Australia politics live: James Paterson says One Nation needs âincreased scrutinyâ; minimum wage rate set today
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- From 1h ago 21.37 BST One Nation ânot our enemy but an opponentâ, Liberal senator says Nino Bucci James Paterson, the shadow defence minister, says that One Nationâs âincreased prominenceâ should bring âincreased scrutinyâ, brushing off suggestions from new party president Tony Abbott that the Liberals should not fight with parties to their political right.
- Paterson told the ABC on Monday night: double quotation mark One Nation are not our enemy but they are a political opponent, they are trying to take votes and seats off the Liberal party.
- Their increased prominence in the polls brings increased legitimate scrutiny on their performance, on their policies, on their candidates, on their conduct.
- Paterson went on to quote a story from The Australian that reported One Nationâs leader, Pauline Hanson, missed 88% of Senate estimates hearings in the past decade.
- When asked directly by comments from Abbott that suggested the Liberals should...
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From 1h ago 21.37 BST One Nation ânot our enemy but an opponentâ, Liberal senator says Nino Bucci James Paterson, the shadow defence minister, says
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Key Takeaways
- From 1h ago 21.37 BST One Nation ânot our enemy but an opponentâ, Liberal senator says Nino Bucci James Paterson, the shadow defence minister, says that One Nationâs âincreased prominenceâ should bring âincreased scrutinyâ, brushing off suggestions from new party president Tony Abbott that the Liberals should not fight with parties to their political right.
- Paterson told the ABC on Monday night: double quotation mark One Nation are not our enemy but they are a political opponent, they are trying to take votes and seats off the Liberal party.
- Their increased prominence in the polls brings increased legitimate scrutiny on their performance, on their policies, on their candidates, on their conduct.
- Paterson went on to quote a story from The Australian that reported One Nationâs leader, Pauline Hanson, missed 88% of Senate estimates hearings in the past decade.
- When asked directly by comments from Abbott that suggested the Liberals should not fight with One Nation, Paterson responded: double quotation mark Itâs up to the parliamentary party to chart our own course, and Iâm very clear about our role in this.
đ Source: The Guardian
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