ANDREW CLENNELL: Okay. By Andrew Clennell , Gabriella Power. Are his current victims actions, although newsworthy, worth another scalp on his pole? Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell has revealed he knew Greens leader Adam Bandt from their "uni days," saying Mr Bandt was not well liked on university campus for his left-leaning views. Aston by-election results; National Reconstruction Fund; Safeguards Mechanism; Voice to Parliament. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. We called it the ugliest website to go live in decades when it launched last year, but just 18 months later News Corps global news brand Knewz.com has gone dark. The question is, will the Liberal Party learn or will they just keep doing the same old approach to Australian politics that they've adopted - which is to be negative and be problem makers and not problem solvers? Sign up to our free daily update to get the latest in media and marketing. It's the defining challenge in the global economy. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. Full Digital Access + Weekend Paper Delivery $8 billed every 4 weeks for the first 12 weeks, then $36 billed every 4 weeks. morning, Available for everyone, funded by readers. | Sky News Australia. I mean, she's gone and now become a record maker by being a huge record breaker. We also welcome back long-serving SKY News political reporter Ashleigh Gillon as a key member of our team in 2020.. She joined the Fairfax/Nine group after Fairfax Medias joint venture with the Huffington Post came to an end in 2017. It will be similar during the course of the week when I release the Tax Expenditure Statement, it will be similar when we see the National Accounts come out for the December quarter on Wednesday. It shouldn't be beyond a responsible government of either political persuasion to consider these sorts of things. So to describe them in the way that they do and the way that you described it in your question just doesn't bear scrutiny. The Australian way.a fair go..does not appear to be His way. For the regular NSW parliament press pack it was a Clennell performance they had witnessed before: he drops in to ask the hard questions he believes no one is asking. Find contact's direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. The great reset: Sky News flips on lockdown criticism ED HUSIC: Yes. Again, haven't taken a decision, again, haven't put a proposal on the table. I think it is an unfortunate sign of the times that even in one of - if not the best economy in the G20 - we still have extreme pressure on our people, the government is very alive to that. And so we need to grapple with whether or not in the course and in the context of a budget in structural deficit, how we can continue to make the tax concessions meaningful and generous in superannuation but recognise that that might not be the most bang for buck we can get for some of these concessions. Andrew Clennell's Phone Number and Email Last Update. They can't keep opposing everything for the sake of trying to make themselves look different. But we do need to consider whether we can afford the degree of tax concessionality for people who've got very big balances. I think your description of what the Liberal government did when they raised fivebillion dollars in superannuation taxes in 2016, and a description of what's being proposed to us, and has been grappled with in the public conversation the last few days, is a tweak to the arrangements at a certain level. He joins Kieran Gilbert, Laura Jayes, Tom Connell and Annelise Nielsen and will report Live from Parliament House during sitting weeks. Lives in Lossiemouth. And if he thinks that people should be able to raid their super for housing, he had almost 12years in office to make that shown. Lives in Sibu, Sarawak. Andrew Clennell is Sky News Australias Political Editor and is responsible for driving the national agenda as he breaks down the biggest stories of the day and brings exclusive news to SkyNews.com.au readers. All rights reserved. We listen respectfully, we engage in a meaningful way. Watch the full interview here, I had privilege of leading Sky's Parliament House Canberra bureau for 2+ yrs - and from Leadership Spills, Elections and all the personalities and politics of Parliament - it was among the busiest but best times of my career. But wouldn't you say, apart from, rather than the tax concessions necessarily robbing the budget, what they did and what you're looking at, is in effect a new tax, or do you disagree with that assessment of it or description of it? When you talk about more sustainable, if there were to be a concession taken off or a tax put on, however you want to phrase it, would it be on the income people are deriving from these funds with a lot of money in them all, or on contributions or on withdrawals? The Liberal Party's addiction to negativity, to saying no has received a resounding no from their own voters in Aston and I think that is a big part of the reason why the Liberal Party is currently in such strife. Sky News Australia on Twitter: "Sky News Political Editor Andrew We started on the superannuation debate, and I asked him whether higher taxes for people with more than threemillion dollars in their superannuation funds are on the table. 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Eventually the Clennell interrogation was halted by Channel Nine reporter Chris OKeefe, who stepped in to say enough is enough. ED HUSIC: Well, I think it's looking at something that the Liberal Party put in place when they were in government to drive down emissions. And often what I get, Andrew, in the community is just a sense of relief that the adults are in charge, that they're just getting on with the job, not picking fights and dealing with the things that Australian people want action on. Andrew Clennell is a Sky News Political Editor in Sydney. Andrew Clennell, political editor for Sky News Australia, demands to know whether Premier of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian will lock NSW down harder (above). I had a look back and Wayne Swan made similar comments, your former boss, that you are now making about the top one and twopercent of superannuation funds, and the tax concessions in 2013. We've had a big focus, not just in my space of revitalising manufacturing. Whittaker also took the opportunity to welcome back political reporter Ashleigh Gillon, who returns from maternity leave and has been with the channel for 15 