{"id":44697,"date":"2019-04-16T16:39:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T06:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=44697"},"modified":"2022-05-02T13:05:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T03:05:59","slug":"ausvotes-day-6-show-us-your-costings-qldaah-qldpol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/ausvotes-day-6-show-us-your-costings-qldaah-qldpol\/","title":{"rendered":"#AusVotes Day 6 &#8211; Show us your costings: @qldaah #qldpol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4>April 16, 2019 &#8211; Table of contents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#LeavingTheNats\">Leaving the National Party<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#LoveForTheABC\">Love shown for the ABC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#ShowUsYourCostings\">Show us your costings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><a name=\"LeavingTheNats\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Leaving the National Party<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Margo Kingston (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/margokingston1\" target=\"_blank\">Margo Kingston<\/a> has interviewed <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Rob Oakeshott (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobOakeshott1\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Oakeshott<\/a> on why he left the National Party and became independent. <a href=\"https:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/on-the-road-with-roboakeshott1-margokingston1-cowpervotes-interview-ausvotes-independentsday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"On the road with Rob Oakeshott in Cowper. (opens in a new tab)\">On the road with Rob Oakeshott in Cowper.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I sat down with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobOakeshott1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RobOakeshott1<\/a> at his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kempsey?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kempsey<\/a> office for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CowperVotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CowperVotes<\/a> for my first face to face podcast interview. His history, his beliefs, why he\u2019s having another go &#8211; enjoy!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateElection?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateElection<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndependentsDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IndependentsDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ausvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ausvotes<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xDXGuLFmMD\">https:\/\/t.co\/xDXGuLFmMD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Margo Kingston (@margokingston1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/margokingston1\/status\/1117728018196099072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><a name=\"LoveForTheABC\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Love shown for the ABC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During a senior&#8217;s forum in Corangamite, which later turned out to be stacked with Liberal Party members, Prime Minister <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Scott Morrison (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottMorrisonMP\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Morrison<\/a> was asked by an audience member about the ABC&#8217;s funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Member for Corangamite Sarah Henderson jumped in declaring her love for the ABC. Mr Morrison commended the ABC for their coverage of Australia&#8217;s recent natural disasters. He also spoke proudly about his suggestion of Ita Buttrose for the organisation&#8217;s Chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Man asks, &quot;with the socialist bias in the media&#8230; (inaudible, cheering and clapping) Liberal Party gift another $78m to the ABC?&quot; Sarah Henderson says she loves the ABC. Scott Morrison commends the ABC &amp; talks about how good his suggestion of Ita Buttrose was. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ausvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ausvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fXQ2EUd9IV\">pic.twitter.com\/fXQ2EUd9IV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1117973611564765184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In stark contrast, the Liberal Party voted to privatise the ABC at their federal council last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NFgDilM7HTc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Morrison was also asked by an audience member what had happened to former leader, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TurnbullMalcolm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Malcolm Turnbull (opens in a new tab)\">Malcolm Turnbull<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What happened to Malcolm Turnbull? &quot;Whoever you elect as prime minister at this election, that&#39;s who you get for the next three years.&quot; Scott Morrison says the Liberal Party leadership selection process has changed and is better than Labor&#39;s. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ausvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ausvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lrAs3EoNA3\">pic.twitter.com\/lrAs3EoNA3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1117976982438825984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At a later press conference, Ms Henderson was asked about the high numbers of Liberal Party members at the senior&#8217;s forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sarah Henderson asked if her office rang local Liberal Party members for this morning&#39;s senior&#39;s forum in Corangamite. She says it was an open event. Media says most of the people there were party members. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ausvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ausvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7wuukNqYha\">pic.twitter.com\/7wuukNqYha<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1118024587571187712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><a name=\"ShowUsYourCostings\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Show us your costings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s that time of the campaign when journalists start getting frustrated with the lack of costings for opposition policies. Oppositions tend to leave it to the last minute to reveal their costings to avoid attack ads being created by the government. The government, of course, makes mileage out of it portraying their opponents as being sneaky and hiding things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan Lea described his interaction with Bill Shorten at a press conference this morning as &#8216;frustrating&#8217; after he attempted to get the Labor leader to spill the beans on what the climate change policy would cost the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i2BNPIsgSRg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Journalist Jonathan Lea later said on Twitter that it was a frustrating experience. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Five times I asked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billshortenmp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@billshortenmp<\/a> what the cost of his emissions reduction target would be to the economy? And when Australia would know. Five times he refused to even try to answer. Frustrating. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ausvotes19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ausvotes19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/10NewsFirst?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@10NewsFirst<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m3bpdznqCb\">pic.twitter.com\/m3bpdznqCb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jonathan Lea (@JonathanLea10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanLea10\/status\/1117985077642706944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2013, the situation was reversed. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"David Koch (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kochie_online\" target=\"_blank\">David Koch<\/a> pleaded with the shadow treasurer <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Joe Hockey (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeHockey\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Hockey<\/a> to release his policy costings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/io-By2RFLS4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Show us your costings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It also happens at state elections. At the 2017 Queensland state election, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timnichollsmp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Tim Nicholls (opens in a new tab)\">Tim Nicholls<\/a> wouldn&#8217;t give up any answers when the media asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QjIAd36WsZ0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Labor is pledging $200 million, to increase bulk billing incentives for pathology, to ensure the elderly and cancer patients get free tests. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CUhlmann?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CUhlmann<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fi_Willan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Fi_Willan<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AusPol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AusPol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AusVotes19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AusVotes19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9News?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#9News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BTQecdufae\">pic.twitter.com\/BTQecdufae<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nine News Queensland (@9NewsQueensland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/9NewsQueensland\/status\/1118065928023842817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 16, 2019 &#8211; Table of contents Leaving the National Party Love shown for the ABC Show us your costings . 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