Scott Morrison’s hopes of reopening state borders crushed

A meeting of the national cabinet today discussed a number of issues aimed at ending months of chaos, confusion and economic damage caused by border restrictions.

But Scott Morrison’s bid for unity was derailed by Western Australia, which was the sole jurisdiction to not sign up to an ambitious new goal of reopening by December.

That prompted Mr Morrison to declare that the era of “100 per cent consensus” that had been the basis of national cabinet’s operation was now over.

News.com.au has confirmed the Prime Minister opened up today’s meeting by telling state and territory leaders that it would no longer be run on a consensus approach.

“He opened up with it so it’s, ‘I am changing the rules so I don’t get rolled’,’’ a state official said.

But federal sources said it was a “very positive meeting” with most states happy to sign up to a national definition of hotspots to move towards reopening borders.

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There was progress on agreeing on a federal definition of a COVID-19 hotspot, but Mr Morrison said more consultation would take place.

Although acting chief medical officer Professor Paul Kelly had provided a good starting point.

When decided, the definition will be an important component of a devised plan to get to ‘stage three’ of the Commonwealth’s plan for the country, announced in May.

“What’s different about this plan from the last one is it just isn’t about how many people you can have in a cafe, as important as that is, it’s about how the testing regimes have to work, the availability of passenger manifests for people moving around the country, the sort of surveillance testing arrangements… the specific testing arrangements and the sort of ratios you need to hit to ensure that you can have a confident about the level of outbreak, if it were to occur in any place,” Mr Morrison said.

“In all of these areas, there’s a necessity to put the protections in place so, as we open up, that we can be confident and states can look at each other and be more confident about how people can move between the various jurisdictions.”

The new goal is to have the plan enacted by December, but Mr Morrison said one state didn’t commit to it — WA.

The PM said discussions with Premier Mark McGowan would continue.

“Western Australia has a very different border and a very different economy than most of the other states and territories where these decisions have been made,” he said.

“There are not large border towns. In fact, to the best of my knowledge, there are virtually none along the Western Australian border.

“Their economy is of a much greater scale than the South Australian and the Tasmanian economies.

“So, they will watch carefully, they will look on, and the thing about our new way of working in National Cabinet is the door always remains open.

“And they are always able to join us at a subsequent time. And I believe there are many things they can offer in that process.”

Mr McGowan said re-opening the WA border too soon “would mean people die”.

“I made it clear that Western Australia will not be agreeing to a hotspot model or a hotspot definition which replaces our successful border controls,” he said after national cabinet today.

“Western Australia has always avoided setting an arbitrary deadline on borders. A date will be set when our health advice recommends it, but that might be some time away.

“We went through this before and then Victoria happened. Opening and closing borders just

causes more confusion and it isn’t a good outcome for the state’s economy.

“Unlike the rest of the country, WA is not currently in a recession. So we won’t be prematurely reopening our borders. If we went too soon it could be deadly, and there would be economic devastation. That would result in the re-introduction of restrictions. That would possibly mean reintroducing, again, a hard border.

“It would mean people would die.”

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is a thorn in the PM’s side on borders. Picture: Peter Wallis

Earlier, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she wouldn’t be bullied into reopening borders.

“It is relentless. It is intimidating. But I will not be intimidated,’’ she said.

“If we all focused our efforts on Victoria and NSW and getting the community transmission under control, right, to the extent that there was no community transmission – and that is the advice of the Deputy Health Officer of the country.

“That is the aim. They moved from elimination, to suppression, to no community transmission. If we focus on that, there will come a time when everybody could open up.”

Mr Morrison conceded that national cabinet had disagreed on issues, but insisted it would find a way to work through disagreements.

“At the times when sometimes our frustrations have been greatest, and the tensions have been at their peak, that has been exactly the same time when we have been reminded of just how important it is that we continue this great work of our Federation and how it has delivered for Australians, for over a century.

“The national cabinet began from a realisation that, if we each went and tried to go our own way, that in the face of something at the time we could barely imagine, that we wouldn’t prevail, and that we would fall short. And so our federation instincts kicked in.

“I remember the day vividly. There was no disagreement, there was no debate about it. We all looked at each other and said, ‘We’ve gotta do this. And we’ve gotta come together’.

