News
South Australian Senator Simon Birmingham will become Finance Minister in the Morrison Government within weeks, replacing the retiring Matthias Cormann who will be Australia’s nomination for secretary-general of the Paris-based OECD.
Politics
The government appears set to secure Senate support this week for tough legislation to crack down on bad behaviour in the union movement, after the near finalisation of an agreement with Centre Alliance for several significant changes.
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Scott Morrison may cultivate the image of daggy suburban dad, but he leads a government with a hard line on secrecy, security and welfare reform while rallying sentiment against “elites”, activists and unions, argues Carol Johnson.
Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter says the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union should be deregistered and he’s prioritising laws that could help make that happen.
Energy Minister Angus Taylor is staring down industry and environmental group criticism of the federal coalition’s climate change policies.
Resources Minister Matt Canavan says One Nation officials have been exposed as “absolute frauds” after being caught talking about receiving $US20 million from the American gun lobby.
