‘Humbled’Turnbull pledges Liberal renewal

.Malcolm Turnbull says he is “humbled”to take the reins of the Liberal Party after beating Brendan Nelson in this morning’s leadership spill. Mr Turnbull fronted a Parliament House press conference after beating Dr Nelson 45 to 41 in this morning’s vote. “Ours is a great party,a party whose values are as important to the prosperity and security of Australia in the years to come as they have been in years gone by,”he said. He paid tribute to Dr Nelson,pledging to restore unity to the Liberals and sell their values to the Australian electorate,and described Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as vain. Australia and Australians can do anything [...]

Wong ‘showing contempt’by not disclosing Murray River advice

.The Federal Opposition has accused the Climate Change Minister Penny Wong of being in contempt of the Senate. The Opposition says Senator Wong has failed to provide information on the emergency advice she sought from her Department on what the Government could do in the short term to address the dire situation in the lower Murray River. The Opposition’s climate change spokesperson Greg Hunt says she has failed to do that. The Senate voted last week to require Senator Wong to disclose the advice. “This is the moment,nearly three months after she commissioned urgent advice,to release that advice and what can be done with a water package for the lower lakes and the Coorong [...]