Senator claims Labor put her in hospital A senator has been accused of playing the victim after saying that the stress from the Brittany Higgins rape allegations put her in hospital.
Politics by Samantha Maiden and Finn McHugh 5th Jun 2021 5:12 AM Former Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has sensationally accused the Labor Party of hounding her to the point that she ended up in hospital over the Brittany Higgins rape allegations furore. Senator Reynolds, who was forced to apologise after she described Ms Higgins as a lying cow earlier this year made the extraordinary statement about her hospitalisation on Friday night at Senate estimates.
Kurri Kurri conflicts: new gas plant is a field day for party donors
A $600 million subsidy for a gas plant in Kurri Kurri makes no commercial sense for the taxpayer, but there are plenty of windfalls for Liberal Party donors.
Former Newcastle mayor and property developer Jeff McCloy (Image: AAP/Dan Himbrechts)
Has there ever been a project that so neatly fits the government’s political agenda as well as the commercial interests of its mates?
The $600 million subsidy announced for a gas plant in Kurri Kurri makes no commercial sense for the taxpayer, but there are windfalls everywhere you look for Liberal donors.
 Federal Labor MP Terri Buttler, federal Labor Senators Jenny McAllister and Murray Watt as well as state Labor MPs Kim Richards, Don Brown and Shane King attended the event. After the rally, Senator Wong told reporters that Mr Morrison would be showing weakness if he accepted Dr Laming s vote as a member of the government. I think Scott Morrison is refusing to act out of politics. I think Scott Morrison is refusing to act because he needs Mr Laming s vote, she claimed. Penny Wong at the Andrew Laming protest. Picture: Annette Dew The government currently holds a majority in parliament by one vote.
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The Morrison government will allocate another $58.6m to âgas-fired recoveryâ measures in Tuesdayâs budget and is continuing to hold out the prospect of building a new power plant in the Hunter Valley despite experts questioning the need for it.
The energy minister, Angus Taylor, will confirm on Friday new funding to support gas infrastructure projects, including a short-term loan of up to $32m to support early works for the Golden Beach gas production and storage project in Gippsland in Victoria.
The budget package includes $6.2m to further develop the Wallumbilla gas supply hub in Queensland. The Australian Energy Market Operator first implemented the hub in March 2014 as an exchange for the wholesale trading of natural gas and a single trading location was established in 2017.