Good morning,
It’s Monday, 27th of July.
Here’s what’s happening in the world of Auspol:
Albo’s secret dinner with Chinese billionaire
Labor’s national conference ends
Vic premier facing revolt
SA premier says yes to nuclear power
Albo’s secret dinner with Chinese billionaire
Albo has dodged questions about a secret dinner with a Chinese billionaire, whose father is being invested by the ATO.
The AFR reported the billionaire pledged to donate $1 million to have dinner with the PM. Former Vic premier Dan Andrews was also reportedly there
Albo claims he was not aware of any ATO investigation and defended his dinner: “I attend a lot of dinners”
This comes despite Labor’s criticism of Gina Rinehart and One Nation
Independent MP David Pocock criticised the dinner, saying “cash for access to our government has to stop”
Labor’s national conference ends
Labor’s three-day national conference has ended. Here are the most recent highlights:
The party united to block debate on Palestine, which would have labelled Israel’s actions a genocide and removed a policy to disarm Hamas
In response, Labor MP Ed Husic who advocated for the cause has criticised his party and declared “they could lock me in a freezer, I don’t give a sh*t”
Vic premier facing revolt
The Vic premier Jacinta Allan could soon be replaced.
An emergency meeting was held discussing her leadership
Jacinta Allan could face a no confidence motion in a Tuesday meeting of MPs or be asked to step down
Her net approval rating is at -36, her lowest on record
SA premier says yes to nuclear power
South Australia premier Peter Malinaukus says nuclear power has an “important role to play globally.”
He supports nuclear power for its “baseline power that has zero carbon emissions”
He says that he would be “pragmatic” about nuclear power in Australia despite claiming there is no economic benefit for Australia
Out of the world’s 20 largest economics, Australia is the only one not using or moving towards nuclear power. It is currently banned by legislation
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