Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants to end his front seat as Labor is closer to forming a majority government.
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1 minTuesday, 24 May 2022 at 21:43
By Jessica Riga
Is Jim Chalmers confident that things can get better with China?
News Breakfast: Are you sure things can get better with China if the preconditions set by the Prime Minister are met?
Jim Chalmers: We have to acknowledge that the complexities of our relationship with China are driven by China. The Chinese focus on the region and Australia has changed. They have become more aggressive and more assertive, so our job in this difficult context is to try to manage the relationship in a sober, non-partisan way. This has always been our goal in opposition and in government. We want to see it managed effectively. Because broadly speaking, as I said, you know, the stronger the region, the more cohesive the region, the safer it is, the more prosperous it is, and I think all Australians understand that if we want our economy to be strong . , we want growth to be broad and inclusive and we want to create good, safe and well-paid jobs, so our exporters are a big part of history and that’s why it’s important that when we think about this relationship with China, sanctions that they have been imposed on us should be lifted as soon as possible.
2 minutes ago, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 9:42 p.m.
By Jessica Riga
Chalmers on Australia’s relationship with China
News Breakfast: The Chinese Prime Minister sent this congratulatory message to the new government, but Anthony Albanese made it very clear at the Quad meeting that unless China rules out sanctions against Australia, the relationship really cannot move forward. So these sanctions are still a deal breaker, right?
Jim Chalmers: We would definitely like these sanctions and tariffs to be lifted. They are hurting our economy, they are making life harder for some of our employers and workers here in Australia, so we would obviously like these measures to be lifted. It would be a good start in terms of how we manage a really complex relationship, a relationship that has become more complex over time. But more generally, you know, the reason why it is so important for the Albanian Labor government, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, to have such a strong start on the world stage is because it is in the interest of all Australians in making our region safe. and stable and prosperous. The stronger, safer and more prosperous our region is, the better it will be for our national economy and for our people. And so I think Anthony Albanese has already shown how comfortable he is on the world stage and Penny Wong in the same way. It was a great start for the government on the world stage and we look forward to welcoming Anthony and Penny later today.
5 minutes ago, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 9:39 p.m.
By Jessica Riga
What does Labor review with the RBA aim to achieve?
News Breakfast: You’re sitting with RBA Governor Philip Lowe, the Labor Party has pledged to a comprehensive overhaul of the Reserve Bank if it wins office. So what does this review look like?
Jim Chalmers: I look forward to meeting Governor Lowe today, someone I’ve worked with in the past, someone I have a lot of respect for. We already had some discussions about the review at the Reserve Bank and how monetary policy is conducted and how this fits into the economic architecture of this country. I look forward to seeing you.
Today I will also meet with the heads of the other major regulators and agencies. Hard work has already begun in the Albanian Labor government on the world stage, as you know, but also here at home. We want to make sure that in these difficult economic conditions that we have inherited, high and rising inflation, rising interest rates, falling real wages, a trillion dollars in debt not enough to prove it, we want to make sure that “We all work together effectively. The challenges are so great that we can only achieve them together. The whole country is working together to overcome these challenges that we inherited from our predecessors.
8 minutes ago, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 9:37 p.m.
By Jessica Riga
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is at the news breakfast
Before the interview began, the newly installed federal treasurer was asked to comment on the horrific news from the United States, where 14 students and a teacher were killed in a shooting at a school in Texas.
News Breakfast – You’re now one of Australia’s top politicians. Yesterday we heard a lot that America was our closest ally. We have this terrible school shooting in the United States. Your thoughts on this?
Jim Chalmers: It’s heartbreaking, Michael, and it’s horrible. Think of those young children who are packed and sent to school and their teacher who have lost their lives and you can only imagine how horrible it is for the families of those affected and this community. It’s hard to imagine, it’s hard to understand how a great nation like the United States can go on with these mass shootings, and all this armed violence in the rest of the world is hard to understand, so I’m sure . every Australian heart goes out to the families affected by this atrocity and to the community affected as well. There will be dark days for many people.
15 minutes ago Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 9:29 p.m.
By Jessica Riga
Analysis: After its worst election result in 70 years, what will the Coalition do?
(ABC News: Matt Roberts)
These elections produced the worst result for the combined Liberal and National parties since at least 1949, even if they win every seat in doubt that they have a chance, writes Casey Briggs.
When all the votes are counted and all the seats are decided, the Coalition has a lot to think about.
This is the worst seat result for the combined Liberal and National parties since at least 1949, even if they win every seat in doubt they have a chance.
Surely the Coalition has won less than 40% of the lower house, a little worse than its landslide defeat in 1983.
37 minutes ago, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 9:07 p.m.
By Jessica Riga
Key event
The Liberal senator from the incoming country says the indigenous voice in Parliament would be “another way to divide us”
(ABC News: Felicity James)
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, the country’s Liberal senator entering the Northern Territory, says she does not support an indigenous voice in parliament.
The newly elected Labor government has stated its plan to implement the Uluru Declaration from the heart, including a voice in the constitutionally enshrined Parliament.
Ms Price has told Sky News that she believes establishing a specific indigenous voice would be divisive.
“A voice like this doesn’t go to the heart of this suggests that all Indigenous Australians need a different way of looking at politics and the way they approach things,” he said.
“If we have that again, it’s another way to divide ourselves as a country.”
46 minutes ago, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 8:59 p.m.
By Jessica Riga
How the election result has changed our cities
(ABC News)
Nowhere more than our capitals can you feel the election result of the weekend.
Labor took seats in the suburbs, while the independents and the Greens decimated the central nuclei of the Liberals.
51 minutes ago Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 8:53 p.m.
By Jessica Riga
Key event
Liberal senator says new party leadership team needs “a woman in the mix”
(ABC News: Nicholas Haggarty)
Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg says it is important for the party’s new leadership team to include female representation.
Peter Dutton, the former defense minister, is expected to become the next Liberal leader.
Sussan Ley, who held the environmental portfolio and lives in the New South Wales region, is becoming a favorite for the MP, while there is also support for Victorian Senator Jane Hume.
Senator Bragg will not say who he will return to, but he has made it clear that gender must be taken into account.
“I think it’s very important that there’s a woman in the mix out there somewhere, because I think the Liberal Party got a clear message over the weekend,” she said.
“And in the future, we need to focus on these two goals of supporting business and supporting equity.”
56 minutes ago Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 8:49 p.m.
By Jessica Riga
What happened at the Quad meeting? We will update you
(ABC News: Yumi Asada)
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stated that Australia’s commitment to the Quad “will not change” under his government and said his government’s most ambitious climate policies have been “welcomed” by three major powers in the group.
Albanese met with US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tokyo for the meeting of Quad leaders in his first major act as prime minister.
After the meeting, he told reporters that his government’s decision to make deeper cuts in carbon emissions had been “welcomed” by the other three Quad nations, and suggested it would help boost Australia’s position in the Pacific.
“We know that China is looking for more influence in the Pacific, and we know that climate change is such an important issue,” he said.
“I share the view that this is a national security issue. Climate change is not just about the environment, but about the shape of our economies, but also about our national security in the future.”
1 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 8:43 p.m.
By Jessica Riga
Good morning, here is what is happening today
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has returned to Australia after a meeting of Quad leaders in Tokyo.
More domestic issues will be reported today and he will seek to finalize his front bench.
The vote count came in another day, with Labor currently counting at 74, two seats to form a majority.
My name is Jessica Riga and I will keep you up to date this morning while we wait to see the outcome of these seats still in doubt.
Does everyone have it all? coffee? Here we go.