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Karl Stefanovic with Tommy Robinson. Photograph: The Karl Stefanovic Show\/FacebookShare<\/a><\/p>\nUpdated at\u00a017.53 EDT<\/p>\n
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Chalmers says people will forget fuss over tax changes by the next election<\/p>\n
The federal treasurer, Jim Chalmers, was on Radio National earlier spruiking the tax changes, which passed parliament last night.<\/p>\n
He said the government sees the changes to the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing as a \u201cwin for workers, for first home buyers and for future generations\u201d. Chalmers said negotiations with the Greens were par for the course as all legislation evolves before its final incarnation.<\/p>\n
When asked if the tax changes would hang around Labor\u2019s neck for two years until the next election, he had this to say:<\/p>\n
double quotation markI think the substance of what is changing here is more important. We are delivering cost of living help, we\u2019re delivering real change via the tax system \u2026<\/p>\n
It is my view that every time there\u2019s tax reform, people say the sky will fall in, people say that it is disastrous. But typically what happens, in time, is people look back on big tax reform and wonder what all of the fuss is about. I\u2019m confident that will happen again.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a018.17 EDT<\/p>\n Albanese says Stefanovic saga \u2018unfortunate\u2019, but \u2018words do matter\u2019<\/p>\n The prime minister was asked by the ABC about Karl Stefanovic\u2019s departure from Nine. He had this to say:<\/p>\n double quotation markIt\u2019s a matter, of course, for Channel 9, but words do matter, and what people who are very prominent in our public discourse do, and how they conduct themselves, matters as well.<\/p>\n And it\u2019s unfortunate, the way that what has been a very big career has ended in this way.<\/p>\n But that\u2019s a matter for Karl Stefanovic, to think about his actions and the decisions that he\u2019s made. And Nine have made a consequential decision.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.53 EDT<\/p>\n Albanese says employers should treat anyone watching the Socceroos today \u2018kindly\u2019<\/p>\n The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, was just asked about lunchtime today, 12pm, when the nation will stop as the Socceroos take the pitch at the World Cup.<\/p>\n He said employers should treat anyone watching the game \u201ckindly, and with thoughts of our national interest\u201d in a lighthearted interview with the ABC. He went on:<\/p>\n double quotation markIt will be an important day.<\/p>\n The PM said a ministry meeting will end sharply at 11.30am \u201cso people can get in front of their TV screens\u201d, but he wasn\u2019t \u201cgiving people instructions\u201d:<\/p>\n double quotation markIt will be a great couple of hours. I\u2019m sure the whole of Australia will cheer on the Socceroos. \u2026<\/p>\n I know that Australian workers will be, of course, very passionate about the Socceroos, and I know that Australian employers will be generous in their approach to these things.<\/p>\n A bit of common sense should apply.<\/p>\n Anthony Albanese: \u2018It will be a great couple of hours. I\u2019m sure the whole of Australia will cheer on the Socceroos.\u2019 Photograph: Lukas Coch\/AAPShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.52 EDT<\/p>\n \u2018Let\u2019s work together\u2019 to strengthen exclusion powers, shadow home affairs minister tells government<\/p>\n Jonno Duniam, the shadow minister for home affairs, has said the Coalition would be willing to work with the government to strengthen laws around temporary exclusion orders after an Australia woman with links to the Islamic State was given authorisation to return to Australia.<\/p>\n The decision, announced by the home affair minister, Tony Burke, came after the government was advised it could no longer enforce a criminal exclusion order.<\/p>\n Duniam told RN Breakfast that while the director of Asio said officials were prepared for the woman\u2019s return, monitoring her was sure to cost the taxpayer \u201ca lot of money\u201d and questioned if more could have been done to keep her out of the country.<\/p>\n double quotation markIf the government does believe that this individual should be excluded from the country for a longer period, then let\u2019s work together to strengthen those laws. Of course, there may well be legal challenges, but we\u2019re open to working with the government on that.<\/p>\n I\u2019d rather the individual not be here. \u2026 This is a person who is not a friend of our country. This is a person who turned their back on Australia.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.36 EDT<\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m free, truly independent,\u2019 Karl Stefanovic says<\/p>\n Karl Stefanovic just released a statement following the announcement he will leave Nine immediately.<\/p>\n In a YouTube video, Stefanovic says:<\/p>\n double quotation markSo I\u2019m free. Truly independent. I didn\u2019t get the chance to thank my free to air audience for 21 years, so thank you for riding the ups and downs.