In an answer about how the government is delivering the Aukus agreement in South Australia, the deputy prime minister uses the opportunity to go on the attack:<\/p>\n
double quotation markThis stands in contrast to One Nation which have really only ever been about stunts and the vibe.<\/p>\n
He also uses the opportunity to take a dig at the opposition:<\/p>\n
double quotation markThe Coalition declared that Australians, that South Australians, could not even build a canoe.<\/p>\n
Indeed, they tried to take the bill for future submarines offshore and then they literally failed to deliver the Attack class program.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a023.45 EDT<\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n Hastie said Australian consumers are getting smashed by the war with Iran<\/a>, with the US unprepared for the Strait of Hormuz to be closed for so long.<\/p>\n He said:<\/p>\n double quotation markI don\u2019t think anyone expected the Iranian is to have us by the balls as they do in the Strait of Hormuz and that\u2019s squeezing a lot of countries who are allied to the United States and who are dependent on the importation of hydrocarbons out of the Middle East<\/p>\n Lives are getting lost and I want to make that point, it is the most important, but for people watching, Australian consumers are getting smashed\u2026<\/p>\n The longer this goes on, the harder it will get. I had $3 on the weekend for a litre of diesel, and are people talking about it going up to $4.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a001.36 EDT<\/p>\n Hastie says Liberal party will ‘become extinct’ if it does not respond to housing pressures<\/p>\n Opposition industry spokesperson, Andrew Hastie, has been on Afternoon Briefing, where he said he is open to having a discussion on housing policies.<\/p>\n He said if the Liberal party doesn\u2019t act on housing and helping first home buyers into the market, they will \u201cbecome extinct\u201d:<\/p>\n double quotation markPeople feel like they have no control over their lives and they want to regain control \u2026 the housing market, particularly as it is, is rigged against them. There is a policy debate to be had\u2026<\/p>\n Young Australians want tear down the system because it does not work for them, and if we are not responsive, we\u2019ll become extinct. That is the reality.<\/p>\n Andrew Hastie. Photograph: Mick Tsikas\/AAPShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a001.44 EDT<\/p>\n Newcastle man charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing musician outside venue<\/p>\n A man has been charged with attempted murder following the alleged stabbing of a musician outside a sports club over an ex-partner.<\/p>\n The 69-year-old musician was stabbed several times in his chest and back near the venue\u2019s entrance in Newcastle, where he had been performing on Sunday night.<\/p>\n Emergency crews were called to Club Merewether at 7.40pm and treated the injured man before he was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.<\/p>\n Police said the 53-year-old alleged attacker left the scene before officers arrived, but was arrested at a home in Stockton, in Newcastle\u2019s north, early on Monday morning.<\/p>\n He was charged with domestic-violence-related attempted murder and contravening an AVO. He was due to face court on Monday.<\/p>\n \u2013 AAP<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a001.27 EDT<\/p>\n Anglican archbishop apologises for former governor general’s failures in abuse case The Brisbane Anglican archbishop, Jeremy Greaves, has apologised to survivor Beth Heinrich for the church\u2019s handling of her abuse complaint, including for comments made by his predecessor and former governor general Peter Hollingworth.<\/p>\n Guardian Australia revealed last month that Greaves was poised to make a historic apology to Heinrich<\/a>, who has fought for justice for decades.<\/p>\n Heinrich was abused by Reverend Donald Shearman, now dead, and was then subjected to comments in the national media by Hollingworth.<\/p>\n While governor general, Hollingworth appeared on ABC television in 2002 and suggested that Heinrich, 14, had instigated a sexual relationship with Shearman, a married priest. Hollingworth has also been found to have failed to act to remove Shearman after becoming aware of complaints about him.<\/p>\n Greaves spoke at an Evensong service on Sunday evening, which Heinrich attended.<\/p>\n He said:<\/p>\n double quotation markMost grievously, those in positions of senior leadership within the Brisbane diocese, including former archbishop Peter Hollingworth, failed Beth. Rather than responding with compassion, justice and accountability, the church\u2019s response compounded her suffering, and this was wrong. Too often, as has been the case here, a victim-survivor was blamed, rather than supported, while the person responsible was defended or excused. Beth bore the weight of injustice for many years. We did not act as we should have, and for that we are deeply sorry.<\/p>\n Hollingworth has previously apologised for his failures and said he was \u201cunduly influenced by the advice of lawyers and insurance companies\u201d when handling abuse claims.<\/p>\n \u201cI made mistakes and I cannot undo them,\u201d Hollingworth said previously. \u201cBut I committed no crimes. There is no evidence that there was any abuse because of any decisions I made, or did not make.\u201d<\/p>\n Former governor general Dr Peter Hollingworth in 2015. Photograph: Dan Peled\/AAPShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a001.18 EDT<\/p>\n Thank you all for joining me on the blog today, I\u2019ll leave you with the excellent Cait Kelly for the rest of the arvo.<\/p>\n I\u2019ll catch you here bright and early tomorrow morning for another busy sitting day.