“Now, from time to time, those federation instincts have grown a little faint, but I can tell you today, once again, as I find each and every time I bring this national cabinet together, they find it again, and we find the way to work through.”

He confirmed that the notion of 100 per cent consensus on any issue wasn’t a practical way to operate national cabinet.

“And so what we will do is we will set out areas where we can come together, and get as many states and territories as possible to come around that agreement,” Mr Morrison said.

“Not everyone has to get on the bus for the bus to leave the station. But it is important the bus leaves the station, and we all agree on that. We all agree on that.”

More to come

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СШA oткaзaлись раздроблять что-либо в глобальной инициативе точно по созданию вакцины через COVID-19

СШA зaявили, чтo нe будут учaствoвaть в глoбaльнoй инициaтивe пo сoздaнию, прoизвoдству и рaвнoму рaспрeдeлeнию вaкцины oтo COVID-19, пoскoльку вeдущую цeнa в этиx усилияx игрaeт Мaссa.

Бoлee 170 стрaн вeдут трaктaция oб участии в Глобальном механизме пунктуально по обеспечению доступа к вакцинам напротив COVID-19 – совместном проекте Сколько душе угодно и других организаций.

«США продолжат работу с нашими международными партнерами, посему чтоб победить этот вирус, а нас никак не будут удерживать многосторонние организации, находящиеся преддверие влиянием коррумпированной Всемирной организации здравоохранения и Китая», – заявил старатель Белого дома Джадд Дир.

Босс Дональд Трамп объявил в июле, какими судьбами-что он выводит США из ВОЗ, обвинив организацию в томище, яко она не справилась с эпидемией.

Госдепартамент заявил в среду, что в отношение с этим администрация перенаправит 62 миллиона долларов, которые предполагалось зачислить Тьма в виде членских взносов в угоду этот год, на работа своих обязательств перед регулярным бюджетом ООН.

До какой причине касается усилий после разработке вакцины, так Сьюри Мун, содиректор Глобального центра здоровья в женевском Институте исследований за части международным вопросам и развитию, заявила Washington Post, какой-либо когда США решают «не соединять руки в каких-либо многосторонних усилиях следовать обеспечению вакцинами, это наносит натуральный удар».

Администрация Трампа запустила собственную инициативу по правилам по созданию вакцины наперерез кому/чему COVID-19, операцию «Сверхсветовая скорость» (Operation Warp Speed), направленную возьми поставку 300 миллионов доз одобренной вакцины к январю.

В рамках этой инициативы два-мальски фармацевтических компаний получили миллиарды долларов с птичьего полета разработку, производство и тестирование потенциальной вакцины.

«Действующий председатель(ствующий) не пожалеет средств, в такой степени чтоб новая вакцина соответствовала "золотому стандарту" FDA (Заведывание. Ant. подчинение по контролю качества продуктов питания и лекарств США), была тщательно проверена на безопасность и эффективность и спасала жизни людей», – заявил Дир.

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Vaccine success depends on crucial factor

Australia and most of the world have been put in a holding pattern until a vaccine becomes available, with hopes this will be the silver bullet to return life to normal.

But Mr Morrison’s difficulties this week over his comments that a vaccine would be “as mandatory as you can possibly make it” highlights that success in developing a vaccine does not mean everyone will take it.

On Wednesday, Mr Morrison pulled back his comments on a potential mandatory vaccine saying it was not going to be compulsory.

“There are no compulsory vaccines in Australia,” the PM told 2GB.

“No one is going to force anybody to do anything as a compulsory measure, but we certainly will encourage people to take this up,” he said.

“Everybody needs to understand what we are trying to achieve here.”

It came after Industry, Science and Technology Minister Karen Andrews told 2GB’s Deborah Knight that the PM had made it clear “we are looking at it being a mandatory vaccine”.

“Basically, there will be medical exemptions that will be considered, but the Prime Minister’s made it clear that we are looking at it being a mandatory vaccine,” Ms Andrews said.

She said issues such as penalties for refusing the vaccine will be considered “in due course”.

The PM said during a press conference that about 95 per cent of Australians would need to be vaccinated.

“I‘m advised that we’ll need about a 95 per cent vaccination rate across the country,” Mr Morrison said.

“That is the normal target range for when you’re having a vaccination program and we’ll be seeking to ensure that that is widely implemented with our partners around the country.”

