By Amy Remeikis
All eyes are on Jacqui Lambie over medevac, as the government inadvertently releases its programmed responses. All the day’s events, live
1.52am BST
Rod Simms is talking on the ACCC inquiry into banks not passing on the interest rate cuts:
This inquiry is going to help us understand what decisions banks make in relation to mortgage interest rates, how they make them, why they make them, what implications there are for consumers and for the community in general.
The banking sector that is a very important one. The mortgage rates that consumers pay are often the most important financial transactions that they make.
1.46am BST
For those looking for the grand plan of why the government’s talking points were released, may I direct you to the age-old adage of “cock-up over conspiracy”.
There is nothing in there we did not know. There is nothing in there that has not been made public before. It is interesting from a lol perspective, because these things aren’t supposed to be mass mailed out to the media, and interesting from a news perspective because it shows you what the government believes its vulnerabilities are and the lines it has come up with to counter it.
Source: Government accidentally emails talking points to the media – politics live
