Three different positions in one week. What will tomorrow bring?

“Basically, it’s the Nats that have pushed this nuclear thing. But now they are running away from it at a thousand miles an hour, because they don’t want it in their seats. And the poor old regional Libs aren’t going to cop it” said a senior Liberal Party source.…

'The Coalition cannot commit to Australia’s 2030 emissions reduction targets, with senior Nationals MPs conceding a plan to adopt nuclear power would mean a future Coalition government would not comply with the Paris Agreement.'

smh.com.au/politics/feder…

On Wednesday the 10th of April, Dean Winter was elected as the leader of the Tasmanian Labor Party and Opposition Leader.

On Tuesday the 16th of April, Winter announced his Shadow Cabinet. Read the full Hawker Britton Occasional Paper here: hawkerbritton.com/blog/2024/04/2…

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'Peter Dutton may face party upset if opposition supports government’s misinformation bill
Opposition leader has backed giving eSafety Commissioner further powers, reforms that conservative Coalition senators strongly oppose'

theguardian.com/australia-news…

'The Coalition’s contentious energy policy to transition coal-fired power stations to nuclear reactors could be unveiled in June or July, with a pre-budget announcement now abandon­ed, despite the leadership said to be close to selecting specific sites.'

theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

“There may be a few try and make hay for their own personal gain but the party, our party room,“ Mr Littleproud said before Jayes asked whether that itself was indicative of tension.

“No, there’s no tension,” he repeated.

skynews.com.au/business/energ…

'Retiring Gold Coast MP Karen Andrews says she couldn't convince a woman to run for Liberal preselection'

abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

So in the upcoming Budget

Australian Labor will offer to ease your HECS debt

Give more money for trades training

Help to buy a home

And Liberal Party will promise to not immediately conscript you to fight a foreign war they haven't told you about - YET

The LNP - the party of division - are now actually raising the fear of future military conscription to justify their forthcoming policies

theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence…

Penny Sharpe has done a great job in negotiating this outcome. Politics shouldn’t always be about point scoring it should be about outcomes for people- and today Mins Bowen and Sharpe should be congratulated for what they have achieved.

As Energy Minister, I had a strong, constructive relationship with Chris Bowen. We agreed a framework for the CIS to integrate with the bipartisan NSW Renewable Roadmap. It’s a privilege to see that vision become a reality

The Liberals and the Nationals are at odds over the selection of six sites for proposed nuclear facilities, delaying the release of the Coalition’s signature energy blueprint smh.com.au/politics/feder…

'As Shields declared how he needed to send out a media statement on the decision to expel Martin he was informed The Saturday Telegraph was already reporting the story.'

dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/senio…

On Wednesday the 17th of April, the Hon Richard Marles MP, the Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defence, launched the National Defence Strategy & Integrated Investment Program.

Read the full Hawker Britton Occasional Paper here: hawkerbritton.com/blog/2024/04/1…

On Tuesday 16 April, the Hon. Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, announced the Government’s plan to progress to the second stage of its Nature Positive Plan.

Read the full Hawker Britton Occasional Paper here:
hawkerbritton.com/blog/2024/04/1…

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They're back: Climate 200 targets 20 more seats including Dutton’s afr.com/politics/feder…

While Dutton and Littleproud’s own Queensland branch is supporting ambitious climate action, the Federal coalition are saying they won’t bother with a 2035 target.

It shows how out of touch with the mainstream Dutton’s Deniers have become, when their Queensland counterparts are…

On Monday 15 April, Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas announced a Cabinet reshuffle ahead of the 2026 state election.

Read the full Hawker Britton Occasional Paper here: bit.ly/3vTcXER

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I will let others comment on the legal legacy Brittany Higgins will leave behind

But without her and the persistence of many other courageous women we wouldn’t have had the Jenkins Report

There is still more work to do to fully implement its recommendations #auspol