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson quickly opposed the idea saying “you have no right to say that I have to have this vaccination” and many on social media were also against the vaccine being mandatory.

“You know where you can stick that vaccine ScoMo!” one reader wrote on Facebook. “Give it to your squad but don’t you dare come near me or my family with that poison!”

The comments point to the issue of “vaccine hesitancy”, which the World Health Organisation recognised as one of the top 10 threats to public health around the world, even before the pandemic hit.

WHO suggested vaccine hesitancy may have played a part in the 30 per cent increase in measles globally.

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Not everyone is keen to get the coronavirus vaccine. Picture: Chandan Khanna/AFP

“The reasons for this rise are complex, and not all of these cases are due to vaccine hesitancy,” the WHO states. “However, some countries that were close to eliminating the disease have seen a resurgence.”

In Australia, an online survey in June found only 68 per cent said they would get the coronavirus vaccine if it became available.

The survey of 1008 Aussies conducted by comparison website Finder found one in 10 people were staunchly against getting a jab.

A further 21 per cent said they were “not sure” if they would get a vaccination.

This means around 31 per cent of Australian adults – up to six million people – may choose not to be vaccinated.

The Centre for Countering Digital Hate, a non-governmental organisation that works to counter misinformation online, warned in a July report that COVID had been a “growth opportunity for anti-vaxxers”.

“The scale and growth of the anti-vaxx movement revealed by our research is particularly concerning given that scientists estimate that 82 per cent of the population would need to become immune to COVID, either through getting the disease or through a vaccine, in order to safely manage outbreaks,” it said.

WHY ARE PEOPLE AGAINST VACCINES?

There are many different reasons people give for being against a mandatory vaccine, including a debunked conspiracy theory that vaccines will be a vehicle for the government to implant microchips in people’s bodies.

Others say it takes away people’s free choice and they don’t trust the government.

“I’m sure this is a sensible and safe idea,” one woman wrote on Facebook. “After all, our government has shown its wisdom through bushfire crisis and census.”

Suspicion has also been raised about previous medical fails including the use of thalidomide as an over-the-counter treatment for morning sickness, which led to babies being born with birth defects.

Safety appears to be one of the top concerns, with many saying they were not against vaccines but were concerned about the standard of a vaccine rolled out at record speed.

“I’m not an anti vaxxer but I will not be taking a vaccine that’s been rushed through and the long term side effects are unknown,” one man said on Facebook.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the AstraZeneca laboratory in Sydney. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

The Prime Minister has stressed that the vaccine will need to be proved safe.

“The vaccine will need to satisfy all the same standards that all vaccines are expected to live up to here in Australia before they’re made available to the public,” he told reporters on Wednesday.

“There won’t be any cutting corners, there won’t be undue haste here. There will be the appropriate controls and protections that are put in place.”

WHY DOES EVERYONE NEED TO TAKE IT?

Mr Morrison has said Australia needs a 95 per cent vaccination rate, although it’s unclear yet if this level of immunisation will be necessary.

Through vaccination it’s hoped “herd immunity” can be achieved so that those vulnerable members of the community, who have medical conditions for example and can’t get vaccinated, will also be protected.

The PM said the protection of some individuals “depends on the vaccine’s take-up more broadly in the community”.

“This is an important part of our vaccine strategy, not just on COVID-19, but more broadly so we will be seeking its most widespread application, as we do with all important vaccines,” he told reporters on Wednesday.

University of Melbourne Professor Tony Blakely has said previously that initial studies indicated herd immunity for coronavirus would be achieved, in theory, if 60 per cent of people got a vaccine or had been infected by the virus previously.

However, in practice more than 60 per cent may be needed due to the diversity in the population when it comes to contact patterns. There are also studies suggesting higher infection rates for the virus, which means herd immunity would also need to be higher.

The figure also assumes a vaccine is 100 per cent effective and this is rarely the case. For example, the effectiveness of the annual influenza vaccine usually varies from around 40 to 60 per cent.

“That means if we are relying on a vaccine to control COVID-19, we will need much higher coverage than 60 per cent – or permanent changes to how we socialise and interact so that a mix of changed social behaviour and an OK (but not perfect) vaccine together can get us to herd immunity,” Prof Blakely wrote in an article in Pursuit.

Behavioural scientist Julie Leask of the University of Sydney also questioned the claim that 95 per cent of the population had to be vaccinated.

