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Australia considers German submarine option as tensions with French company grow Exclusive by defence correspondent Andrew Greene © Provided by ABC NEWS TKMS bid for the original submarine construction contract that was won by a French company. (Supplied: TKMS) The Navy has begun quietly examining whether German-made submarines could provide an interim capability for Australia before a future $90 billion French-designed fleet is due to enter service in over a decade. The Defe...

A prominent independent senator has claimed the federal government is deliberately keeping people in the dark over the national vaccine supply. Senator Rex Patrick is on the Senate’s COVID Committee and believes the government is deliberately putting off boosting the ad campaign to encourage people to get the jab because there are so many questions about how many vaccines are available. Despite being a member of the committee, Mr Patrick said he does not know how many vaccines are being produ...

Senator Rex Patrick says a lack of transparency has undermined public confidence in the Federal Government’s COVID vaccine rollout. Figures released last week revealed 29 per cent of Australians were unlikely or very unlikely to receive the jab while only 14 per cent of those polled said they were extremely likely to register for the vaccination. “There is vaccine hesitancy and it is caused, in part, because of a lack of information – people are concerned about it,” Senator Patrick tol...

Save Share The government’s chances of passing its signature superannuation reforms through the lower house narrowed further on Tuesday, with crossbench MP Bob Katter revealing he will not vote for the package in its current form. Mr Katter told The Australian Financial Review that he would inform Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Tuesday. “Mate, I just can’t see my way clear to vote for this the way it is.” Crossbench MP Bob Katter and Senator Jacqui Lambie oppose the direction...

Former Liberal MP Craig Kelly could sink super reforms Share The government’s signature superannuation reform package may struggle to clear the lower house, with renegade former Liberal MP Craig Kelly saying he is unhappy with several aspects of the Your Future, Your Super bill. Mr Kelly, who quit the Liberal Party in February, told The Australian Financial Review he thinks “several provisions of the bill are contrary to Liberal party values”, including the directions power giving the Tr...

“What are you going to do? Have passport police set up between Tweed Heads and the Gold Coast? I mean, for goodness sake,” he said on Monday morning. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and Queensland Nationals senator Matt Canavan were both concerned such a plan would in effect create two classes of citizens. “I think it’s unconstitutional,” Senator Hanson told Sky News. Crossbench senator Rex Patrick said it was a distraction from issues with the rollout. “Once weâ...

Vaccine passports serving as a distraction from bungled vaccine rollout 24/05/2021|7min Independent Senator Rex Patrick says talk of vaccine passports is shielding the Federal Government from criticisms over its bungled vaccine rollout. Prime Minister Scott Morrison intends to address issues regarding freedom of movement with National Cabinet on Friday with the view of allowing fully vaccinated individuals access into states regardless of border closures. However, instead of introducing vacci...

Good morning, early birds. Following truce talks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office and Hamas have announced a ceasefire, and Victoria makes a $3.8 billion budget pledge to rebuild the states mental health system. Its the news you need to know, with Chris Woods. May 21, 2021 Palestinians inspect the rubble of the destroyed Al-Shorouq tower after an Israeli strike in Gaza City (Image: EPA/Mohammed Saber) ISRAEL AND HAMAS NEGOTIATE CEASEFIRE Al Jazeera reports that, following...

Watts happening GAS MONEY Scott Morrison and Angus Taylor will today confirm plans to build a 660 megawatt gas power plant at Kurri Kurri in the Hunter Valley through a $600 million equity investment via the publicly-owned Snowy Hydro Limited, news dutifully announced by The Australian ($) as stepping in “to keep power prices down and the lights on”. This is despite the Australian Energy Market Operator finding that the 2023 closure of Liddell’s coal-fired power station would create a ...

Bankers press Senate on responsible lending Share The federal government is struggling to win Senate support to dump responsible lending laws, despite reassurance from National Australia Bank chief executive Ross McEwan that the proposed changes will not lead to more risky bank lending. Bank chief executives have been at Parliament this week meeting senators to discuss the government’s proposed overhaul of credit rules, as well as how banks will deal with home and small business borrowers sti...