Australian Politics

Via The Guardian: A poll commissioned by the activist group GetUp, which is targeting the seat, found that 64% of Kooyong residents said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate with a plan to address climate change by replacing coal with clean energy.

Isn’t the LNP supposed to be strong on border protection and ANZUS?

Via the FT: The three dozen men and women sitting under huge Poinciana trees listen intently to Joyce Konofilia.

Lol, he’s in control, not, via Domain: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has slapped down internal Coalition critics who are demanding swift approval for the Adani coalmine, insisting the government will follow “expert scientific advice” on an imminent environmental decision.

From The Guardian: Voters are broadly positive about the Morrison government’s budget according to the latest Guardian Essential poll, but 61% say it will make no difference to their vote and the government remains in the same position as it was a fortnight ago – trailing Labor, with an election in sight.

Maybe it’s the entire parliament, via the ABC: Chinese Communist Party-aligned billionaire Huang Xiangmo paid tens of thousands of dollars to former Liberal minister Santo Santoro while mounting a back-room campaign to secure Australian citizenship.

By Leith van Onselen NewsCorp’s Terry McCrann has spent years penning ludicrous attacks on Labor’s negative gearing reforms.

Via The Australian: O’Sullivan’s commission could do irreparable damage to the financial system.

Via the ABC: A local Sydney council bowed to pressure from the Chinese Government and banned an Australian-owned media company from sponsoring an event because it was critical of the Communist Party.

Via The Australian: An exclusive Newspoll conducted for The Australian shows the Coalition’s primary vote has ­jumped ahead of Labor’s for the first time since Mr Morrison ­became Prime Minister.

Via the ABC: Tony Abbott’s re-election campaign held a fundraising event at a private golf club run by a fugitive Chinese casino tycoon with deep ties to the Communist Party.

Via Herald Sun: Baby Boomers, Millennials, mums and dads and every state and territory are united on one thing this election — cost of living is their number one issue.

I have to be careful with this.

Via Justin Field, former NSW Greens senator: I have made the decision to leave the NSW Greens and sit as an independent member of Parliament in the NSW upper house.

Via the AFR: Lachlan Murdoch held two rounds of drinks with Sky TV and News Corp staff at his Bellevue Hill mansion where he initiated the media storm that led to Malcolm Turnbull’s downfall, according to a new account of events last August.

As expected, via Domain: Behind Labor’s new tax stance is an estimate that almost half the cuts announced in the last two budgets, worth a combined $302 billion over 10 years, go to those on higher incomes.

Via Domain come a survey of CEO attitudes towards China.

The AFR just can’t get enough China kowtowing: Scott Morrison’s efforts to repair Australia’s relationship with Beijing have been welcomed in China but not with a huge amount of enthusiasm.

By Leith van Onselen Many of us have been hoping in vain that a Shorten-led Labor Government would follow the will of the electorate and lower Australia’s immigration intake back to sensible historical levels: Sadly, the opposite is true.