regularly flies from there (Jenner having recently drawn ire for her short private jet trips, and resulting carbon emissions)
BREAKING: Climate activists shut down entrance of Teterboro Airport, the busiest private airport in the US, joining other private airport shutdowns around the world today.
Billionaires produce a million times more climate pollution than the average person.#MakePollutersPay! pic.twitter.com/eAnbcPhKnR
— New York Communities for Change (@nychange) November 10, 2022
There’s no solution at yet for the Coles and Woolworths recycling program not actually managing to, well recycle. (Which one would think is a key part of a recycling program)
Tanya Plibersek has told ABC radio RN Breakfast that state and territory environment ministers are working on local solutions. But she also says people have a role to play;
should just be using less plastic?
“Absolutely. The first and most important thing we can do is use less plastic, each and every one of us”
— RN Breakfast (@RNBreakfast) November 10, 2022
Good morning
Happy Friday!
A big thank you to Martin for getting us started this morning. There are just 51 days left in 2022, but plenty of news to get through, including the continuation of estimates.
Negotiations for the government’s IR bill are continuing now it’s hit the big league in the Senate. There is no sitting for a week, but that doesn’t mean the talks haven’t been and aren’t still happening.
Meanwhile, Tanya Plibersek is addressing the soft plastics recycling issue, which is a bit of a sticking point, given no one seems to be able to find a workable answer.
Anthony Albanese leaves for his summit week today – he’s got Asean, Apec and the G20 on the agenda all before parliament resumes for its final sitting in a week, and Chris Bowen is headed to Egypt for Cop27.
But it won’t all be politics here today – we’ll keep you abreast of all the news you need to know. You’ve got Amy Remeikis with you on the blog for the next few hours .
Ready?
Let’s get into it.
A former New South Wales premier and the boss of construction giant Grocon will face a parliamentary inquiry today into potential bias during the alleged “wild west” planning of multibillion-dollar harbourside development Barangaroo, AAP reports.
The state parliamentary committee is examining “any actual or perceived biases” during negotiations between the government, builder Lendlease and casino and resort company Crown.
The key issue is sight lines of Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.
Grocon is due to tell MPs on Friday it was misled by Infrastructure NSW on sight lines, causing a key project to fail.
What is it like to find out that a massive, terrible war you are fighting has ended? To coincide with Armistice Day, the Australian War Memorial has digitised a trove of diaries and letters written by soldiers. Natasha May has this fascinating read delving into anecdotes on how troops welcomed the news from the western front to London, and explores their sense of joy, relief and loss.
Good morning
Welcome to our live coverage of Australian news. Amy Remeikis will be along shortly to guide you through the day, but in the meantime let’s look at some of the main stories about this morning.
-
Anthony Albanese is leaving for Cambodia where he will kick off a series of diplomatic manoeuvres with the East Asia and Australia-Asean summits in Phnom Penh, followed by the G20 in Bali and completing his trip at the Apec summit in Bangkok towards the end of next week. Speculation is mounting that he could have talks with the Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, or even president Xi Jinping himself, which would be the first such high-level meeting between Canberra and Beijing since 2019. Albanese will also meet Britain’s new PM, Rishi Sunak, and the US president, Joe Biden. The latter will definitely be meeting Xi at the G20 in Bali, the White House confirmed overnight.
-
People will pause today to remember the more than 100,000 Australians who have lost their lives in wars and peacekeeping operations. A minute’s silence will be observed at 11am, while the national event at the Australian War Memorial will be the first held without Covid-19 social restrictions since 2019.
[ad_2]
Source link
