Live: Bowen heading to Saudi Arabia in bid to secure fuel supply
Energy Minister Chris Bowen says the former owner of the Whyalla steelworks let down South Australia with "mismanagement" of the plant.
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One Nation will follow 'will of the people' over economist warnings on migration: Joyce
By Jake Evans
By Jake Evans
One Nation is "not afraid" to drive migration to negative levels, with its Treasury spokesman saying he will follow the will of the people, not warnings from economists in deciding how deeply to cut migration rates.
Business and the university sector have warned One Nation's proposal to cut migration by about 750,000 places over three years would devastate the economy.
Speaking on ABC National Forum, Barnaby Joyce said voter concerns on migration had to be respected.
"The will of the Australian people is so pronounced, this has to be dealt with, we will deal with it," Joyce said.
Read our recap of last night's National Forum at the link below, or click here if you'd like to catch up on iView.
Bowen heading to Saudi Arabia to secure fuel supply
By Paul Johnson
By Paul Johnson
Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen will head to Saudi Arabia next week in a bid to sure up Australia's fuel supply.
Bowen told 7.30 on Monday night that Australia has 41 days worth of petrol available but added that he remains deeply concerned by the squeeze on oil in the Middle East, caused in part by the Iran War.
"The pipeline that runs through Saudi Arabia is responsible for about 4 per cent of the world's oil supply," Bowen said.
"The straits of Bab al-Mandab being constrained is very difficult.
"That's one of the straits that has replaced the Straits of Hormuz as one of the key areas to get fuel out of Saudi Arabia.
"I will be travelling to Saudi Arabia next week for direct meetings with my counterpart, the energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, to get direct from him the situation, because … getting the best information about the state of the pipeline, when it will return to more normal levels, what the approach of the Saudi Arabian government is will be key for ensuring that fuel security over coming weeks and months."
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'Deeply disturbing day': Bowen lashes Gupta over Whyalla
By Paul Johnson
By Paul Johnson
Chris Bowen has labelled the announcement of hundreds of job losses at Whyalla as 'deeply disturbing' during a Monday night appearance on 7.30.
Bowen said former owner Sanjeev Gupta had "let South Australians down" with "mismanagement" of the plant.
Asked if he still believed in the future of green hydrogen he said it had been slower to roll out than he had hoped.
"Green hydrogen … does still have a future both in Australia and in the world, but it has proven slower to roll out than was predicted globally and in Australia, say three or four years ago," Bowen said.
"It's … being developed by Orica at Kooragang Island in Newcastle, big investment by them with our support, so it does have a role to play both in decarbonising, getting heavy industry off gas, but it's been slower and more expensive that hasn't come down the cost curve as quickly for a whole bunch of reasons globally as was hoped a few years ago."
Bowen then said despite that green hydrogen was "not dead" and has "a role to play … including creating jobs in Australia."
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By Courtney Gould
By Courtney Gould
Hi friends. Welcome to our politics live blog. I'm Courtney Gould from the ABC's Parliament House team, here to guide you through the day.
From One Nation's migration policy to her comments on Indigenous Australians, Pauline Hanson was the focal point of yesterday. Expect there to be more reaction today to both stories.
The government and SA Premier Peter Malinauskas will also be responding to the job losses as a result of the closure of the blast furnace at the Whyalla steelworks.
Parliament wont sit until midday today, as the parties gather for their usual meetings. Until then, I'm sure a fair few of them will be popping up this morning in the media.
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