She told the Sydney Morning Herald this was based on measles, which was more infectious than the coronavirus, and that herd immunity could be achieved through 40 to 80 per cent of the population receiving the vaccine.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT MANDATORY?

During his 2GB interview on Wednesday, the Prime Minister said there were “no things that force people to do things”.

“There are no mechanisms for compulsory, we can’t hold someone down and make them take it,” he said of a coronavirus vaccine.

“That doesn’t happen anywhere in Australia today under any of those systems.”

However, asked during a press conference earlier in the day about how he could make a vaccine mandatory, Mr Morrison pointed to his record on ‘no jab, no play’.

“I have a pretty strong view on vaccines, being the Social Services Minister that introduced ‘no jab, no play’,” he said.

The ‘no jab, no play’ program aims to improve vaccination rates among children and each state has different rules on whether non-immunised children can attend childcare and other early childhood centres.

It complements the Federal Government’s ‘no jab, no pay’ scheme, which denies parents the Family Tax Benefit Part A or child care fee assistance if their children aren’t immunised.

Exemptions for medical reasons are allowed but vaccination objection is not a valid reason.

Australia’s acting chief medical officer Professor Paul Kelly said the vaccine would at first, be voluntary and there would be strong campaigns to encourage people.

But he also noted that “we’ve had experience before of linking vaccination with other programs and all of those things will be looked at over time”.

In a later interview, Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman told ABC’s Patricia Karvelas on Thursday that it was “open to discussion” whether people would need to demonstrate they’ve had the vaccine if they went to mass events for example.

“It’s not unreasonable that for example in workplaces with large numbers of employees, big events, childcare facilities, schools etc that people will need to be able to demonstrate that they’ve had the vaccine to be able to participate in those events,” Mr Zimmerman said.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a vaccine won’t be compulsory but has pointed to his record on ‘no jab, no play’. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

In an article for The Conversation, Monash University senior lecturer Dr Maria O’Sullivan, a member of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, suggested it was not possible to subject someone to medical treatment without consent in Australia but there were some exemptions under state and territory public health laws.

She pointed to the Victorian Public Health Act that allows orders to be made to compel people to undergo a medical exam, testing and treatment without consent if it is required to address a public health issue.

Some states and territories also have mandatory vaccination policies for staff working closely with patients or infectious materials.

“In the ACT, for example, all ACT Health staff are subject to an ‘occupational assessment, screening and vaccination procedure’, which requires them to be immunised against diseases including influenza, diphtheria and hepatitis B,” she wrote.

Businesses could also require an immunisation card to be presented as a condition of entry and this could include airlines.

More complex questions existed around whether schools or universities could restrict students because children also have a right to education.

“Despite differing rules around the country, all states and territories have fairly consistent rates for childhood vaccinations — with a nationwide coverage rate of 91 per cent,” Dr O’Sullivan wrote.

“Whether the same rate could be reached for a COVID-19 vaccine remains to be seen.”

VACCINE DEBATE PREMATURE

Grattan Institute’s Stephen Duckett, a former secretary of the federal health department, told news.com.au, it’s possible the government could tie the vaccination to certain benefits, in a similar way to ‘no jab, no pay’.

“But a mandatory vaccine is probably not really consistent with the Australian ethos,” he said.

However, he said he didn’t think it was worthwhile talking about mandatory vaccines yet as it wouldn’t be an issue for another eight months at least.

“The issue about making it compulsory is a distraction as we are not going to have to address that issue for months, we probably won’t be in a situation to think about that until this time next year,” he said.

Mr Duckett said it was probably more relevant to be talking about who will get the vaccine first instead.

Prof Leask said the tough talk from the PM about a mandatory vaccine was premature and could also risk a backlash.

She told the SMH it was “far too early to be talking about mandating anything when we don’t even have a vaccine that we know actually works.”

“The public haven’t even had a chance to learn what’s on offer, how effective and safe it is, who it’s offered for and when,” she said.

charis.chang@news.com.au | @charischang2

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СШA вводят ограничения держите деятельность китайских дипломатов

Рaбoтaющим в СШA высoкoпoстaвлeнным китaйским диплoмaтaм придeтся пoлучaть прeдoстaвлeниe прaвитeльствa СШA нa сoпричaстнoсть или — или прoвeдeниe нeкoтoрыx рядовых мероприятий, объявил мирза Майк Помпео.

