Reagan Ward

policy | Juris Doctor @ UNSW | views my own | likes & RTs =/= endorsement, replies don't always | poll votes are often to see the result

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

“If we stop paying interest…”

Welcome back, Jack Lang

[Oscar Yildiz JP @YILDIZ4Essendon]

Australia’s 2nd busiest Airport 5km from the last 59 tram stop, line built in 1943. Tram extension 7.8km could give thousands of residents, airport workers & travellers another transport option. SRL cost $34.5 Billion, this $300 million, it makes sense doesn’t it?

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

@smwright1965 @latikambourke It's the traditional phrasing:

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

Make that 3. #MEXENG

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

(This follows a request from a crossbench member at the time of the incident for the Member for Groom to be named, which the Speaker was unable to accede to without first checking the footage.)

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

Garth Hamilton (Groom-LNP) has been named by the Speaker after demonstrating a “new low” in Question Time. The suspension, moved by the Leader of the House, seemed to take the Opposition a bit unawares; it seemed uncertain whether they’d press for a division. #auspol #qt

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

On these Newspoll figures, the Coalition, incredibly, at risk of being overtaken by the Greens in the mid-teens here. They got 41% of the vote only 7 years ago. #auspol

[GhostWhoVotes @GhostWhoVotes]

#Newspoll Federal Primary Votes: ALP 33 (+3) ON 29 (-2) L/NP 17 (-1) GRN 13 (+2) Others 8 (-2) #auspol

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Keir has given huge service to our country and I want to thank him for his leadership and dedication during such a challenging period.

His decision marks the beginning of a transition and it is important that this process is conducted in an orderly and responsible way. I will put myself forward as part of this process.

The country expects stability, seriousness and a continued focus on the issues that matter most and that is what it will get.

As we move forward, our priority must be to work together to get the country back to where we all want it to be. People want to see progress on economic growth, cost of living, public services, housing and opportunities for the next generation. Political change should never distract from the responsibility to improve people's lives.

The Labour movement has always been at its strongest when it looks forward with confidence and purpose. This is what we will do from here and we will make sure this transition is a positive process of renewal for our party and our country.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 WATCH: Keir Starmer announces he's resigning Prime Minister

"Every decision I have taken is about putting the country I love first. That is why I will resign"

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

55% of the vote for Burnham; a touch under 35% for Reform's Kenyon. The gap between them a lot bigger than Restore candidate Rebecca Shepherd's share (6.9%).

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

Andy Burnham wins the #Makerfield by-election by a massive margin; clearing a very significant hurdle on his path to 10 Downing Street. Starmer on notice tonight (at a minimum). #ukpol

LAB: 24,927
REF: 15,696
RES: 3,111
CON: 997
GRN: 308
LibDem: 163
Binface: 95

Turnout: 58.75%

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

@mumbletwits @maleyfish18458 It’s in Arana Hills, so it’ll be Dickson. There was unsavoury prior contention over her living in the electorate. She moved in 2021, per her comments today.

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

#nswpol

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

(A question on veterans affairs, rather.)

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

From memory, we’ve just had the first naming of a member under the Milton Dick speakership; Phillip Thompson MP, Member for Herbert, refuses to withdraw his “lies” comment after a comment on veterans affairs. #auspol

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

PM asks LOTO to get his member to withdraw; attempts to soften the situation but there’s little appetite from the Opposition to take him up on it.

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

Albo’s going to Mark Carney his way to a Senate majority, I can see it now… #auspol

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

Barnaby Joyce back on Singapore; second time in this interview.

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

The good thing about post-Budget interviews on the ABC is that you get a really wide array of facile and incoherent perspectives, all pre-prepared on existing ideology (and some on talking points). #auspol

[Reagan Ward @Vardaeus]

It seems odd to suggest, as some have, that the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council should act contrary to Crown Solicitor advice, shop around for alternative advice, and ignore the SO 55 option previously outlined to the House.

[The Sydney Morning Herald @smh]

The Minns government has been dealt a severe blow after its most senior upper house member was suspended from parliament for seven days for failing to produce documents relating to a decade-old allegation of sexual harassment against the former NSW Labor general secretary Jamie Clements which he denied.

In an extraordinary development on Tuesday, Penny Sharpe, the minister for energy and Labor’s leader in the upper house, was removed from the chamber by the Usher of the Black Rod after being banned from the parliament for a week.

Read more: https://t.co/hGdq41FOIJ

[Jamie Ensor @JamieEnsor]

Blockbuster story from @coughlthom:

- PM Luxon will likely face move against his leadership within fortnight

- Luxon evaded Nats whip, who tried to present him with evidence of flagging caucus support sources say

- No formal challenger yet but group of anti-Luxon MPs

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