{"id":47115,"date":"2019-05-09T17:03:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T07:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=47115"},"modified":"2022-05-02T12:52:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T02:52:07","slug":"ausvotes-day-29-keep-stopped-the-boats-qldaah-qldpol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/ausvotes-day-29-keep-stopped-the-boats-qldaah-qldpol\/","title":{"rendered":"#AusVotes Day 29 &#8211; Keep stopped the boats: @qldaah #qldpol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4>May 9, 2019 &#8211; Table of contents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#RodBowerJourney\">Rod Bower\u2019s journey from church signs to Senate candidate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#WarAgainstNewsCorp\">Labor&#8217;s war against News Corp escalates<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#CaseOfMissingEnvMinister\">The case of the missing environment minister<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#PeterDuttonBoatStopping\">Peter Dutton launches boat stopping policy (again)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<a name=\"RodBowerJourney\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Rod Bower\u2019s journey from church signs to Senate candidate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Charlie Caruso (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharliCaruso\" target=\"_blank\">Charlie Caruso<\/a> reports, &#8220;NSW Senate candidate for Independents for Climate Action Now (ICAN), Rod Bower (@FrBower) is a husband, father, grandfather, author of Outspoken and \u2014 until recently \u2014 an Anglican priest in Gosford, at a church where he made his signs so famous.&#8221; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Rod Bower\u2019s journey from church signs to Senate candidate. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/rod-bowers-journey-from-church-signs-to-senate-candidate-charlicaruso-ausvotes-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rod Bower\u2019s journey from church signs to Senate candidate.<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2040Film?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@2040Film<\/a> is one of the most inspiring kick ass pieces of film\/documentary IMO ever created &#8211; if you feel hopeless or dispair about the lack of action on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/climate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#climate<\/a> change  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/jointheregeneration?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#jointheregeneration<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/whatsyour2040?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#whatsyour2040<\/a> will be your panacea <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/damongameau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@damongameau<\/a> ???? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xL7VYIOaJ5\">pic.twitter.com\/xL7VYIOaJ5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ????????Charlie Caruso (@CharliCaruso) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharliCaruso\/status\/1122010307021246465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 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\">.<a name=\"WarAgainstNewsCorp\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Labor&#8217;s war against News Corp escalates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Even before the News Corp attack on his mother, Bill Shorten had already fired the first rockets last month in the war against the Murdoch press, accusing them of publishing &#8216;propaganda&#8217;.  He&#8217;d even ignored the standing invitation to meet with Rupert Murdoch.<\/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\/L0rj2zXPKXk?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>Bill Shorten says News Ltd published propaganda and he&#8217;s not surprised they don&#8217;t like tax reform.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Anne Davies (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/annefdavies\" target=\"_blank\">Anne Davies<\/a> wrote, &#8220;In the weeks before the election campaign began, the opposition leader, Bill Shorten, turned down a standing invitation to meet with the US media mogul Rupert Murdoch, whose company, News Corporation, owns 70% of Australia\u2019s newspaper circulation and Foxtel\u2019s 24-hour news channel, Sky.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2019\/may\/08\/is-news-corps-attack-on-shortens-memory-of-his-dead-mother-the-cost-of-shunning-murdoch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Is News Corp\u2019s attack on Shorten\u2019s memory of his dead mother the cost of shunning Murdoch? (opens in a new tab)\">Is News Corp\u2019s attack on Shorten\u2019s memory of his dead mother the cost of shunning Murdoch?<\/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\">Curious to see the \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dailytelegraph?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dailytelegraph<\/a>\u2069 front page \u201cMother of Invention\u201d headline yesterday is today being passed off in the Tele as \u201ca laudatory profile of a politician\u2019s mother.\u201d What a time to be alive.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/soNQtngNee\">pic.twitter.com\/soNQtngNee<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hugh Riminton (@hughriminton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hughriminton\/status\/1126262155605495808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This afternoon, Labor&#8217;s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Wayne Swan (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwannyQLD\" target=\"_blank\">Wayne Swan<\/a> accused the Murdochs of being a political party in hiding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/murpharoo\" target=\"_blank\">Katharine Murphy<\/a> reported, &#8220;The ALP national president,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/wayne-swan\">Wayne Swan<\/a>, has unleashed on the Murdoch media, characterising the global news enterprise as \u201can additional political party hiding behind the pretence of objectivity and public interest\u201d. &#8221; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Wayne Swan lashes out at Murdoch media's 'misuse of power'. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2019\/may\/09\/wayne-swan-lashes-out-at-murdoch-medias-misuse-of-power\" target=\"_blank\">Wayne Swan lashes out at Murdoch media&#8217;s &#8216;misuse of power&#8217;.<\/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\">These two Murdoch rags continue to plum new depths. How do the editors justify this attack on Shorten and his dead mother? The Courier Mail Editor in Chief who took this decision is Sam Weir. His counterpart at the Daily Telegraph is Ben English. So what\u2019s the answer boys? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/peerG1u2Nb\">pic.twitter.com\/peerG1u2Nb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kevin Rudd (@MrKRudd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrKRudd\/status\/1126057400375496704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former journalist for <em>The Courier Mail<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyKoc69285191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Tony Koch (opens in a new tab)\">Tony Koch<\/a>, also filed a report today saying he&#8217;d be tearing up his News Corp subscriptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;No editor I worked for would publish the rubbish they now produce,&#8221; he wrote. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"For 30 years I worked for News Corp papers. Now all I see is shameful bias. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2019\/may\/09\/for-30-years-i-worked-for-news-corp-papers-now-all-i-see-is-shameful-bias\" target=\"_blank\">For 30 years I worked for News Corp papers. Now all I see is shameful bias.<\/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\">Oh boy! Former top journo at News Corp <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyKoc69285191?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TonyKoc69285191<\/a> savages his old employer: &#39;Now all I see is shameful bias&#39;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3XuZwPVJzo\">https:\/\/t.co\/3XuZwPVJzo<\/a> And his Twitter feed is even ruder!<\/p>&mdash; Paul Barry (@TheRealPBarry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealPBarry\/status\/1126343072357339136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\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\">I was Chief Political Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph and then the Australian during the Hawke Government. Tony Koch is spot on. I cancelled my subscriptions two years ago. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AusVotes19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AusVotes19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HpPy3Z9j8U\">https:\/\/t.co\/HpPy3Z9j8U<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Peter Logue (@pjlogue) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pjlogue\/status\/1126353124598222848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 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\">.<a name=\"CaseOfMissingEnvMinister\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>The case of the missing environment minister<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the third and final leaders&#8217; debate last night, we found out 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> would keep is environment minister, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Melissa Price (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billshortenmp\" target=\"_blank\">Melissa Price<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/murpharoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Katharine Murphy (opens in a new tab)\">Katharine Murphy<\/a> commented,&#8221;The ghost of government past lingered when Morrison, on the hop, was forced to promise he would keep the current environment minister, Melissa Price, in her portfolio, despite her being such an abject disaster she\u2019s been in hiding through much of the campaign.&#8221; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Price is right: Morrison pledges loyalty to MIA environment minister amid listless debate. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2019\/may\/08\/price-is-right-morrison-pledges-loyalty-to-mia-environment-minister-amid-listless-debate\" target=\"_blank\">Price is right: Morrison pledges loyalty to MIA environment minister amid listless debate.<\/a><\/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\/AQFtG7XIJ64?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>Melissa Price would stay on as environment minister in a Coalition government.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The public still doesn&#8217;t know what the government&#8217;s response to the latest <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"United Nations extinction report (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/05\/nature-decline-unprecedented-report\/\" target=\"_blank\">United Nations extinction report<\/a> is. Ms Price has still not fronted the media to respond and the PM made a flippant remark on Tuesday about there being legislation in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Naaman Zhou (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naamanzhou\" target=\"_blank\">Naaman Zhou<\/a> reported, &#8220;Scott Morrison\u2019s office has declined to say what legislation he was referring to when he said he had \u201cbeen taking action\u201d on a landmark UN report about the extinction of a million different species.&#8221; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"PM's office silent after apparent reference to environment bill that doesn\u2019t exist. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2019\/may\/09\/pms-office-silent-after-apparent-reference-to-environment-bill-that-doesnt-exist\" target=\"_blank\">PM&#8217;s office silent after apparent reference to environment bill that doesn\u2019t exist.