Rudd's $42 billion 'nation building' plan (2 Viewers)

[Rafy]

Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009
Tax Bonus for Working Australians Bill 2009
Tax Bonus for Working Australians (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009
Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2009
Household Stimulus Package Bill 2009

Negatived at third reading Senate divided on the third reading of the bills Ayes 35; Noes 35


haha wow.

EDIT: Xenophon voted against.

 

[katie tully]

time to join some pro stimulus package groups on fb and watch them squirm

hey waf, HOW WILL CHRISTINE GREEN PAY FOR HER CARER?

 

[Rafy]

Rudd making a statement in the house.
They are reintroducing the bill into the House today. Senate will sit on Friday (It doesn't normally).

Their aim is to ram the reintroduced bill through the house tonight and have the Senate pass it tomorrow.

 

[Riet]

Double Dissolution time!

 

[Rafy]

Double Dissolution time!

The second rejection of the bills would have to come 3 months after the first. (So after 12 May)

Rudd would love to go to a DD election over this though.

 

[impervious182]

The second rejection of the bills would have to come 3 months after the first. (So after 12 May)

Rudd would love to go to a DD election over this though.

No doubt about it and he'd come back in a stronger position.

If that happened, I think I'd start lobbying for the Coalition with the Young Liberals.

 

[milocole]

sssshhhhiiittt.. Really needed that money now!

 

[katie tully]

what makes me laugh is
if rudd never announced this package, all these people claiming 'they need the money' would have found ways to get what they require

 

[Rafy]

Mr Rudd, 9:08:37 PM, presented a Bill for an Act to appropriate money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the ordinary annual services of the Government in relation to nation building and jobs, and for related purposes.

Bill read a first time, 9:08:54 PM.

Mr Rudd, 9:09:07 PM, moved—That the bill be now read a second time.

 

[Silver Persian]

plz simplify what you just wrote for a retard sir rafy?

 

[Rafy]

Bills have now been reintroduced into the House and they are currently debating it. (Turnbull speaking currently)

 

[Silver Persian]

Soo...Rudd is trying to get a bill similar to the one that didn't get passed today, passed tonight.

Oh.

 

[Rafy]

Oh wow, Julie Bishop still exists. I was beginning to forget there was a shadow treasurer.

 

[withoutaface]

Hahahaha love Truss.

 

[JaredR]

Sunk!

G-d Bless Nick Xenophon.

 

[Lentern]

This is one of the most interest debates I've seen in ages, and they wait till 11:30 to let these blokes talk. Independants are funny old buggers.

Putting aside the moral dillemma from a political perspective Xenophon has made a brilliant move, now he's going to be the talk of the town for a week, should a DD get called many will attribute it to him, about 30% of the country will think he's a legend for doing it and suddenly Stephen Fielding the man who was supposed to be the moderate crossbencher will fade into obscurity.

 

[whatashotbyseve]

I am watching with interest on A-Pac too Lentern.

I don't know if it will be a week. I see two scenarios: The $950 is turned into $850 after the govt uses the lesser expenditure for the Murray-Darling (another $50 off, just like the Greens agreed to). Or secondly, the govt realises that $2 billion is not a lot in the grand scheme of things for their bill and agrees to the concession.

The Labor government will look stupid if this doesn't pass, not Xenophon.

 

[spiny norman]

suddenly Stephen Fielding the man who was supposed to be the moderate crossbencher will fade into obscurity.

When on earth was Steve Fielding ever considered moderate??

 

[Rafy]

Bills have passed the House. Onto the Senate tomorrow morning!

 

[blue_chameleon]

This is one of the most interest debates I've seen in ages, and they wait till 11:30 to let these blokes talk. Independants are funny old buggers.

Putting aside the moral dillemma from a political perspective Xenophon has made a brilliant move, now he's going to be the talk of the town for a week, should a DD get called many will attribute it to him, about 30% of the country will think he's a legend for doing it and suddenly Stephen Fielding the man who was supposed to be the moderate crossbencher will fade into obscurity.

Where are you watching it Lentern?

Is there internet coverage?