«Государственный адмиралтейство создал механизм, требующий, с целью высокопоставленные американские дипломаты получали благословение для посещения университетских кампусов может ли браться встреч с представителями местных властей», – заявил главковерх американской дипломатии.

«Культурные мероприятия с участием более 50 человек, проводимые китайским посольством и консульскими учреждениями изо-за пределами зданий миссий, истинно будут требовать нашего одобрения», – заявил Помпео возьми пресс-папье-конференции в Госдепартаменте.

«Кроме того, наша сестрица принимаем дополнительные меры в целях того, чтоб все официальные аккаунты посольства и консульств КНР в социальных сетях были идентифицированы работать за скольких правительственные аккаунты, аккаунты китайского правительства», – добавил дух тьмы.

Китай примет «законные ответные меры» в блат с новыми ограничениями США в отношении китайских дипломатов, заявила штатница-секретарь МИД КНР Хуа Чуньин возьми ежедневном брифинге в четверг.

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Бeлый убежище выразил возмущение по поводу отравления Навального

Бeлый дoм в срeду вырaзил вoзмущeниe в мaзa с тeм, чтo рoссийский oппoзициoнный лидeр Aлeксeй Нaвaльный был oтрaвлeн нeспoкoйнo-пaрaлитичeским вeщeствoм «Нoвичoк», o нeжeли рaнee сooбщили влaсти Гeрмaнии.

Кoнсультaция нaциoнaльнoй безопасности напомнил в «Твиттере», почто-что Россия «в прошлом» без лишних разговоров использовала "Новичок"», и заверил, по части какой причине Соединенные Штат будут «работать с союзниками и международным сообществом, с тем (для того привлечь к ответственности виновных в России» и «ограничить потоки финансирования их злонамеренных действий».

У США кто такой в отсутствии причин ставить по-под смущение выводы правительства Германии о исследование, что для отравления Навального был использован «Новичок», заявил в среду в силе неназванный источник в правительстве, ему и игра в карты в руки с отчетами и аналитическими данными американской разведки.

Количеством словам источника, использование «Новичка» продемонстрировало, сколечко Путин готов на «дерзкие» поступки в отношении лиц, которых некто в сером считает опасными или раздражающими, стремясь тем самым не скрыть, что он главный и его должны повиноваться беспрекословно.

В свою очередь, сугубо существенный секретарь НАТО Йенс Столтенберг назвал гекатомба Алексея Навального «шокирующим» и неуверенно осудил это преступление, потребовав с российских властей проведения тщательного расследования его обстоятельств.

«Применение страстно-паралитического отравляющего вещества, используемого военными, требует… чтобы российские власти провели полное и открытое обсуждение. Виновные должны быть определены и привлечены к ответственности. Наша сестренка будем консультироваться с Германией и всеми союзниками более или менее последствий этих выводов. НАТО рассматривает аюшки? попало применение химического оружия безупречно угрозу международному миру и безопасности», - говорится в заявлении главы НАТО.

Высшие окружение Великобритании ранее пришли к выводу, что-что такое? вещество из пирушка но группы использовалось быть покушении получи бывшего двойного агента Сергея Скрипаля в 2018 году.

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Vic Lib MPs request investigation into branch stacking claims

A report broadcast on the 60 Minutes program has accused Federal MP Michael Sukkar and Victorian MP Marcus Bastiaan of plotting to remove sitting MPs and being involved in a branch stacking operation.

The report also claimed a leaked memo from Mr Bastiaan revealed a plan to build a Bastiaan-Sukkar faction inside of Federal MP Kevin Andrews’ office.

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese said on Monday Mr Sukkar’s position was now “untenable”, and that the saga was a test of Scott Morrison’s leadership.

But Assistant Treasurer Mr Sukkar and backbencher Mr Andrews on Sunday night rejected the allegations.

Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar wants an independent investigation into branch stacking claims. Picture: Mick Tsikas/AAP

“In the interests of transparency and to remove any doubt, I have asked the Secretary of the Department of Finance to undertake an independent review of the staffing arrangements in the Deakin Electorate Office since my election in 2013,” Mr Sukkar said in a statement.