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Labor minister, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Peter Garrett (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pgarrett\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Garrett<\/a>, today urged  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bill Shorten (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billshortenmp\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Shorten<\/a> to declare a climate emergency if he won government on May 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/murpharoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Katharine Murphy (opens in a new tab)\">Katharine Murphy<\/a> reported,&#8221;The former environment minister Peter Garrett has urged an incoming Labor government to convene a climate emergency summit to plot a transition to zero carbon, and create a super department aligned to Treasury, like the Department of Post War Reconstruction after the second world war, to implement the transition.&#8221; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Peter Garrett urges Bill Shorten to declare climate emergency if Labor wins. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2019\/may\/09\/peter-garrett-urges-bill-shorten-to-declare-climate-emergency-if-labor-wins\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Garrett urges Bill Shorten to declare climate emergency if Labor wins.<\/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\">Each day we see how close to the brink we have come. This is the climate election. &#39;Peter Garrett urges Bill Shorten to declare climate emergency if Labor wins <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/INHlrC4sWK\">https:\/\/t.co\/INHlrC4sWK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Peter Garrett (@pgarrett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pgarrett\/status\/1126378553845501957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pressed further today, Mr Morrison pointed to the animal protection legislation and budget measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naamanzhou\" target=\"_blank\">Naaman Zhou<\/a> reported, &#8220;Scott Morrison has identified a bill that restricts testing make-up on animals as an example of his government \u201ctaking action\u201d on the extinction of a million plant and animal species raised by a landmark UN report.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2019\/may\/09\/scott-morrison-claims-animal-testing-bill-is-action-on-extinction-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Scott Morrison claims animal testing bill is 'action' on extinction crisis. (opens in a new tab)\">Scott Morrison claims animal testing bill is &#8216;action&#8217; on extinction crisis.<\/a><\/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\/sI7naE5SqM0?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>Scott Morrison asked where Melissa Price is &amp; what the UN extinction legislation is.<\/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\">PM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottMorrisonMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ScottMorrisonMP<\/a> pressured to explain why his Enviro Min is being kept from the media? Won\u2019t agree to stand by her side during campaign, facilitating questions on key issue for many young &amp; swing voters. Her safe seat 2 big to leave apparently.  <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\/H0syswRBiB\">pic.twitter.com\/H0syswRBiB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jonathan Lea (@JonathanLea10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanLea10\/status\/1126337269424480261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\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\/dNu0Fsg9rhM?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>Somewhere in Durack, the missing environment minister, Melissa Price.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<a name=\"PeterDuttonBoatStopping\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Peter Dutton launches boat stopping policy (again)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Peter Dutton (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterDutton_MP\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Dutton<\/a> today stepped forward to announce the Coalition&#8217;s border protection policy. It contained the same safety warning about Labor, boats, drownings at sea, people smugglers and offshore processing that he had foretold since becoming immigration minister and later home affairs minister.<\/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\/P-9asr7m7jA?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>Peter Duttons says the government is making sure that the boats don&#8217;t restart.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He trumpetted the government&#8217;s success in keeping the boats stopped but there was no mention of the thousands who had arrived by plane during the period. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mark Riley (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley7News\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Riley<\/a> reported last February that 64,362 people had arrived by plane and filed for asylum between the 2014-15 financial year and 2017-18.<\/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\/EzSQLgproqs?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>Between 2014\/15 and 2017\/18, 64,362 people arrived by plane on tourist visas and applied for asylum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He also repeated the threat that people smugglers were watching and could send boats if an offer from New Zealand was accepted to take the asylum seekers and refugees Australia had sent to Manus Island and Nauru.