PAUL MURRAY:
Interesting moment happened in the Federal Parliament today that I wanted to tell you about. Angie Bell is new member in the LNP, she represents a seat that’s in and around the Gold Coast, and she’s in a same sex relationship. She is part of the new face of the new Liberal Party, right. Yet still Labor people was throwing slurs at her. Here’s part of what happened in Parliament.
SARAH CUMMING:
The behaviour of politicians in the spotlight again this morning. Gold Coast Federal MP Angie Bell has launched a complaint about an alleged slur on her family by a Labor MP. It happened in Parliament yesterday. The Member for Moncrieff is the Liberal Party’s first openly gay woman in Parliament, and was talking about the cost of early learning when Victorian MP Sam Rae interjected, but he’s denied yelling the offensive remark, but Angie Bell alleges the comment he made was offensive.
Almost 2500 Gold Coasters in the last year reportedly suffered from out-of-control car theft and associated crimes, including my own household. As youth offences continue to make headlines, we have finally seen common sense prevail and an embarrassing backflip from the Queensland Labor government to implement LNP juvenile justice reform measures.
ELLIOT STEIN:
Well, a little over nine days ago, the worst earthquake in 100 years struck Syria and Turkey. A 7.7 degree magnitude earthquake followed by a 7.5 degree magnitude earthquake with 1,600 aftershocks. This earthquake has devastated Syria and Turkey.
GREG JENNET:
We’ve got Labor MP and Member for Macnamara, Josh Burns back with us from Melbourne of course, and the LNP’s Member for Moncrieff, Angie Bell joins us from the Gold Coast.
Australian parents can expect to pay more for early childhood education under the Albanese Government, with latest CPI data showing costs increased by a whopping 4.5 per cent in December 2022.
HENRY BELOT:
It’s time for our political panel, and joining us today is the Assistant Minister for Trade, Tim Ayres and we also have the Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education, Angie Bell. Welcome both of you to Capital Hill.
The Albanese Government’s Budget last month delivered nothing but disappointment to most Aussie households. Nothing for cost of living, nothing for regional Australia and certainly not much for the Gold Coast.
SALLY ROPE:
Angie Bell is our Federal Member for Moncrieff here, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Shadow Minister for Youth. Each week around this time we catch up with one of our federal MPs, this morning it is Ms Bell. Hello.
Treasury have today confirmed that the Albanese Government’s ‘Cheaper Child Care’ policy is based on a lack of modelling and incorrect assumptions. In a Senate Inquiry into the policy, Treasury confirmed the only modelling they’ve done is the impact the policy will have on mothers with children aged 0-5 years.