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>TLDR: here\u2019s what happened in question time<\/p>\n Question time was (as expected) completely dominated by fuel uncertainty today with the opposition trying to hammer the government over when it found out the six fuel shipments were cancelled<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bowen said the shipments were cancelled at different times<\/a> but would not provide an exact time.<\/p>\n Several members of the crossbench pushed the government on implementing a 25% flat gas export tax<\/a>, but Labor wouldn\u2019t give anything away.<\/p>\n Speaking following the South Australian election, Richard Marles said One Nation has always been about \u2018stunts and the vibe\u2019.<\/p>\n Bowen gave us a rundown of how many petrol stations have closed along the east coast<\/a> \u2013 but couldn\u2019t provide any numbers<\/a> for the NT, South Australia or Tasmania.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.36 EDT<\/p>\n Question time ends<\/p>\n After a final question to the PM on Ursula von der Leyen\u2019s visit to Canberra tomorrow, Anthony Albanese wraps up question time for the day.<\/p>\n After questions, Albanese pays tribute to Rhoda Roberts, who died aged 66 at the weekend.<\/p>\n Albanese says Roberts was an inspiration and mentor to many, including the minister for Indigenous Australians, Malarndirri McCarthy, and that she \u201cnever stopped working to put indigenous culture centre stage.\u201d<\/p>\n double quotation markRhoda captivated and entertained. She informed and inspired. She shaped and advised.<\/p>\n She was often the first, including as the first Indigenous host on mainstream Australian TV, but she made sure that she wouldn\u2019t be the last.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.30 EDT<\/p>\n Claim government is forcing fuel to be exported \u2018a lie\u2019, Bowen says<\/p>\n Liberal frontbencher Simon Kennedy is up next and asks Bowen whether he\u2019s been briefed over reports in the Daily Telegraph that the NSW government is war-gaming fuel rationing.<\/p>\n Bowen says he \u201cliterally\u201d met with state and territory ministers on Friday where they \u201ccompared notes\u201d.<\/p>\n double quotation markThere is no Watergate here \u2026 There is the national liquid emergency plan agreed by all governments in 2006, and endorsed by all governments since then, as things change.<\/p>\n He then takes a warning shot at Kennedy:<\/p>\n double quotation markI remind the member for Cook that when he went on social media yesterday and said that Australian government is forcing diesel and petrol to be exported \u2013 that is a lie, Mr Speaker.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.29 EDT<\/p>\n Has the government received advice on fuel rationing?<\/p>\n Liberal MP Mary Aldred asks Chris Bowen if he has received any advice from his department on fuel rationing.<\/p>\n Bowen doesn\u2019t rule out advice on fuel rationing, he says he has been working with his department on contingency plans, but believes the country is a \u201clong way\u201d from taking that action.<\/p>\n He adds that states and territories have significant powers under a 2006 Coag (council of Australian governments) liquid fuel emergency response plan.<\/p>\n He says the plan:<\/p>\n double quotation markIndicates public restraint, public information campaigns and requesting people to save fuel would be the first step, and that only after that, would any further actions be considered.<\/p>\n I made clear Mr Speaker, yesterday, I think we\u2019re a long way from that.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.14 EDT<\/p>\n Chalmers asked about funding for medical research<\/p>\n Back to the crossbench, Monique Ryan asks the government if it will increase funding for health and medical research.<\/p>\n She says every dollar invested in in Australian health and medical research \u201cyields close to $4 for the Australian economy\u201d \u2013 and that increasing funding would be good for health and productivity.<\/p>\n Ryan has been on a bit of a warpath to get the government to release more of its $20bn medical research fund.<\/p>\n Chalmers doesn\u2019t commit to anything but says the government are \u201cvery substantial investors in research, including medical research\u201d.<\/p>\n He says the government has received a report into the future of research investment and is considering the recommendations.<\/p>\n double quotation markOur colleague in the other place, minister [Tim] Ayres, has received and now released some good work that we had done when it comes to the future of research and development, and obviously the medical research fund is is part of our thinking in that regard. We\u2019re going to work through the recommendations of that report and make our views known in due course.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a000.15 EDT<\/p>\n Bowen asked again about cancelled fuel shipments<\/p>\n Shadow frontbencher Melissa McIntosh tries to pin down Chris Bowen on when the government first found out about the cancelled shipments.<\/p>\n Bowen said earlier that the shipments weren\u2019t all cancelled in one go, on one day, so she asks when the government was told about the first.<\/p>\n Bowen doesn\u2019t say:<\/p>\n double quotation markI refer the honourable member to my previous answers.<\/p>\n He receives a small groan from the opposition benches.<\/p>\n (His previous answers didn\u2019t state exactly when the government was told, but said that the government was in constant communication with the industry).<\/p>\n![\"Christopher](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Christopher_Knaus.png\")
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Krishani Dhanji<\/p>\n