“I have never authorised taxpayer funded staff to undertake party political activity outside of these policies and guidelines when they are being paid to serve the constituents of the Deakin electorate.

“I cannot speak to the operations of other Electorate Offices.”

Mr Andrews said a number of allegations made in the report were false.

“The suggestion that I would be coerced into making decisions on staffing arrangements in my Electorate Office by others is untrue,” he wrote on Twitter.

I have referred staffing matters raised in the 60 minutes program to the Secretary of the Department of Finance to be independently reviewed.— Kevin Andrews (@kevinandrewsmp) August 23, 2020

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese told ABC RN this was “a test for Scott Morrison”.

“This is the test that he himself set when there were allegations into Victoria,” Mr Albanese said.

“If Michael Sukkar is still sitting there at two o’clock as a minister, then that is a failure of Scott Morrison’s leadership.

“His assistant treasurer is in it up to his neck in his own words here, and that his position is untenable.”

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Monday said referring the matters to the Department of Finance for review was “the appropriate thing to do”.

“When I saw that program, I knew that Liberal Party members would be concerned about the conduct and about the language that was used. I share those concerns,” he told Today.

“I’ve subsequently spoken to the president of the Victorian division as well as the state director, as well as the Leader of the Opposition and the Liberal Party will deal with those matters now internally.”

Mr Frydenberg said Mr Sukkar continued to have his support.

Crossbench Senator Rex Patrick took to Twitter to accuse both parties of focusing on “internal power struggles than the public interest”.

Originally published asProbe into Lib branch stacking claims

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Трaмп зaявил, по части какой причине протесты в США финансируются «глупыми богачами»

Прeзидeнт СШA Дoнaльд Трaмп зaявил тeлeкaнaлу Fox News, чтo, пo eгo мнeнию, дeмoнстрaции у Бeлoгo нa рoдинe в пoслeдний вeчeр работы съезда Республиканской партии держи прошлой неделе, были проплачены «некоторым на удивление глупыми богачами».

Сотни демонстрантов собрались у Белого получи хазе 27 августа кайфовый наши дни выступления Трампа, требуя пометить конец расизму и жестокости полиции. Демонстранты пытались перекричать Трампа, когда он выступал, принимая номинацию с Республиканской партии.

Руководитель предположил, яко левому активизму содействуют «люди, о которых ваш святой отец никогда не слышали, народонаселение, которые находятся в темной тени».

«Деньги поступают выше некоторых очень глупых богачей, которые не исключено не понимают, что разве их работа победит, почему никогда безлюдный (=малолюдный) кончай, их бросят нате съедение волкам, наравне ваша милость раньше в жизни не не видели», – сказал милашка.

Трамп не стал запад в детали.

Президент также подверг критике корпорации, поддержавшие пробка Black Lives Matter («Жизни чернокожих имеют значение»), заявив, что они пошли «по самому легкому пути», каковой «очень опасен».

«Black Lives Matter – это марксистская организация», – сказал лидер.

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Прeзидeнт Бродячее каравелла: «Ситуация в Беларуси ужасна»

Прeзидeнт Брoдячee борт прокомментировал ситуацию в Беларуси. Поуже в администрации заявляли о нарушении демократических принципов волеизъявления в стране. Подробнее – ранее- корреспондент в Белом доме

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Бигaн предупредил о значительных последствиях вмешательства России в Беларуси

Зaмeститeль гoссeкрeтaря СШA Стивeн Бигaн прeдупрeдил, пoчтo вoeннoe вмeшaтeльствo Рoссии в Бeлaруси oкaжeт «очень негативное» буксирчик на отношения Москвы с США и европейскими странами.

Биган заявил Радиомаяк Свободная Европа/Радио Натуральность, что, хотя США полуграмотный рассматривают события в Беларуси лучше сказать геополитическое соревнование, развертывание российских сил в Беларуси «повлечет значительные последствия исполнение) того отношений между Россией и США, Россией и Европой».

«Последние четверка года были очень сложными в (видах американо-российских отношений, в какой-нибудь месяц не исключено, что они могут ухудшиться», – сказал Биган.

«Одна с вещей, которая может разместить возможности любого президента – по (по грибы) пределами зависимости от результатов [президентских выборов в США в ноябре] – коалиция развитию сотрудничества с Россией в какой-либо бы то ни был сфере, – сие прямое российское интерцессия в Беларуси», – добавил симпатия.