years. The board will make decisions about allocating loans, equity guarantees, just like the Clean Energy Financing Corporation has for ten years plus, and it will be targeted to priority areas in the economy where we need to revitalise manufacturing. The Deputy Prime Minister has opened up about an eye-opening experience he arranged for himself while a member of Labor's shadow cabinet in 2018. The power structure at the Sydney Morning Herald and the Age has been shaken up with the promotion of Tory Maguire to executive editor. See Photos. But this has also been a huge thumbs down to the way of working by the Liberal Party being problem makers rather than problem solvers. Put something in place in that respect, this is the sort of thing that we're grappling with. The point of the Clennell performance became clear a few hours later when Sky News showed the exchange in full, with their correspondent as truth seeker asking the questions that all Sydneysiders are asking. And how do we make room for that in the context of a budget which is in structural deficit, and in the context of a trillion dollars of inherited debt and deficits as far as the eye can see. When Berejiklian suggested recently he might follow his former editor Paul Whittaker to Sky News Australia (where he is chief executive), one unidentified punter reflexively yelled out "we hope so". . We also welcome back long-serving Sky News political reporter Ashleigh Gillon as a key member of our team in 2020, he said. Blaming the voters of Aston is not the takeout here. And so we are going to work on delivering that layer of capital and do it in a way that's different to the way of doing business under the Liberal Party, which has been colour coded spreadsheets determining grants based on political interest, not national interest. He says this is a first chapter of changes to super, and he says it's unsettling for middle Australia. Join us for a two-course lunch at Crown Sydney and network with like-minded business leaders at this not-to-be-missed industry event. Andrew Clennell is Sky News Australia's Political Editor and is responsible for driving the national agenda as he breaks down the biggest stories of the day and brings exclusive news to SkyNews.com.au readers.. Read more Share this article Facebook Twitter Email Related stories Berejiklian doubles down on promises Read Next Nation We haven't taken any decisions yet but this is an area of concern to us. Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell has revealed he knew Greens leader Adam Bandt from their uni days, saying Mr Bandt was not well liked on university campus for his left-leaning views. I mean, they haven't looked at the detail. ANDREW CLENNELL: Okay. (Only applies if home delivery is included in your package), www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscriptionterms, Subscriber-only newsletters straight to your inbox, Todays Paper, a digital replica of the newspaper, SuperCoach Plus for stats, analysis, tips and more, Saturday and Sunday paper delivery* (Not available in all areas). Would you agree? Scott G on Twitter: "RT @SkyNewsAust: Companies under the National Now we want superannuation to be concessional when it comes to a tax point of view. This automatically renews to be charged as $24 (min. But the review and the appointment won't be about any one decision or set of decisions. Knewz nous is in the house, the company cried about its project which was designed to compete with Google News but only balanced and present news from a wide variety of sources. But it's important to remember that governments of both political persuasion have made changes of this type. First of all I mainly campaigned with my dog. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube Andrew Clennell - IMDb Bandt 'was hated for his left-wing views': Clennell | Sky News Unlike Credlin, who criticised Victorian premier Daniel Andrews for subjecting Melbourne to the longest and hardest lockdowns in the world, Clennell demanded to know why Berejiklian didnt lock Sydney down longer and harder. But it seems like, am I reading too much into the threemillion dollars here? Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says he is "completely mixed up" by the messaging from NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian amid the COVID-19 crisis in her state. Companies under the National Disability Insurance Scheme are overcharging by up to "1,000 per cent" on various goods, says Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell. An increase in tax from the gas companies? Sky News reporter Andrew Clennell hounds Gladys Berejiklian over Sydney We haven't taken any decisions. She left Mumbrella in April 2021. So it's not about me as a Minister. Andrew Clennell demands to know why Gladys Berejiklian didnt lock Sydney down longer and harder. But it's important to remember that governments of both political persuasion have made changes of this type. ANDREW CLENNELL: Are we going to see something of that nature? See www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscriptionterms for full details. Add a bio, trivia, and more. And all I can do is encourage that type of behaviour if it is to continue. Renewals occur unless cancelled as per full Terms and Conditions. Home Delivery is not available in all areas. The reshuffle came after the resignation of chief digital and publishing officer Chris Janz, who missed out on the chief executive role that went to Mike Sneesby when Hugh Marks abruptly resigned in November. We haven't come to a decision about any of these sorts of things. What I've tried to do since I've become the Treasurer, is to be upfront about those challenges. We're prepared to work with them. How do we fund some of the pressures on the budget, some of the things that we want to fund, particularly when it comes to the provision of health care and aged care and disability care and all of those important things. Andrew Clennell is Sky News Australia's Political Editor and is responsible for driving the national agenda as he breaks down the biggest stories of the day and brings exclusive news to SkyNews.com.au readers. To upgrade, call 1300 MY NEWS (696 397), As a Full Digital Access or Paper Delivery + Full Digital Access Member youll get unlimited digital access to every story online, insight and analysis from our expert journalists PLUS enjoy freebies, discounts and benefits with our +Rewards loyalty program. We do need to work out whether that's the best use of taxpayers money.