<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t easy this last couple of days, but we rolled on. So here\u2019s what I believe in: the public deserve to hear perspectives. \u2026 so on my show I\u2019ve spoken to people who have different perspectives, I know that winds some people up.<\/p>\n Sometimes I agree with everything a guest says, sometimes I don\u2019t. But importantly you get to make up your mind. \u2026<\/p>\n Freedom of speech, here and around the world, is what this show is about. You don\u2019t have to listen to my show, you have the power.<\/p>\n At the end of the video, Stefanovic runs from the camera, jumps in the air, and clicked his heels together.<\/p>\n Karl Stefanovic with Tommy Robinson. Photograph: The Karl Stefanovic Show\/FacebookShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.53 EDT<\/p>\n Good morning, Nick Visser here to take the reins. Let\u2019s see what Friday holds after a busy week in parliament.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Defence \u2018hasn\u2019t performed as well as it could\u2019, minister says<\/p>\n Performance issues in the defence department have been found to be more widespread than expected with \u201ccongested\u201d decision making, as Labor undertakes the biggest overhaul in five decades, Australian Associated Press reports.<\/p>\n The federal government in December announced an independent delivery agency would be set up to tackle cost blowouts and project delays, as Labor pours billions of extra dollars into defence over the decade.<\/p>\n Australian defence industry minister Pat Conroy. Photograph: Lukas Coch\/AAP<\/p>\n Defence industry minister, Pat Conroy, said inaccurate cost estimation and a lack of discipline in project management were behind lacklustre delivery.<\/p>\n \u201cThe analysis we commissioned found that the problems were more widespread than I thought,\u201d he told AAP.<\/p>\n double quotation markThe processes have been setting up people (to fail), so the system as a whole has meant that defence hasn\u2019t performed as well as it could.<\/p>\n Parts of the department were spending too much time in meetings, which resulted in a lack of action and decision making at the top end becoming \u201ctoo congested\u201d, Conroy said.<\/p>\n double quotation markWhat we\u2019ve seen is fragmented accountability … if everyone is accountable, that means no one\u2019s accountable.<\/p>\n The defence industry minister will outline progress made on the reform in an address to the National Press Club next Thursday.<\/p>\n He will position Labor as the party of defence to tackle growing support for One Nation, as well as address discontent within his own party at the government\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n \u201cThat intellectual framework is really important to flesh out, because we have to constantly make the case for why investing in defence is progressive,\u201d Conroy said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s both about the rise of far-right populism, but also talking to the base of the Labor party about why this is important.<\/p>\n \u201cYou want to fight for a progressive Australia, but you also have to defend a progressive Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.42 EDT<\/p>\n \u2018Right time for Karl to move on from Today and from Nine,\u2019 network CEO says<\/p>\n In an internal email sent to staff, seen by Guardian Australia, Nine\u2019s chief executive officer, Matt Stanton, said \u201cyou would have seen a lot of media reporting around Karl Stefanovic and his future here at Nine\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve \u2026 announced this morning that after more than 20 years it\u2019s the right time for Karl to move on from Today and from Nine,\u201d the email says.<\/p>\n double quotation markKarl has been a fixture on our screens for over two decades, so we know this is a significant change for our viewers and all of us here at Nine, however it\u2019s the right time to make it.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.13 EDT<\/p>\n Who is Tommy Robinson?<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a hot-off-the-presses explainer of the controversy that appears to have cost Stefanovic his planned long and cruisey farewell from Nine:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a017.14 EDT<\/p>\n Karl Stefanovic to leave Nine immediately, network confirms<\/p>\n Karl Stefanovic is leaving Nine immediately, the network said in a statement this morning.<\/p>\n It follows days of controversy in which the highly paid Today presenter used his independent podcast series to interview British far-right activist Tommy Robinson.<\/p>\n \u201cNine Entertainment and Stefanovic have agreed that it is no longer possible for him to continue hosting Today at the same time as his independent podcast,\u201d a Nine Entertainment spokesperson said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile Karl and Nine had previously agreed he would leave Today at the end of this year, they have subsequently decided he will leave the network immediately.<\/p>\n