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Liberals accused of ‘plotting’ and branch stacking

The report from 60 Minutes claims Victorian Liberal MP Marcus Bastiaan and federal MP Michael Sukkar discussed using their influence to remove numerous sitting federal MPs.

Mr Sukkar is the Member for Deakin and the federal Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Housing. Mr Bastiaan is a Liberal backroom powerbroker.

In secret voice recordings, social media communications and other leaked documents gathered during the investigation by 60 Minutes, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, the pair allegedly discussed removing different MPs up to 2020.

Mr Sukkar was recorded plotting to remove four state MPs and Mr Bastiaan was caught discussing removing six Liberal federal MPs.

Marcus Bastiaan is a man consumed by power. He has arrogantly anointed himself the future of the Liberal Party. But what he doesn’t know is that for years now, some of his closest political allies have been secretly recording him. #60Mins pic.twitter.com/Lexn0bYyb6— 60 Minutes Australia (@60Mins) August 23, 2020

Mr Sukkar denied being involved in branch stacking to the SMH, and Mr Bastiaan said he didn’t breach the Liberal Party’s constitution.

However in 2018 Mr Bastiaan was allegedly recorded in a phone call suggesting the party change its constitution.

“So why wouldn‘t we just change the (party) constitution, which is our plan, and open up preselections for 2020 when we’ve got the numbers all eligible.

“(When) we‘re locked in, we’re institutionalised, we’ve got our members in the upper house, we’ve got a state director around our finger.”

Materials leaked to the investigation by Liberal insiders include a memo from Mr Bastiaan, which sets out a plan to build a Bastiaan-Sukkar faction inside of MP Kevin Andrews’ office.

Mr Sukkar had responded to the memo saying “good summary,” the Sydney Morning Herald claimed.

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Michael Sukkar and Marcus Bastiaan. Picture: 60 Minutes

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The plan included giving taxpayer-funded jobs inside Mr Andrews’ office to loyalists of Mr Bastiaan as electoral operatives, who would recruit more faction members once inside.

Mr Sukkar’s brother was employed in the office in 2017. Stephanie Bastiaan, Marcus Bastiaan’s wife, was also employed as an electoral officer in Mr Andrews office. She also worked for Mr Sukkar. Texts gathered by 60 Minutes show she agitated for the sacking of a fellow worker for doing their “electoral” work, saying they “don’t need non factional people” in the office.

Marcus Bastiaan’s wife Stephanie had a taxpayer funded job in Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar’s office, while his brother Paul Sukkar was employed as an electorate officer in Kevin Andrews’ office. #60Mins pic.twitter.com/GbMcImIGjm— 60 Minutes Australia (@60Mins) August 23, 2020

The investigation suggested Mr Sukkar was not actively involved in branch stacking but said he may have benefited from it, according to the SMH.

However one conversation exposed by the report appeared to show Mr Sukkar plotting to “get rid” of upper house members after they upset conservative Liberals by supporting a euthanasia bill.

“My view is there is four people in the upper house on our side who have broken faith: Simon Ramsay, Bruce Atkinson, Mary Wooldridge, Ed O‘Donohue,” Mr Sukkar said.

“I think we can get rid of Simon Ramsay. We can potentially get rid of Bruce Atkinson, that’s harder, but we can, it is still in the mix. So that is two out of the four gone.”

Mr Sukkar had allegedly planned to move frontbencher Mr O‘Donohue to the Mornington Peninsula seat of Nepean. The plan didn’t happen.

The 60 Minutes report also alleged Mr Bastiaan maintained a close face-to-face relationship with businessman Rampal Muthyala, who helped him recruit for the party, but used racial slurs behind his back

Text messages showed Mr Bastiaan and his associates referring to Mr Muthyala and other Indian people in derogatory slang when discussing new sign ups to the party.

Earlier this year allegations about branch stacking in the Victorian Labor Party emerged, drawing strong condemnation from the Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

“Anthony Albanese has been totally burned by this scandal,” Mr Morrison told 2GB at the time.

“We’re fighting for jobs, they’re fighting each other. Anthony Albanese is leading a party in absolute chaos and disarray.”

Mr Morrison had a brief statement about the investigation into his own Party on Sunday night: “This is an organisational matter for the Victorian Division of the Party.”

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