<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DicksonVotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DicksonVotes<\/a> &quot;If you want a backdoor way to get to Australia you go to New Zealand,&quot; broadcasts Peter Dutton. <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\/I4BiMul7Bj\">pic.twitter.com\/I4BiMul7Bj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1126344148607365120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"RMIT ABC Fact Check (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABCFactCheck\" target=\"_blank\">RMIT ABC Fact Check<\/a> had previously looked at this claim last September and found it not to be the full story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;New Zealand citizens travelling on a New Zealand passport are automatically granted a visa when entering Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is because of a bilateral arrangement between New Zealand and Australia, known as the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement, which allows their citizens free movement between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, people seeking asylum in New Zealand do not enjoy this privilege. Furthermore, asylum seekers granted refugee status would still require special travel documents and would need to apply for a visa before travelling to Australia.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2018-07-23\/fact-check-nz-immigration-asylum-seekers\/9990360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Fact check: Could asylum seekers travelling from New Zealand obtain a visa on arrival in Australia? (opens in a new tab)\">Fact check: Could asylum seekers travelling from New Zealand obtain a visa on arrival in Australia?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opposition leader Bill Shorten responded by saying the government had no policies and had &#8220;pressed the panic button&#8221;.<\/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\/mOFNLjvgeu4?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>Bill Shorten says the government has pressed the panic button over threat of boat arrivals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked about the government&#8217;s chances of re-election, Mr Dutton said he was confident of victory and that, &#8220;older Australians, in particular, are waiting with baseball bats for Mr Shorten&#8221;. This was paraphrased from a quote by former Queensland Premier Wayne Goss who said ahead of the 1996 federal election that people were, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"&quot;sitting on their verandas with their baseball bats&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brisbanetimes.com.au\/national\/queensland\/wayne-goss-a-shy-premier-who-brought-forth-the-sunshine-20141110-11jsdr.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;sitting on their verandas with their baseball bats&#8221;<\/a> for incumbent Prime Minister Paul Keating.<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DicksonVotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DicksonVotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterDutton_MP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PeterDutton_MP<\/a> claims <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alifrance5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@alifrance5<\/a> &quot;has started taking down <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billshortenmp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@billshortenmp<\/a> posters&quot;. <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\/v8a3qJAlsG\">pic.twitter.com\/v8a3qJAlsG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1126309283694383109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Dutton also claimed his Labor opponent in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/elections\/federal\/2019\/guide\/dick\/\">Dickson<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alifrance5\" target=\"_blank\">Ali France<\/a>, &#8220;had started taking down Bill Shorten posters&#8221;. An intriguing comment to make given his media adviser, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jennifer Cochrane, had been found guilty of stealing posters of the state Labor candidate for Kallangur, Shane King, during the Queensland 2015 election. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.couriermail.com.au\/questnews\/moreton\/media-adviser-for-immigration-minister-peter-dutton-found-guilty-of-stealing-election-sign-of-labor-candidate-for-kallangur-shane-king-in-january-state-election-campaign\/news-story\/08fd7261524165e934514e931b34052b\" target=\"_blank\">Jennifer Cochrane, had been found guilty of stealing posters of the state Labor candidate for Kallangur, Shane King, during the Queensland 2015 election.<\/a> Was it a signal to his supporters? Mr Dutton did not respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms France said it was not the case that she was taking down Mr Shorten&#8217;s posters but the claim had made everyone laugh in her campaign office.  <\/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\">Here\u2019s me and my fearless leader on my How to vote card&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RGUOZIRiZK\">pic.twitter.com\/RGUOZIRiZK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ali France (@alifrance5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alifrance5\/status\/1126324032041672704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Dutton also Tweeted his border security policy which contained the picture of a grey, unmarked vessel in Sydney Harbour. It was most likely the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HMAS Adelaide (II) (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.navy.gov.au\/hmas-adelaide-ii\" target=\"_blank\">HMAS Adelaide (II)<\/a> which has been decommissioned and is currently resting at the bottom of the sea as a dive wreck off the New South Wales Central Coast. Perhaps a metaphor for something.<\/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\">You can find out more about our Plan to Keep Our Borders Secure here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lp9Do77mxu\">https:\/\/t.co\/lp9Do77mxu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Peter Dutton (@PeterDutton_MP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterDutton_MP\/status\/1126301784446648320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 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>May 9, 2019 &#8211; Table of contents Rod Bower\u2019s journey from church signs to Senate candidate Labor&#8217;s war against News Corp escalates The case of the missing environment minister Peter Dutton launches boat stopping policy (again) . 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