Courtney Gould
Political Reporter, NCA Newswire at News Corp
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2 days ago |
abc.net.au | Courtney Gould |Joshua Boscaini
The discussion has moved onto the topic of Senator Dorinda Cox's defection from the Greens to Labor on Monday. The Greens have argued that Cox should resign from parliament after he defection since she ran as a Greens candidate in 2022. Labor MP Josh Burns says while people join political parties to help shape them, people can change their minds.
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2 days ago |
abc.net.au | Courtney Gould
Zali Steggall says the government must be more ambitious when it comes to taxing oil and gas profits after the ABC revealed a reworked levy is expected to raise $4 billion less than expected. The independent MP says it's ironic the government won't touch the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) but are happy to hit hard working Australians who have done well" with its proposed superannuation tax changes.
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3 days ago |
abc.net.au | Courtney Gould
Greens leader Larissa Waters says she "can't remember" if Dorinda Cox, who defected to Labor earlier this week, told her to "grow a spine" during a heated exchange after the senator's failed leadership bid. The report, published in the Nine Newspapers, alleges the confrontation took place during the party's leadership vote meeting in Melbourne last month. Speaking with Nine, Waters was coy on if the exchange took place. "Well, look, in all honesty, I can't remember that.
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4 days ago |
abc.net.au | Courtney Gould |Joshua Boscaini
The panel has been asked about its reaction to Dorinda Cox defecting from the Greens to Labor yesterday. Aaron Violi says her decision was a shock and surprise. He's compared the prime minister's reaction to Cox's defection from the Greens with Albanese's reaction when Fatima Payman left Labor. "He [Anthony Albanese] said she [Payman] should resign her Senate seat and give it back to the Labor Party last year, and now he's saying that it's OK for Senator Cox to do this.
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4 days ago |
abc.net.au | Courtney Gould
Tanya Plibersek says Dorinda Cox, who defected from the Greens to join Labor, will make an "excellent contribution" to the government. The WA senator yesterday announced she would be leaving the minor party at a press conference alongside prime minister Anthony Albanese. Plibersek told ABC News Breakfast she had little insight to the decision but she was pleased Cox was joining Labor. "I first met Dorinda Cox, actually working on issues of violence against women, about 15 years ago.
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