Soon PM Dutton: Cut immigration, royal commission into energy

Via The Australian:

Peter Dutton says the GST should be taken off electricity bills and has called for a royal commission into energy and fuel companies.

…“I think one thing that we could do straight away in this next billing cycle is take the GST off electricity bills for families,” Mr Dutton said.

“The other thing we could do is set up a royal commission into the electricity companies and into the fuel companies,” Mr Dutton said.

And:

Laying out his populist policies this morning, Peter Dutton also reiterated that immigration will be a major plank of his pitch for leadership and said he wants to cut immigration further on 3AW radio this morning.

“I think we do have to cut the numbers (of migration) back, I haven’t got a number to give to you today ,” Mr Dutton said.

“I think immigration is incredibly important to our country I think it needs to be operating in our country’s best interests”.

Two good ideas there. Labor already endorsed an energy royal commission but trashed the GST idea.

I agree, fix the problem don’t put a bandaid on it.

Then there is this:

The childcare company operated for Peter Dutton’s family trust received more than $5.6 million in public Commonwealth funding, placing the Liberal leadership contender in danger of being ineligible to remain in Parliament….

Sydney University constitutional law professor Anne Twomey later told Fairfax Media on Monday the case was “borderline”.

…“I think there is a reasonable case for his disqualification but he also has a reasonable defence. It is a real case and I would describe it as borderline.”