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not QandA on the ABC...

not Q&A on the the ABC....

Every week, Scott Morrison has an on-air chat with radio honcho Ray Hadley.

It is a cosy affair, full of agreement between the two men, where bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens would fit right in.  

When in Canberra, Morrison then retires to the Mural Hall at Parliament House for a doorstop with journalists who are not Hadley.

On Monday, among questions about same-sex marriage (what the hell is going on there?) and the general direction of the government (ditto), ScoMo was asked about paid parental leave.

For anyone unsure of where the Coalition is up to on this one, a brief recap:

Earlier this year, the government binned its $5.5 billion plans to boost paid parental leave entitlements, which would have allowed (mostly) women to claim up to 26 weeks at their replacement wage. Instead, it now wants to cut the no-frills existing scheme, preventing women from accessing both the government payment of 18 weeks at the minimum wage and an employer scheme, if they have one.

This will mean about 80,000 women will lose payments from July 2016 and will save the budget about $1 billion over four years.

Apart from the fact that this is a Cirque du Soleil-quality back flip, there is a serious degree of uncertainty around whether it will pass the Senate, with Labor and the Greens opposed and the crossbench unconvinced. Added to the brew is criticism from a parliamentary committee and the Human Rights Commission about the proposed policy's fairness and compliance with human rights obligations.

So it is no wonder that questions abounded on the topic on Monday. But while Morrison's answers on Senate negotiations and the timing of the bill were predictably dismissive ("we are in discussions"), his response to human rights concerns was more curious. We guarantee it did not come from a ministerial point.

"It's certainly a First-World issue, let's put it that way," Morrison said of the PPL objections. "It's a First-World issue and I think Australians have more deep concerns than this."

Yeow. 

With this "First-World issue" put down, the government has gone from advocating improvements to paid parental leave as a "signature" policy for social and economic empowerment (a "workplace entitlement"), to demeaning it as a trivial concern on par with people's complaints about iPad speed or the amount of cayenne in their kale shake.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/australia-is-a-first-world-country-scott-morrison-20150820-gj404c.html#ixzz3jVpNsowA 
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a busy week...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-20/clarke-and-dawe-a-busy-week/6711806

 

http://www.smh.com.au/national/attorneygeneral-george-brandis-to-try-rai...

 

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/peter-fitzsimons-sydney-is-doing-it-more-t...

paucity of swingers in holland...

While there are more than 250,000 men in Sydney on the register of Ashley Madison (http://www.smh.com.au/comment/peter-fitzsimons-sydney-is-doing-it-more-t...) and about 150,000 in Melbourne, Orstralya, in the Nederland, there seems to be a paucity of swingers... Either the men are happy, dopy or afraid of their missus... or all of this at once. Who knows...

 

 

There are 594 Dutch names on the user list hacked from ‘infidelity’ website Ashley Madison, RTL Nieuws says on Friday. The Canada-based online dating service is marketed to people who are married or in a committed relationship. Its slogan is ‘Life is short. Have an affair’. The group responsible for the hack published the compromised records last Tuesday, delivering on the promise made when the hack was announced in July. The compromised records include account profile information, personal information, and financial records.

Read more at DutchNews.nl: Nearly 600 Dutch names on hacked ‘infidelity site’ list http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2015/08/nearly-600-dutch-names-on-hacked-infidelity-site-list/

swearing on the bible for fear about his gonads...

 

Social Services Minister Scott Morrison has revealed Tony Abbott offered him the jobs of treasurer and deputy Liberal leader as the former prime minister tried to cling to his job before Monday's leadership coup.

Key points
  • Morrison says Abbott wanted him "to throw Joe Hockey under a bus"
  • Says Abbott offered him treasury, deputy leadership
  • Morrison voted for Abbott in leadership coup

Mr Morrison made the revelations during a combative commercial radio interview where he was repeatedly asked to swear on the Bible by host Ray Hadley.

Mr Morrison outlined how Mr Abbott wanted him "to throw Joe Hockey under a bus" by offering him the treasury portfolio on the day Malcolm Turnbull ignited the successful leadership challenge.

"The only person who offered me the job of treasurer before the ballot on Monday was Tony Abbott," he told Macquarie Radio.

"He offered me the job of treasurer hours out from that ballot. He'd never done that before, he'd never had a discussion with me before about being his deputy leader.

"I can't understand why I was being offered that job when he had showed such strong support for Joe Hockey — he was asking me to throw Joe Hockey under a bus."

Mr Morrison said he rejected both offers.

"I went and saw Joe Hockey and I told him that I wouldn't be taking his position after I told the prime minister that," he said.

"I didn't understand, if we were to be successful that night, how we would explain to the Australian people why he thought Joe Hockey was the best man for treasurer the day before and then I was the best man for treasurer the day after."

Mr Morrison also revealed he tried to warn Mr Abbott his leadership was under imminent threat.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-18/morrison-reveals-abbott-offered-him-treasurer-position/6786320

 

Scott, let me tell you in detail: It's called honour amongst thieves... There ain't any ...

You are bit green (meaning too young) behind the ears... Those of us with more years on the clock know that... Poor petal...