June 10 2019
Pauline Hanson to block coalition tax cuts   
Canberra Times


Pauline Hanson has declared she will not support the coalition government's tax cuts when federal parliament returns next month.   

The One Nation leader, who carries two crucial Senate votes, said there were more important issues to be funded.

"At this stage, no I'm not," she told Nine Network on Monday, when asked whether she would support the tax relief.

Senator Hanson nominated building a coal-fired power station and getting on with a 1930s plan to divert water inland as two higher priorities for her.

She also wants a royal commission into the family courts, in return for her support for the tax package.

"If there are three things I want to achieve before leaving parliament, the government now knows what they are."

Her opposition will make it tough for the government to pass its full tax plan.

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann indicated negotiations with the Senate crossbench were still afoot.

"We don't ever provide a running commentary on our engagement with non-government senators," he told reporters in Perth.

"Our door is open to all non-government senators - Labor, the Greens, any party represented and elected by the Australian people."

Labor supports the first stages, for low and middle income workers, but at this stage is uncomfortable with the later part which will flatten the tax rates schedule by mid-2024 and overwhelmingly benefit higher earners.

The government is adamant it will not split up the package.

If it can't get Labor onside, it will need support from four of the six crossbenchers since the Greens also oppose the package.   

But the other crossbench duo, Centre Alliance, holds a similar position to Labor with concerns that a softening economy might leave the country unable to afford the later stage of the plan without cutting essential services.

Australian Associated Press

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Code for ~ kiss my toes and I'll bend over.

Greggy brings his soggy childish touch of OFF TOPIC SPAM.


Pauline will fold or be outflanked.

But what is Pauline actually after as all independents push their own wheelbarrows ?

Will she get a HELE clean coal power station in Nth Qld to produce endless CHEAP POWER ?

Will ScoMo divert the renewable rubbish subsidy to the first HELE clean coal power station ? What an election WINNER!!!!

When is Pauline going to ask for the BRADFIELD SCHEME in Qld to be started ?

John Smith wrote on Jun 10^th, 2019 at 6:14pm:


Of course she will.  She is just grandstanding hoping that Morrison will toss her a bone or two but even if he doesn't, she will, as you say, cave.

juliar wrote on Jun 10^th, 2019 at 5:57pm:



Ya think?   

whiteknight wrote on Jun 10^th, 2019 at 2:21pm:


He should be asking if their door is open to the LNP ... not the other way around... I've commented before on the convention of new Senators and MPs attending on the PM to show the proper obeisance and subordination.... gives a pretty clear indication of how this nation is run in reality..... if I were a newly-elected Independent, I'd say that the PM was always welcome to knock on my door to say hello.... but no way would I be showing the belly by attending on his/her office like some summoned liegeman....

FD likes costly unreliable power.

The Greenies are a spent force now as they have overplayed their dirty handies this time once too often.

Bob Brown made a huge mistake in leading a foaming at the mouth shrieking insanity of LUNATIC EXTREMIST GREENIES into ADANI territory and incensed and angered the locals and got Labor taken out of Qld on a rail.