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Mar 21^st, 2016 at 9:54am

Malcolm Turnbull announces plans to bring budget forward and threatens double dissolution election
By political reporter Anna Henderson
Updated Mon Mar 21 10:49:18 EST 2016
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will hold a special sitting of Parliament on union corruption in April, and call a double dissolution election if the legislation is not passed.

Mr Turnbull called a snap media conference in his parliamentary courtyard in Canberra this morning to make the announcement.

He will bring forward the federal budget by one week to May 3, to allow more time for the union corruption bills to be considered.

"The time has come for the Senate to recognise its responsibilities and help advance our economic plans, rather than standing in the way," he said.

"The restoration of the ABCC [Australian Building and Construction Commission] is a critical economic reform.

"The time for playing games is over."
Posted Mon Mar 21 10:47:14 EST 2016

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Armchair_Politician Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 28516 Gender:	Re: Its on Reply #1 - Mar 21^st, 2016 at 9:58am The ABCC is desperately needed, as the RC into Union Corruption has found. Labor cannot keep its head in the sand on this.
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Its time Gold Member Offline Boot libs out Posts: 25639 Gender:	Re: Its on Reply #2 - Mar 21^st, 2016 at 9:59am Bring it on
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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: Its on Reply #3 - Mar 21^st, 2016 at 10:15am Armchair_Politician wrote on Mar 21^st, 2016 at 9:58am: The ABCC is desperately needed , as the RC into Union Corruption has found. Labor cannot keep its head in the sand on this. No. It's not. It never was.
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Reply #4 - Mar 21^st, 2016 at 10:20am

Armchair_Politician wrote on Mar 21^st, 2016 at 9:58am:

The ABCC is desperately needed, as the RC into Union Corruption has found. Labor cannot keep its head in the sand on this.

No. A Federal version of ICAC is needed with a broad base, not the narrow focus on the building industry that the flawed ABCC would have.

A broad-based ICAC would have jurisdiction to address corruption in the building industry, but the ABCC would be completely blind to all other forms of corruption. That is why we need a Federal ICAC, not the ABCC.

And, as the Coalition corruption thread demonstrates, the Coalition are not inclined to address corruption more generally.

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 150871 Gender:	Re: Its on Reply #5 - Mar 21^st, 2016 at 10:41am Its time wrote on Mar 21^st, 2016 at 9:59am: Bring it on
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Melanias purse Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 101366	Re: Its on Reply #6 - Mar 21^st, 2016 at 10:50am Armchair_Politician wrote on Mar 21^st, 2016 at 9:58am: The ABCC is desperately needed, as the RC into Union Corruption has found. Labor cannot keep its head in the sand on this. Ee-gad, how would the government get to replace the entire senate if that happened?
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: Its on Reply #7 - Mar 21^st, 2016 at 10:54am great ... about time. Get rid of this pretend government who's sole purpose seem to be union bashing and keeping seats warm.
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Reply #8 - Mar 21^st, 2016 at 11:25am

Unfortunately ,for us, we will now have to endure three plus months of a campaign.
I suspect Turnbull is dropping faster than The women basher did in the polls so is running off while he still can.
Newspoll predict a Coaltion win with just 78 seats, and they have given Joyce New England in that lot, not a very stable government by any means.
If News poll only think the coaltion can pull 78 seats the Coaltion are in big shiiit.
Given there are ALWAYS UPSETS, Shorten may just pull off the most unlikely win in history.

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____ Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 33410 Australia Gender:	Re: Its on Reply #9 - Mar 21^st, 2016 at 11:47am With a hung parliament looking likely from a DD, which mob is willing to dance the tune of the Greens and/or parties like NXP, so to lock in their support of supply? Who will get in bed with the Greens?
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skippy. Gold Member Offline Posts: 20882 Gender:	Re: Its on Reply #10 - Mar 21^st, 2016 at 11:51am ____ wrote on Mar 21^st, 2016 at 11:47am: With a hung parliament looking likely from a DD, which mob is willing to dance the tune of the Greens and/or parties like NXP, so to lock in their support of supply? Who will get in bed with the Greens? They will both suck up to the Greens. The Libs have already started.
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Bam Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21905 Gender:	Re: Its on Reply #11 - Mar 21^st, 2016 at 11:54am skippy. wrote on Mar 21^st, 2016 at 11:25am: Newspoll predict a Coaltion win with just 78 seats, and they have given Joyce New England in that lot, not a very stable government by any means. To be fair, Newspoll has also got Palmer winning Fairfax.
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____ Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 33410 Australia Gender:	Re: Its on Reply #12 - Mar 21^st, 2016 at 11:56am Lets hope Greens have an National ICAC, within the term, as the hoop to jump through to get Greens guaranteeing supply. Lets see which old party is serious about cleaning up corruption.
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Reply #13 - Mar 21^st, 2016 at 11:58am

Bam wrote on Mar 21^st, 2016 at 11:54am:

skippy. wrote on Mar 21^st, 2016 at 11:25am:

Newspoll predict a Coaltion win with just 78 seats, and they have given Joyce New England in that lot, not a very stable government by any means.

To be fair, Newspoll has also got Palmer winning Fairfax.

If he doesn't jump ship to the senate maybe he can win it. Queenslanders are fundamentally dumbf... , remember they elected Joe for years.

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Reply #14 - Mar 21^st, 2016 at 12:03pm

Bam wrote on Mar 21^st, 2016 at 10:20am:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Mar 21^st, 2016 at 9:58am:

The ABCC is desperately needed, as the RC into Union Corruption has found. Labor cannot keep its head in the sand on this.

No. A Federal version of ICAC is needed with a broad base, not the narrow focus on the building industry that the flawed ABCC would have.

A broad-based ICAC would have jurisdiction to address corruption in the building industry, but the ABCC would be completely blind to all other forms of corruption. That is why we need a Federal ICAC, not the ABCC.

And, as the Coalition corruption thread demonstrates, the Coalition are not inclined to address corruption more generally.

Lazarus and greens seem to be the only ones behind any attempt to clean up corruption across the board , the Libs want the ABCC to manage what exactly ?newsflash Nothing is happening under their watch

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